MDL modules quizzes Flashcards
What factor is most likely to improve the oral health of all pre-school children?
a. Fluoridation of fizzy drinks
b. Use of 1000ppm toothpaste
c. Water fluoridation
d. Use of 1450ppm toothpaste
c. water fluoridation
Some see this as mass medication but it is the most efficent way to get fluoride to those who most need it. It involves no effort on behalf of the recipient.
Which treatment is of the highest priority in the following plan?
a. Restoration of pain free primary teeth
b. relief of pain
c. Restoration of pain free permanent teeth
d. Oral hygiene instruction
b. relief of pain
When planning treatment which of the following should be carried out first?
a. Simple restorations requireing LA in the upper jaw
b. Simple restorations requireing LA in the lower jaw
c. Anterior tooth restoration requireing LA
d. Pulpotomy in the upper jaw
a. Simple restorations requireing LA in the upper jaw
What is not wanted from the parents/carers of a small child when treatment planning?
a. Consent
b. Showing the child that they are nervous
c. Motivation toward appropriate dietary improvements
d. Willingness to help aid good oral hygiene
b. Showing the child that they are nervous
Which factors do we not need to take into consideration when formulating a treatment plan for a
a. Social background
b. Plan made for child’s best friend
c. Medical history
d. Caries risk
b. Plan made for child’s best friend
Which of the following would not alter your treatment plan?
a. Child has congenital cardiac disease
b. Need for prevention
c. Need for General Anaesthetic
d. Allergy to latex
b. Need for prevention
Which of the following is not important in the social history of a child for dentistry?
a. If they have a best friend
b. Siblings
c. Age
d. Year at school
a. If they have a best friend
What factors do not need to be considered in the mixed dentition phase?
a. Development of all permanent teeth
b. Growth of the child
c. Developing malocclusion
d. Size of the maxillary sinuses
d. Size of the maxillary sinuses
What should form the first component of any treatment plan?
a. Restorative Treatment
b. Diet advice and oral hygiene instruction
c. Prevention
d. Relief of pain
d. Relief of pain
Which of the following is not a major factor in a preventive treatment plan for a child?
a. Fluoride therapy
b. Water fluoridation
c. Fissure sealing
d. Oral hygiene instruction
b. Water fluoridation
Which of the following would be a suspicious indicator of child abuse or neglect?
Select one:
- There is a loving relationship between the parent and child
- Delayed presentation of dental trauma
- All dental appointments kept
- Parent shows interest in the treatment of their child
Delayed presentation of dental trauma
Highly suspicious- normal parenting would predict that a child would be taken for medical assistance immediately. If there is a delay in presentation there should be a very good reason for this.
Your adult patient attend their appointment heavily under the influence of drugs or alcohol. You realise that they they have also brought a child along with them who is sitting in the waiting room. Which of the following would NOT be an appropraite course of action?
Select one:
- Find out if another family member or friend can pick up the child and care for them until the parent is able to do so.
- Contact the localpolice station to help deal with the situation.
- Call the duty social worker at the local social services department to see if they can look after the child as the parent is unfit to do so.
- Let the child leave with the intoxicated parent, after all they are not your patient.
Let the child leave with the intoxicated parent, after all they are not your patient.
- This is clearly the wrong thing to do. It is our responsibility to look after all children whether they actually be our patient or not.
Which of the following in isolation would NOT be a suspicious indicator of child abuse/neglect?
Select one:
- A child who is clearly dirty and smells of unwashed clothes first thing on a monday morning.
- A torn upper labial fraenum
- Multiple injuries in different locations
- Late presentation of an injury
A torn upper labial fraenum
The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act has NOT made it illegal to:
Select one:
- Hit a child anywhere on the head
- Hit a child with any kind of object
- Shake a child
- Smack a child
Smack a child
Smacking is not illegal in Scotland but the other three answers are. This is a contentious issues as peoples definition of a “smack” can vary widely. now is 2020
Who are the main agency concerned with coordinating child protection procedures?
Select one:
- General Medical Practitioners
- Police
- Social Services
- Health Visitors
Social Services
All dental professionals who are registered with the general dental Council have a responsibility to….?
Select one or more:
- Know how to refer concerns about abuse or neglect.
