Past Papers Flashcards
1
Q
Who has automatic consent for GA?
A
Mother
2
Q
When viewing from lateral aspect when teeth are protruded edge to edge, what angle does the condyle make to the horizontal plane?
A
Sagittal Condylar Guidance Plane
3
Q
What is counted as dental neglect?
A
Failure to respond to recommended treatment plan
4
Q
When giving diet advice what can you recommend about acidic drinks?
A
Drink them at meal times
5
Q
What bacteria does alcohol gel not kill?
A
C dificile
The most common cause of hospital infection
6
Q
How long do you have to keep consignment notes for (for hazardous waste, how it is taken away etc)?
A
3 years
7
Q
What is a luxator used for?
A
breaking the PDL
8
Q
What is a Class III skeletal base?
A
Mandible is behind the maxilla less than 2-3mm
9
Q
What is a Class II skeletal base?
A
Maxilla more than 3mm in front of mandible
10
Q
What is a Class I skeletal base?
A
Maxilla 2-3mm in front of mandible
11
Q
What developmental syndrome has a parrot beak nose?
A
Aperts
12
Q
What developmental syndrome results in microcephaly (small head), short palpebral fissures, short nose, small mandible and midface and long upper lip with deficient philtrum?
A
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
13
Q
What developmental syndrome causes progressive facial asymmetry, hypoplastic mandible, deafness?
A
Hemifacial Microsomia
14
Q
What is the decontamination cycle?
A
Clean
Disinfect
Inspect
Pack
Sterilise
15
Q
What muscle causes a resistance to opening of the mouth and a sore TMJ?
A
Lateral Pterygoid muscle
16
Q
What ppm toothpaste should a 2 year old who is at a high risk of caries use?
A
1000ppm
17
Q
What ppm toothpaste should a 12 year old who is at high risk of caries use?
A
2,800ppm
18
Q
What pH should the washer disinfector be?
A
pH7
19
Q
What study follows one group over a period of time?
A
Cohort
20
Q
What structures must be captured on the maxillary load bearing areas in an impression?
A
Alveolar Ridge
21
Q
What causes a loss of sensation of the lower face and the upper limb on the same side?
A
Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
22
Q
What colour film holder do you use for an anterior periapical?
A
Blue
23
Q
What colour film holder do you use for a posterior periapical?
A
Yellow
24
Q
What colour film holder do you use for bitewings?
A
Red
25
What is a flat anterior bite plane used for?
Correct overbite
26
What is used for a calcified root canal?
EDTA
27
What is the position of the lingual nerve?
(between which muscle and bone?)
Between medial pterygoid and mandible
28
What is used for cleaning blood spillages?
Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate
29
Which enzyme produces glucans?
Glucose-Transferylase
30
What does a buccal canine retractor do?
Moves buccally places canines palatally
31
What is an intrinsic factor of staining?
Tetracycline
32
What lymph nodes are affected in a throat infection?
Deep Cervical Nodes
33
What is the thickness of aluminium filtration in an x-ray tubehead?
1.5mm
34
What is the most powerful predictor of future caries?
Caries in primary teeth
35
What is the most powerful predictor of future caries?
Caries in primary teeth
36
What film is faster?
Digital faster
37
What is the frequency of radiographs for high risk adults?
6 months
38
What is the best articulator for registering occlusion?
Semi-adjustable or average value
39
What is the percentage of dry socket?
2-3%
40
What is the chance of damage to the IAN temporarily?
1-10%
41
When the mandible is moved right and on the other side the teeth do not contact, what is this called?
Group Function
42
A 25 year old comes in with bleeding and generalised deep pockets?
Aggressive generalised periodontitis
43
What are the atherosclerosis risk factor?
Genetics
44
What is the indication on a radiograph of chronic occlusal trauma?
Widened PDL
45
What is the first line blood test for anaemia?
Full Blood Count
46
What is the maximum dose of lignocaine?
4.4mg/kg cartridges
47
If there is a cut to deep part of the mandible?
Test the sensation of the face
48
What materials are porous to allow gas to escape?
Investment materials
49
What act is responsible for waste disposal?
Health and Safety at Work Act
50
What act is responsible for access to practice?
Equality Act
51
What oral disease is at an increased risk to those with Down's Syndrome?
Increased periodontitis risk
52
How far away should the beam aiming device be pointed from the skin?
1-2cm
53
How much of a retained root can be left safely?
3mm
54
What is the denture bearing area on the mandible?
Buccal Shelf
55
What type of sensation causes pain after an extraction?
Dysaesthesia
56
What mouthwash do you advise patients with viral, fungal and yeast infections take?
Chlorhexidine
57
What happens when caries hits dentine?
Beading of dentinal tubules
58
What is a BPE score of 3 probing depth?
3.5-5.5mm
59
Which sugar produces glucans?
Sucrose
60
What factor does Haemophilia A affect?
Factor VIII
61
What does viscoelastic mean?
Ability to return to original shape after deformation
62
When preparing a tooth for a restoration, which factor will help in reducing trauma to the dental pulp?
Providing adequate coolant
63
When positioning a patient for an upper anterior oblique occlusal radiograph, which plane is used to assess the occlusal plane?
Ala-Tragus line
64
Dose reduction in intra-oral radiography is best achieved by which combination?
Rectangular collimation, F speed film
65
Diabetes is a common disorder in the elderly. Complications of this condition may lead to difficulty in independent living. The complication most likely to produce this issue is?
