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,MULTIPLE CHOICE g x




1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional in gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



a. obtaining a patient’s health history. gx gx gx gx



b. administering drugs in the office. gx gx gx gx



c. handling emergency situations. gx gx



d. selection of a nonprescription medication. gx gx gx gx



e. All of the above. gx gx gx




ANS: E
All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, knowl
g x gx gx g x gx g x g x g x gx gx g x gx g x g x g x gx



edge of pharmacology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history qu
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



esti ons. Knowledge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in their
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



prop er administration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by dru
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



gs; t hus, knowledge of pharmacology is of great help, especially because a rapid response is someti
gx g x gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



mes required. A clear understanding of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the bo
g x g x g x g x g x g x gx g x g x g x g x gx g x gx g x



dy, and dr ug interactions will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the
gx g x gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



concepts relevant to new drug therapies on the market.
g x gx gx gx gx gx gx gx




DIF: Application g x g x



REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medica ti
g x gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



on Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental Hygie
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



nis t (Nonprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3
gx gx OBJ: 1 gx gx gx gx



TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
g x g x gx gx




2. Which of the following statements is true regarding planning appointments?
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



a. Whether or not patients are taking medication for systemic diseases is of litt
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx g x



le
consequence in the dental office. gx gx gx gx



b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointment
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



compared with afternoon appointments. gx gx gx



d. Both B and C are true. gx gx gx gx gx




ANS: D
Asthmatic patients who experience dental anxiety should schedule their appointments when they
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



ar e not rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively fewer
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



g problems with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may re
x gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



quir e special handling in the dental office.
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx




DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) |
g x g x gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



p. 3 OBJ: 1
gx TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
g x gx gx

,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements gx gx gx



a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease state
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx g x



s.
b. are not drugs. gx gx



c. can cause adverse effects. gx gx gx



d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx




ANS: C
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of nutriti o
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



nal or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supplements are
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



drugs and can cause adverse effects and interact with different drugs.
g x g x g x gx gx g x g x g x g x g x




DIF: Comprehension g x g x



REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nutritional or Herbal Supplements) |
g x g x gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



p. 3 OBJ: 1
gx TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
g x gx gx




4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



a. Brand name gx



b. Code name gx



c. Generic name gx



d. Trade name gx




ANS: C
Before any drug is marketed, it is given a generic name that becomes the “official” name of the
gx gx gx g x gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



dr ug. Each drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted Name Council, an
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



d the name is not capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade name and is capitalize
g x gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



d. Alt hough the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, this term
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx g



is o ften used interchangeably with the trade name. The code name is the initial term used within
x gx g x gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



a pha rmaceutical company to refer to a drug while it is undergoing investigation and is often a co
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



mbinat ion of capital letters and numbers, the letters representing an abbreviation of the co
g x g x g x g x g x g x g x g x g x g x g x g x g x g x



mpany name. g x




DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: gx gx gx gx gx



3 TOP: gx



NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacolog gx gx gx



y

5. A gx drug’s generic name is selected by the
gx gx gx gx gx gx



a. pharmaceutical company manufacturing it. gx gx gx



b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
gx gx gx gx



c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. gx gx gx



d. Federal Patent Office. gx gx




ANS: C
Each drug is assigned only one generic name (e.g., ibuprofen). It is selected by the U.S. Adopted N
gx gx gx g x g x gx gx gx gx gx g x gx gx gx gx g x gx



ame Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The pha
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



rmaceutical company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic name given its d
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx



rug, but the final decision is not the company’s.
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx




DIF: Recall REF:
Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: g x g x g x g x gx



3 TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
gx gx gx




6. Which of the following is true concerning generic and trade names of drugs?
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx

, a. A drug may only have one generic name and one trade nam
gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx gx g x



e.

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