DSE OSCE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
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**ADABwebsite**
https://www.ada.org/en/member-center/oral-health-topics/antibiotic-prophylaxis
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-Bamoxicillin
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-BciproflaxacinB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-*clarithromycin*B
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-BendoBtherapy
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-BocclusalBrestorationB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-*occlusalBrestoration*
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http://www.centreoms.com/admin/storage/news/ADA%20Recommendations%20for%20Treat
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BsittingBpositionBwithBtheBkneesBflexed.
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-BconservativeBdebridement
-BimmediateBendoB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-conservativeBdebridement
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ABpatientBhasBanBallergicBreactionBtoBaBbarbiturate,BhowBdoByouBtreat?
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ANSWERS 2025
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BprostheticBcardiacBvalves,BincludingBtranscatheter-implantedBprosthesesBandBhomografts
-BprostheticBmaterialBusedBforBcardiacBvalveBrepair,BsuchBasBannuloplastyBringsBandBchords
-BaBhistoryBofBinfectiveBendocarditis
-BaBcardiacBtransplantaBwithBvalveBregurgitationBdueBtoBaBstructurallyBabnormalBvalve
-BtheBfollowingBcongenitalB(presentBfromBbirth)BheartBdisease
--unrepairedBcyanoticBcongenitalBheartBdisease,BincludingBpalliativeBshuntsBandBconduits
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anyBrepairedBcongenitalBheartBdefectBwithBresidualBshuntsBorBvalvularBregurgitationBatBtheBsiteBofB
orBadjacentBtoBtheBsiteBofBaBprostheticBpatchBorBaBprostheticBdevice
**ADABwebsite**
https://www.ada.org/en/member-center/oral-health-topics/antibiotic-prophylaxis
41-
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-BmanyBofBtheBOSCEBquizletsBsayBno....
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-Bamoxicillin
-Bcephalexin
,-Bclarithromycin
-BciproflaxacinB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-*clarithromycin*B
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ttps://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-body/is-it-safe/antibiotics-and-pregnancy/
WhatBprocedureBcanBaBdentistBperformBwithoutBconsultingBMDBifBaBpatientBisBcurrentlyBtakingBbis
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-BendoBtherapy
-BprophyBandBscaling
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-BocclusalBrestorationB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-*occlusalBrestoration*
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http://www.centreoms.com/admin/storage/news/ADA%20Recommendations%20for%20Treat
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