APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE DENTAL
HYGIENIST BY ELENA COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ List some of the Dental Drug Reference Books recommended for
the dental office:
Answer: Mosby's Dental Drug Reference
Lexi-Comp's Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry
◉ List some of the Selected Journals recommended for the dental
office:
Answer: Journal of Dental Hygiene
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
RDH Magazine
Pharmacy Today
,Drug Topics
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal of the American Dental Association
◉ List some of the Websites recommended for the dental office:
Answer: www.epocrates.com
www.davis'sdrugguide.com
www.lexicomp.com
www.pdr.net
www.rxlist.com
www.drugs.com
www.fda.gov/medwatch
www.medscape.com
, www.mayoclinic.com
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
◉ List some Newsletters recommended for the dental office:
Answer: Pharmacist Letter
The Medical Letter
◉ How should each publication type be selected?
Answer: According to its Lack of Bias, Publication Date, it's
Readability, Degree of Detail & it's Price.
◉ A reference book no more than how many years old is needed bc
of the continual release of new drugs?
Answer: 1-2 years.
◉ When a drug is being investigated by a company, what is it
identified by?
Answer: Its Chemical Name, which is determined by it's Chemical
Structure.
HYGIENIST BY ELENA COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ List some of the Dental Drug Reference Books recommended for
the dental office:
Answer: Mosby's Dental Drug Reference
Lexi-Comp's Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry
◉ List some of the Selected Journals recommended for the dental
office:
Answer: Journal of Dental Hygiene
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
RDH Magazine
Pharmacy Today
,Drug Topics
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal of the American Dental Association
◉ List some of the Websites recommended for the dental office:
Answer: www.epocrates.com
www.davis'sdrugguide.com
www.lexicomp.com
www.pdr.net
www.rxlist.com
www.drugs.com
www.fda.gov/medwatch
www.medscape.com
, www.mayoclinic.com
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
◉ List some Newsletters recommended for the dental office:
Answer: Pharmacist Letter
The Medical Letter
◉ How should each publication type be selected?
Answer: According to its Lack of Bias, Publication Date, it's
Readability, Degree of Detail & it's Price.
◉ A reference book no more than how many years old is needed bc
of the continual release of new drugs?
Answer: 1-2 years.
◉ When a drug is being investigated by a company, what is it
identified by?
Answer: Its Chemical Name, which is determined by it's Chemical
Structure.
