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Dubai Health Authority (DHA)

Questions for
Feb 2019
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1. Most common fluoride mouth rinse

a. 0.05% NaF weekly
b. 0.05% NaF daily
c.0.2% NaF weekly
d. 0.2% NaF daily

2. Secondary pre-operative radiograph for implant

a. MRI
b. forgot (not used in dentistry)
c. complex computer tomography
d. interactive computer tomography

3. Advantage of recent techniques for detection of caries

a….
b…
c. Detect incipient caries
d. Differentiate between enamel caries and dentin caries

4. DMFT leads to an overestimation regarding the caries lesions. Disadvantage of this

overestimation
a. internal validity
b. external validity
c. internal reliability
d. external reliability

5. Pt with cleft palate and cleft lip, also has anodontia: Von Der Woude Syndrome
(attention not : Von Willebrand : kind of hemophilia)

6.Max dose (in mg) of Carbamazepine divided on several times a day, given for trigeminal
neuralgia
a. 100
b. 200
c. 400
d. 1200

7. Fluoridation of water in ppm helping to decrease the incident of caries:

a. 0.2
b. 0.5
b. 1.0
c. 1.5

8.What is MTA
a. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate
b. Metal Trioxide Aggregate
c. Mineral Trioxide Acetate
d. Mineral Tymol Aggregate

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9. Pt 5 years old had lost completely his central incisor. Management?

a. Maryland
b. crown
c. no treatment
d. space maintainer

10. Pt 11 years old complaining that his deciduous lower second molar it’s not lower that
his other teeth since then it erupted. What’s the most probable situation?
a. Retained
b. submerged
c. impacted
d. newly erupted

11. Functional appliance

a. Bionator
b. Posterior bite block
c…

12. A 2 wall defect, which type of bone

a. freeze dried bone
b. cortical decalcified freeze dried bone
c. cancellous decalcified freeze dried bone
d. all have same result

13. Pt 25 y old, complaining from discomfort in his mandibular second premolar, in x-ray
there’s a sudden dark disappearance of the canal on midroot. Most probable explanation
a. hypertrophic calcification in apical part
b. secondary dentin apically
c. bifurcation area

14. Material used in the majority of areas of perforation

a. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate
b. CaOH
c. …

15. Pt has Miller Classe II recession on his upper canine. Management?

a. epithelial tissue graft under full thickness flap
b. epithelial tissue graft under split thickness flap
c. connective tissue graft under full thickness flap
d. connective tissue graft under split thickness flap

16. Socket healing by

a. Primary intention
b. secondary intention
c. tertiary intention

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17. Diabetic Pt has cardiac valve. He’s allergic to Penicillin, which AB will you give for
prophylaxis
a. amoxicillin 1g 1 h before act
b. amoxicillin 2g 1h before
c. clindamycin 600 mg 1h before
d. …

18. Pt has swelling and acute pericoronitis. He had the same symptoms 2 months ago.
Treatment for Acute pericoronitis
a. AB only
b. Extraction then give AB
c. Relief of occlusion
d. rinsing and cleaning

19. Pt has a buccally tilted implant on 11, which crown

a. Screwed on straight abutment
b. screwed on angulated abutment
c. cemented on straight abutment
d. cemented on angulated abutment

20. Patient comes to you 2 days after he had IAN block, he now has fever and trismus.
Which space was affected
a. pterygomandibular
b. infratemporal
c. submasseteric
d. submandibular

21. Through which tissue might a hemorrhage go over the cranium

a. skin
b. periosteum
c. subcutaneous layer
d. subaponeurotic layer

22. High recurrence

a. residual cyst
b. .. cyst
c. odontoma
d. OKC

23. At the beginning of the operational day the dentist should spray the clinic for 3 min.
For which microorganism ( Strepto. salivaris was not mentioned)
a. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
b. Streptococcus sanguis
c. Streptococcus mutans
d…

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24. Microorganism rarely found in newborn mouth

a. Streptococcus mutans
b. Streptococcus salivaris
c…

25. Pt comes to the dentist complaining from gum bleeding. Lost gum stipplings. Areas of
swelling that easily bleed. Pocket depth 4-6 mm and no attachment level loss. Most
probable diagnosis
a. acute gingivitis
b. chronic gingivitis
c. medication-induced gingival enlargement
d. ANUG

26. Patient comes complaining from pain on biting on his molar that has amalgam. Cold
test results are normal. Patient says the restoration feels high since it was done. Tooth is
tender to touch. Management?
a. remove interference
b. RCT
c…
d. remove restoration and put temporary filling

27. Most common consequence of insufficient occlusal reduction for a crown

a. occlusal interference
b. fracture of guidance cusp
c.

