Establishment of the “dental home” is expected to provide the following: _______________.
A. an accurate risk assessment for dental diseases and condition
B. an individualized preventative dental health program based on a risk assessment
C. a plan for emergency dental trauma
D. comprehensive dental care
E. All of the above.
According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry the recommended age that a child’s first dental visit occur is _______________.
A. soon after the eruption of the first primary incisors and no later than 12 months
B. no later than 18 months
C. no later than 24 months
D. no later than 3 years
Seeing the child dental patient at the youngest age _______________.
A. eliminates or delays the development of caries
B. reduces the stress of dental treatment for both patient and dentist
C. allows the dentist to retain the young dental patient in the practice into adulthood
D. All of the above.
The treatment goal for the pediatric dental patient is _______________.
A. optimal dental treatment
B. that treatment can be completed quickly and efficiently
C. that the patient returns for treatment willingly
D. All of the above.
The most likely age under which pediatric patients have limited communicative ability is __________.
A. 18 months
B. 24 months
C. 30 months
D. 36 months
Patients with limited communicative ability are best treated with _______________.
A. distraction
B. desensitization
C. bribery
D. physical restraint
Examination of the young patient with limited communicative ability is best performed in the _______________.
A. operatory
B. private office or quiet area
C. play area
D. operating room
The most effective and comfortable position during examination of an infant for the patient, parent and dentist is _______________.
A. in a mechanical restraining device
B. in the dental chair restrained by auxiliaries
C. in a "knee to knee" position
D. None of the above.
The security a young dental patient experiences may increase by the child _______________.
A. sitting in the parent's lap
B. sitting alone in the chair
C. sitting on the floor
D. holding a toy
For the toddler patient, who possesses communicative ability, the most appropriate behavior modification technique is _______________.
A. positive and negative reinforcement
B. negotiation
C. desensitization
D. pleading
Desensitization is defined as gradual exposure to _______________.
A. new stimuli
B. experiences of decreasing intensity
C. experiences of increasing pain
D. loud noises
In the dental setting a child is desensitized to the dental experience through a technique of _______________.
A. "hop, skip, jump"
B. "tell, show, do"
C. "follow the leader"
D. "Simon Says"
When explaining a sensation to a child, a good substitute for the word “hurt” is __________.
A. "sting"
B. "pinch"
C. "bother"
D. "mosquito bite"
Children differ from adults in that _______________.
A. they view their surroundings from a different perspective
B. they are more frightened when faced with new and strange situations
C. because of their smaller stature and height their perceptions are different
D. All of the above.
When interacting with a young patient, the dentist tries to _______________.
A. physically come down to the child's level by sitting
B. talk to the child
C. take the child's hand
D. All of the above.
Which is not part of the pre-appointment assessment:
A. Biographic data and family and social history.
B. Party responsible for payment.
C. Prenatal, natal and neonatal history.
D. Developmental history.
E. Feeding history.
The clinical extraoral evaluation of the patient begins with _______________.
A. inspection of the head and neck
B. examination of the soft tissues
C. the number and alignment of teeth
D. the presence of cysts, ulcerations, frenum lacerations and gingivitis
The evaluation of the soft tissues includes _______________.
A. inspection of the head and neck
B. evaluation of cysts, clefts, traumatic ulcerations, tongue and frenum ulcerations and gingivitis
C. the number and alignment of teeth
D. jaw relationships
Examination of the dentition includes _______________.
A. caries
B. the presence or absence of spacing
C. hypoplastic enamel
D. All of the above.
Recommendations for appropriate dental disease control include _______________.
A. the parent's role in prevention
B. diet counseling
C. tooth and gum cleaning procedures
D. All of the above.
Parents can reduce the transference of oral bacteria to their child by _______________.
A. avoiding kissing their child on the lips for 30 months after birth
B. avoiding sharing food utensils with their child and cleaning dropped pacifiers with their saliva
C. chewing 4 pieces of chewing gum containing xylitol daily
D. All of the above.
Parents should begin to clean their child’s teeth _______________.
A. as soon as they erupt
B. at 12 months
C. at 18 months
D. at 24 months
E. at 36 months
Parents should begin to floss their child’s teeth _______________.
A. as soon as they erupt
B. as soon as teeth contact each other
C. at age 18 months
D. at age 36 months
E. when the permanent teeth begin to erupt
Recall appointments should be scheduled for children at ____________.
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 9 months
D. 12 months
E. It depends upon the child's history or potential for developing dental disease.
The preferred marketing strategy to attract young patients to the practice is to _______________.
A. educate parents as to the benefits of infant dental care
B. demonstrate to parents your ability to treat children
C. advise parents of your willingness to treat children
D. All of the above.
