1. The primary teeth should be cleaned?

a) After the 1st teeth erupted
b) After the primary teeth are erupted
c) In the mixed dentition
d) After the full dentition

ANSWER a

• The American Dental Association (ADA) recommends getting a teeth cleaning and checkup every six months.
• Kids should start going to the dentist soon after their first tooth erupts or around their first birthday, whichever happens first.

2. Fissures sealant used for

a) Molars with small cavity
b) Sound primary and permanent teeth with deep pits and fissure
c) Demineralized area of the tooth
d) Cavity with stain on the occlusal surface

ANSWER b

• Sealants are a safe and painless way of protecting your teeth from tooth decay. A sealant is a protective coating, which is applied to the biting surfaces of the back teeth. The sealant forms a hard shield that keeps food and bacteria from getting into the tiny grooves in the teeth and causing decay.
• Sealants are only applied to the back teeth - the molars and premolars. These are the teeth that have ‘pits' (small hollows) and ‘fissures' (grooves) on their biting surfaces.
• Pits and fissures of the occlusal surfaces of the posterior teeth are more prone to caries development than the smooth surfaces due to their morphological complexity, making dental hygiene more challenging leading to increased plaque accumulation
• The use of pit and fissure sealants provides a physical barrier that inhibits microorganisms and food particles accumulation, preventing caries initiation, and arresting caries progression

3. Modeling technique

a) Demonstrate to the an anxious child what the dentist is doing to a good behaved child
b) Treating n the doll to the child
c) Showing the posters oral health education
d) Showing the model to the child

ANSWER a

A method used in certain cognitive-behavioral techniques of psychotherapy whereby the client learns by imitation alone, without any specific verbal direction by the therapist

• The technique of behaviour modification proposed by Albert Bandura.
• It is relatively simple and is designed to assist children in learning new behavior patterns.
• Bandura identified three kinds of models: live, verbal, and symbolic
• It is based on the principle of observational learning.

4. Which dental material has fluoride released?

a) Glass ionomer cement
b) Amalgam
c) Composite resin
d) Intermediate restorative material

ANSWER a

The aqueous phase of glass ionomer cements enables fluoride ions to diffuse and to be released from the material. The matrix of resin composites is much less hydrophilic, and fluoride incorporated in the material is only released in small amounts.

5. What is to be done on the initial stage of child management?

a) Awareness
b) Adaptation
c) Evaluation
d) Motivation

ANSWER a