AAPD QE Board Review UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What % of children experience caries 60%
in PRIMARY dentition ?
What % of 5 yo experience caries? 40%
What % of 17 yo experience caries? 68%
What % of caries in school age 90%
children is in the pit and fissure
areas?
Caries is how many times more likely 32x more likely to have caries
to be found in low SES families?
High risk dietary practices appear to 12 mos
be established by what age?
Is ECC associated with breastmilk No
directly?
What type of breastfeeding leads to Ad lib breastfeeding (>7x/day) after 12 months old
caries? is associated with ECC
, When does the AAPD recommend 12-18 mos
weening from breast or bottle?
What percentage of the US 1/3rd
population does not have F in the (70% of the US water is fluoridated)
water?
If a child gets sealants, what is their 72%
caries reduction?
What is the success of sealants? 80-90% for a decade
When was the term "medical home" 1992
established?
When was the term "dental home" 2001
established?
When was the AAPD established ? 1947
What type of cleaning allows for the rubber cup and tooth brush were equal, however
best absorption of F? do not need cleaning before F application.
What is the ideal ppm of F in water? 0.7 mm
Need supplementation <0.6 ppm
What is selective polishing? Polishing only the teeth that are stained so that you
do not remove the F rich zone unnecessarily from
other teeth that are not stained.
What is the % caries reduction with Old: 50%
the introduction of F? Now: 25%
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What % of children experience caries 60%
in PRIMARY dentition ?
What % of 5 yo experience caries? 40%
What % of 17 yo experience caries? 68%
What % of caries in school age 90%
children is in the pit and fissure
areas?
Caries is how many times more likely 32x more likely to have caries
to be found in low SES families?
High risk dietary practices appear to 12 mos
be established by what age?
Is ECC associated with breastmilk No
directly?
What type of breastfeeding leads to Ad lib breastfeeding (>7x/day) after 12 months old
caries? is associated with ECC
, When does the AAPD recommend 12-18 mos
weening from breast or bottle?
What percentage of the US 1/3rd
population does not have F in the (70% of the US water is fluoridated)
water?
If a child gets sealants, what is their 72%
caries reduction?
What is the success of sealants? 80-90% for a decade
When was the term "medical home" 1992
established?
When was the term "dental home" 2001
established?
When was the AAPD established ? 1947
What type of cleaning allows for the rubber cup and tooth brush were equal, however
best absorption of F? do not need cleaning before F application.
What is the ideal ppm of F in water? 0.7 mm
Need supplementation <0.6 ppm
What is selective polishing? Polishing only the teeth that are stained so that you
do not remove the F rich zone unnecessarily from
other teeth that are not stained.
What is the % caries reduction with Old: 50%
the introduction of F? Now: 25%
