Deck 11: Service-Learning: Preparing Dental Hygienists for Collaborative Practice

Question 1

You are hired as a new faculty member by a dental hygiene program and are assigned to teach the community oral health course. You review the course materials, learning activities, and projects for the course handed down by the previous course instructor, who has retired. Never having taught before and not having had a positive experience in your community oral health course as a student, you decide to do some research on different ways to teach in relation to community oral health.

-Your primary experience with learning as a student outside of clinical courses was the traditional cognitive approach. You had limited experience with experiential learning. You research different teaching approaches and find information about the value of experiential learning. Which statement accurately describes experiential learning in comparison with or in contrast to the traditional cognitive approach?

A) Experiential learning can be used to shift the focus of learning from the confines of the classroom to practical, real-world situations in the community.
B) Experiential learning is more appropriate for the visual learner, and cognitive learning is more appropriate for the oral learner.
C) Each approach is based on a different psychological theory; you can select which one to use based on the psychological theory that appeals to you.
D) Both have the same learning outcomes.

Answer 1

Experiential learning can be used to shift the focus of learning from the confines of the classroom to practical, real-world situations in the community.

Question 2

You are hired as a new faculty member by a dental hygiene program and are assigned to teach the community oral health course. You review the course materials, learning activities, and projects for the course handed down by the previous course instructor, who has retired. Never having taught before and not having had a positive experience in your community oral health course as a student, you decide to do some research on different ways to teach in relation to community oral health.

-As you learn about experiential learning, you also learn about service-learning (S-L). You find that all the following EXCEPT one are true about S-L. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

A) S-L requires a collaborative planning process among the student, the community partner, and the community course instructor.
B) The service component of S-L is identified by the community task to be completed, and the learning component is identified by the academic goal.
C) Although S-L emphasizes the importance of the community partners' involvement, the community service is identified by the academic component.
D) S-L implies equal value placed on the service aspect received by the community partner and the learning aspect for the dental hygiene student.

Answer 2

Although S-L emphasizes the importance of the community partners' involvement, the community service is identified by the academic component.

Question 3

You are hired as a new faculty member by a dental hygiene program and are assigned to teach the community oral health course. You review the course materials, learning activities, and projects for the course handed down by the previous course instructor, who has retired. Never having taught before and not having had a positive experience in your community oral health course as a student, you decide to do some research on different ways to teach in relation to community oral health.

-Which of the following presents the steps in the service-learning (S-L) process in order?

A) Preparation, orientation, reflection, evaluation
B) Orientation, preparation, reflection, evaluation
C) Reflection, preparation, orientation, evaluation
D) Needs assessment, orientation, preparation, reflection, evaluation

Answer 3

Orientation, preparation, reflection, evaluation

Question 4

You are hired as a new faculty member by a dental hygiene program and are assigned to teach the community oral health course. You review the course materials, learning activities, and projects for the course handed down by the previous course instructor, who has retired. Never having taught before and not having had a positive experience in your community oral health course as a student, you decide to do some research on different ways to teach in relation to community oral health.

-All of the following EXCEPT one are benefits of service-learning (S-L). Which one is the EXCEPTION?

A) Positive effect on interpersonal development, leadership skills, and communication skills
B) Opportunities to create long-term community-campus relationships
C) Less time and effort required by the course instructor in terms of course preparation, coordination, and evaluation
D) Better preparation of dental hygiene graduates to fulfill the forecast needs and employment opportunities of the evolving profession

Question 5

You are hired as a new faculty member by a dental hygiene program and are assigned to teach the community oral health course. You review the course materials, learning activities, and projects for the course handed down by the previous course instructor, who has retired. Never having taught before and not having had a positive experience in your community oral health course as a student, you decide to do some research on different ways to teach in relation to community oral health.

-You discuss the service-learning (S-L) approach with the dental hygiene program director, who expresses concern about risk management for the S-L projects. Which stakeholders should be involved in planning for risk management?

A) Students, faculty, community partner
B) Students, community partner, academic institution administration
C) Students, faculty, academic institution administration, community partner
D) Faculty, academic institution administration, community partner

Question 6

You are hired as a new faculty member by a dental hygiene program and are assigned to teach the community oral health course. You review the course materials, learning activities, and projects for the course handed down by the previous course instructor, who has retired. Never having taught before and not having had a positive experience in your community oral health course as a student, you decide to do some research on different ways to teach in relation to community oral health.

-You discuss your ideas about service-learning (S-L) with a colleague from the nutrition department whom you met during the campus-wide new faculty orientation at the beginning of the school year. She will be teaching the community course in the nutrition department and is also interested in implementing S-L. During your discussions you explore the possibility of nutrition and dental hygiene students working together on an S-L project and discuss possibly reaching out to other health professions departments in your college to get involved as well. All of the following statements EXCEPT one are true in relation to this approach. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

A) International and national health initiatives and professional organizations emphasize the need for interdisciplinary community-based strategies to address oral health disparities.
B) Being involved in this interprofessional collaborative practice (ICP) approach as students will prepare them for the mindset and skills of ICP after graduation.
C) S-L is an ideal framework to provide health professions students with the opportunity to experience ICP while still in school.
D) Using this ICP approach to S-L projects can replace the need for a didactic course in which the concepts and principles of community oral health practice are presented.

Question 7

The future of dental hygiene is:

A)public health.
B)dim.
C)one-dimensional.
D)hard to envision.

Question 8

Experiential learning takes place in _________ situations.

A)professional
B)unexpected
C)authentic
D)classroom

Question 9

An example of an experiential learning method is a(n):

A)practicum or internship.
B)oral presentation.
C)written paper.
D)examination.

Question 10

The five steps in the service-learning process are collaboration, orientation, preparation, ___________, and evaluation.

A)incorporation
B)partnership
C)questioning
D)reflection

Question 11

A formal ___________ minimizes disruption to the service-learning program.

A)presentation
B)partnership
C)orientation
D)analysis

Question 12

The evaluation part of a service-learning project is a continuous process that can be divided into two phases: formative evaluation and ________ evaluation.

A)informative
B)analytic
C)summative
D)professional

Question 13

In service-learning, it is always good to have alternate plans, just in case. Another term used to describe managing possibilities is:

A)time management.
B)risk management.
C)ethical values.
D)reducing risk.

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a public health resource that could be integrated into service-learning projects having to do with oral health?

A)Healthy People
B)Wikipedia
C)Local newspaper
D)Referral from a friend

Question 15

Two resources integral to the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors include the Basic Screening Survey (BSS) for Children and Adults and:

A)Healthy People.
B)the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center.
C)the National Oral Health Surveillance System.
D)the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Question 16

The nation's major health promotion agency responsible for monitoring, protecting, and improving the public's health is the:

A)Center for Federal Disease Control.
B)National Disease Administration.
C)Federal Disease Protection Agency.
D)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.