NBDHE MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
Promising a patient treatment outcomes that might not be achievable is known as: -
Correct Answer ✔✔ breach of contract
advising the patient on benefits, risks, and expected outcomes of their proposed
treatment plan, prior to obtaining informed consent, promotes which principle? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ autonomy
the patient refuses to take the prescribed prophylactic premedication required before
dental hygiene treatment. The dental hygienist's decision not to treat the patient
exemplifies: - Correct Answer ✔✔ ethical dilemma
the founding principle of all health care profession is - Correct Answer ✔✔ non
maleficence
Which type of supervision requires prior diagnosis of the patient's condition,
authorization of a procedure by a dentist, and the presence of a supervising dentist on
the premises? - Correct Answer ✔✔ indirect
which term best describes the intensity of a color? - Correct Answer ✔✔ chroma
a class IV restoration is found in/on the - Correct Answer ✔✔ gingival third or facial or
lingual tooth surface
Education for a patient who wears an obturator should include all the following teaching
points EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
A: Food takes longer to clear the oral cavity
B: Soft-food consumption increases caries risk
C: Tenacious nature of nasal fluids promotes biofilm retention
D: Systemic fluorides are contraindicated due to risk of choking. - Correct Answer ✔✔ D
during placement of sealants, what is used as an etching agent? - Correct Answer ✔✔
35% phosphoric acid
a 5 year old child presents to the dental office in a community in which water is not
fluoridated and the natural level of fluoride in the water is 0.2 ppm. Which of the
following daily dosages of sodium fluoride (NaF) supplement tablets should be
prescribed for this child? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 0.50 mg NaF
the reestablishment of junctional epithelium after periodontal debridement occurs within:
- Correct Answer ✔✔ 1-2 weeks
, which instrument is designed for the removal of fine deposits in a deep, narrow pocket
on the distal root surface of #28? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 13/14 mini gracey currette
the type of periodontal bone grafting created from synthetic bone minerals is/an: -
Correct Answer ✔✔ alloplast
which regions of the dentition has the narrowest width of attached gingiva? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ mandibular premolars
All of the following conditions have oral manifestations EXCEPT one. Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
A: Cherubism
B: Laband syndrome
C: Cyclic neutropenia
D: Congestive heart failure
E: Papillon-Lefevre syndrome - Correct Answer ✔✔ F
D
which fluoride is most appropriate for delivering in a custom tray for a patient
undergoing head and neck radiation? - Correct Answer ✔✔ neutral sodium fluoride
in which toothbrushing method are the bristles directed away from the gingiva toward
the occlusal or incisal edge? - Correct Answer ✔✔ charter
bacillus atropheus spores are specific spores used in biologic indicators to monitor
which type of sterilizer? - Correct Answer ✔✔ dry heat and ethylene gas
Which of the following conditions presents as a contraindication for the use of nitrous
oxide/oxygen conscious sedation?
A: Asthma
B: Apprehension
C: Cardiac conditions
D: History of substance abuse - Correct Answer ✔✔ D
a patient who has allergies to avocadoes, papayas, and chestnuts may be at risk for
which type of sensitivity ? - Correct Answer ✔✔ latex
which structure appears as a radiopaque line surrounding the root of the tooth? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ lamina dura
which mandibular anatomic landmark can be seen as a radiolucent area on a
mandibular premolar periapical image? - Correct Answer ✔✔ mental foramen
which is the unit used to measure radiation exposure? - Correct Answer ✔✔ roentgen
(R)
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
Promising a patient treatment outcomes that might not be achievable is known as: -
Correct Answer ✔✔ breach of contract
advising the patient on benefits, risks, and expected outcomes of their proposed
treatment plan, prior to obtaining informed consent, promotes which principle? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ autonomy
the patient refuses to take the prescribed prophylactic premedication required before
dental hygiene treatment. The dental hygienist's decision not to treat the patient
exemplifies: - Correct Answer ✔✔ ethical dilemma
the founding principle of all health care profession is - Correct Answer ✔✔ non
maleficence
Which type of supervision requires prior diagnosis of the patient's condition,
authorization of a procedure by a dentist, and the presence of a supervising dentist on
the premises? - Correct Answer ✔✔ indirect
which term best describes the intensity of a color? - Correct Answer ✔✔ chroma
a class IV restoration is found in/on the - Correct Answer ✔✔ gingival third or facial or
lingual tooth surface
Education for a patient who wears an obturator should include all the following teaching
points EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
A: Food takes longer to clear the oral cavity
B: Soft-food consumption increases caries risk
C: Tenacious nature of nasal fluids promotes biofilm retention
D: Systemic fluorides are contraindicated due to risk of choking. - Correct Answer ✔✔ D
during placement of sealants, what is used as an etching agent? - Correct Answer ✔✔
35% phosphoric acid
a 5 year old child presents to the dental office in a community in which water is not
fluoridated and the natural level of fluoride in the water is 0.2 ppm. Which of the
following daily dosages of sodium fluoride (NaF) supplement tablets should be
prescribed for this child? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 0.50 mg NaF
the reestablishment of junctional epithelium after periodontal debridement occurs within:
- Correct Answer ✔✔ 1-2 weeks
, which instrument is designed for the removal of fine deposits in a deep, narrow pocket
on the distal root surface of #28? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 13/14 mini gracey currette
the type of periodontal bone grafting created from synthetic bone minerals is/an: -
Correct Answer ✔✔ alloplast
which regions of the dentition has the narrowest width of attached gingiva? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ mandibular premolars
All of the following conditions have oral manifestations EXCEPT one. Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
A: Cherubism
B: Laband syndrome
C: Cyclic neutropenia
D: Congestive heart failure
E: Papillon-Lefevre syndrome - Correct Answer ✔✔ F
D
which fluoride is most appropriate for delivering in a custom tray for a patient
undergoing head and neck radiation? - Correct Answer ✔✔ neutral sodium fluoride
in which toothbrushing method are the bristles directed away from the gingiva toward
the occlusal or incisal edge? - Correct Answer ✔✔ charter
bacillus atropheus spores are specific spores used in biologic indicators to monitor
which type of sterilizer? - Correct Answer ✔✔ dry heat and ethylene gas
Which of the following conditions presents as a contraindication for the use of nitrous
oxide/oxygen conscious sedation?
A: Asthma
B: Apprehension
C: Cardiac conditions
D: History of substance abuse - Correct Answer ✔✔ D
a patient who has allergies to avocadoes, papayas, and chestnuts may be at risk for
which type of sensitivity ? - Correct Answer ✔✔ latex
which structure appears as a radiopaque line surrounding the root of the tooth? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ lamina dura
which mandibular anatomic landmark can be seen as a radiolucent area on a
mandibular premolar periapical image? - Correct Answer ✔✔ mental foramen
which is the unit used to measure radiation exposure? - Correct Answer ✔✔ roentgen
(R)
