Dental Care Exam Questions with Correctly
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1. 1. A) Documentation in the patient's record is considered legal evidence
in any legal action. B) All information collected during the initial examination
and during continuing patient appointments are official parts of the
permanent record.
a) Statement A is true and statement B is false.
b) Statement A is false and statement B is true.
c) Both statements are true.
d) Both statements are false.: C
2. 2. Which of the following is not true for patient record entries?
a) They are recorded promptly during or following treatment.
b) They are recorded using clear, concise, subjective statements.
c) They are dated.
d) They are always signed by the dentist.: D
3. 3. Which of the following is true for dental patient records?
a) Handwritten records are recorded in shorthand abbreviations in red
and blue pencil.
b) Mistakes are erased and initialed.
c) Paper records handwritten have historically been how dental records
are maintained.
d) Late entries are written in the margins at the beginning of the record.: C
4. 4. Which of the following is not true of HIPAA?
a) It provides federal privacy standards protecting patient records.
b) It is the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act.
c) One of the key rules concerns patient oral health education.
d) The law went into effect in April 2003. e) The law was in response to
the emerging electronic information environment.: C
5. 5. Which of the following pertains to the security of patient health
informa- tion?
a) The right to receive a copy of personal health records
b) The right to decide whether health information can be shared for
marketing purposes
c) The responsibility of healthcare employers to educate employees
about confidentiality of patient information
d) The use of encryption technology to protect patient information if it
is intercepted: D
6. 6. Which of the following would not be charted in the patient's
,periodontal record?
a) The location of lymph nodes
b) Missing teeth
c) The location of bridges, pontics, and implants
d) Probing depths: A
7. 7. Which of the following should be included in the dental hygiene
progress notes?
a) The clinician's personal opinion b) Speculation
c) Documentation of treatment rendered d) Derogatory statements
e) Information about financial matters: C
8. 8. In which section of a SOAP chart would a hygienist note bleeding in
the patient's gingiva?
a) Subjective
b) Objective
c) Assessment/Analysis
d) Procedures: B
9. 9. Which tooth numbering system was adopted by the American
Dental Association?
a) Universal system
b) Palmer system
c) Quadrant system
d) FDI system
e) The two-digit system: A
10. 10. Which tooth numbering system uses quadrants represented by
hori- zontal and vertical lines?
a) Universal
b) FDI
c) Palmer
d) International: C
11. 11. Using the Universal tooth numbering system, what is the tooth
number for the permanent maxillary left second premolar?
a) #13
b) #12
c) #14
d) #20
e) #21: A
12. 12. Using the Universal tooth numbering system, what is the tooth
number for the primary maxillary right first molar?
a) #A
b) #B
,c) #I
d) #S
e) #3: B
13. 13. Convert tooth #18 from the Universal system to the FDI system.
a) 3 7
b) 27
c) 47
d) 3 8
e) 36: A
14. 14. In the International tooth numbering system, how is the primary
maxil- lary left quadrant designated?
a) 2
b) 8
c) 5
d) 6
e) 7: D
15. 15. Which of the following is not an acceptable dental tooth chart form?
a) Anatomic
b) Geometric
c) Organic
d) All of these are correct.: C
16. 16. Dental caries is charted in:
a) blue.
b) circle with red.
c) red.
d) black line.: C
17. 17. Which of the following is not used as an analysis for determination
of the severity of periodontal disease?
a) Gingival changes
b) Periodontal probing recordings
c) Sites of bleeding on probing
d) Clinical detachment level
e) Tooth mobility and fremitus
f) Radiographic findings: D
18. 18. A list of basic items includes all of the following, except:
a) missing teeth.
b) existing restorations.
c) fixed and removable prostheses.
d) tooth color.
, e) dental sealants.
f) overhangs, open contacts, open margins, and other irregularities.: D
19. Which of the following statements regarding dental caries are true
EXCEPT one, which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. Caries is an infectious disease
b. Caries is a transmittable disease
c. Caries is an eradicated disease
d. Caries is a preventable disease: c. Caries is an eradicated disease
20. Which of the following bacteria are the infectious organisms that
colonize the teeth, help form dental biofilm, and are responsible for the
dental caries process?
a. Bacteroides forsythus
b. Streptococcus mutans
c. Prevotella intermedia
d. Eubacterium nodatum
e. Streptococcus intermedius complex: b. Streptococcus mutans
21. All of the following are considered fermentable carbohydrates
EXCEPT one. Which of the following is not a fermentable carbohydrate?
