Test Bank for Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 9th Edition by Elena Bablenis Haveles | Complete 2025–2026 Dental Hygiene Pharmacology Test Bank with Verified Questions and Answers

TEST BANK For Applied Pharmacology for the
Dental Hygienist 9th Edition
by Elena Bablenis Haveles, Chapters 1 - 26 A+

,Chapter 01: Information Sources, Regulatory Agencies, Drug Legislation, and Prescription
Writing
Haveles: Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 9th Edition




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1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional in
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a. obtaining a patient’s health history. wq wq wq wq


b. administering drugs in the office. wq wq wq wq


c. handling emergency situations. wq wq


d. selection of a nonprescription medicatio wq wq wq wq


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e. All of the above. wq wq wq




ANSWER: E w q


All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, knowled
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ge of pharmacology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history q
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uestions. Knowledge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in th
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eir proper administration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated
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by drugs; thus, knowledge of pharmacology is of great help, especially because a rapid respons
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e is sometimes required. A clear understanding of the concepts of drug action, drug handling b
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y the body, and drug interactions will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judgments a
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nd grasp the concepts relevant to new drug therapies on the market.
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DIF: Application
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medi
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cation Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental Hy
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gienist (Nonprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3 OBJ:
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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2. Which of the following statements is true regarding planning appointments?
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a. Whether or not patients are taking medication for systemic diseases is of l
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ittle
consequence in the dental office. wq wq wq wq


b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning.
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c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointment
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compared with afternoon appointments. wq wq wq


d. Both B and C are true. wq wq wq wq wq




ANSWER: D w q


Asthmatic patients who experience dental anxiety should schedule their appointments when they a
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re not rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively f
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ewer problems with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may
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, require special handling in the dental office.
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, DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) |
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p. 3 OBJ: 1
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3. Nutritional or herbal supplements wq wq wq



a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease sta
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tes.
b. are not drugs. wq wq


c. can cause adverse effects. wq wq wq


d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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ANSWER: C w q


Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majori
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ty of nutritional or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease sta
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tes. These supplements are drugs and can cause adverse effects and interact with differen
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t drugs.
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DIF: Comprehension
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REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nutritional or Herbal Supplements)
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| p. 3 OBJ: 1
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4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
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a. Brand name wq


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ANSWER: C w q


Before any drug is marketed, it is given a generic name that becomes the “official” name of the
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drug. Each drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted Name Counci
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l, and the name is not capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade name and is capita
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lized. Although the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, th
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is term is often used interchangeably with the trade name. The code name is the initial term use
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d within a pharmaceutical company to refer to a drug while it is undergoing investigation and i
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s often a combination of capital letters and numbers, the letters representing an abbreviation of
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the company name.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: 3
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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5. A drug’s generic name is selected by the
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a. pharmaceutical company manufacturing it wq wq wq


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c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. wq wq wq


d. Federal Patent Office. wq wq