Dental Hygiene III FINAL | DENTAL HYGIENE III midterm/ 80 Questions
& Correct Answers
In 2018, the Surgeon General of the United States, Dr.________________, stated that the
country's opioid crisis is an "epidemic because people are dying like never before.
a. Robert Smith
b. John Anderson
c. Jerome Adams
d. David Walker - (answers)C. Dr. Jerome Adams,
In February 2018, the American Dental Association (ADA) released updated recommendations
for using opioids for dental pain and reaffirmed the use of ______________ analgesics as first-
line therapy for acute pain management.
a. NSAID
b. Benzodiazepine
c. Topical
d. Opioids - (answers)a. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID)
Dentists are responsible for prescribing an estimated 12% of immediate-release opioids annually
a. 9%
,b. 12%
c.22%
d. 32% - (answers)b. 12%
Heroin became illegal in the United States in ______
a. 1920
b. 1924
c. 1922
d. 1926 - (answers)b. 1924
In the latest figures available, the annual costs, including criminal justice, lost wages, medical
treatment, etc. associated with the opioid epidemic in America were _______________.
A. $52 Billion
B. $65 Billion
C. $78.5 Billion
D. $98 Billion - (answers)C
Approximately _____ people died due to opioid overdose daily in the United States in 2019.
A. 67
, B. 95
C. 115
D. 136 - (answers)D
After concern of undertreatment of pain in the patient population, in 2001 the Joint Commission
released a statement requiring pain assessment for _______________.
A. hospital patients receiving surgical care
B. pregnant women in labor
C. patients seen in hospital emergency departments
D. all patients - (answers)D
In 2021, the Sackler family (owners of oxycontin makers Purdue Pharma) agreed to pay
_______________ in a settlement with the US government regarding their marketing of
oxycontin?
A. $4.3 Billion
B. $6.8 Billion
C. $8.9 Billion
D. $12.1 Billion - (answers)A
& Correct Answers
In 2018, the Surgeon General of the United States, Dr.________________, stated that the
country's opioid crisis is an "epidemic because people are dying like never before.
a. Robert Smith
b. John Anderson
c. Jerome Adams
d. David Walker - (answers)C. Dr. Jerome Adams,
In February 2018, the American Dental Association (ADA) released updated recommendations
for using opioids for dental pain and reaffirmed the use of ______________ analgesics as first-
line therapy for acute pain management.
a. NSAID
b. Benzodiazepine
c. Topical
d. Opioids - (answers)a. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID)
Dentists are responsible for prescribing an estimated 12% of immediate-release opioids annually
a. 9%
,b. 12%
c.22%
d. 32% - (answers)b. 12%
Heroin became illegal in the United States in ______
a. 1920
b. 1924
c. 1922
d. 1926 - (answers)b. 1924
In the latest figures available, the annual costs, including criminal justice, lost wages, medical
treatment, etc. associated with the opioid epidemic in America were _______________.
A. $52 Billion
B. $65 Billion
C. $78.5 Billion
D. $98 Billion - (answers)C
Approximately _____ people died due to opioid overdose daily in the United States in 2019.
A. 67
, B. 95
C. 115
D. 136 - (answers)D
After concern of undertreatment of pain in the patient population, in 2001 the Joint Commission
released a statement requiring pain assessment for _______________.
A. hospital patients receiving surgical care
B. pregnant women in labor
C. patients seen in hospital emergency departments
D. all patients - (answers)D
In 2021, the Sackler family (owners of oxycontin makers Purdue Pharma) agreed to pay
_______________ in a settlement with the US government regarding their marketing of
oxycontin?
A. $4.3 Billion
B. $6.8 Billion
C. $8.9 Billion
D. $12.1 Billion - (answers)A
