Patient Management Flashcards
Autonomy :
is the right of a patient to their own choice of treatment performed in a manner based on personal preference.
Most common complication in a dental office?
Syncope
Syncope postion
Trendeleburg
The patient’s autonomy entails ___________, however good or bad the predicted outcome may be.
the right of a patient to proceed or refuse a treatment
In patients deemed mentally incapacitated, _______ chooses the best treatment that suits their case.
the physician
The use of informed consent and advance directives are based on the principle of _______.
autonomy
The recommended dose for pediatric prophylaxis is
oral amoxicillin 50 mg/kg of body weight
If the child is unable to take oral medication, ampicillin, ceftriaxone, or cefazolin can be given 50 mg/kg body weight intramuscularly (IM) or intravenously (IV).
For children who are allergic to penicillins and require prophylaxis the following may be administered [3]:
Cephalexin 50 mg/kg body weight
Clindamycin 20 mg/kg body weight
Azthromycin or clarithromycin 15 mg/kg body weight
______ ______ are a type of longitudinal study in which risk factors are analyzed for the group of people who do not have the disease and use correlations to determine the absolute risk of subject contraction.
Cohort studies
______ _______ pays the dentist before the treatment is provided.
Prospective reimbursement
- Exposure incident plan
- Hepatitis B vaccination
- Medical waste disposal
- Instrument sterilization and storage
OSHA
Children from ________________________are the most commonly abused or neglected group of children.
zero to three years of age
6mill+ currently suffering in the US. ~ 70% of children who die from abuse are under the age of four. Child abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level, across all ethnic and cultural lines, within all religions, and at all levels of education. ~ 30% will later abuse their own
The American Food and Drug Administration uses _________and _______ as the criteria for the evaluation of drugs and medical devices.
efficacy and safety
What valve type is used on handpieces and water spray hoses to prevent cross contamination to patients from dental operatories?
Anti-retraction
________ measure the significance of difference between two sets of data.
Chi-squared tests
The chi-squared value determines whether the null hypothesis should be accepted or rejected at a determined confidence level.
In ______ ____, a third party negotiates payments between providers and patients for services.
managed care
T/F. Esthetic Dentistry is a Specialty?
FALSE.
Neither is Implantology, Geriatric, Hospital
12 specialties: Anesthesia, Public Health, Endo, Path, Radio, OMFS, Oral med, OF Pain, Ortho, Pedo, Perio, Prostho
A researcher takes the number of diseased individuals in a population divided by the total population. Which of the following is this a calculation for?
Prevalence
Prophylactic antibiotics dose for macrolides (azith/Clarith):
(adults and child)
Azithromycin or clarithromycin:
Adults: 500 mg one hour before the procedure
Children: 15 mg/kg one hour before the procedure
The _________ states that there is no difference between the results of the control and experimental groups.
null hypothesis
The chi-squared value determines whether the null hypothesis should be accepted or rejected at a determined confidence level.
______ = maintains a continuous antimicrobial effect,
substantivity
ex: Chlorhexidine gluconate (Lasts 12hrs)
- Antiseptic works on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria;
- Bactericidal and bacteriostatic- disrupts bacterial membrane.
- As an oral rinse, it helps prevent the formation of bacterial biofilm, preventing the formation of plaque.
____________ _____ examine two or more variables simultaneously .
Cross-sectional studies
for example, University of Iowa dental students were tested against University of Michigan dental students
_______ is the percentage of the population that has the disease or condition.
Prevalence
It gives a figure for a factor at a single point in time. Prevalence can tell only what is happening at a certain point.
In ______ ______, the dentist charges the patient the difference between what the insurance plan pays and the usual customary rates (UCR).
balanced billing
Prophylactic antibiotics dose for CLinda:
adults and child
Clindamycin:
Adults: 600 mg one hour before the procedure
Children: 20 mg/kg one hour before the procedure
epidemiology utilizes interventional studies to determine the effectiveness of the therapy or intervention in question.
Experimental
__________ is a payment method in which an entity pays the dentist a fixed amount irrespective of the services provided by the dentist.
Capitation
A diagnostic test that correctly identifies 20% of screened patients as disease-free has low…
specificity
High-specificity diagnostic tests correctly classify a group of patients as free of disease based on their results.
On the other hand, high-sensitivity diagnostic tests show the group of patients that are suffering from a particular disease.
A _________ ______ is an observational correlational research study that involves repeated observations of the same variables over long periods of time.
longitudinal survey
