Periodontology: Final Exam || Complete Questions & Answers (100% Correct)
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Periodontology
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Periodontology
Periodontology: Final Exam || Complete Questions & Answers (100% Correct)
Periodontology: Final Exam || Complete Questions & Answers (100% Correct)
your patient needs non-surgical periodontal therapy or scaling and root planing. identify the code used for each quadrant
1. lower right has 3 tee...
Periodontology: Final Exam || Complete
Questions & Answers (100% Correct)
your patient needs non-surgical periodontal therapy or scaling and root planing. identify the code used for each quadrant
1. lower right has 3 teeth with periodontitis
2. upper left quadrant has 5 teeth with periodontitis
3. lower left quadrant has 1 tooth with periodontitis 4. upper right quadrant has 6 teeth with periodontitis a. 4355
b. 4341
c. 4342
d. 4346
e. 4381
f. 4910 - ANSWER - 1. 4342
2. 4341
3. 4342
4. 4341
identify 2 of the top 10 areas of potential liability for dental hygeinists - ANSWER - failure to detect and document oral cancer and failure to update patient's medical history
select the code used when treating mild gingivitis:
a. 1110
b. 4355
c. 4341
d. 4342
e. 4346
f. 4381
g. 4910 - ANSWER - 1110
define the insurance code for "debridement" - ANSWER - the gross removal of plaque and calculus that interferes with the ability of the dentist to perform a comprehensive oral evaluation
select the code used when treating generalized, severe gingivitis:
a. 1110
b. 4355
c. 4341
d. 4342
e. 4346
f. 4381
g. 4910 - ANSWER - 4346 the patient has returned for a cleaning 3 months after completion of non-surgical periodontal therapy. which code will you use?
a. 1110
b. 4355
c. 4341
d. 4342
e. 4346
f. 4381
g. 4910 - ANSWER - 4910
using an insurance procedure code for scaling and root planning instead of adult prophylaxis when the patient has no periodontal disease is an example of:
a. defamation by computer
b. battery
c. upcoding
d. malpractice - ANSWER - upcoding
improper or negligent treatment by a healthcare provider that results in injury or damage
to the patient is termed:
a. substandard care
b. liability
c. malpractice
d. tort - ANSWER - malpractice
patient noncompliance with recommendations must be documented in the clinical notes.
missed appointments must be documented in the clinical notes.
a. both statements are true
b. first statement is true, second statement is false
c. first statement is false, second statement is true
d. both statements are false - ANSWER - both statements are true
in judging whether a professional has been negligent, the courts use a standard called the prudent person rule.
the court compares what a reasonable prudent person or professional would have done in a similar situation.
a. both statements are true
b. first statement is true, second statement is false
c. first statement is false, second statement is true
d. both statements are false - ANSWER - both statements are true
a patient can sue the dentist AND hygienist, but the success of the suit depends on __________.
a. the quality of the defense attorney
b. the quality of chart notes
c. the nature of the offense
d. whether the offender tried to make amends - ANSWER - the quality of chart notes you should only use the insurance code for periodontal maintenance if the patient has had either non-surgical or surgical periodontal therapy for periodontitis.
you can use arestin to treat gingivitis.
a. both statements are true
b. first statement is true, second statement is false
c. first statement is false, second statement is true
d. both statements are false - ANSWER - first statement is true, second statement is false
what is most important to decide before deciding which type of "cleaning" or instrumentation code to use? - ANSWER - whether the patient is healthy or diseased, and then determining if the patient has gingivitis or periodontitis if the patient is diseased
all the following are components of the spirit of Motivational Interviewing except one. which is the exception?
a. MI is focused on eliciting the patient's intrinsic motivation to change.
b. MI is centered on the individual patient, such as what his/her present interests and concerns are.
c. MI is totally clinician focused whereby the clinician educates the patient based on clinical findings.
d. MI is focused on exploring and resolving ambivalence as a key in eliciting change. - ANSWER - MI is totally clinician focused whereby the clinician educates the patient based on clinical findings.
(T/F) "I know I should stop smoking, but I can't seem to break the habit" is an example of ambivalence. - ANSWER - true
a patient tells you he/she did not make the appointment to see the oral surgeon yet. when you ask why the oral surgeon has not been contacted for the evaluation, the patient responds like this, "I am afraid to go because he might tell me I have cancer." which of the below exemplifies reflective listening, one of the MI communication strategies reviewed in this webinar?
a. "It sounds like the fear of a cancer diagnosis is preventing you from being evaluated, it this right?"
b. "Well, you should make the appointment soon because his office is booked several months in advance."
c. "You really should go. That lesion isn't getting any smaller."
d. "It's not that big of a deal. He will probably only need to do a brush biopsy." - ANSWER - "It sounds like the fear of a cancer diagnosis is preventing you from being evaluated, it this right?"
your patient gets frustrated when you start to talk about flossing during the oral hygiene instruction. he says, "I hate flossing. it always cuts off the circulation in my fingers and it always shreds between my back teeth." using MI, how would you respond?
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