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Question 1

purpose of a luxator

Answer 1

sever PDLs

Question 2

what is child abuse and neglect

Answer 2

Anything which those entrusted with the care of children do, or fail to do, which damages their prospects of safe and healthy development into adulthood.

Question 3

name 3 potential aetiological factors of child abuse

Answer 3

adult: alcohol, drugs, stress, unrealistic expectations
Child: crying, disabled, wrong gender, born at wrong time (unplanned pregnancy)
Community: dwelling place, neighbourhood

Question 4

what 3 parenting capacity elements pose the biggest risk for child abuse

Answer 4

drug and alcohol misuse
mental health problems
domestic violence

Question 5

what can dental neglect, causing severe dental disease, put a child at risk of

Answer 5

teasing due to appearance.
severe infection
repeated antibiotics
repeated GA for extractions

Question 6

what does a bowie dick test for

Answer 6

steam penetration

Question 7

4 steps in biofilm formation

Answer 7

adhesion
colonisation
maturation and accumulation
dispersal

Question 8

how would we test for candida and how would the lab identify it

Answer 8

oral rinse
grow on chromogenic agar
albicans will be green

Question 9

name 3 study designs and explain them

Answer 9

cohort study - group followed over a period of time , looks at incidence and cause
Cross sectional study - observation of a population at a defined point in time - estimates prevalence
Case control study - study a group with disease and a group without - looks at potential causes
case report/ series - looks at an individual or series of individuals with an outcome of interest , no control group

Question 10

what colour are amalgam bins

Answer 10

red lid with either white or red body

Question 11

4 principles of waste disposal

Answer 11

segregation, storage, safe disposal, documentation

Question 12

name 2 safety features of amalgam containers

Answer 12

screw top lid to make spill proof
contains mercury suppressant

Question 13

what is the active agent in chlorine releasing granules

Answer 13

sodium hypochlorite

Question 14

what body regulates storage and treatment of healthcare waste

Answer 14

SEPA

Question 15

Name 2 acts/ regulations relating to waste disposal

Answer 15

Pollution prevention and control regulations 2012
environmental protection act 1990
waste (scotland) regulations 2012

Question 16

name 2 potential causes of an overhang (restoration)

Answer 16

poor adaptation of matrix band
excessive force when packing material

Question 17

symptoms of late stage dementia

Answer 17

physical frailty - eventually bed bound
difficulty eating and swallowing
gradual loss of speech
incontinence
inability to recognise familiar people or places

Question 18

name 2 cognitive tests for dementia

Answer 18

mini mental state examination
blessed dementia scale

Question 19

name 4 ways to make a dental practice more dementia friendly

Answer 19

reception desk visible from the front door
staff only or locked rooms the same colour as walls so attention isnt drawn
simple, clear signage at eye level
colour of furniture distinctive from flooring

Question 20

what is a multi disciplinary team

Answer 20

a group of healthcare staff who are from different professions working together to provide the optimum treatment for an individual