NATIONAL BOARD DENTAL HYGIENE
EXAMINATION FINAL SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
SOLUTION SET
◉ Which organ plays the greatest roll in absorption of orally
administered medications?
a) liver
b) kidney
c) stomach
d) small intestine Answer: small intestine
◉ adverse reaction to opiod analgesics Answer: sedation
◉ If a patient is allergic to procaine, to which LA may they also be
allergic to?
a) articaine
b) prilocaine
c) lidocaine
d) benzocaine Answer: benzocaine
◉ antihyperlidemics are often used in the management of Answer:
high cholestrol levels
,◉ bid Answer: twice a day
◉ tid Answer: three times a day
◉ qid Answer: four times a day
◉ ac Answer: before meals
◉ pc Answer: after meals
◉ gt Answer: drop
◉ hs Answer: at bedtime
◉ prn Answer: as needed
◉ q3h Answer: every 3 hours
◉ qd Answer: every day
◉ sig Answer: directions
,◉ stat Answer: immediately
◉ tab Answer: tablet
◉ ud Answer: as directed
◉ Xrays Answer: bundles of energy with no charge
◉ Amperes(mA) Answer: when you increase the MA you increase
the number of photons. This results in a more dense or dark
radiograph
◉ do shorter or longer wavelengths penetrate more easily? Answer:
Shorter wavelengths
◉ how many impulses are in 1 second? in a 1/2 a second? And a 1/4
of a second? Answer: 1 sec -60 impulses
1/2 sec- 30 impulses
¼ a sec- 15 impulses
◉ Will increasing the distance result in a lighter or darker image?
Answer: A lighter image it will be less dense
, ◉ what is the role of filtration? What is it made out of ? Answer: It
filters out long wavelengths, improves the quality/ penetration of
the beam. It is made out of aluminum
◉ cathode Answer: a negative electrode that supplies the electrons
to generate Xrays it affects the quantity of the beam
◉ anode Answer: a positive electrode that converts electrons to X
Rays it affects the quality of the beam
◉ does a high KVP result in a higher or lower contrast? Would this
be a short or a long scale? Answer: A lower contrast but a long scale
◉ the mean penetrability of a beam is related to all in the list below
except one, which one is it? a)kVp b)filtration c) wave length d) mA
Answer: mA
◉ True or false short scale contrast results in more Shades of Grey?
Answer: false, short-scale (High)contrast results in mostly black and
white
◉ long scale (Low) contrast Answer: many shades of Gray
EXAMINATION FINAL SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
SOLUTION SET
◉ Which organ plays the greatest roll in absorption of orally
administered medications?
a) liver
b) kidney
c) stomach
d) small intestine Answer: small intestine
◉ adverse reaction to opiod analgesics Answer: sedation
◉ If a patient is allergic to procaine, to which LA may they also be
allergic to?
a) articaine
b) prilocaine
c) lidocaine
d) benzocaine Answer: benzocaine
◉ antihyperlidemics are often used in the management of Answer:
high cholestrol levels
,◉ bid Answer: twice a day
◉ tid Answer: three times a day
◉ qid Answer: four times a day
◉ ac Answer: before meals
◉ pc Answer: after meals
◉ gt Answer: drop
◉ hs Answer: at bedtime
◉ prn Answer: as needed
◉ q3h Answer: every 3 hours
◉ qd Answer: every day
◉ sig Answer: directions
,◉ stat Answer: immediately
◉ tab Answer: tablet
◉ ud Answer: as directed
◉ Xrays Answer: bundles of energy with no charge
◉ Amperes(mA) Answer: when you increase the MA you increase
the number of photons. This results in a more dense or dark
radiograph
◉ do shorter or longer wavelengths penetrate more easily? Answer:
Shorter wavelengths
◉ how many impulses are in 1 second? in a 1/2 a second? And a 1/4
of a second? Answer: 1 sec -60 impulses
1/2 sec- 30 impulses
¼ a sec- 15 impulses
◉ Will increasing the distance result in a lighter or darker image?
Answer: A lighter image it will be less dense
, ◉ what is the role of filtration? What is it made out of ? Answer: It
filters out long wavelengths, improves the quality/ penetration of
the beam. It is made out of aluminum
◉ cathode Answer: a negative electrode that supplies the electrons
to generate Xrays it affects the quantity of the beam
◉ anode Answer: a positive electrode that converts electrons to X
Rays it affects the quality of the beam
◉ does a high KVP result in a higher or lower contrast? Would this
be a short or a long scale? Answer: A lower contrast but a long scale
◉ the mean penetrability of a beam is related to all in the list below
except one, which one is it? a)kVp b)filtration c) wave length d) mA
Answer: mA
◉ True or false short scale contrast results in more Shades of Grey?
Answer: false, short-scale (High)contrast results in mostly black and
white
◉ long scale (Low) contrast Answer: many shades of Gray
