PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY ACTUAL TEST
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉What does prevention focus on? Answer: Maintaining quality of
life by actively focusing on healthy behaviors that prevent diseases
and maintain health.
◉What is anticipatory guidance? Answer: A proactive,
developmentally based counseling technique given by a healthcare
provider that focuses on the needs of an individual at each stage of
life.
◉What are the life stages for anticipatory guidance? Answer: Early
Childhood, Later Childhood (7-12), Adolescence to Young Adulthood
(13-20), Early Adulthood (21-39), Mature Adulthood (40-60).
◉Who is Dr. Alfred C. Fones? Answer: The founder of dental hygiene
and preventive dentistry, who created the name 'dental hygienist'
and launched the first dental hygiene program.
◉What is the link between oral health and systemic health? Answer:
People with less access to preventive services have higher rates of
oral diseases, and oral health affects overall health and well-being.
, ◉What are some systemic diseases linked to periodontal diseases?
Answer: Cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, diabetes,
cancer, and premature/low birth weight babies.
◉What is primary prevention in dentistry? Answer: Focuses on
preventing the onset of disease and includes methods like
professional oral assessment and community water fluoridation.
◉What are examples of primary prevention strategies? Answer:
Professional oral assessment, self-care, professional periodontal
debridement, use of dental sealants, and nutritional health practices.
◉What is the goal of primary prevention? Answer: To prevent the
loss of teeth and the onset of caries and periodontal disease.
◉What is secondary prevention? Answer: Uses routine treatment
methods to terminate a disease process and restore tissues to as
nearly normal as possible.
◉What are examples of secondary prevention methods? Answer:
Dental restorations, periodontal debridement, and fluoride use on
incipient caries.
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉What does prevention focus on? Answer: Maintaining quality of
life by actively focusing on healthy behaviors that prevent diseases
and maintain health.
◉What is anticipatory guidance? Answer: A proactive,
developmentally based counseling technique given by a healthcare
provider that focuses on the needs of an individual at each stage of
life.
◉What are the life stages for anticipatory guidance? Answer: Early
Childhood, Later Childhood (7-12), Adolescence to Young Adulthood
(13-20), Early Adulthood (21-39), Mature Adulthood (40-60).
◉Who is Dr. Alfred C. Fones? Answer: The founder of dental hygiene
and preventive dentistry, who created the name 'dental hygienist'
and launched the first dental hygiene program.
◉What is the link between oral health and systemic health? Answer:
People with less access to preventive services have higher rates of
oral diseases, and oral health affects overall health and well-being.
, ◉What are some systemic diseases linked to periodontal diseases?
Answer: Cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, diabetes,
cancer, and premature/low birth weight babies.
◉What is primary prevention in dentistry? Answer: Focuses on
preventing the onset of disease and includes methods like
professional oral assessment and community water fluoridation.
◉What are examples of primary prevention strategies? Answer:
Professional oral assessment, self-care, professional periodontal
debridement, use of dental sealants, and nutritional health practices.
◉What is the goal of primary prevention? Answer: To prevent the
loss of teeth and the onset of caries and periodontal disease.
◉What is secondary prevention? Answer: Uses routine treatment
methods to terminate a disease process and restore tissues to as
nearly normal as possible.
◉What are examples of secondary prevention methods? Answer:
Dental restorations, periodontal debridement, and fluoride use on
incipient caries.
