18. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act mandates that all nursing homes that receive payment from Medicare or Medicaid must: a. Have an in-house dental clinic. b. Employ a full-time dental hygienist. c. Provide for routine and emergency dental care. d. Provide oral cancer screening every six months. 19. Strategies to decrease care resistance when providing oral examinations for nursing home residents include: a. Turning on a loud television program as a distraction. b. Completing the examination as quickly as possible. c. Using gestures and pantomime during the exam. d. Standing above the patient to improve the clinician’s visual field. 20. Access and utilization patterns of older adults in the
15. As compared with people without diabetes, the risk of periodontal disease in patients with diabetes is: a. Less. b. About the same. c. One to two times greater. d. Two to three times greater. 16. In recent years, there has been an increase in the percentage of older adults whose deaths are attributable to: a. Heart disease.
b. Stroke. c. Cancer. d. Alzheimer’s disease.
17. It is estimated that by 2030 the number of adults 65 years of age and older who will live in long-term care
facilities will be: a. 1. 2 million. b. 1.6 million. c. 1.9 million. d. 2.2 million.
United States indicate that older adults: a. Make fewer dental visits than children. b. Utilize dental services much more often than younger adults. c. Experience few barriers to accessing dental services. d. Do not need regular dental visits if they wear dentures.
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