- Diagnose abuse or neglect in children
- Know who to contact for further advice about abuse or neglect of children.
- Raise concerns about the possible abuse or neglect of children
- Know how to refer concerns about abuse or neglect.
Which of the following is the accepted definition of child protection?
Select one:
- Ensuring children grow up in a safe and caring environment.
- Measures taken to minimise the risk of harm to children
- Activity undertaken to protect specific children who are suffering or are at risk of suffering significant harm
- Preventing the impairment of children’s health
Activity undertaken to protect specific children who are suffering or are at risk of suffering significant harm
What are contributing factors in child abuse/neglect cases?
Select one:
- Domestic violence, drug/ alcohol misuse, poverty
- Poverty, mental health problems, unemployment
- Step parents, drug/ alcohol misuse, mental health problems
- Domestic violence, drug/ alcohol misuse, mental health problems
Domestic violence, drug/ alcohol misuse, mental health problems
How many children in Scotland are killed by a parent/ parent substitute?
Select one:
- 52 per year
- 10 per year
- 80 per month
- 1 - 2 per week
10 per year
Why is it possible that ‘neglect of neglect’ might occur?
Select one:
- Becasue children don’t die from neglect
- Becasue neglect is rare
- Becasue neglect does not damage children
- Becasue neglect is less incident focussed
Becasue neglect is less incident focussed
Which of the following is NOT a long term effect for adults who were neglected as children?
Select one:
- Greater incidence of diabetes
- Greater incidence of heart disease
- Greater incidence of epilepsy
- Greater incidence of arrest
Greater incidence of epilepsy
What 3 stages in managining dental neglect are suggested by “Child Protection and the Dental Team” website?
Select one:
- Preventive dental team management, preventive multi-agency management, child protection referral
- Preventive dental team management, referral to local dental hospital, preventive multi-agency management
- Examination, diagnosis, review
- Referral to local dental hospital, speak to child protection advisor, child protection referral
Preventive dental team management, preventive multi-agency management, child protection referral
What proportion of serious head injuries in the first year of life are non-accidental?
Select one:
- 95%
- 5%
- 10%
- 60%
95%
What proportion of injuries in abuse cases are found on the head and neck areas?
Select one:
- 10%
- 60%
- 5%
- 95%
60%
Which of the following is NOT an indicator of dental neglect?
Select one:
- Occult dental caries
- Obvious dental caries
- Dental disease which has an impact on the child
- Children with dental disease where practical care has been offered and yet the child has not returned for treatment
Occult dental caries
When reading clinical guidelines what does the strength of a strong key recommendation convey?
Select one:
- Based on available information, weighing up balance of benefit versus risk, almost all individuals would choose this option.
- Based on available information, weighing up balance of benefit versus risk, the majority of individuals would choose this option.
- Based on available information, weighing up a finer balance of benefit versus risk, not all individuals would choose this option.
- Based on available information, weighing up a finer balance of benefit versus risk, some individuals would choose this option.
- Based on available information, weighing up balance of benefit versus risk, almost all individuals would choose this option.
Which of the following is an aim when providing dental care for children:
Select one:
- To keep the permanent dentition mainly free from disease
- To reduce the risk of the child experiencing pain, infection or treatment induced anxiety
- For the child to grow up feeling positive about their oral health but for medical health to be a priority
- To safeguard dental neglect only and not to consider wellbeing
- To reduce the risk of the child experiencing pain, infection or treatment induced anxiety
A comprehensive assessment of the child does not include the following element for an effective plan to improve oral health:
Select one:
a. Carer Motivation and Responsibility only
b. Patient history
c. Clinical examination
d. Caries Risk Assessment
a. Carer Motivation and Responsibility only
An assessment of lesion activity is essential for providing the appropriate level of caries prevention this includes:
Select one:
- On one occasion using clinical assessment
- One one occasion using radiographic assessment
- Progression over time using clinical photographs
- Using lesion colour as an indicator
- Progression over time using clinical photographs
The broad contact points of the primary dentition make diagnosis of proximal caries difficult using clinical examination alone.At what age should bitewing radiographs start to be taken as an adjunct to visual diagnosis?
