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AAPD Oral Board Exam (Latest
2025/2026 Update) Questions with
Verified Answers | 100% Correct| Graded
A.
Dental Home - (answers)an ongoing relationship between the dentist and the
patient, including all aspects of oral health care delivered in a comprehensive,
continuously accessible, coordinated, and family-centered way
What is the most cost effective way to provide dental care? - (answers)Dental
home
What is the most common infectious disease among U.S. children? -
(answers)Dental caries, particularly among poor, non-white children
When should a dental home be established? - (answers)within 6 months of first
tooth eruption and No later than 12 months
What is dental neglect - (answers)WILLFUL failure of parent or guardian to seek
and follow through with treatment necessary to ensure a level of oral heath
essential for adequate function and freedom from pain and infection.
Dental disability - (answers)orofacial pain, infection, or pathological condition
and/or lack of functional dentition affect nutritional intake, growth and
development, or participation in life activities.
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Medically-necessary care - (answers)Reasonable and essential diagnostic,
preventive, and treatment services (including supplies, appliances, and devices)
and follow-up care as determined by qualified health care providers in treating
any condition, disease, injury, or congenital or developmental malformation to
promote optimal health, growth, and development. MNC includes all supportive
health care services that, in the judgment of the attending dentist, are necessary
for the provision of optimal quality therapeutic and preventive oral care. These
services include, but are not limited to, sedation, general anesthesia, and
utilization of surgical facilities.
MNC ____________ the probability of good health and well-being and
________________ the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome. -
(answers)increases, decreases
Perinatal - (answers)20th week of gestation to 4 weeks post-partum
Women are more or less susceptible to oral disease? Why? - (answers)More
susceptible, due to endocrinological fluctuations during pregnancy.
Poor oral health is associated with what birth problems? - (answers)Low
birthwaeight, growth restriction, preterm delivery, preclampsia, early pregnancy
loss, and intrauterine fetal demise.
Use of _______ ______ and avoiding tobacco and alcohol is protective for oral
facial clefts? - (answers)Folic acid
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Pillow under the ______ hip maintains the uterus off the vena cava -
(answers)right
What analgesics should be avoided during pregnancy? - (answers)Ibuprofen and
Naproxen, during 1st and 3rd trimester.
Can opiods be used during pregnancy? - (answers)yes just minimum effectvie
dose as they do cross the placenta
What antibiotics should be avoided during pregnancy? - (answers)Erythromycin,
tetracycline, fluoroquinolones.
Infants born via C-section are colonized by S. Mutans _________________
compared to vaginal births - (answers)Earlier
Teenage pregnancy (11-15) causes the following: - (answers)Pregnancy-induced
hypertension (causes increased bleeding during procedures), anemia, sexually
transmissble diseases, and premature delivery
Mild hypertension - (answers)Equal to or greater than 140/90
Severe hypertension - (answers)Greater than or equal to 160/110
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Acute onset, severe hypertension that persists for 15 minutes or more = -
(answers)Emergency. Physician should be notified immediately.
Maternal levels of vitamin ____ may affect primary tooth development -
(answers)D
Approximately ______ percent of pregnant participants reported persistent
xerostomia - (answers)Xerostomia
There is an correlation between periodontal disease in prengnant women and
_____________ diabetes - (answers)gestational
Poor plaque control added with hormone changes in pregnancy can lead to
development of what pathology? - (answers)Pyogenic Granuloma
Due to increased risk of fetal hypoxia leading to inreased risk of pregnancy loss,
what should be avoided? - (answers)Nitrious Oxide during the first trimester
Due to worries regaring merucury, what products should be avoided during
pregnancy? - (answers)Tooth whitening products that contain or generate
hydrogen peroxide (releases inorganic mercury from amalgam fillings)
What should be done before brushing after vomitting? - (answers)Rinse with a
cup of water containing a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate.
AAPD Oral Board Exam (Latest
2025/2026 Update) Questions with
Verified Answers | 100% Correct| Graded
A.
Dental Home - (answers)an ongoing relationship between the dentist and the
patient, including all aspects of oral health care delivered in a comprehensive,
continuously accessible, coordinated, and family-centered way
What is the most cost effective way to provide dental care? - (answers)Dental
home
What is the most common infectious disease among U.S. children? -
(answers)Dental caries, particularly among poor, non-white children
When should a dental home be established? - (answers)within 6 months of first
tooth eruption and No later than 12 months
What is dental neglect - (answers)WILLFUL failure of parent or guardian to seek
and follow through with treatment necessary to ensure a level of oral heath
essential for adequate function and freedom from pain and infection.
Dental disability - (answers)orofacial pain, infection, or pathological condition
and/or lack of functional dentition affect nutritional intake, growth and
development, or participation in life activities.
,2
Medically-necessary care - (answers)Reasonable and essential diagnostic,
preventive, and treatment services (including supplies, appliances, and devices)
and follow-up care as determined by qualified health care providers in treating
any condition, disease, injury, or congenital or developmental malformation to
promote optimal health, growth, and development. MNC includes all supportive
health care services that, in the judgment of the attending dentist, are necessary
for the provision of optimal quality therapeutic and preventive oral care. These
services include, but are not limited to, sedation, general anesthesia, and
utilization of surgical facilities.
MNC ____________ the probability of good health and well-being and
________________ the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome. -
(answers)increases, decreases
Perinatal - (answers)20th week of gestation to 4 weeks post-partum
Women are more or less susceptible to oral disease? Why? - (answers)More
susceptible, due to endocrinological fluctuations during pregnancy.
Poor oral health is associated with what birth problems? - (answers)Low
birthwaeight, growth restriction, preterm delivery, preclampsia, early pregnancy
loss, and intrauterine fetal demise.
Use of _______ ______ and avoiding tobacco and alcohol is protective for oral
facial clefts? - (answers)Folic acid
,3
Pillow under the ______ hip maintains the uterus off the vena cava -
(answers)right
What analgesics should be avoided during pregnancy? - (answers)Ibuprofen and
Naproxen, during 1st and 3rd trimester.
Can opiods be used during pregnancy? - (answers)yes just minimum effectvie
dose as they do cross the placenta
What antibiotics should be avoided during pregnancy? - (answers)Erythromycin,
tetracycline, fluoroquinolones.
Infants born via C-section are colonized by S. Mutans _________________
compared to vaginal births - (answers)Earlier
Teenage pregnancy (11-15) causes the following: - (answers)Pregnancy-induced
hypertension (causes increased bleeding during procedures), anemia, sexually
transmissble diseases, and premature delivery
Mild hypertension - (answers)Equal to or greater than 140/90
Severe hypertension - (answers)Greater than or equal to 160/110
, 4
Acute onset, severe hypertension that persists for 15 minutes or more = -
(answers)Emergency. Physician should be notified immediately.
Maternal levels of vitamin ____ may affect primary tooth development -
(answers)D
Approximately ______ percent of pregnant participants reported persistent
xerostomia - (answers)Xerostomia
There is an correlation between periodontal disease in prengnant women and
_____________ diabetes - (answers)gestational
Poor plaque control added with hormone changes in pregnancy can lead to
development of what pathology? - (answers)Pyogenic Granuloma
Due to increased risk of fetal hypoxia leading to inreased risk of pregnancy loss,
what should be avoided? - (answers)Nitrious Oxide during the first trimester
Due to worries regaring merucury, what products should be avoided during
pregnancy? - (answers)Tooth whitening products that contain or generate
hydrogen peroxide (releases inorganic mercury from amalgam fillings)
What should be done before brushing after vomitting? - (answers)Rinse with a
cup of water containing a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate.
