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• 1. Providing the most appropriate periodontal treatment for a patient requires:
  •  a) Making an accurate diagnosis
  •  b) Assessing risk
  •  c) Performing optimum treatment
  •  d) Monitoring the patient
  •  e) All of the above.
• 2. The three key components of good periodontal record keeping are a comprehensive health history, complete charting and documentation, and:
  •  a) Informed consent forms
  •  b) Pre-treatment estimates
  •  c) Radiographs
  •  d) Oral Hygiene Instructions.
• 3. Evaluation of a complete series of diagnostic quality periapical and bite wing radiographs is necessary for diagnosis and treatment planning.
  •  a) True
  •  b) False
• 4. According to the 1989 U.S. FDA guidelines for radiographs, posterior bite wings on an adult dentulous recall patient categorized as low risk should be repeated every
  •  a) 14 to 22 months
  •  b) 12 to 18 months
  •  c) 24 to 36 months
  •  d) 36 to 48months
• 5. According to the 1989 U.S. FDA guidelines for radiographs, posterior bite wings on an adult dentulous recall patient categorized as high risk should be repeated every
  •  a) 14 to 22 months
  •  b) 12 to 18 months
  •  c) 24 to 36 months
  •  d) 36 to 48months
• 6. A full mouth series of radiographs consists of:
  •  a) 20 to 40 periapical and posterior bite wing radiographs
  •  b) 14 periapical and 1 panoramic radiographs
  •  c) 14 to 22 periapical and posterior bite wing radiographs
  •  d) 4 posterior bite wing and 1 panoramic radiographs
• 7. In order to be considered “diagnostic quality”, radiographs must show:
  •  a) crowns and root of all teeth
  •  b) periapical areas
  •  c) Alveolar bone crest
  •  d) All of the above
• 8. The 1989 FDA guidelines for radiographs are considered as practice standards.
  •  a) True
  •  b) False
• 9. The 1989 FDA guidelines for radiographs direct dentists to exercise professional judgement when prescribing diagnostic radiographs for dental patients.
  •  a) True
  •  b) False
• 10. How long should a dentist wait for tissues to heal and respond to initial therapy before reevaluating the success of the treatment?
  •  a) 1 to 2 weeks
  •  b) 4 to 6 months
  •  c) 10 to 12 weeks
  •  d) 4 to 6 weeks
• 11. A clinical exam at a reevaluation appointment should be more extensive than an exam given at an initial appointment.
  •  a) True
  •  b) False
• 12. The abbreviation PSR stands for:
  •  a) Periodontal Search and Rescue
  •  b) Periapical Screening and Recording
  •  c) Periodontal Screening and Recording
  •  d) Primary Score and Results
• 13. The PSR system is recommended and approved by the American Dental Association and the
  •  a) American Academy of Prosthodontists
  •  b) American Academy of Endodontists
  •  c) Academy of General Dentistry
  •  d) American Academy of Periodontists
• 14. The PSR is a good system because it allows dentists to define their own parameters in using it.
  •  a) True
  •  b) False
• 15. In the PSR, the scoring system runs from
  •  a) 1 through 5
  •  b) 5 through 10
  •  c) 0 through 10
  •  d) 0 through 4
• 16. In the PSR system, the * code is used to denote clinical abnormalities including but not limited to:
  •  a) Decay
  •  b) Periapical abscess
  •  c) Tooth mobility
  •  d) All of the above
• 17. General dentists should refer patients who are on 2, 3, or 4 month recalls for specialty periodontal therapy if the patients
  •  a) Continue to show signs of periodontitis
  •  b) Continue to have deep pocketing
  •  c) Exhibit any signs of disease progression
  •  d) All of the above.
• 18. In the PSR, if any sextant is scored a 4
  •  a) Full charting of the sextant involved is necessary
  •  b) An exam of the involved sextant is indicated
  •  c) A comprehensive full mouth periodontal exam and charting is necessary
  •  d) A single periapical radiograph is indicated.
• 19. In the PSR, a comprehensive full mouth periodontal exam and charting is necessary
  •  a) If an abnormality(*) exists in the presence of a code 3
  •  b) If an abnormality(*) exists in the presence of a code 2
  •  c) If an abnormality(*) exists in the presence of a code 1
  •  d) All of the above
• 20. Which of the following would not be performed in a comprehensive periodontal exam
  •  a) Evaluation of soft tissue
  •  b) Charting of probing depths
  •  c) Percussion testing
  •  d) Occlusal analysis.

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