28. Pt received blow on the right on his face. He has horizontal midroot fracture. No
response to pulp test and gap between the 2 segments. Tooth is symptomatic. Management?
a. Institute RCT
b. Extract apical part
c. Extract both parts
d. Leave it

30. Advantage of zinc polycarboxylate cement over zinc phosphate

a. compressive strength
b. thinner layer
c. biocompatibility
d. solubility

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31. Proxybrush used for

a. embrasure type I
b. embrasure type II
c. embrasure type III
d. embrasure type IV

32. Most common acute injury during dental floss use

a. recession
b. laceration of interdental papilla
c. loss of attachment in lingual sulcus
d…

33. Comparison between gracey and universal curette

a. gracey has one cutting area while universal curette has 2
b. gracey is for a specific area , universal curette is for 2 areas
c. grecey beveled edge 70 degree, universal curette 85 degree
d. gracey has hemicircular section, universal curette has triangular section

1. a
2. a+b
3. a+b+c
4. a+b+d

34. To calculate lateral condylar guidance (Hanau’s formula)

a. L= H/8 x 12
b. L= H/8 +12
c. L= H +8/ 12
d. L=H+12 /8

35. Pt comes to you after trauma. He has lost some epithelium layers and has intense pain.
His upper central incisors got intruded. Most probable diagnosis
a. concussion
b. laceration and luxation
c. subluxation

36. X-ray shows RL around the crown of a tooth, which?

a. nasopalatine cyst
b. dentigerous cyst
c…
d. ameloblastoma

37. Effect of removal of smear layer

a. better adaptation of filling material
b. forces bacteria inside the dentinal tubules
c. decreases permeability of dentin

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38. Best test to START endo diagnosis

a. cold test
b. percussion test
c. hot test
d. EPT

39. Pt has sensitivity to cold on his molar that has an amalgam restoration, which is the
best test to diagnose the tooth pulp status
a. cold test
b. hot test
c. EPT
d. cavity test

40. Least conservative design

a. freather edge
b. …egde
c. chamfer
d. shoulder

41. Least conservative instrument (I forgot the options guys)

42. How should be the fit area of a denture

a. smooth and well polished
b. rough for better retention
c. as is after processing
d. sent to you after sandblasting

43. Technology allowing to detect incipient caries

a…
b..
c. Fiber Optic Transillumination
d. Digital Imagery Fiber Optic Transillumination

44. Patient has upper CD denture for 3 years. He’s a Cl I edentulous lower, only have his
lower anterior. On examination what will you notice?
a. severe bone loss on posterior lower ridges
b. severe bone loss in anterior edentulous lower ridge
c. severe bone loss in anterior edentulous upper ridge
NB: they used another word instead of severe but in the same meaning.

45. Hypochlorite solution is used in

a. surgery
b. RCT
c.
d.

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46. Discoid-cleoid used for

a. carving burnishing
b. carving occlusal surface
c. burnishing
d. scrapping of excessive material

47. Where should we grasp the suture needle to preserve the tip of the needle
a. middle of the needle
b. 1/3 between the tip and the swage
c. 2/3 between the tip and the swage
d. at the end next to the swage

48. Instrument details 15, 84, 34, 13, which is the cutting edge?
a. 15
b. 84
c. 34
d. 13

49. Most used blade in general surgery

a. 11
b. 12
c. 15
d…

50. When to choose shade matching

a. before preparation
b. during preparation
c. after preparation

51. First thing to do to remove rubber dam

a.
b. remove clasp
c. cut interdental
d.

