UCLA BDP MIDTERM CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ T or
F. Assessment of bite mark injuries can be used in dental forensics..
Answer: T
◍ Inspirations, Connections and Reactions: structuralism.
Answer: chemistry and physics
◍ restorative materials.
Answer: amalgam, composite, glass ionomer
◍ The mind takes ___________ and maps them to ____________..
Answer: inputs, outputs.
◍ public health.
Answer: the process of mobilizing local, state/provincial, national and
international resources to create the conditions in which all people can be
healthy (Detels)- does not guarantee optimal health, but creates the
conditions under which it can be achieved by society
◍ west nile encephalitis.
Answer: 174 infected in CA, 8 deaths, 2 in LA- mosquito-borne
◍ 1980s Debt Crisis.
Answer: Destroys ISI economies-EOI economies harmed, but better off than
ISI (contagion: debt can spill across borders)-Focus on
globalization-Newfound consensus that globalization is a good thing
◍ drug use/incarceration cycle.
Answer: 65% of all prisoners meet the criteria for drug abuse or dependence,
, but only about 11% of those who need it receive treatment while
incarcerated- more likely to relapse
◍ uses of epidemiology.
Answer: community diagnosis- establishing the history of disease in a
population- describing the natural history of disease in the individual-
describing the clinical picture of disease- estimating risk- identifying
syndromes and precursors- evaluating prevention/intervention programs-
investigating epidemics/diseases of unknown etiology- assessing the
cost-effectiveness of interventions- assessing strategies to translate science
into action
◍ normal mouth opening.
Answer: normal range is 40-60mm- if less than 35 mm, would be considered
limited
◍ veracity.
Answer: "truthfulness"- truthful to patients- honesty is key in dentist-patient
relationship
◍ psychoanalytic theory: mini minds.
Answer: conscious (tip of iceberg above service)preconscious (just below
surface)subconscious (largest part of iceberg)
◍ Acid dissolution of tooth structure is known as....
Answer: tooth wear erosion
◍ supragingival.
Answer: above the gingiva
◍ Latent Learning.
Answer: even WITHOUT reward, rats naturally explore and learn about
maze (can't be explained by strict behaviorism)
◍ Teeth with extra cusps on occlusal surface (occurs in molars).
Answer: Mulberry molars
◍ deaths by communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases in
, developed and developing regions.
Answer: developed regions:- communicable = 14%- non-communicable =
77%developing regions- communicable = 55%- non-communicable = 37%
◍ health trends currently, 2000s onwards.
Answer: increasingly specific about activity, consumption of fruits and
veggies, reduce saturated, trans fat, cholesterol consumption
◍ What are two treatment modalities for Non-Surgical Therapy (Phase 1).
Answer: Dental prophylaxis and scaling/root planing
◍ cardinality.
Answer: Given finite set X, the number of elements in X, denoted |X| or
#(X)
◍ visual imagery components.
Answer: Image generation Image inspection Image transformation
◍ Agonist.
Answer: chemical that enhances or mimics the action of a neurotransmitter;
(e.g. SSRIs)
◍ (A and B').
Answer: (A) - (A and B)
◍ COG APP II: Explicit vs. Implicit in Experiment.
Answer: Study phase - subjects look at words that have common stems (e.g.
market)Test phase - cued recall:Given "mar", say which word on previous
listTest phase - completion:Given "mar", say any word on which comes to
mind
◍ How many items are in the list am, am+1, ... , an?.
Answer: n-m+1 = last - first + 1
◍ What is the name of the anterior tooth surface facing out or towards the
lips?.
Answer: facial or labial
◍ Ways countries are different from each other.
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ T or
F. Assessment of bite mark injuries can be used in dental forensics..
Answer: T
◍ Inspirations, Connections and Reactions: structuralism.
Answer: chemistry and physics
◍ restorative materials.
Answer: amalgam, composite, glass ionomer
◍ The mind takes ___________ and maps them to ____________..
Answer: inputs, outputs.
◍ public health.
Answer: the process of mobilizing local, state/provincial, national and
international resources to create the conditions in which all people can be
healthy (Detels)- does not guarantee optimal health, but creates the
conditions under which it can be achieved by society
◍ west nile encephalitis.
Answer: 174 infected in CA, 8 deaths, 2 in LA- mosquito-borne
◍ 1980s Debt Crisis.
Answer: Destroys ISI economies-EOI economies harmed, but better off than
ISI (contagion: debt can spill across borders)-Focus on
globalization-Newfound consensus that globalization is a good thing
◍ drug use/incarceration cycle.
Answer: 65% of all prisoners meet the criteria for drug abuse or dependence,
, but only about 11% of those who need it receive treatment while
incarcerated- more likely to relapse
◍ uses of epidemiology.
Answer: community diagnosis- establishing the history of disease in a
population- describing the natural history of disease in the individual-
describing the clinical picture of disease- estimating risk- identifying
syndromes and precursors- evaluating prevention/intervention programs-
investigating epidemics/diseases of unknown etiology- assessing the
cost-effectiveness of interventions- assessing strategies to translate science
into action
◍ normal mouth opening.
Answer: normal range is 40-60mm- if less than 35 mm, would be considered
limited
◍ veracity.
Answer: "truthfulness"- truthful to patients- honesty is key in dentist-patient
relationship
◍ psychoanalytic theory: mini minds.
Answer: conscious (tip of iceberg above service)preconscious (just below
surface)subconscious (largest part of iceberg)
◍ Acid dissolution of tooth structure is known as....
Answer: tooth wear erosion
◍ supragingival.
Answer: above the gingiva
◍ Latent Learning.
Answer: even WITHOUT reward, rats naturally explore and learn about
maze (can't be explained by strict behaviorism)
◍ Teeth with extra cusps on occlusal surface (occurs in molars).
Answer: Mulberry molars
◍ deaths by communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases in
, developed and developing regions.
Answer: developed regions:- communicable = 14%- non-communicable =
77%developing regions- communicable = 55%- non-communicable = 37%
◍ health trends currently, 2000s onwards.
Answer: increasingly specific about activity, consumption of fruits and
veggies, reduce saturated, trans fat, cholesterol consumption
◍ What are two treatment modalities for Non-Surgical Therapy (Phase 1).
Answer: Dental prophylaxis and scaling/root planing
◍ cardinality.
Answer: Given finite set X, the number of elements in X, denoted |X| or
#(X)
◍ visual imagery components.
Answer: Image generation Image inspection Image transformation
◍ Agonist.
Answer: chemical that enhances or mimics the action of a neurotransmitter;
(e.g. SSRIs)
◍ (A and B').
Answer: (A) - (A and B)
◍ COG APP II: Explicit vs. Implicit in Experiment.
Answer: Study phase - subjects look at words that have common stems (e.g.
market)Test phase - cued recall:Given "mar", say which word on previous
listTest phase - completion:Given "mar", say any word on which comes to
mind
◍ How many items are in the list am, am+1, ... , an?.
Answer: n-m+1 = last - first + 1
◍ What is the name of the anterior tooth surface facing out or towards the
lips?.
Answer: facial or labial
◍ Ways countries are different from each other.
