OSCE Debbies packet Dental Hygiene Exams Practice
Guide 2025-2026
1. your patient is taking Pepsid and acetaminophen. b. decreased salivary flow
what effects may they experience?
a. increased bleeding
b. decreased salivary flow
c. gingival hyperplasia
d. increased salivary flow
2. how long should you wash your hands in between b. 15 seconds
clients?
a. 5 seconds
b. 15 seconds
c. 25 seconds
d. 35 seconds
3. you can do all of the following to prevent biofilm in c. flush with tap water
dental waterlines except for one. which one is the
exception?
a. purge between clients
b. flush lines with chemicals
c. flush with tap water
d. use individual water tanks per unit
4. I.D. this condition that is related to a low-grade inflam- a. focal sclerosis osteitis
matory reaction
a. focal sclerosis osteitis
b. periodical cement dysplasia
5. what is the minimum % of alcohol needed in hand 60%
sanitizer for it to be effective?
6. a. Target lesion Patient has an allergic re-
action to penicillin (shows
, OSCE Debbies packet Dental Hygiene Exams Practice
Guide 2025-2026
picture of hand with blis-
ter). What is it called?
7. your patient is taking Isoniazid and Rifampin. what b. tuberculosis
condition do they have?
8. furcation involvement: interradicular fibers are affect- b. Class II
ed, but part of the alveolar bone is sill in tact. which
class furcation is present?
a. Class I
b. Class II
c. Class III
d. Class IV
9. a young adult presents with red lesions at his labial a. Candida albicans
commissures (EO picture). What is the lesion caused
by
a. Candida albicans
b. bacteria
c. vitamin C deficiency
10. IO picture of multi lobed maxillary tori with an ulcer c. traumatic ulcer
on it. what kind of ulcer is this?
a. herpetic ulcer
b. pathos ulcer
c. traumatic ulcer
d. median palatine cyst
11. a. increased vertical angulation
, OSCE Debbies packet Dental Hygiene Exams Practice
Guide 2025-2026
Picture of a radiograph
with elongation. How
would you fix it?
a. increased vertical angu-
lation
b. decrease vertical angu-
lation
c. horizontal angulation
12. which of the following conditions requires premedica- d. patient with coronary
tion? bypass
a. breast implants
b. periodontal disease
c. patient with renal dialysis port
d. patient with coronary bypass
13. what plaque control aid would you NOT recommend a. stimudent
to this patient with braces?
a. stimudent
b. toothbrush
c. floss threader
d. end tuft
14. patient has had a firm lesion underneath his tongue a. carcinoma
for a while. what do you think red lesion is? Note: lesion is firm!
a. carcinoma
, OSCE Debbies packet Dental Hygiene Exams Practice
Guide 2025-2026
b. ranula
c. sialolith
15. hairy leukoplakia ID this lesion caused by
Epstein Barr virus
16. what medication WOULDNT cause xerostomia? c. anticoagulant
a. diuretic
b. tranquilizer
c. anticoagulant
d. antihistamine
17. which instrument would you choose to scale the distal 13/14 or 17/18
surface of the mesial root of a maxillary molar
18. instrument with a contra angle and short tip. where b. posterior teeth with
would you use it? deep pockets
a. posterior teeth with shallow pockets
b. posterior teeth with deep pockets
c. anterior teeth with shallow pockets
d. anterior teeth with deep pockets
19. how would you sharpen an instrument? b. place stone at junction
a. place stone at terminal shank between face and lateral
b. place stone at junction between face and lateral surface
surface
c. place stone at back
20. your diabetic patient was in a rush and did not eat b. give them a sugary
after taking his insulin in the morning. he begins drink
Guide 2025-2026
1. your patient is taking Pepsid and acetaminophen. b. decreased salivary flow
what effects may they experience?
a. increased bleeding
b. decreased salivary flow
c. gingival hyperplasia
d. increased salivary flow
2. how long should you wash your hands in between b. 15 seconds
clients?
a. 5 seconds
b. 15 seconds
c. 25 seconds
d. 35 seconds
3. you can do all of the following to prevent biofilm in c. flush with tap water
dental waterlines except for one. which one is the
exception?
a. purge between clients
b. flush lines with chemicals
c. flush with tap water
d. use individual water tanks per unit
4. I.D. this condition that is related to a low-grade inflam- a. focal sclerosis osteitis
matory reaction
a. focal sclerosis osteitis
b. periodical cement dysplasia
5. what is the minimum % of alcohol needed in hand 60%
sanitizer for it to be effective?
6. a. Target lesion Patient has an allergic re-
action to penicillin (shows
, OSCE Debbies packet Dental Hygiene Exams Practice
Guide 2025-2026
picture of hand with blis-
ter). What is it called?
7. your patient is taking Isoniazid and Rifampin. what b. tuberculosis
condition do they have?
8. furcation involvement: interradicular fibers are affect- b. Class II
ed, but part of the alveolar bone is sill in tact. which
class furcation is present?
a. Class I
b. Class II
c. Class III
d. Class IV
9. a young adult presents with red lesions at his labial a. Candida albicans
commissures (EO picture). What is the lesion caused
by
a. Candida albicans
b. bacteria
c. vitamin C deficiency
10. IO picture of multi lobed maxillary tori with an ulcer c. traumatic ulcer
on it. what kind of ulcer is this?
a. herpetic ulcer
b. pathos ulcer
c. traumatic ulcer
d. median palatine cyst
11. a. increased vertical angulation
, OSCE Debbies packet Dental Hygiene Exams Practice
Guide 2025-2026
Picture of a radiograph
with elongation. How
would you fix it?
a. increased vertical angu-
lation
b. decrease vertical angu-
lation
c. horizontal angulation
12. which of the following conditions requires premedica- d. patient with coronary
tion? bypass
a. breast implants
b. periodontal disease
c. patient with renal dialysis port
d. patient with coronary bypass
13. what plaque control aid would you NOT recommend a. stimudent
to this patient with braces?
a. stimudent
b. toothbrush
c. floss threader
d. end tuft
14. patient has had a firm lesion underneath his tongue a. carcinoma
for a while. what do you think red lesion is? Note: lesion is firm!
a. carcinoma
, OSCE Debbies packet Dental Hygiene Exams Practice
Guide 2025-2026
b. ranula
c. sialolith
15. hairy leukoplakia ID this lesion caused by
Epstein Barr virus
16. what medication WOULDNT cause xerostomia? c. anticoagulant
a. diuretic
b. tranquilizer
c. anticoagulant
d. antihistamine
17. which instrument would you choose to scale the distal 13/14 or 17/18
surface of the mesial root of a maxillary molar
18. instrument with a contra angle and short tip. where b. posterior teeth with
would you use it? deep pockets
a. posterior teeth with shallow pockets
b. posterior teeth with deep pockets
c. anterior teeth with shallow pockets
d. anterior teeth with deep pockets
19. how would you sharpen an instrument? b. place stone at junction
a. place stone at terminal shank between face and lateral
b. place stone at junction between face and lateral surface
surface
c. place stone at back
20. your diabetic patient was in a rush and did not eat b. give them a sugary
after taking his insulin in the morning. he begins drink