Maculopathy
66
You performed an extraction 3 hours earlier on a fit and healthy patient. The patient has returned to the surgery, complaining of bleeding from the extraction site. What is your preferred immediate management?
Get the patient to bite on a gauze
67
What are Facultative Anaerobes?
They grow in the presence or absence of oxygen
68
Bilateral ankle swelling that worsens as the day progresses would suggest that the patient has what?
Congestive Heart Failure
69
What is liver cirrhosis best characterised by?
Disorganised liver repair
70
What could persistent lip swelling and recurrent oral ulceration could be a feature of?
Crohn's disease
71
What strength of once daily Fluoride mouthwash would you recommend for a 9 year old child?
225ppm
72
Where is a cricothyrotomy needle inserted?
Between the thyroid and cricoid cartilages
73
In panoramic radiography horizontal magnification of all the anterior teeth will be caused by which patient positioning error?
The patient is too far back in the machine (closer to the X-ray source)
74
What does a facebow registration transfer?
Transfers the relationship between the maxillary teeth and the axis of mandibular rotation
75
What is the principal objective of jaw registration?
To determine the intermaxillary relationship in the retruded contact position
76
In the intercuspal position, ideally where do the teeth sit?
The tips of the palatal cusps of the upper posterior teeth should occlude with the occlusal surfaces of the lower posterior teeth
77
During mastication, whilst chewing on the left molar teeth what happens?
The right condylar head moves downwards, forwards and medially
78
What is Christensen's Phenomenon?
A gap that appears between posterior ends of opposing flat occlusal rims when the mandible is protruded
79
During closure along the retruded axis, the point at which the teeth contact is called?
The retruded contact position
80
During lateral excursion the predominant movement of the working condyle is?
Rotation about a vertical axis
81
How many children are killed in Scotland a year by parents or a parent substitute?
10
82
What percentage % serious head injuries in the first year of life are non-accidental?
95%
83
What % of injuries found in the head and neck areas are abuse cases?
60%
84
What affects vertical angulation of radiographic technique?
Cure of monsoon
85
What muscle sits behind the zygomatic arch?
Temporalis
86
What do all healthcare workers need to be immunised against?
Hepatitis B
87
What is the retruded axis (centric relation)?
A dynamic relationship during which the mandible opens and closes on a reproducible hinge
88
For a conventional light cured resin fissure sealant what is used to etch the surface of the enamel prior to placement?
35-37% Phosphoric acid
89
When is the ideal time to fissure seal a permanent molar?
When the tooth has erupted sufficiently to allow for adequate isolation/moisture control
90
What is the most common material used for fissure sealant placement?
Bis-GMA resins
91
What is the major advantage of using a glass ionomer fissure sealant?
It is easier to handle when moisture control is not ideal
92
What is the accepted definition of child protection?
Activity undertaken to protect specific children who are suffering or are at risk of suffering significant harm
93
What are the 3 biggest parenting capacity concerns that are contributing factors in child abuse/neglect cases?
Domestic Violence
Drug/alcohol misuse
Mental health problems
94
When reading clinical guidelines what does the strength of a strong key recommendation convey?
Based upon available information, weighing up balance of benefit versus risk, almost all individuals would choose this option
95
At what age should bitewing radiographs start to be taken as an adjunct to visual diagnosis?
Age 4 and above
96
Motivational interviewing process?
Seek permission, open questions, affirmations, reflective listening, summarising
97
How can you make a veneer more adhesive?
Lab with 10% HF acid
98
Which canal are you likely to have an extra canal?
In the maxillary first molar
99
Where does Stenson's Duct open?
Opposite the upper 2nd molar
100
What is the removal of tissue from a living individual called?
A biopsy
101
What does enucleation mean?
Removal of an entire lesion without rupture
102
What does marginal resection mean?
Resection of tumour without disruption of continuity of bone
103
If a patient is taking cyclosporin or phenytoin what is a possible oral side effect?
Gingival hyperplasia
104
If a fracture of jaw bone is communicated to external environment what is it called?
A compound fracture
105
What is the reducing agent in LA solution?
Sodium metabisulphite
106
Which 2 nerves are blocked when injection is given into the pterygomandibular space?
Lingual and inferior alveolar nerve
107
Blanching at the site of injection is caused by?
Increased tissue tension
108
What is croma?
Intensity of the colour
109
A fast irregular pulse in a patient who is suddenly acutely breathless would suggest the patient has what?
Atrial fibrillation
110
Which pair of muscles retain the dentures in their correct position?
Buccinator and orbicularis oris
111
Under conditions of high sugar supply, which of the following are preferable formed under anaerobic conditions?
Acetate
Ethanol
Lactate
Acetaldehyde
Butyrate
Lactate
112
Which bisphosphonates are given as IV?
Zoledronic acid/clondronate
113
How much of retained root can be left safely?
3mm
114
Which bacteria can infect cannulas?
Staph epidermis
115
What is an individual behaviour that gives them belief they can succeed in a task?
Self efficacy
116
What is cystic fibrosis?
Thick mucous cilia in lungs that patient can't get rid of
117
How can a dentist affect crown forces?
Direction
118
In orthodontics what does the acronym ARAB stand for?
Active component
Retention
Anchorage
Base Plate
119
What is occurring when a patient lying back in the chair feels light headed?
Decreased baroreceptor
120
What does kvp refer to in Radiology?
Peak potential applied to the X-ray tube, which accelerates electrons from the cathode to the anode in radiography
