DENTAL HYGIENE NATIONAL BOARD
ACTUAL BUNDLE SCRIPT 2026 MULTIPLE
EXAMS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Does the hygienist need to polish the teeth before the application of
fluoride? Answer: No, fluoride will penetrate through pellicle and plaque
⩥ Does fluoride have substantivity and what is it? Answer: yes, which is
the ability to bind to pellicle and tooth surface and be released over a
period of time with retention of potency.
⩥ What is another name for systemic fluoride? Answer: pre-eruptive
⩥ What is another name for topical fluoride? Answer: post- eruptive
⩥ When systemic fluoride is involved, where is it absorbed? Answer: in
stomach and small intestine
⩥ With systemic fluoride where is it excreted? Answer: through the
kidney
⩥ Who does the systemic fluoride effect? Answer: 6 months to 14 years
of age
,⩥ What is the optimal fluoride level since 2011? Answer: .7 ppm
⩥ Does the climate matter with fluoride concentration? Answer: Yes;
warmer climate-= .7 ppm and colder climate= 1.2ppm
⩥ What agency monitors the concentration in community drinking
water? Answer: Evironmental Protection Agency (EPA)
⩥ What agency set the limits in the bottled water? Answer: FDA
⩥ What are the 3 compounds used to fluoridate the water? Answer:
Sodium fluoride, Sodium silicofluoride, and hydrofluorosilicic acid
⩥ Does the ADA of scientific affairs of 1994 recommend supplemental
fluoride to birth to 6 months? Answer: NO
⩥ What do they recomend for children 6 months to 3 yrs? Answer: < or
equal to .3 ppm, .25 mg/ day
⩥ What type of food had large amounts of fluoride? Answer: tea and fish
, ⩥ What is the most effective tray method for rampant caries and
bulimia? Answer: Sodium Fluoride applied with the tray method for 4
minutes for maximum efficacy.
⩥ What do we instruct the patient after the application of the fluoride
tray method? Answer: not to eat , drink, or smoke for 30 minutes post
application.
⩥ What percent is Sodium Fluoride Varnish? Answer: 5% NAF (20,600
ppm)
⩥ What is Sodium Fluoride Varnish main uses? Answer: desensitizing
exposed roots and caries prevention
⩥ What is another name for vomiting? Answer: emesis
⩥ If an individual ingest less than 5 mg/kg of fluoride what should we
do? Answer: administer fluoride-binding agents
⩥ if an individual ingest more than 5 mg/kg, what should we do (toxic
dose)? Answer: induce vomiting (emesis), administer fluoride-binding
agent, and seek medical treatment
ACTUAL BUNDLE SCRIPT 2026 MULTIPLE
EXAMS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Does the hygienist need to polish the teeth before the application of
fluoride? Answer: No, fluoride will penetrate through pellicle and plaque
⩥ Does fluoride have substantivity and what is it? Answer: yes, which is
the ability to bind to pellicle and tooth surface and be released over a
period of time with retention of potency.
⩥ What is another name for systemic fluoride? Answer: pre-eruptive
⩥ What is another name for topical fluoride? Answer: post- eruptive
⩥ When systemic fluoride is involved, where is it absorbed? Answer: in
stomach and small intestine
⩥ With systemic fluoride where is it excreted? Answer: through the
kidney
⩥ Who does the systemic fluoride effect? Answer: 6 months to 14 years
of age
,⩥ What is the optimal fluoride level since 2011? Answer: .7 ppm
⩥ Does the climate matter with fluoride concentration? Answer: Yes;
warmer climate-= .7 ppm and colder climate= 1.2ppm
⩥ What agency monitors the concentration in community drinking
water? Answer: Evironmental Protection Agency (EPA)
⩥ What agency set the limits in the bottled water? Answer: FDA
⩥ What are the 3 compounds used to fluoridate the water? Answer:
Sodium fluoride, Sodium silicofluoride, and hydrofluorosilicic acid
⩥ Does the ADA of scientific affairs of 1994 recommend supplemental
fluoride to birth to 6 months? Answer: NO
⩥ What do they recomend for children 6 months to 3 yrs? Answer: < or
equal to .3 ppm, .25 mg/ day
⩥ What type of food had large amounts of fluoride? Answer: tea and fish
, ⩥ What is the most effective tray method for rampant caries and
bulimia? Answer: Sodium Fluoride applied with the tray method for 4
minutes for maximum efficacy.
⩥ What do we instruct the patient after the application of the fluoride
tray method? Answer: not to eat , drink, or smoke for 30 minutes post
application.
⩥ What percent is Sodium Fluoride Varnish? Answer: 5% NAF (20,600
ppm)
⩥ What is Sodium Fluoride Varnish main uses? Answer: desensitizing
exposed roots and caries prevention
⩥ What is another name for vomiting? Answer: emesis
⩥ If an individual ingest less than 5 mg/kg of fluoride what should we
do? Answer: administer fluoride-binding agents
⩥ if an individual ingest more than 5 mg/kg, what should we do (toxic
dose)? Answer: induce vomiting (emesis), administer fluoride-binding
agent, and seek medical treatment
