Pedodontics and Special Needs

Question 1

_______ is a dental specialty concerned with patients from birth to adolescence as well as patients with special needs.

a. Endodontist
b. Pedodontist
c. Periodontist
d. General dentist

Answer 1

b. Pedodontist

Question 2

_______ is another term for rubber dam.

a. Mr. Thirsty
b. Sugar bug
c. Fire engine
d. Raincoat

Answer 2

d. Raincoat

Question 3

______ is another term for anesthetic.

a. Squirt gun
b. Tooth counter
c. Sleepy medicine
d. Sugar bug

Answer 3

c. Sleepy Medicine

Question 4

List two restraints that could help with a challenging patient.

a. Holding the patient’s hand
b. Using nitrous and oxygen
c. Papoose board
d. All of the above

Answer 4

d. All of the above

Question 5

When reporting child abuse what should you include?

a. Name, address, gender, age, height, and weight of the child
b. Name and address of the adult who has custody of the child
c. Description of the current physical or emotional abuse of a child
d. Evidence of previous injures and photos or other information documenting the injures
e. All of the above

Answer 5

e. All of the above

Question 6

What are two signs of child abuse?

a. Chipped teeth and bite marks
b. Scars on lips or tongue and tears in labia ferna
c. Bruising, swelling, or black eyes
d. All of the above

Answer 6

d. All of the above

Question 7

Trisomy 21 is also known as Down Syndrome?

True or False

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What is the Chronological age?

a. The child’s level of emotional maturity
b. The child’s level of intellectual capacity and development
c. The child’s actual age

Answer 8

c. The child’s actual age

Question 9

The child’s level of intellectual capacity and development is the what age?

a. Chronological
b. Mental
c. Emotional

Answer 9

b. Mental

Question 10

What is the Emotional age?

a. The child’s level of emotional maturity
b. The child’s level of intellectual capacity and development
c. The child’s actual age

Answer 10

a. The child’s level of emotional maturity