UCLA BDP MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔T or F. Good oral hygiene involves brushing properly at least 2x per day with
fluoridated toothpaste - ✔✔T
✔✔T or F. You should limit snacking to reduce acid exposure. - ✔✔T
✔✔At what recall frequency should you visit your dentist? - ✔✔depends on patients risk
assessment
✔✔T or F. Every individual should have a dental exam at least 1x per year, and
cleanings at least 2x per year. - ✔✔T
✔✔_______ dentists must known and keep up to date with all specialties to know when
a referral is necessary - ✔✔General
✔✔T or F. A general dentist can perform most procedures, but the level of care must be
at least to the level that a specialist would provide. - ✔✔T
✔✔What is the mnemonic for treatment planning as a general dentist? - ✔✔SUPREME
(systemic, urgent, preparatory, restorative, elective, maintenance)
✔✔What are some examples when urgent dental care is required? - ✔✔tooth avulsion,
tooth fracture, severe tooth pain, infection
✔✔T or F. Oral hygiene instructions, teeth cleaning, deep cavities, and removing teeth
that have a hopeless prognosis is an example of preparatory dentistry - ✔✔T
✔✔What are some examples of restorative dentistry? - ✔✔implants, bridges, fillings,
crowns
✔✔An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential
tissue damage or described in terms of such damage - ✔✔pain
✔✔Short-lived phenomenon, disappears when danger or threat passes - ✔✔fear
✔✔A learned response, arises from anticipation of an event whose outcome is unknown
- ✔✔anxiety
✔✔An injection of medicine that numbs a small area of the body - ✔✔local anesthesia
, ✔✔Patient has a depressed level of consciousness, but maintains arousability -
✔✔sedation
✔✔Patient is unconscious and insensitive to painful stimuli - ✔✔general anesthesia
✔✔T or F. Local anesthesia reversibly blocks the generation and propagation of nerve
impulse action potential, and requires blocking three nodes of ranvier. - ✔✔T
✔✔T or F. Increased inflammation = decreased anesthesia - ✔✔T
✔✔T or F. Amides are more commonly used than esters in local anesthesia - ✔✔T
✔✔Where are amides metabolized? - ✔✔liver
✔✔T or F. Vasoconstrictors are commonly added to local anesthetics to increase the
depth of anesthesia and prolong numbness. - ✔✔T
✔✔What is an example of a vasoconstrictor? - ✔✔Epinephrine
✔✔What is the most commonly used topical local anesthetic? - ✔✔benzocaine
✔✔Cardiovascular function may be impaired under what level of sedation? - ✔✔general
anesthesia
✔✔What is an example of minimal sedation with a wide margin of safety? - ✔✔nitrous
oxide
✔✔T or F. General anesthesia is a controlled state of unconsciousness - ✔✔T
✔✔What was the first involvement of dentistry in forensics? - ✔✔lady of gold teeth
✔✔T or F. Paul Revere was a talented silversmith and amateur dentist, first to make a
dental forensic in the US - ✔✔T
✔✔What is the term for proper handling, examination, and evaluation of dental
evidence, which will be presented in the interest of justice. - ✔✔forensic odontology
✔✔T or F. Dental enamel is the hardest part of the body - ✔✔T
✔✔DNA can be extracted from the ____ _______ to help identify a victim. - ✔✔pulp
chamber
✔✔T or F. Assessment of bite mark injuries can be used in dental forensics. - ✔✔T
GRADED A+
✔✔T or F. Good oral hygiene involves brushing properly at least 2x per day with
fluoridated toothpaste - ✔✔T
✔✔T or F. You should limit snacking to reduce acid exposure. - ✔✔T
✔✔At what recall frequency should you visit your dentist? - ✔✔depends on patients risk
assessment
✔✔T or F. Every individual should have a dental exam at least 1x per year, and
cleanings at least 2x per year. - ✔✔T
✔✔_______ dentists must known and keep up to date with all specialties to know when
a referral is necessary - ✔✔General
✔✔T or F. A general dentist can perform most procedures, but the level of care must be
at least to the level that a specialist would provide. - ✔✔T
✔✔What is the mnemonic for treatment planning as a general dentist? - ✔✔SUPREME
(systemic, urgent, preparatory, restorative, elective, maintenance)
✔✔What are some examples when urgent dental care is required? - ✔✔tooth avulsion,
tooth fracture, severe tooth pain, infection
✔✔T or F. Oral hygiene instructions, teeth cleaning, deep cavities, and removing teeth
that have a hopeless prognosis is an example of preparatory dentistry - ✔✔T
✔✔What are some examples of restorative dentistry? - ✔✔implants, bridges, fillings,
crowns
✔✔An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential
tissue damage or described in terms of such damage - ✔✔pain
✔✔Short-lived phenomenon, disappears when danger or threat passes - ✔✔fear
✔✔A learned response, arises from anticipation of an event whose outcome is unknown
- ✔✔anxiety
✔✔An injection of medicine that numbs a small area of the body - ✔✔local anesthesia
, ✔✔Patient has a depressed level of consciousness, but maintains arousability -
✔✔sedation
✔✔Patient is unconscious and insensitive to painful stimuli - ✔✔general anesthesia
✔✔T or F. Local anesthesia reversibly blocks the generation and propagation of nerve
impulse action potential, and requires blocking three nodes of ranvier. - ✔✔T
✔✔T or F. Increased inflammation = decreased anesthesia - ✔✔T
✔✔T or F. Amides are more commonly used than esters in local anesthesia - ✔✔T
✔✔Where are amides metabolized? - ✔✔liver
✔✔T or F. Vasoconstrictors are commonly added to local anesthetics to increase the
depth of anesthesia and prolong numbness. - ✔✔T
✔✔What is an example of a vasoconstrictor? - ✔✔Epinephrine
✔✔What is the most commonly used topical local anesthetic? - ✔✔benzocaine
✔✔Cardiovascular function may be impaired under what level of sedation? - ✔✔general
anesthesia
✔✔What is an example of minimal sedation with a wide margin of safety? - ✔✔nitrous
oxide
✔✔T or F. General anesthesia is a controlled state of unconsciousness - ✔✔T
✔✔What was the first involvement of dentistry in forensics? - ✔✔lady of gold teeth
✔✔T or F. Paul Revere was a talented silversmith and amateur dentist, first to make a
dental forensic in the US - ✔✔T
✔✔What is the term for proper handling, examination, and evaluation of dental
evidence, which will be presented in the interest of justice. - ✔✔forensic odontology
✔✔T or F. Dental enamel is the hardest part of the body - ✔✔T
✔✔DNA can be extracted from the ____ _______ to help identify a victim. - ✔✔pulp
chamber
✔✔T or F. Assessment of bite mark injuries can be used in dental forensics. - ✔✔T
