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MN Dental Assistant License Exam
Questions and Answers | Latest Update
If a 5 year old patient has had a .4 ppm dosage, what supplement dosage schedule would
you choose?
✓ -:- .25 mg
When is the peak uptake of fluoride?
✓ -:- 1 year after erruption
Which of the following fluorides is not recommended on patients with ceramic and
composite restorations?
✓ -:- Acidulated phosphate fluoride
Which fluoride would not be appropriate for a 3 year old?
✓ -:- Rinse
Which of the following fluorides may cause gingival blanching?
✓ -:- Stannous Fluoride
What is the sequence of sodium fluoride application?
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✓ -:- -4 applications 2-7 days apart
-Given approximately at ages 3,7,10, and 13
White opacities from excess fluoride are called
✓ -:- Mottled enamel/flurosis/hypoplasia
Two effects of fluoride overdose are enamel fluorosis and
✓ -:- Mottled enamel
When is fluoride rinse most effective?
✓ -:- After brushing and flossing
Before administering fluoride topically, you should
✓ -:- Polish, floss, and dry teeth
A safe level of fluoride in drinking water is
✓ -:- 1 ppm
What is true about fluoride diffusion?
✓ -:- Fluoride does not diffuse through acquired pellicle and plaque
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What is true about fluoride tablets?
✓ -:- When they are chewed before swallowing, the teeth benefit topically and
systemically
What is a recommended over the counter rinse?
✓ -:- .05% sodium fluoride
Where do you cut the suture to remove it?
✓ -:- Closest to the tissue
After removing sutures, you should
✓ -:- count the number of sutures and compare to the chart
What best identifies placement of a good periodontal pack?
✓ -:- Molded around the frenum for movement of the cheek
To remove a perio pack, what direction would you go?
✓ -:- Laterally
When removing sutures, what should the patient rinse with?
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✓ -:- Peroxide, saline, and antiseptic wash
If sutures are embedded on the perio pack while removing it, what is done first?
✓ -:- Cut sutures free and remove pack
What is the approximate time frame for removing non absorbable sutures?
✓ -:- 7-14 days
What is NOT a result of leaving a remaining suture?
✓ -:- Granulated tissue
What is NOT a purpose of sutures?
✓ -:- Eliminates a perio pack
True or False: A perio pack protects the surgical site
✓ -:- True
True or False: A perio pack closes the periodontal wound
✓ -:- False
A perio pack protects and most closely resembles gingival tissue is
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MN Dental Assistant License Exam
Questions and Answers | Latest Update
If a 5 year old patient has had a .4 ppm dosage, what supplement dosage schedule would
you choose?
✓ -:- .25 mg
When is the peak uptake of fluoride?
✓ -:- 1 year after erruption
Which of the following fluorides is not recommended on patients with ceramic and
composite restorations?
✓ -:- Acidulated phosphate fluoride
Which fluoride would not be appropriate for a 3 year old?
✓ -:- Rinse
Which of the following fluorides may cause gingival blanching?
✓ -:- Stannous Fluoride
What is the sequence of sodium fluoride application?
1|P a g e | G r a d e A + | 2 0 2 0 2 5
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✓ -:- -4 applications 2-7 days apart
-Given approximately at ages 3,7,10, and 13
White opacities from excess fluoride are called
✓ -:- Mottled enamel/flurosis/hypoplasia
Two effects of fluoride overdose are enamel fluorosis and
✓ -:- Mottled enamel
When is fluoride rinse most effective?
✓ -:- After brushing and flossing
Before administering fluoride topically, you should
✓ -:- Polish, floss, and dry teeth
A safe level of fluoride in drinking water is
✓ -:- 1 ppm
What is true about fluoride diffusion?
✓ -:- Fluoride does not diffuse through acquired pellicle and plaque
2|P a g e | G r a d e A + | 2 0 2 0 2 5
,2024 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain | Excel!
What is true about fluoride tablets?
✓ -:- When they are chewed before swallowing, the teeth benefit topically and
systemically
What is a recommended over the counter rinse?
✓ -:- .05% sodium fluoride
Where do you cut the suture to remove it?
✓ -:- Closest to the tissue
After removing sutures, you should
✓ -:- count the number of sutures and compare to the chart
What best identifies placement of a good periodontal pack?
✓ -:- Molded around the frenum for movement of the cheek
To remove a perio pack, what direction would you go?
✓ -:- Laterally
When removing sutures, what should the patient rinse with?
3|P a g e | G r a d e A + | 2 0 2 0 2 5
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✓ -:- Peroxide, saline, and antiseptic wash
If sutures are embedded on the perio pack while removing it, what is done first?
✓ -:- Cut sutures free and remove pack
What is the approximate time frame for removing non absorbable sutures?
✓ -:- 7-14 days
What is NOT a result of leaving a remaining suture?
✓ -:- Granulated tissue
What is NOT a purpose of sutures?
✓ -:- Eliminates a perio pack
True or False: A perio pack protects the surgical site
✓ -:- True
True or False: A perio pack closes the periodontal wound
✓ -:- False
A perio pack protects and most closely resembles gingival tissue is
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