PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉What are nonmodifiable risk factors for periodontal disease?
Answer: Genetic predisposition, age, osteoporosis, and host
response.
◉What does the CAMBRA tool assess? Answer: An individual's
caries disease indicators, risk factors, and protective factors to
determine the level of caries risk.
◉What is the relationship between lifestyle behaviors and oral
health? Answer: Lifestyle behaviors like tobacco use and poor
dietary choices affect both general health and oral health.
◉What is the role of dental professionals in disease prevention?
Answer: To identify signs and symptoms of diseases early to prevent
progression to advanced stages.
, ◉What is the importance of patient-specific risk assessment?
Answer: It helps predict a patient's risk of disease and improves
clinical decision-making.
◉What is the Hippocratic oath's relevance to preventive care?
Answer: It emphasizes the commitment to render help to those in
need and to do no harm.
◉What is oral wellness? Answer: The absence of tooth decay and
gum disease.
◉What are opportunistic infections? Answer: Infections caused by
usually harmless organisms that can cause disease when the host's
resistance is impaired.
◉What are some topics a hygienist can discuss with a patient to
promote health? Answer: Over-the-counter cold meds and
xerostomia, smoking cessation, gingival inflammation and heart
disease, hypertension, and general well-being.
◉What is xerostomia and how does it relate to dental health?
Answer: Xerostomia is dry mouth, which can lead to dental caries.
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉What are nonmodifiable risk factors for periodontal disease?
Answer: Genetic predisposition, age, osteoporosis, and host
response.
◉What does the CAMBRA tool assess? Answer: An individual's
caries disease indicators, risk factors, and protective factors to
determine the level of caries risk.
◉What is the relationship between lifestyle behaviors and oral
health? Answer: Lifestyle behaviors like tobacco use and poor
dietary choices affect both general health and oral health.
◉What is the role of dental professionals in disease prevention?
Answer: To identify signs and symptoms of diseases early to prevent
progression to advanced stages.
, ◉What is the importance of patient-specific risk assessment?
Answer: It helps predict a patient's risk of disease and improves
clinical decision-making.
◉What is the Hippocratic oath's relevance to preventive care?
Answer: It emphasizes the commitment to render help to those in
need and to do no harm.
◉What is oral wellness? Answer: The absence of tooth decay and
gum disease.
◉What are opportunistic infections? Answer: Infections caused by
usually harmless organisms that can cause disease when the host's
resistance is impaired.
◉What are some topics a hygienist can discuss with a patient to
promote health? Answer: Over-the-counter cold meds and
xerostomia, smoking cessation, gingival inflammation and heart
disease, hypertension, and general well-being.
◉What is xerostomia and how does it relate to dental health?
Answer: Xerostomia is dry mouth, which can lead to dental caries.
