CLINICAL THEORY FINAL STUDY GUIDE BRAND NEW OFFICIAL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.

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CLINICAL THEORY FINAL STUDY
GUIDE BRAND NEW OFFICIAL QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS.

1. Which of the following is the primary objective of the dental
hygiene plan for periodontal therapy?
A. Reduce the patient's overall accumulation of biofilm
B. Reduce the patient's risk for dental caries
C. Remineralize the patient's teeth
D. Restore and maintain health of the periodontal tissues -
correct answer -D. Restore and maintain health of the
periodontal tissues




2. Which of the following is true of dental hygiene diagnostic
statements?
A. They reflect the expected outcomes of dental hygiene
interventions.
B. They state the possible outcomes that can be expected
from interventions.
C. They identify patient responses that are not changeable
by dental hygiene interventions.
D. They include diagnoses that require treatments legally
defined as dental practice. - correct answer -A. They
reflect the expected outcomes of dental hygiene
interventions.

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3. Which of the following powered instrument tip designs should
be used on posterior tooth surfaces located more than 4 mm
below the CEJ?
A. Standard-diameter universal tip
B. Standard-diameter triple bend tip
C. Slim-diameter straight tip
D. Slim-diameter curved tips - correct answer -D. Slim-
diameter curved tips




4. Which of the following statements is true about the root
debridement stroke?
A. It is a shaving stroke made with light pressure against the
tooth.
B. These strokes are made with sickle scalers, curets, and
explorers.
C. These strokes do not remove calculus, they are meant to
remove plaque and its byproducts.
D. These strokes are the same length as calculus removal
strokes. - correct answer -A. It is a shaving stroke made
with light pressure against the tooth.




5. Which of the following stroke directions are (is) usually
recommended for instrumentation in furcations of multirooted
teeth?
A. Horizontal, vertical
B. Vertical only
C. Horizontal, oblique
D. Oblique, vertical - correct answer -A. Horizontal, vertical

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6. Which of the following type of strokes can be accomplished by
using any of the three directional movements: vertical, oblique,
and horizontal?
A. Assessment stroke
B. Calculus removal stroke
C. Root debridement stroke
D. All of the choices are correct - correct answer -D. All of
the choices are correct




7. Which of the following would work best for removing a large
subgingival deposit of calculus on the facial surface of a
mandibular anterior tooth?
A. Light shaving stroke with a curet
B. Tiny biting stroke of light pressure with a curet
C. Shaving stroke of moderate pressure with a sickle scaler
D. Tiny biting stroke of moderate pressure with a sickle
scaler - correct answer -B. Tiny biting stroke of light
pressure with a curet




8. Which of the following would work best for removing a large
supragingival deposit of calculus on the lingual surface of a
mandibular anterior tooth?
A. Shaving stroke of moderate pressure with a sickle scaler
B. Tiny biting stroke of light pressure with a curet

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C. Tiny biting stroke of moderate pressure with a sickle
scaler
D. Light shaving stroke with a curet - correct answer -C. Tiny
biting stroke of moderate pressure with a sickle scaler




9. Which one of the following does NOT require antibiotic
premedication?
A. Exploring
B. Probing
C. Checking for mobility
D. None of the above - correct answer -D. None of the above




10. Which one of the following is NOT a component of the
demographic data in the care plan?
A. Notation of the patient's chief complaint
B. Patient's name
C. Patient's date of birth
D. None of the above - correct answer -D. None of the above




11. Which one of the following is not a risk factor for dental
caries?
A. Genetic factors
B. Bleeding on probing
C. Tooth morphology and position
D. Xerostomia - correct answer -B. Bleeding on probing