OSCE DENTAL HYGIENE EXAM FINAL PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Fluoride is recommended for patients who.
Answer: -Have xerostomia
-High caries risk
-Undergoing cancer therapy
-Orthodontics
◉ Fluoride Gel or Foam (office application).
Answer: -Applied onto tray and placed in patient's mouth usually for
4 minutes (Read manufactures label).
-Do not eat, drink, or smoke for 30 minutes.
-Most popular types are 1.23% APF and 2% Neutral sodium fluoride.
◉ Stannous Fluoride.
Answer: -0.4% available for non-prescription use.
-1% neutral sodium fluoride gels available for prescription use.
-Can cause extrinsic staining (especially in patient's with inadequate
plaque control).
,◉ Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride (APF).
Answer: -Do NOT use of composites, porcelain, or sealant materials
as it causing pitting and roughening.
-Also avoid on root surfaces.
◉ Neutral Sodium Fluoride.
Answer: Agent of choice on root caries, implants, cosmetic
restorations, and reduced salivary flow.
◉ When should a child's first dental appointment occur?.
Answer: -Within 6 months of the eruption of the first tooth or before
1-year of age.
◉ When should you first start brushing a child's teeth?.
Answer: -When the first tooth appears.
◉ Signs and Symptoms of erosion.
Answer: -dental caries from vomiting
-Perimolysis: erosion from vomiting mostly on the maxillary lingual
surfaces. Raised appearance of restoration margins.
◉ Abrasion.
,Answer: -V-shaped notch in the gingival portion of the facial aspect
of the tooth.
-Results from forces of friction between the teeth or external objects.
-Can happen from improper brushing technique or the use of a
toothpick or pipe.
◉ Attrition.
Answer: -Results from forces between the teeth.
-Wear on the incised and occlusal surfaces from grinding.
◉ Abfraction.
Answer: -Biomechanical destruction related to fatigue, flexure, and
deformation of tooth structure.
-Can appear as a wedge-shaped lesion at the cervical third of the
tooth.
◉ What is the most effective public health measure to prevent tooth
decay?.
Answer: Community Water Fluoridation
◉ New recommended level of fluoride is?.
Answer: 0.7 ppm
, ◉ ASA 1.
Answer: Normal, Healthy
◉ ASA 2.
Answer: Pt. with mild systemic diseases.
-Allergies
-Controlled hypertension
-Asthma
-Mild obesity
-Pregnancy
-Cigarette smoking without COPD
-Diabetes without systemic effects
◉ ASA 3.
Answer: Pt. with severe systemic disease and some functional
limitation.
-Controlled disease of more than one body system
-Controlled CHF
-Poorly controlled hypertension
-Morbid obesity
-Respiratory Problems (COPD)
-Stable angina
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Fluoride is recommended for patients who.
Answer: -Have xerostomia
-High caries risk
-Undergoing cancer therapy
-Orthodontics
◉ Fluoride Gel or Foam (office application).
Answer: -Applied onto tray and placed in patient's mouth usually for
4 minutes (Read manufactures label).
-Do not eat, drink, or smoke for 30 minutes.
-Most popular types are 1.23% APF and 2% Neutral sodium fluoride.
◉ Stannous Fluoride.
Answer: -0.4% available for non-prescription use.
-1% neutral sodium fluoride gels available for prescription use.
-Can cause extrinsic staining (especially in patient's with inadequate
plaque control).
,◉ Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride (APF).
Answer: -Do NOT use of composites, porcelain, or sealant materials
as it causing pitting and roughening.
-Also avoid on root surfaces.
◉ Neutral Sodium Fluoride.
Answer: Agent of choice on root caries, implants, cosmetic
restorations, and reduced salivary flow.
◉ When should a child's first dental appointment occur?.
Answer: -Within 6 months of the eruption of the first tooth or before
1-year of age.
◉ When should you first start brushing a child's teeth?.
Answer: -When the first tooth appears.
◉ Signs and Symptoms of erosion.
Answer: -dental caries from vomiting
-Perimolysis: erosion from vomiting mostly on the maxillary lingual
surfaces. Raised appearance of restoration margins.
◉ Abrasion.
,Answer: -V-shaped notch in the gingival portion of the facial aspect
of the tooth.
-Results from forces of friction between the teeth or external objects.
-Can happen from improper brushing technique or the use of a
toothpick or pipe.
◉ Attrition.
Answer: -Results from forces between the teeth.
-Wear on the incised and occlusal surfaces from grinding.
◉ Abfraction.
Answer: -Biomechanical destruction related to fatigue, flexure, and
deformation of tooth structure.
-Can appear as a wedge-shaped lesion at the cervical third of the
tooth.
◉ What is the most effective public health measure to prevent tooth
decay?.
Answer: Community Water Fluoridation
◉ New recommended level of fluoride is?.
Answer: 0.7 ppm
, ◉ ASA 1.
Answer: Normal, Healthy
◉ ASA 2.
Answer: Pt. with mild systemic diseases.
-Allergies
-Controlled hypertension
-Asthma
-Mild obesity
-Pregnancy
-Cigarette smoking without COPD
-Diabetes without systemic effects
◉ ASA 3.
Answer: Pt. with severe systemic disease and some functional
limitation.
-Controlled disease of more than one body system
-Controlled CHF
-Poorly controlled hypertension
-Morbid obesity
-Respiratory Problems (COPD)
-Stable angina
