DENTAL HYGIENE OSCE COMPLETE FINAL
EXAM Questions with 100% Correct Answers
GRADED A+ 2025
1. overlap: incorrect horizontal angulation
2. patient movement: blurred image
1/9
,prevention:
-continuing to inform patient to remain still
3. too much air space: from the tongue not touching the palate
4. chin tipped too high: results in a flat occlusal plane
5. chin tipped too low: results in excessive curving of the occlusal plane
6. slumped position: Ghost image of cervical spine superimposed m idline region
7. superimposition: Results when the receptor is d twice a nd two images
appear superimposed onto each other; "double exposure"
most common in the lower anteriors
8. film placed backwards: Film placed with wrong side facing PID in patient's
mouth
herringbone or tire track appearance
2/9
, 9. film exposed to light: image appears black
10. penumbra: a blurred edge to an image, a halo effect
ce
cause: overlarge focal spot exacerbated by a long object-to-film distan
11. panoramic radiograph: NO thyroid collar
12. Improper cone placement: What is the error on this radiograph?
3/9
EXAM Questions with 100% Correct Answers
GRADED A+ 2025
1. overlap: incorrect horizontal angulation
2. patient movement: blurred image
1/9
,prevention:
-continuing to inform patient to remain still
3. too much air space: from the tongue not touching the palate
4. chin tipped too high: results in a flat occlusal plane
5. chin tipped too low: results in excessive curving of the occlusal plane
6. slumped position: Ghost image of cervical spine superimposed m idline region
7. superimposition: Results when the receptor is d twice a nd two images
appear superimposed onto each other; "double exposure"
most common in the lower anteriors
8. film placed backwards: Film placed with wrong side facing PID in patient's
mouth
herringbone or tire track appearance
2/9
, 9. film exposed to light: image appears black
10. penumbra: a blurred edge to an image, a halo effect
ce
cause: overlarge focal spot exacerbated by a long object-to-film distan
11. panoramic radiograph: NO thyroid collar
12. Improper cone placement: What is the error on this radiograph?
3/9