A total of 500 patients of dental caries are identified and surveyed by patient interviews regarding caries. Such a study design is called 1) Case series report 2) Case control study 3) Clinical trial 4) Cohort study
Community DentistryAnswer: 1
Which of the following is an occupational disease of dentist 1) Syphilis 2) HIV 3) HBV 4) All the above
Community DentistryAnswer: 4
Which is applied once and left to dry 1) NaF 2) SnF 3) APF 4) Varnish
Community DentistryAnswer: 1
Sensitivity of a test is its ability to identify 1) True negative 2) False positive 3) False negative 4) True positive
Community DentistryAnswer: 4
Among the following, which is the best source of riboflavin? 1) 1 glass (250 mL) of milk 2) 2 slices of enriched bread 3) 1/2 cup of raw carrots 4) 1 medium-sized orange
Community DentistryAnswer: 2
A screening test is used in the same way in two similar population; but the proportion of false positive results among those who test positive in population A is lower than those who test positive in population B. What is the likely explanation? 1) The specificity of the test is lower in population A 2) The prevalence of the disease is lower in population A 3) The prevalence of the disease is higher in population A 4) The specificity of the test is higher in population A
Community DentistryAnswer: 4
Increase in which of the following properties of saliva is most likely to cause increase in caries activity 1) pH 2) Viscosity 3) Flow 4) Bicarbonate content
Community DentistryAnswer: 2
In school water fluoridation, amount of F used is 1) 0.7-1.2 ppm 2) 1.6-3 ppm 3) 3-4 ppm 4) 12 ppm