WK 2 - PREVENTATIVE DENTISTRY
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What term is used to describe chronic overexposure to excessive amounts of fluoride? -
Correct Answers -Fluorosis
When should parents begin wiping their baby's gums gently with a clean, soft, wet cloth
after each feeding? - Correct Answers -Soon after birth
Jack is 17 and has worn braces for 15 months. Prior to the braces being placed he had
five carious lesions restored. To control dental caries his dentist recommends - Correct
Answers -a fluoride rinse and a fluoride gel
To what does the term baby bottle decay refer? - Correct Answers -Tooth decay that
results from a baby being given a baby bottle as part of the naptime or bedtime routine
Supplemental fluoride tablets are most often prescribed by the dentist for which of the
following children? - Correct Answers -Children who drink well water at home rather
than from a community water supply
One of your patients asks you how often he should floss his teeth. What should you tell
him? - Correct Answers -Once a day
What is the optimum level of fluoride in a community water supply? - Correct Answers -
0.7 ppm
During topical application of fluoride in the dental office, it is important for the dental
assistant to make sure that the child does not do which of the following actions? -
Correct Answers -Swallow excess fluoride
What is the most recommended brushing technique? - Correct Answers -Modified Bass
Fluoride in the fluid surrounding a developing tooth and fluoride provided systemically
by the mother affects the teeth - Correct Answers -preeruptively
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What term is used to describe chronic overexposure to excessive amounts of fluoride? -
Correct Answers -Fluorosis
When should parents begin wiping their baby's gums gently with a clean, soft, wet cloth
after each feeding? - Correct Answers -Soon after birth
Jack is 17 and has worn braces for 15 months. Prior to the braces being placed he had
five carious lesions restored. To control dental caries his dentist recommends - Correct
Answers -a fluoride rinse and a fluoride gel
To what does the term baby bottle decay refer? - Correct Answers -Tooth decay that
results from a baby being given a baby bottle as part of the naptime or bedtime routine
Supplemental fluoride tablets are most often prescribed by the dentist for which of the
following children? - Correct Answers -Children who drink well water at home rather
than from a community water supply
One of your patients asks you how often he should floss his teeth. What should you tell
him? - Correct Answers -Once a day
What is the optimum level of fluoride in a community water supply? - Correct Answers -
0.7 ppm
During topical application of fluoride in the dental office, it is important for the dental
assistant to make sure that the child does not do which of the following actions? -
Correct Answers -Swallow excess fluoride
What is the most recommended brushing technique? - Correct Answers -Modified Bass
Fluoride in the fluid surrounding a developing tooth and fluoride provided systemically
by the mother affects the teeth - Correct Answers -preeruptively
