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30 Cards in this Set
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What angles classification makes athletes more prone to dental injury?
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Class II Division I or II
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How many times more likely is an athlete more likely to sustain damage to the teeth when not wearing a mouthguard?
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60x more likely
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What questions should you ask about patient sport activity in you health history form?
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1. Does the patient participate in active sports?
2. In what sports does the patient participate 3. Has the patient ever suffered a dental or head injury? |
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How can a dentist become involved in sports programs within their community?
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1. Develop a program to provide properly fitted mouthguards for athletes in your practice
2. Organize dental care for a specific team 3. Develop a dental trauma prevention program |
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What are 2 steps in obtaining informed consent?
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1. communication & discussion (diagnosis, treatment plan, risks, alternatives)
2. Documentation of proof of consent. (with parental authorization) |
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Name 3 ways negligence, establishing that actual damages has occured.
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1. doing something that should not have been done
2. Not doing something that should have been done 3. Doing something that should have been done, but not doing it properly |
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What is the difference between Alginate & Polyvinyl siloxane/pentamix?
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Alginate: inexpensive, use for orthodontic impressions
Polyvinyl siloxane/pentamix: Expensive, excellent detail, pour model up to 3 weeks later, can reuse, |
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What are Anderson's 5 golden rules of treating dental trauma?
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1. Be compassionate
2. Be a master of pain control 3. Be a wound healer 4. Doccument accurately 5. Be willing to be on-call |
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What are the sports related dental trauma injury classifications?
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Simple: treatment can be completed in 1-2 appts
Complex: multiple teeth & appts Multidisciplinary: requires specialists & span of years |
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What is the proper care for avulsed teeth?
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1. Handle tooth by the crown, not the root
2. Do not brush or scrub the tooth 3. Replant the tooth if possible 4. If unable to replant, keep moist 5. Get athlete to dentist ASAP |
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What are the concerns most important to athletes?
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1. Fit
2. Comfort 3. Breathing 4. Speaking |
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What are the 4 types of mouthguards available?
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Type I stock mouthguards
Type II boil & bite mouthguards Type IIIA vaccuum formed mouthguards Type IIIB Heat/pressure laminated thermoformed mouthguards |
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What is the most important mouthguard?
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The one that fits properly and is worn at the time the blow is received
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Do you buff the entire mouthguard after outermost layer is applied?
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No only the mating edges
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What are the antisiezure medications?
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Phenytoin
Gabapentin Valproate Carbamazepine Phenobarbitol |
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What is Trisomy 21?
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Downsyndrome, three copies of trisomy 21
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What is spinabifida and what is it linked to during pregnancy?
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One part of the spinal cord is undeveloped and it is linked to folic acid deficiency
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What afflictions are now able to be treated in the sealant program due to the 2007 guideline change?
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Heart murmurs and history of rheumatic fever
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How are patients with congenital heart defects treated differently in the sealant program
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They are given a prophylactic antibiotic
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What oral lesions contraindicate treatment in the sealant program?
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HSV-1
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What oral lesions may be present and still be able to treat the patient in the sealant program
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Canker sores (occur on soft nonkeratinized tissue)
Aphthous ulcer |
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How is Varicella-zoster spread and when is it contagious?
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Chicken pox is spread via airborne droplets of varicella-zoster. It is contagious from the first evidence of symptoms until the last blister has crusted
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Can you treat patients with head lice?
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No
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How do you treat lice?
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Use Rid then 2 weeks later use it again to kill the newly hatched lice
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What is ringworm?
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A fungal infection. Do not treat ringworm on exposed areas
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What should you do when child abuse is suspected?
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School nurse is notified
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When someone is having a heart attack, what should you do?
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call 911 & have them chew aspirin
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If a patient is undergoing a stroke should you give them aspirin?
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No, do not give aspirin for ischemic and hemorhagic strokes
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How do you handle syncope?
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Lay the patient flat and elevate their legs
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What format is the date recorded?
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MM/DD/YY
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