CRDTS CORE REVIEW ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔If in the afternoon group what time can you enter the clinic? And what time does
sign up for patient check-in with your treatment selection begin? What is the latest time
to submit the 1st treatment selection? - ✔✔--> 12
--> 12:15
--> 1:30
✔✔Once your treatment selection has been evaluated and deemed acceptable by the
examiners what is the amount of time given? - ✔✔2.5 hours start/finish time
finish time being the latest time you can present the patient for final evaluation
✔✔How long should you tell your patient the exam is? - ✔✔5 hours
✔✔What is the CRDTS BP protocol? - ✔✔- 159/94 or below: can proceed
- 160/95-179/109: accepted only with medical clearance letter
- 180/110 or greater: not accepted for exam
✔✔Patients must submit medical clearance letter and provide pre med (if needed) for all
of the following conditions - ✔✔-currently pregnant
-artificial/damaged heart valves
-history of IE
-congenital heart conditions
-joint replacement
-immune suppression/HIV/AIDS
-heart condition, pacemaker, defibrillator
✔✔What are the health history prohibitions? - ✔✔-receiving/received INTRAVENOUS
bisphosphonates
-cardiac/organ transplant
-active osteonecrosis of jaw
-active TB
, -heart attack, heart surgery, stents, stroke, or chemo tx within past 6 months
✔✔Patients that need antibiotic pre med can be shared by candidates when? - ✔✔on
the same day, not separate days
✔✔T/F patients with diabetes controlled by insulin injections or insulin infusion devices
can be shared on the same clinical day, not separate - ✔✔False!
can NOT be shared on the same clinical day!
✔✔Qualifying calc selection must include - ✔✔-at least 1 surface of qualifying calc on a
min of 6 teeth
-at least 12 surfaces of qualifying sub g calc
-8 of the 12 surfaces must be posterior
-3 of the 8 posterior surfaces must be on molars
-no more than 4 of the 12 surfaces on anterior teeth
✔✔CRDTS prohibits what in your teeth in the treatment selection? - ✔✔- III mobility
-III or IV furcation
-ortho or invisalign and or bonded retainers
-implants
-partially erupted teeth
-retained baby tooth
✔✔The following conditions are not prohibited from tooth selection, but are strongly
discouraged - ✔✔-gross caries
-faulty restorations
-extensive full or partial veneer crowns
-multiple probing depths in excess of 6mm
✔✔What color ink is preferred on all forms as the examiners can easily read it? -
✔✔blue
✔✔The examiners select how many teeth to probe? And of the teeth they assigned you
to probe how many will they grade? - ✔✔They assign 4, but only grade 2 of the 4
✔✔Your probing depths many be within how many mm's from the examiners reading? -
✔✔within 1mm
✔✔Should you do you probe readings before or after scaling? - ✔✔AFTER
✔✔The examiners will check all surfaces of the teeth with the 12 selected deposits,
except for what surface? - ✔✔the occlusal
SET A+
✔✔If in the afternoon group what time can you enter the clinic? And what time does
sign up for patient check-in with your treatment selection begin? What is the latest time
to submit the 1st treatment selection? - ✔✔--> 12
--> 12:15
--> 1:30
✔✔Once your treatment selection has been evaluated and deemed acceptable by the
examiners what is the amount of time given? - ✔✔2.5 hours start/finish time
finish time being the latest time you can present the patient for final evaluation
✔✔How long should you tell your patient the exam is? - ✔✔5 hours
✔✔What is the CRDTS BP protocol? - ✔✔- 159/94 or below: can proceed
- 160/95-179/109: accepted only with medical clearance letter
- 180/110 or greater: not accepted for exam
✔✔Patients must submit medical clearance letter and provide pre med (if needed) for all
of the following conditions - ✔✔-currently pregnant
-artificial/damaged heart valves
-history of IE
-congenital heart conditions
-joint replacement
-immune suppression/HIV/AIDS
-heart condition, pacemaker, defibrillator
✔✔What are the health history prohibitions? - ✔✔-receiving/received INTRAVENOUS
bisphosphonates
-cardiac/organ transplant
-active osteonecrosis of jaw
-active TB
, -heart attack, heart surgery, stents, stroke, or chemo tx within past 6 months
✔✔Patients that need antibiotic pre med can be shared by candidates when? - ✔✔on
the same day, not separate days
✔✔T/F patients with diabetes controlled by insulin injections or insulin infusion devices
can be shared on the same clinical day, not separate - ✔✔False!
can NOT be shared on the same clinical day!
✔✔Qualifying calc selection must include - ✔✔-at least 1 surface of qualifying calc on a
min of 6 teeth
-at least 12 surfaces of qualifying sub g calc
-8 of the 12 surfaces must be posterior
-3 of the 8 posterior surfaces must be on molars
-no more than 4 of the 12 surfaces on anterior teeth
✔✔CRDTS prohibits what in your teeth in the treatment selection? - ✔✔- III mobility
-III or IV furcation
-ortho or invisalign and or bonded retainers
-implants
-partially erupted teeth
-retained baby tooth
✔✔The following conditions are not prohibited from tooth selection, but are strongly
discouraged - ✔✔-gross caries
-faulty restorations
-extensive full or partial veneer crowns
-multiple probing depths in excess of 6mm
✔✔What color ink is preferred on all forms as the examiners can easily read it? -
✔✔blue
✔✔The examiners select how many teeth to probe? And of the teeth they assigned you
to probe how many will they grade? - ✔✔They assign 4, but only grade 2 of the 4
✔✔Your probing depths many be within how many mm's from the examiners reading? -
✔✔within 1mm
✔✔Should you do you probe readings before or after scaling? - ✔✔AFTER
✔✔The examiners will check all surfaces of the teeth with the 12 selected deposits,
except for what surface? - ✔✔the occlusal
