DH 101 Final Exam Questions And
Correct Answers 2025-2026 Update.
The loss of tooth substance by a chemical process that does not involve known bacterial action
is known as: - Answer Erosion
A defect that occurs as a result of a disturbance in the formation of the organic enamel matrix is
known as: - Answer Enamel hypoplasia
During an exam you notice that your patient's left mandibular second premolar (#20) is facial to
the maxillary left second premolar (#13); this condition is called: - Answer Cross-bite
Suppuration is the formation: - Answer Pus
A pocket is a healthy sulcus: - Answer False
A pocket has an inner wall of enamel, or enamel and cementum; and another wall of sulcular
epithelium: - Answer True
When should you typically schedule continuing care appointments for your patients: - Answer
As needed
Remineralizing tooth surfaces should not be scraped or altered in any way. Which of the
following techniques would be the most acceptable way to detect coronal caries on a
demineralized surface: - Answer Blunt probe
Which area-specific Gracey curette would be used for the distal of tooth #31? - Answer Gracey
13/14
What is not a source for determining standard of care in a legal dispute: - Answer Opinion of
the dental staff of the clinic in question
Which hepatitis virus comes from contaminated meat/or water with feces, and other
contaminated food/drinks? - Answer Hepatitis A
, What are the two types of dental caries described by location: - Answer Pit and fissure, and
smooth surface
What is ASA III physical status: - Answer A patient with a severe systemic disease that limits
activity but is not incapacitating
Class I furcation means early beginning involvement where with the probe one can feel just
beginning of a furcation dentation - Answer True
Prognosis is considered a look ahead to an anticipated ________ or end point expected from
the dental hygiene intervention selected for an individual patient. - Answer Outcome
What is the purpose of tissue conditioning? - Answer To encourage gingival healing and
minimize bleeding
What is not a risk factor for oral cancer? - Answer Calculus
The incidence of gingivitis is greatest in what area? - Answer Interdental tissues
Informed consent carries which characteristic? - Answer Addresses risks of doing or not doing
procedures
You have a pregnant patient in the dental chair. She said that her sister took fluoride
supplements while she was pregnant to help her child have fewer cavities when his permanent
teeth come in. What should you tell this patient? - Answer The permanent teeth do not form
until after birth so this will not help with a child's permanent teeth.
Which types of hepatitis are spread through blood transmission? - Answer Hepatitis B and C
Collecting personal, dental, and health history information pertains to which standard for
delivery of dental hygiene care as defined by the ADHA Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene
Practice? - Answer Standard 1 Assessment
What is the technique used with the periodontal probe? - Answer Walking stroke
Correct Answers 2025-2026 Update.
The loss of tooth substance by a chemical process that does not involve known bacterial action
is known as: - Answer Erosion
A defect that occurs as a result of a disturbance in the formation of the organic enamel matrix is
known as: - Answer Enamel hypoplasia
During an exam you notice that your patient's left mandibular second premolar (#20) is facial to
the maxillary left second premolar (#13); this condition is called: - Answer Cross-bite
Suppuration is the formation: - Answer Pus
A pocket is a healthy sulcus: - Answer False
A pocket has an inner wall of enamel, or enamel and cementum; and another wall of sulcular
epithelium: - Answer True
When should you typically schedule continuing care appointments for your patients: - Answer
As needed
Remineralizing tooth surfaces should not be scraped or altered in any way. Which of the
following techniques would be the most acceptable way to detect coronal caries on a
demineralized surface: - Answer Blunt probe
Which area-specific Gracey curette would be used for the distal of tooth #31? - Answer Gracey
13/14
What is not a source for determining standard of care in a legal dispute: - Answer Opinion of
the dental staff of the clinic in question
Which hepatitis virus comes from contaminated meat/or water with feces, and other
contaminated food/drinks? - Answer Hepatitis A
, What are the two types of dental caries described by location: - Answer Pit and fissure, and
smooth surface
What is ASA III physical status: - Answer A patient with a severe systemic disease that limits
activity but is not incapacitating
Class I furcation means early beginning involvement where with the probe one can feel just
beginning of a furcation dentation - Answer True
Prognosis is considered a look ahead to an anticipated ________ or end point expected from
the dental hygiene intervention selected for an individual patient. - Answer Outcome
What is the purpose of tissue conditioning? - Answer To encourage gingival healing and
minimize bleeding
What is not a risk factor for oral cancer? - Answer Calculus
The incidence of gingivitis is greatest in what area? - Answer Interdental tissues
Informed consent carries which characteristic? - Answer Addresses risks of doing or not doing
procedures
You have a pregnant patient in the dental chair. She said that her sister took fluoride
supplements while she was pregnant to help her child have fewer cavities when his permanent
teeth come in. What should you tell this patient? - Answer The permanent teeth do not form
until after birth so this will not help with a child's permanent teeth.
Which types of hepatitis are spread through blood transmission? - Answer Hepatitis B and C
Collecting personal, dental, and health history information pertains to which standard for
delivery of dental hygiene care as defined by the ADHA Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene
Practice? - Answer Standard 1 Assessment
What is the technique used with the periodontal probe? - Answer Walking stroke