A. Xyitol
b. Sucrose
C. Fruscotse
D. Cooked starch
E. Glucose: A. Xylitol
22. Acids are a byproduct of metabolic processes. All of the following
acids are produced during metabolic processes except one. Which acid is
not a byproduct of metabolic processes?
a. Acetic acid
b. Lactic acid
c. Formic acid
d. Phosphoric acid: d. Phosphoric acid
23. Saliva has many protective functions in the oral cavity. Which of the
follow- ing is the most important protective property of saliva in the caries
process?
a. buffering of acids
Solved Answers
1. 1. A) Documentation in the patient's record is considered legal evidence
in any legal action. B) All information collected during the initial examination
and during continuing patient appointments are official parts of the
permanent record.
a) Statement A is true and statement B is false.
b) Statement A is false and statement B is true.
c) Both statements are true.
d) Both statements are false.: C
2. 2. Which of the following is not true for patient record entries?
a) They are recorded promptly during or following treatment.
b) They are recorded using clear, concise, subjective statements.
c) They are dated.
d) They are always signed by the dentist.: D
3. 3. Which of the following is true for dental patient records?
a) Handwritten records are recorded in shorthand abbreviations in red
and blue pencil.
b) Mistakes are erased and initialed.
c) Paper records handwritten have historically been how dental records
are maintained.
d) Late entries are written in the margins at the beginning of the record.: C
4. 4. Which of the following is not true of HIPAA?
a) It provides federal privacy standards protecting patient records.
b) It is the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act.
c) One of the key rules concerns patient oral health education.
d) The law went into effect in April 2003. e) The law was in response to
the emerging electronic information environment.: C
5. 5. Which of the following pertains to the security of patient health
informa- tion?
a) The right to receive a copy of personal health records
b) The right to decide whether health information can be shared for
marketing purposes
c) The responsibility of healthcare employers to educate employees
about confidentiality of patient information
d) The use of encryption technology to protect patient information if it
is intercepted: D
6. 6. Which of the following would not be charted in the patient's
,periodontal record?
a) The location of lymph nodes
b) Missing teeth
c) The location of bridges, pontics, and implants
d) Probing depths: A
7. 7. Which of the following should be included in the dental hygiene
progress notes?
a) The clinician's personal opinion b) Speculation
c) Documentation of treatment rendered d) Derogatory statements
e) Information about financial matters: C
8. 8. In which section of a SOAP chart would a hygienist note bleeding in
the patient's gingiva?
a) Subjective
b) Objective
c) Assessment/Analysis
d) Procedures: B
9. 9. Which tooth numbering system was adopted by the American
Dental Association?
a) Universal system
b) Palmer system
c) Quadrant system
d) FDI system
e) The two-digit system: A
10. 10. Which tooth numbering system uses quadrants represented by
hori- zontal and vertical lines?
a) Universal
b) FDI
c) Palmer
d) International: C
11. 11. Using the Universal tooth numbering system, what is the tooth
number for the permanent maxillary left second premolar?
a) #13
b) #12
c) #14
d) #20
e) #21: A
12. 12. Using the Universal tooth numbering system, what is the tooth
number for the primary maxillary right first molar?
a) #A
b) #B
,c) #I
d) #S
e) #3: B
13. 13. Convert tooth #18 from the Universal system to the FDI system.
a) 3 7
b) 27
c) 47
d) 3 8
e) 36: A
14. 14. In the International tooth numbering system, how is the primary
maxil- lary left quadrant designated?
a) 2
b) 8
c) 5
d) 6
e) 7: D
15. 15. Which of the following is not an acceptable dental tooth chart form?
a) Anatomic
b) Geometric
c) Organic
d) All of these are correct.: C
16. 16. Dental caries is charted in:
a) blue.
b) circle with red.
c) red.
d) black line.: C
17. 17. Which of the following is not used as an analysis for determination
of the severity of periodontal disease?
a) Gingival changes
b) Periodontal probing recordings
c) Sites of bleeding on probing
d) Clinical detachment level
e) Tooth mobility and fremitus
f) Radiographic findings: D
18. 18. A list of basic items includes all of the following, except:
a) missing teeth.
b) existing restorations.
c) fixed and removable prostheses.
d) tooth color.
, e) dental sealants.
f) overhangs, open contacts, open margins, and other irregularities.: D
19. Which of the following statements regarding dental caries are true
EXCEPT one, which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. Caries is an infectious disease
b. Caries is a transmittable disease
c. Caries is an eradicated disease
d. Caries is a preventable disease: c. Caries is an eradicated disease
20. Which of the following bacteria are the infectious organisms that
colonize the teeth, help form dental biofilm, and are responsible for the
dental caries process?
a. Bacteroides forsythus
b. Streptococcus mutans
c. Prevotella intermedia
d. Eubacterium nodatum
e. Streptococcus intermedius complex: b. Streptococcus mutans
21. All of the following are considered fermentable carbohydrates
EXCEPT one. Which of the following is not a fermentable carbohydrate?
A. Xyitol
b. Sucrose
C. Fruscotse
D. Cooked starch
E. Glucose: A. Xylitol
22. Acids are a byproduct of metabolic processes. All of the following
acids are produced during metabolic processes except one. Which acid is
not a byproduct of metabolic processes?
a. Acetic acid
b. Lactic acid
c. Formic acid
d. Phosphoric acid: d. Phosphoric acid
23. Saliva has many protective functions in the oral cavity. Which of the
follow- ing is the most important protective property of saliva in the caries
process?
a. buffering of acids
