Lecture 1

Question 1

When should a child first see the dentist?

Answer 1

Within 6 months of the first tooth erupting (at least by age 1)

This visit enables the dentist and parents to discuss wys to nurture excellent oral health before any serious problems have developed

Question 2

Tooth decay is the single most common chronic childhood disease. It is __ times more common than asthma, __ times more common than early childhood obesity, and ___ times more common than diabetes

Answer 2

5

4

20

Question 3

True or false.. you should always stop the clinical oral examination if a child 6-24 months is crying during the procedure

Answer 3

False.. it means their mouth is open

The exam should only take 60 seconds

It is performed “knee-to-knee”

Question 4

Where are eruption hematomas most common?

Answer 4

Primary second molar

Permanent first molar*

You dont need to do anything to treat this (it should drain as the tooth erupts)

Question 5

What is the normal eruption time for a primary maxillary central?

Answer 5

8-12 months

Question 6

What is the normal eruption time for a primary maxillary latera?

Answer 6

9-13 months

Question 7

What is the normal eruption time for a primary maxillary canine?

Answer 7

16-22 months

Question 8

What is the normal eruption time for a primary maxillary first molar?

Answer 8

13-19 months

Question 9

What is the normal eruption time for a primary maxillary second molar?

Answer 9

25-33 months

Question 10

What is the normal eruption time for a primary mandibular central?

Answer 10

6-10 months

Question 11

What is the normal eruption time for a primary mandibular lateral?

Answer 11

10-16 months

Question 12

What is the normal eruption time for a primary mandibular canine?

Answer 12

17-23months

Question 13

What is the normal eruption time for a primary mandibular first molar?

Answer 13

14-18 months

Question 14

What is the normal eruption time for a primary mandibular second molar?

Answer 14

23-31months

Question 15

What is the number sequence for the eruption times of primary teeth?

Answer 15

Max:

8 9 16* 13* 25**

Man:

6 10* 17* 14 23**

+4

• =+6
• *=+8

Question 16

What is the order of vertical transmission from most common to least common?

Answer 16

Mom

Dad

Siblings

Other children

Question 17

True or false… if the mother has active caries, the child 0-5 years old will have moderate caries risk

Answer 17

False.. high risk

Question 18

True or false… if the child 0-5 has special health care needs they are in high risk for caries

Answer 18

False.. moderate risk

Question 19

True or false… if a child 0-5 has plaque on teeth it is moderate caries risk

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Estimated risk of developing a fatal cancer as a result of diagnostic radiographs for children <10 years old is a ___ times multiplication factor

Answer 20

3

Question 21

True or false… if you can visualize the interproximal surfaces of primary teeth, you should not take a radiograph

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What age should you take a child’s first pano?

Answer 22

6-8

Question 23

True or false… you should take a radiograph if the child had trauma to their teeth

Answer 23

True

Question 24

What is anticipatory guidance?

Answer 24

The process of providing practical developmentally-appropriate information about the children’s health to prepare parents for the significant physical, emotional, and psychological milestones

Question 25

True or false... you should be worried about "shark teeth" where the mandibular incisors erupt lingual to primary incisors.

Answer 25

False. If you leave it alone it will resolve on its on most of the time.

Question 26

When should assessment for pit and fissure sealants begin?

Answer 26

Around age 6, when the first permanent tooth erupts

Question 27

When should substance abuse counseling and intraoral/perioral piercing counseling begin?

Answer 27

6-12 years of age

Question 28

How can the child's hands be indicative of their health?

Answer 28

Cold, clammy hands with bitten fingernails = anxious child Clean, calloused finger = sucking Clubbing of fingers w/ bluish color in nail beds = congenital heart disease.

Question 29

When should periodontal screening begin?

Answer 29

After eruption of permanent incisoran and first molars

Question 30

True or false.. the goal of a pediatric dentist primarily preventative care

Answer 30

True

Question 31

According to a national survey, __% of adolescents ages 12-17 have smoked one or more cigarettes

Answer 31

12%

Question 32

True or false.. children of wealthy parents are much less likely to abuse substances

Answer 32

False, they are considered a high risk group

Question 33

Approximately __% of children have abused illicit drugs by the time they graduate high school

Answer 33

50%

Question 34

True or false... there is a threshold amount of radiation before carcionogensis can be seen

Answer 34

True

Question 35

The focus-to-skin distance should be at minimum ___

Answer 35

8 inches

Question 36

Which is recommended, E/F or D speed film

Answer 36

E or F because its faster D wil result in twice the exposure