APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE DENTAL
HYGIENIST BY ELENA ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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◉ What are drugs?
Answer: Chemical substances (for humans/animals) used in the
diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease or other abnormal
conditions.
◉ Drugs include synthetically derived?
Answer: Compounds, Vitamins, Minerals & Herbal Supplements (HS
are marketed as food supplements, NOT drugs).
◉ Who was the 1st pharmacologist?
Answer: A person who became more astute in observing &
remembering which plant products produced predictable results.
◉ Which health care providers can write prescriptions?
Answer: Physicians (for Humans), Veterinarians (for Animals),
Dentists (for Dental problems), Optometrists (for Eye problems). In
certain states, under certain guidelines, Physicians' Assistants,
,Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists & Dental Hygienists can prescribe
drugs.
◉ PharmacoTherapy
Answer: Use of medications to Treat Different Disease States.
◉ PharmacoDynamics
Answer: Study of the Actions of drugs on Living Organisms.
◉ PharmacoKinetics
Answer: Study of what the Body does to a drug; measurement of the
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism & Excretion of drug from the
body.
◉ Pharmacy
Answer: Practice of Compounding, Preparing, Dispensing &
Counseling of pts about their medications.
◉ Toxicology
Answer: Study of the Harmful Effects of drugs on Living Tissues.
◉ Pt taking Calcium Channel Blockers for Hypertension may
experience what?
, Answer: Xerostomia
◉ Pt taking Aspirin daily to prevent Heart Attack/Stroke may
experience what?
Answer: Gingival Bleeding
◉ Pt having an Anaphylactic Reaction, what must be administered
quickly?
Answer: Epinephrine
◉ When should Asthmatic pts who experience dental anxiety
schedule their apts in order to avoid an Asthma Attack?
Answer: When they are NOT rushed or under pressure-early in the
morning.
◉ When should Diabetic pts be scheduled?
Answer: 90 minutes AFTER meals & medication administration.
◉ What do pts w/a history of Infective Endocarditis need before
some of their dental or dental hygiene apts?
Answer: Premedication w/Antibiotics.
HYGIENIST BY ELENA ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ What are drugs?
Answer: Chemical substances (for humans/animals) used in the
diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease or other abnormal
conditions.
◉ Drugs include synthetically derived?
Answer: Compounds, Vitamins, Minerals & Herbal Supplements (HS
are marketed as food supplements, NOT drugs).
◉ Who was the 1st pharmacologist?
Answer: A person who became more astute in observing &
remembering which plant products produced predictable results.
◉ Which health care providers can write prescriptions?
Answer: Physicians (for Humans), Veterinarians (for Animals),
Dentists (for Dental problems), Optometrists (for Eye problems). In
certain states, under certain guidelines, Physicians' Assistants,
,Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists & Dental Hygienists can prescribe
drugs.
◉ PharmacoTherapy
Answer: Use of medications to Treat Different Disease States.
◉ PharmacoDynamics
Answer: Study of the Actions of drugs on Living Organisms.
◉ PharmacoKinetics
Answer: Study of what the Body does to a drug; measurement of the
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism & Excretion of drug from the
body.
◉ Pharmacy
Answer: Practice of Compounding, Preparing, Dispensing &
Counseling of pts about their medications.
◉ Toxicology
Answer: Study of the Harmful Effects of drugs on Living Tissues.
◉ Pt taking Calcium Channel Blockers for Hypertension may
experience what?
, Answer: Xerostomia
◉ Pt taking Aspirin daily to prevent Heart Attack/Stroke may
experience what?
Answer: Gingival Bleeding
◉ Pt having an Anaphylactic Reaction, what must be administered
quickly?
Answer: Epinephrine
◉ When should Asthmatic pts who experience dental anxiety
schedule their apts in order to avoid an Asthma Attack?
Answer: When they are NOT rushed or under pressure-early in the
morning.
◉ When should Diabetic pts be scheduled?
Answer: 90 minutes AFTER meals & medication administration.
◉ What do pts w/a history of Infective Endocarditis need before
some of their dental or dental hygiene apts?
Answer: Premedication w/Antibiotics.
