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This Updated/Latest 2025–2026 test bank for Little and Falace's Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient, 9th Edition by James W. Little, Craig S. Miller, and Nelson L. Rhodus is a comprehensive educational resource designed to help dental and dental hygiene students safely manage patients with complex medical conditions. Covering all chapters, this resource includes chapter-by-chapter practice questions, detailed answer rationales, clinical case studies, critical-thinking exercises, and certification-style assessments that reinforce evidence-based patient management and clinical decision-making. Topics include patient evaluation and medical risk assessment, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disorders, endocrine conditions, hematologic disorders, liver and renal disease, infectious diseases, neurologic disorders, psychiatric conditions, cancer, autoimmune diseases, bleeding disorders, pregnancy, geriatric considerations, pharmacologic interactions, pain and anxiety control, medical emergencies, infection prevention, oral manifestations of systemic disease, and interdisciplinary treatment planning. This study resource supports classroom learning, examination preparation, self-assessment, and professional development while strengthening the knowledge and clinical skills required for safe, effective, and patient-centered dental care throughout 2025–2026. The 9th edition contains 30 chapters and emphasizes structured medical-risk assessment and evidence-based dental management of medically compromised patients.

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,Chapter 01: Information Sources, Regulatory Agencies, Drug Legislation, and Prescription
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Haveles: Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 9th Edition
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b. administering drugs in the office. L
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c. handling emergency situations. YFT L L
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d. selection of a nonprescription medication. YFT L YFT L YFT L Y FT L



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ANS: Y F T L E
All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, knowledge
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of pharmacology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history
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questions. Knowledge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in
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their proper administration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated
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by drugs; thus, knowledge of pharmacology is of great help, especially because a rapid response
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is sometimes required. A clear understanding of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the
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body, and drug interactions will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp
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the concepts relevant to new drug therapies on the market.
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DIF: Application
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist
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(Medication Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental
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Hygienist (Nonprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3 OBJ:
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2. Which of the following statements is true regarding planning appointments?
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a. Whether or not patients are taking medication for systemic diseases is of YFT L YFT L YFTL YF T L L
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consequence in the dental office. YFT L L
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b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. YFT L YFT L YFT L YFT L Y FT L YFT L YFT L Y FT L



c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointment YFT L L
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compared with afternoon appointments.
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d. Both B and C are true. L
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Asthmatic patients who experience dental anxiety should schedule their appointments when they are YFT L L
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not rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively fewer
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problems with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may require
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special handling in the dental office.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling)
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| p. 3 OBJ:
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d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking. YFT L YFT L YFT L YFTL YFT L L
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ANS: Y F T L C
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nutritional or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These
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supplements are drugs and can cause adverse effects and interact with different drugs.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nutritional or Herbal Supplements)
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| p. 3 OBJ:
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drug. Each drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted Name Council,
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and the name is not capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade name and is
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capitalized. Although the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the
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product, this term is often used interchangeably with the trade name. The code name is the initial
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term used within a pharmaceutical company to refer to a drug while it is undergoing investigation
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and is often a combination of capital letters and numbers, the letters representing an abbreviation
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of the company name.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: Drug Names | Y F T L L
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5. A drug’s generic name is selected by the
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ANS: Y F T L C
Each drug is assigned only one generic name (e.g., ibuprofen). It is selected by the U.S. Adopted
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Name Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The
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pharmaceutical company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic name given
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its drug, but the final decision is not the company’s.
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DIF: Recall REF: Drug Names | p. 4 Y F T L L
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6. Which of the following is true concerning generic and trade names of drugs?
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a. A drug may only have one generic name and one trade YFT L YFT L L
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c. A drug may have several generic names, but it may only have one trade
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d. A drug may have several generic names and several trade names.
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ANS: Y F T L B
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only one generic name. It is not capitalized, and it becomes the “official” name of the drug. The
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pharmaceutical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The trade name is
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protected by the Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date, plus patent
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term extensions. Although the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the
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product, it is often used interchangeably with the trade name.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: Drug Names | Y F T L L
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7. Two drugs that are found to be chemically equivalent, but not biologically equivalent
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a. potency.
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ANS: Y F T L C
A preparation can be chemically equivalent yet not biologically or therapeutically equivalent.
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These products are said to differ in their bioavailability. The potency of a drug is a function of the
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amount of drug required to produce an effect. The efficacy is the maximum intensity of effect or
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response that can be produced by a drug. The therapeutic index is the ratio of the lethal dose for
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50% of the experimental animals divided by the effective dose for 50% of the experimental
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animals. If the value of the therapeutic index is small, toxicity is more likely.
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DIF: Recall REF: Y F T L Drug Names (Drug Substitution) | L
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p. 5 OBJ:
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8. How many years must pass after a drug patent expires before other drug companies can market
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generic form. The pharmaceutical company discovering the drug gives the drug a trade name. The
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trade name is protected by the Federal Patent Law for 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date,
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plus the patent term extensions.
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p. 5 OBJ:
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