Practice

Question 1

Can antivirals prevent recurrent herpes labialis?

Answer 1

THERAPY

Question 2

Which is more accurate for identifying caries: radiographic exam or Diagnodent?

Answer 2

DIAGNOSIS

Question 3

Which is more effective in reducing caries-fluoride varnish or sealants?

Answer 3

THERAPY

Question 4

For patients with Type II diabetes and severe generalized periodontal bone loss, what
is the likelihood of losing molar teeth?

Answer 4

PROGNOSIS

Question 5

Does frequent consumption of carbonated beverages increase the risk of enamel
erosion?

Answer 5

ETIOLOGY

Question 6

Should third molars be routinely removed to prevent crowding?

Answer 6

THERAPY OR ETIOLOGY

Question 7

Doctor uses given info to search for best evidence to answer the question, critically
appraising the evidence and applying the results in clinical practice

Answer 7

ASK
ACQUIRE
APPRAISE
APPLY
ASSESS

Question 8

How do you use PICO as key words for searcing PubMed?

Answer 8

● When writing out your question use the order P I C O
In patients with…will…as compared to…result in…

● When searching for evidence, use the order I C P O
I & C are the most useful terms in searching

Question 9

Ibution and miscalculations

(such as statistical erroes or false sense of probability):

Answer 9

• Confirmation Bias
• Illusory Causation
• Sunk Cost
• Bandwagon Effect
• Negativity Bias
• Current Moment Bias
• Normalcy Bias
• Status Quo Bias

Question 10

What is Confirmation Bias?

Answer 10

misleads us about what’s true; looking for and valuing

information that confirms what we believe

Question 11

What is Illusory Causation?

Answer 11

over attribute causality to stimulus they’re paying the most

attention to

Question 12

What is Sunk Cost?

Answer 12

the more you invest in something the harder it is to abandon it; i.e.
making rational decisions based on future value of investments

Question 13

What is Bandwagon Effect?

Answer 13

tendency to do (or believe) things because many other

people do the same (herd instinct)

Question 14

What is Negativity Bias?

Answer 14

paying more attention to negative or perceiving it to be more
important

Question 15

What is Current Moment Bias?

Answer 15

present moment bias; tendency for people to give
stronger weight to payoffs that are closer to the present time when considering
trade-offs between two future moments

Question 16

What is Normalcy Bias?

Answer 16

refusal to plan or react to a disaster, which has never happened
before

Question 17

What is Status Quo Bias?

Answer 17

making choices guaranteeing things remain the same or

change as little as possible

Question 18

PICO vs. Hypothesis vs. Research Questions

Answer 18

-Research question: presents the idea that is to be examined in a study and is
the foundation of the research study

• Hypothesis: testable prediction; attempts to answer the research question
• PICO: clinical question that cannot be tested