Dental Hygiene Prometric Exam Study Guide
2025-2026
1. What is an oral side ef- xerostomia
fect of Prozac? (Fluoxe-
tine, SSRI, newer genera-
tion antidepressant)
2. How do steroids affect delays in healing, increased risk for infections
poor wound healing? (cor-
ticosteroids such as pred-
nisone and Medrol)
3. What should be done with Refer patient to physician immediately
a patient with a previous
history of high blood pres-
sure and comes in for
their appointment with
reading of 160/116?
4. Premedication regimine 2g Amoxicillin,
600 mg Clindamycin
(if allergic to Amoxicillin/Penicillin)
5. Patient comes in for Administer another 300 mg and wait 1 hour prior to treatment
appointment who needs (because Clindamycin premedication is 600 mg 1 hour prior to
premed, and they took treatment)
300 mg of Clindamycin
1 hour prior to their ap-
pointment. What would
you do?
6. What is a PAN used for? location of 3rd molars,
impactions,
pathology
, Dental Hygiene Prometric Exam Study Guide
2025-2026
- NOT FOR BONE LOSS
7. Items that contain fluo- pork, fish, tea
ride?
8. What type of water does well (water)
not contain fluoride?
9. Filiform papillae - the most numerous papillae on the tongue
- very small
- Do NOT contain taste buds
10. Fungiform papillae - Mushroom shaped
- containing taste buds
- located on the sides and tip of the tongue.
11. circumvallate papillae large papillae with taste buds on back of tongue
12. foliate papillae located on lateral aspects of posterior tongue
,13. What is hairy tongue elongation of the filiform papillae
caused by?
14. Delayed eruption may be delayed exfoliation
caused by
15. Identify mandibular canal radiolucent, long dark area outlined with dense cortical bone, locat-
radiographically ed above or parallel to the inferior border of the mandible
16. What is a thickened lami- trauma, this is not normal pathology
na dura caused by? Is this
appearance normal?
17. overlap film technique er- problem: inappropriate HORIZONTAL angulation
ror
how to fix: direct beams through contact
, 18. foreshortening film tech- problem: too MUCH VERTICAL angulation
nique error
how to fix: DECREASE angulation
19. elongation film technique problem: too LITTLE VERTICAL angulation
error
how to fix: INCREASE vertical angulation
20. cone cut (circular white PID should cover the entire surface of the film
border) film technique er-
ror
21. Identify median rhom- - rhombus shaped (diamond)
boid glossitis - central denuded area of the tongue with red appearance
- flat or slightly raised erythematous area in the midline of the dorsal
surface of the tongue in a rhomboid shape (diamond)
- may be associated with a chronic fungal infection by candida
2025-2026
1. What is an oral side ef- xerostomia
fect of Prozac? (Fluoxe-
tine, SSRI, newer genera-
tion antidepressant)
2. How do steroids affect delays in healing, increased risk for infections
poor wound healing? (cor-
ticosteroids such as pred-
nisone and Medrol)
3. What should be done with Refer patient to physician immediately
a patient with a previous
history of high blood pres-
sure and comes in for
their appointment with
reading of 160/116?
4. Premedication regimine 2g Amoxicillin,
600 mg Clindamycin
(if allergic to Amoxicillin/Penicillin)
5. Patient comes in for Administer another 300 mg and wait 1 hour prior to treatment
appointment who needs (because Clindamycin premedication is 600 mg 1 hour prior to
premed, and they took treatment)
300 mg of Clindamycin
1 hour prior to their ap-
pointment. What would
you do?
6. What is a PAN used for? location of 3rd molars,
impactions,
pathology
, Dental Hygiene Prometric Exam Study Guide
2025-2026
- NOT FOR BONE LOSS
7. Items that contain fluo- pork, fish, tea
ride?
8. What type of water does well (water)
not contain fluoride?
9. Filiform papillae - the most numerous papillae on the tongue
- very small
- Do NOT contain taste buds
10. Fungiform papillae - Mushroom shaped
- containing taste buds
- located on the sides and tip of the tongue.
11. circumvallate papillae large papillae with taste buds on back of tongue
12. foliate papillae located on lateral aspects of posterior tongue
,13. What is hairy tongue elongation of the filiform papillae
caused by?
14. Delayed eruption may be delayed exfoliation
caused by
15. Identify mandibular canal radiolucent, long dark area outlined with dense cortical bone, locat-
radiographically ed above or parallel to the inferior border of the mandible
16. What is a thickened lami- trauma, this is not normal pathology
na dura caused by? Is this
appearance normal?
17. overlap film technique er- problem: inappropriate HORIZONTAL angulation
ror
how to fix: direct beams through contact
, 18. foreshortening film tech- problem: too MUCH VERTICAL angulation
nique error
how to fix: DECREASE angulation
19. elongation film technique problem: too LITTLE VERTICAL angulation
error
how to fix: INCREASE vertical angulation
20. cone cut (circular white PID should cover the entire surface of the film
border) film technique er-
ror
21. Identify median rhom- - rhombus shaped (diamond)
boid glossitis - central denuded area of the tongue with red appearance
- flat or slightly raised erythematous area in the midline of the dorsal
surface of the tongue in a rhomboid shape (diamond)
- may be associated with a chronic fungal infection by candida
