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Dental Midterm Questions and Answers: A Comprehensive Guide for Students, Exams of Dentistry

A comprehensive set of questions and answers covering key concepts in dental procedures, anatomy, physiology, infection control, and restorative dentistry. It is a valuable resource for students preparing for their midterms, offering insights into common dental practices and procedures. Topics such as dental anatomy, infection control, restorative dentistry, and dental materials.

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NC Dental U Mid Term Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
A prescription from the dentist is required ________ a lab technician can make an appliance.
✔✔before
List some of the information that will be included on a prescription ✔✔dentist name, license
number, address, phone number and signature
Comission ✔✔not doing something that should have been done
Omission ✔✔doing something that should not have been done
What is an example of comission? ✔✔not recognizing periodontal disease
What is an example of omission? ✔✔pulling out the wrong tooth
The scientific study of the shape and structure of the human body is known as ________.
✔✔anatomy
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A prescription from the dentist is required ________ a lab technician can make an appliance. ✔✔before

List some of the information that will be included on a prescription ✔✔dentist name, license number, address, phone number and signature

Comission ✔✔not doing something that should have been done

Omission ✔✔doing something that should not have been done

What is an example of comission? ✔✔not recognizing periodontal disease

What is an example of omission? ✔✔pulling out the wrong tooth

The scientific study of the shape and structure of the human body is known as ________. ✔✔anatomy

The study of how the human body functions is known as _______. ✔✔physiology

SDS ✔✔mandatory information that contains health hazards, first aid procedures, exposure- control plan, and precautions for safe handling and use

OSHA ✔✔employee protection for exposure and hazardous chemicals

FDA ✔✔regulates the manufacturing and labeling of medical devices

HIPPA ✔✔ensures privacy regarding PHI (Personal Health Information)

Direct Transmission ✔✔person to person contact

Indirect Transmission ✔✔touching a contaminated object

Tetanus is an extremely dangerous ________. ✔✔disease

What is the work flow patter of the instrument processing area? ✔✔dirty to clean to sterile to storage

What is the best way to determine that instruments are sterile and thus can be stored? ✔✔biologic monitors

Steam autoclave ✔✔instruments to be clean but not dry before loading, and requires distilled water

Dry heat sterilizer ✔✔heat needs to reach all parts of instruments, which are dry directly after the cycle

Which piece of equipment is associated with the anchor tooth and why? ✔✔the clamp, the anchor tooth holds the dental dam clamp sys

Before starting a procedure a verbal review of a patients ______ ______ must be completed. ✔✔medical history

The patients ______ ______ and ______ must be recored before exam. ✔✔blood pressure and pulse

What is the normal blood pressure of an adult? ✔✔systolic is less than 120 diastolic is less than 80

What is the normal pulse of an adult? ✔✔60-

Who developed the standard classification system for describing the location of decay? ✔✔G.V. Black

How many classes are in Black's Classification system? ✔✔ 6

In the event of a medical office emergency, is the front desk staff exempt from providing care for a patient? ✔✔no

Topical ✔✔provides numbing effect in a specific area prior to an injection

What are the materials and process for a posterior matrix? ✔✔1. mylar strip and wedge

  1. the process is matrix is placed between the teeth before etching and priming, rinse and dry then composite is placed and packed/shaped, then composite is light cure and band is removed

What does the post dam provide on a maxillary denture? ✔✔suction seal

A fixed bridge and a removable partial denture both have ______ and ______ ✔✔pontics and abutments

A removable partial is replacing teeth #8 and #9, would #8 and #9 be the pontics or the abutments? ✔✔pontics

A fixed bridge is recommended to replace tooth #12. If tooth number 12 is the pontic and no other teeth are missing, witch two teeth will be the abutments? ✔✔11 & 13

Control tooth ✔✔healthy tooth used as a standard to compare questionable teeth during pulp vitality testing

Anchor tooth ✔✔holds the dental dam clamp

Is build up always required when you complete a crown? explain ✔✔No, build ups are required in the event of recurrent extensive fracture or after RCT

Gingival retraction cord is soaked in a solution to help prevent _______ during the final impression which is also known as the ______. ✔✔bleeding, master impression

What can happen if cotton rolls or dry angles are not moistened with water before removing? ✔✔tear tissue

What is involved in maintaining a sterile and aseptic field? ✔✔keeping surgical instruments, surgical unit, and gloved hands sterile

_________ are used to pack the composite and carve the tooth back to the normal anatomy of the tooth. ✔✔Restorative

During this procedure and upon the doctors lead the assistant will _____ _____ or _______ cure the tooth to harden the restoration. ✔✔light cure, auto cure

Class 3 ✔✔decay is diagnosed on the proximal surfaces of incisors and canines

Class 4 ✔✔same as class 3 but includes the incisal edge

Class 5 ✔✔gingival 3rd of the facial or lingual surface

Class 6 ✔✔incisal edges of the anterior and cusp tips of posterior