MDA Student Workbook Chapter
57 - Pediatric Dentistry Exam
Questions and Answers
Pediatric Dentistry - Answer- The specialty of dentistry concerned with the infant
through adolescent and the special needs patient is _____________ ____________
Post Natal - Answer- _______ ________ means after birth
Mentally Challenged - Answer- ______________ ________________ is a disorder in
which an individual's intelligence is underdeveloped
Neural - Answer- Another term for referring to the brain, nervous system, and nerve
pathway is __________
Open Bay - Answer- ______ _____ is a concept of office design used in pediatric dental
practices
Papoose Board - Answer- A ____________ ________ is a type of restraining device
used to hold hands, arms, and legs still
Pulpotomy - Answer- A _____________ is a dental procedure in which the coronal
portion of the dental pulp is removed
Prenatal - Answer- _________ means before birth
17 - Answer- At what age would a person most likely be referred to a general dentist
from their pediatric dentist?
Many are designed with the open bay concept - Answer- What is unique about the Tx
areas of a pediatric practice
Healthy Adolescents and children
Special needs children
Special needs adults - Answer- Describe the type of patients seen in a pediatric practice
Emotional Age - Answer- What are you describing when you say that a child is 10 years
old but behaves like a 6-year old?
3 to 5 years of age - Answer- At what stage of life does a child first want control of, and
structure in his or her environment?
57 - Pediatric Dentistry Exam
Questions and Answers
Pediatric Dentistry - Answer- The specialty of dentistry concerned with the infant
through adolescent and the special needs patient is _____________ ____________
Post Natal - Answer- _______ ________ means after birth
Mentally Challenged - Answer- ______________ ________________ is a disorder in
which an individual's intelligence is underdeveloped
Neural - Answer- Another term for referring to the brain, nervous system, and nerve
pathway is __________
Open Bay - Answer- ______ _____ is a concept of office design used in pediatric dental
practices
Papoose Board - Answer- A ____________ ________ is a type of restraining device
used to hold hands, arms, and legs still
Pulpotomy - Answer- A _____________ is a dental procedure in which the coronal
portion of the dental pulp is removed
Prenatal - Answer- _________ means before birth
17 - Answer- At what age would a person most likely be referred to a general dentist
from their pediatric dentist?
Many are designed with the open bay concept - Answer- What is unique about the Tx
areas of a pediatric practice
Healthy Adolescents and children
Special needs children
Special needs adults - Answer- Describe the type of patients seen in a pediatric practice
Emotional Age - Answer- What are you describing when you say that a child is 10 years
old but behaves like a 6-year old?
3 to 5 years of age - Answer- At what stage of life does a child first want control of, and
structure in his or her environment?
