NDHCE FINAL EXAM 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔what are signs of hypogylcemia? - ✔✔shakiness, anxiety, sweating, confusion
✔✔Hydrochlorothiazide - ✔✔dieuretic drug used to control hypertension
side effects dry mouth
✔✔fosamax - ✔✔used to treat or prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis
side effects chest pain, dizziness
✔✔what does dry mouth increase the risk for? - ✔✔root carries as they are more
vulnerable to demineralization than enamel
✔✔what is pica? - ✔✔disorder characterized by eating non-food items such as paint,
chalk, grass, metal etc
down syndrome and autistic pt may have this
✔✔how much toothpaste should a
child younger than 3 years
child 3-6 years
use? - ✔✔<3 - smear
3-6 - pea size
✔✔what is deft? - ✔✔decayed, exfolicated, filled teeth index
used to determine dental caries experience in primary teeth
✔✔what does a typical finding mean in EO/IO? - ✔✔not present in all people, but WNL
✔✔what are the three head and neck exam categories? - ✔✔normal typical and
pathological
✔✔are fixed nodes a concern? - ✔✔yes and they should be noted
✔✔what group of nodes are commonly enlarged AFTER infection? - ✔✔submandibular
✔✔where are the subclavicular nodes located? - ✔✔just above the clavicle
✔✔where are the occipital nodes? - ✔✔one inch above and below hairline
base of skull
, ✔✔what is bimanual palpation? - ✔✔finger and thumb from each hand
✔✔what is bilateral palpation? - ✔✔two hands used at the same time
✔✔where is the parotid duct? - ✔✔mesial to the parotid salivary gland
✔✔what houses the whartons duct? - ✔✔sublingual caruncle
✔✔what are the two oblique elevations found laterally away from the lingual frenum? -
✔✔sublingual folds
✔✔where are the papilla of the tongue located? - ✔✔dorsal and lateral of tongue
✔✔how is cancer of the oral cavity treated? - ✔✔chemotherapy, radiation, surgery
✔✔how to get rid of bulky tumours - ✔✔radiation
✔✔where is the sublingual gland located? - ✔✔anterior to submandibular gland under
tongue
✔✔what is the inner canthus of eye? - ✔✔fold of tissue at inner corner of eyelids
✔✔what papillae is the most anterior on tongue? - ✔✔fungiform
✔✔after ______ the chance of an avulsed tooth to successfully recover is diminished -
✔✔2 hours
✔✔when does plaque mineralize into caculus - ✔✔24 hours
✔✔when does the pellicle form? - ✔✔immediately after brushing
✔✔what can cause a more active state of lupus? - ✔✔sunlight
infection
emotional stress
✔✔what type of lupus mainly affects the skin? - ✔✔discoid
✔✔what is the main cause of primary herpetic gingivostomatits? - ✔✔herpes simplex
virus I
✔✔what nutrients would be recommended for pt's with poor wound healing? -
✔✔vitamin C
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔what are signs of hypogylcemia? - ✔✔shakiness, anxiety, sweating, confusion
✔✔Hydrochlorothiazide - ✔✔dieuretic drug used to control hypertension
side effects dry mouth
✔✔fosamax - ✔✔used to treat or prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis
side effects chest pain, dizziness
✔✔what does dry mouth increase the risk for? - ✔✔root carries as they are more
vulnerable to demineralization than enamel
✔✔what is pica? - ✔✔disorder characterized by eating non-food items such as paint,
chalk, grass, metal etc
down syndrome and autistic pt may have this
✔✔how much toothpaste should a
child younger than 3 years
child 3-6 years
use? - ✔✔<3 - smear
3-6 - pea size
✔✔what is deft? - ✔✔decayed, exfolicated, filled teeth index
used to determine dental caries experience in primary teeth
✔✔what does a typical finding mean in EO/IO? - ✔✔not present in all people, but WNL
✔✔what are the three head and neck exam categories? - ✔✔normal typical and
pathological
✔✔are fixed nodes a concern? - ✔✔yes and they should be noted
✔✔what group of nodes are commonly enlarged AFTER infection? - ✔✔submandibular
✔✔where are the subclavicular nodes located? - ✔✔just above the clavicle
✔✔where are the occipital nodes? - ✔✔one inch above and below hairline
base of skull
, ✔✔what is bimanual palpation? - ✔✔finger and thumb from each hand
✔✔what is bilateral palpation? - ✔✔two hands used at the same time
✔✔where is the parotid duct? - ✔✔mesial to the parotid salivary gland
✔✔what houses the whartons duct? - ✔✔sublingual caruncle
✔✔what are the two oblique elevations found laterally away from the lingual frenum? -
✔✔sublingual folds
✔✔where are the papilla of the tongue located? - ✔✔dorsal and lateral of tongue
✔✔how is cancer of the oral cavity treated? - ✔✔chemotherapy, radiation, surgery
✔✔how to get rid of bulky tumours - ✔✔radiation
✔✔where is the sublingual gland located? - ✔✔anterior to submandibular gland under
tongue
✔✔what is the inner canthus of eye? - ✔✔fold of tissue at inner corner of eyelids
✔✔what papillae is the most anterior on tongue? - ✔✔fungiform
✔✔after ______ the chance of an avulsed tooth to successfully recover is diminished -
✔✔2 hours
✔✔when does plaque mineralize into caculus - ✔✔24 hours
✔✔when does the pellicle form? - ✔✔immediately after brushing
✔✔what can cause a more active state of lupus? - ✔✔sunlight
infection
emotional stress
✔✔what type of lupus mainly affects the skin? - ✔✔discoid
✔✔what is the main cause of primary herpetic gingivostomatits? - ✔✔herpes simplex
virus I
✔✔what nutrients would be recommended for pt's with poor wound healing? -
✔✔vitamin C