Select one:
- Age three and above
- Age four and above
- Age five and above
- Age six and abov
- Age four and above
When assessing toothbrushing and recording visible plaque levels at each examination, a score of eight out of ten indicates:
Select one:
- Perfectly clean tooth
- Plaque line around the cervical margin
- Cervical third of the crown covered
- Middle third cover
- Plaque line around the cervical margin
Motivational Interviewing is used to translate knowledge into behaviour change, this process involves:
Select one:
- Seek permission, Open Questions, Affirmations, Reflective learning, Summarising
- Self permission, Open Questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, Summarising
- Seek permission, Open Questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, Summarising
- Self permission, Open Questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, Summarising
- Seek permission, Open Questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, Summarising
Standard prevention for all children includes the following at least once a year:
Select one:
- Toothbrushing demonstration on the child and age appropriate toothpaste advice
- spit, don’t rinse and information on supervision of their brushing habits until age nine years old
- Brush thoroughly twice daily, including first thing in the morning and appropriate amount of toothpaste
- information on supervision of their brushing habits until age nine years old and spit, don’t rinse
- Toothbrushing demonstration on the child and age appropriate toothpaste advice
Enhanced prevention for children at increased risk of caries should include the following at each recall visit:
Select one:
- Standard prevention and hands on toothbrushing to child only at each recall visit
- Standard prevention and 1350-1500 ppmF advice for children up to 9 years old
- Standard prevention and 2800 ppmF advice for children aged 9-16 years old
- Standard prevention and hands on toothbrushing to child and parent/carer at each recall visit
- Standard prevention and hands on toothbrushing to child and parent/carer at each recall visit
Standard prevention for all children should include the following at least once per year:
Select one:
- Restricting sugar containing food and drinks x4 per day and drink only flavoured water or milk between meals
- Restricting sugar containing food and drinks x3 per day and drink only water or milk between meals
- Snack on sugar free foods such as digestive biscuits and be aware of hidden sugars in foods
- Snack on sugar free foods such as oatcakes and be aware if acid content of drinks
- Snack on sugar free foods such as oatcakes and be aware if acid content of drinks
Enhanced prevention for children at increased risk of caries should include the following dietary actions:
Select one:
- Patients only may require more-in-depth support to change dietary habits, such as motivational interviewing
- Carer only may require more-in-depth support to change dietary habits, such as motivational interviewing
- Utilise community/home support for dietary change that is available locally
- Patients and parent/carer only may require more-in-depth support to change dietary habits, such as motivational interviewing
- Patients and parent/carer only may require more-in-depth support to change dietary habits, such as motivational interviewing
Enhanced prevention includes fissure sealant of the following tooth and surface if assessed as likely to be beneficial:
Select one:
a. Cs cusp tip
b. 2’s palatal pits
c. Third permanent molar
d. As & Bs palatal pits
b. 2’s palatal pits
Standard prevention for All children includes the following:
Select one:
- Sodium fluoride varnish (3%) twice a year to ALL children over 2 years of age
- Sodium fluoride varnish (5%) twice a year to ALL children over 4 years of age
- Sodium fluoride varnish (5%) twice a year to ALL children over 3 years of age
- Sodium fluoride varnish (5%) twice a year to ALL children over 2 years of age
- Sodium fluoride varnish (5%) twice a year to ALL children over 2 years of age
Which method of fluoride delivery does the patient not administer?
Select one:
A. Fluoride supplements
B. Fluoride mouthrinse
C. Fluoride varnish
D. Fluoride toothpaste
C. Fluoride varnish
Which of the following is not suitable for use in any 10-year-old child?
Select one:
A. 5,000 ppm fluoride toothpaste
B. 1,450 ppm fluoride toothpaste
C. Fluoride Mouthwash after dinner
D. 22,600 fluoride varnish
A. 5,000 ppm fluoride toothpaste
Which of the following is not one of the take home messages from the Marimho 2008 review of the evidence for topical fluorides?
Select one:
A. The higher the caries rate, the greater the preventive effect of topical fluorides
B. Additional topical fluorides (e.g. mouthwash, varnish, tablets) used as well as toothpaste further reduce the occurence of caries
C. Fluoride varnish is the most important method of delivering topical fluoride
D. Fluride toothpaste prevents dental caries
C. Fluoride varnish is the most important method of delivering topical fluoride