52. Dentist wants to put rubber dam to restore a tooth. After rubber dam is placed dentist
notices red color and swelling of the gum underneath. What would it be
a. auto-immune reaction
b. immunosuppression
c. immunodeficiency
d. Hyper immune reaction

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53. Pt 15y old has taken tetracycline for a long time, and has a mild yellowish tetracycline
discoloration of teeth. How to remove this enamel mild tetracycline staining
a. CMP and pumice microabrasion
b. composite veneers
c. home bleaching
d. porcelain veneers

54. Pt 11y old, comes immediately after trauma. His 2 upper centrals have been avulsed 20
min ago, after being properly conserved and all conditions satisfied, for how long will you
splint them
a. 1-2 weeks
b. 2-3 weeks
c. 3-4 weeks
d. 4-5 weeks

55. what’s is called the fact of applying a normal or excessive occlusal force to a tooth with
weaken periodontium
a. primary occlusal trauma
b. secondary occlusal trauma
c…
d..

56. Pt come after trauma, there’s evident loosening of his central incisor and thickness of
pdl on radiograph. Management (I can’t recall the options)

57. Pt had a trauma, his upper incisors show disalignement. What would it be
a. luxation
b. root fracture
c. ..
d. alveolar fracture

58. A patient has an upper lateral in crossbite. After checking, the Pt has enough
mesiodistal space to fix the tooth in his ideal position. A finger spring will be used for that,
in which condition this is possible
a. Labially tilted lateral incisor, 5% deep bite
b. Labially tilted lateral incisor, 50% deep bite
c. Lingually tilted lateral incisor, 5% deep bite
d. Lingually tilted lateral incisor, 50% deep bite

59. Picture of occlusal face of 1st deciduous molar showing staining in occlusal groves. Afetr
examination with explorer patients has no caries. Management
a. observation after 6 months
b. restoration class I
c. sealant

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60. Pt is back for his regular follow up after 6 months. In his last visit x-rays were taken
and they revealed no caries. Which x-rays would he need this time
a. 2 btw
b. 2 PA
c...
d. no need for x-ray this time

61. What’s the effect of VC of LA in endo surgery

a. decrease systemic intake of the drug
b. increase duration
c..
d..

62. Picture showing Pt wearing upper and lower CD ( frontal view). Although all was
perfect during the trial session, the Pt is not satisfied with the esthetic outcome of the
denture. What is the most common mistake made during the arrangement of teeth
a. wrong canine line
b. Midline shift of upper teeth
c. wrong mesiodistal angulation of upper teeth
d. insufficient vertical overlap
NB: In this question all these mistakes were actually showing in the picture but it’s confusing
unless you know what’s the most common one.

63. Pt 5y old child. Radiographic survey (I’m not sure if those options are correct)
a. 4 PA (peri-apical), 2 occlusal
b. 2 btw, 4 PA, 2 occlusal
c. 2 btw, 2 PA, 2 occlusal
d. 2 btw, 2 occlusal

64. Picture showing a Pt with face bow during jaws registration, what’s the 3rd reference
to be taken
a. nasion
b..

65. Pt 55 y old has very bad oral and dental hygiene , and wearing an ill-fitting upper
denture for a long time that he does not take off. He shows a red lesion on the palate in the
area of limited to the denture. Pt is smoker. Diagnosis of the lesion
a. lichen planus
b. epulis fisseratum
c. denture stomatitis
d. oral cancer

66. Where do the mandibular nerve give his trigeminal branch

a. Foramen oval
b. rontd

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67. Simplest pulp treatment

a. RCT
b. pulpotomy
c. pulpectomy
d. pulp capping

68. Serial extraction

a. extraction of primary canine
b. extraction of deciduous canine
c..
d..

69. Tooth that needs the most surgical extraction

a. upper canine
b. upper third molar
c. lower third molar

70. Pt 34 y old has a red lesion in his soft palate, diameter 3 cm, painful
a. major aphtous
b. minor aphtous
c. herpetic… lesion
d...

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1. Surgeon referred a patient for you after implant #24 for prostho and you have 4mm
vertical space what to do?
A. Refer the patient back to the surgeon Use B. Screw retained crown
C. Use aesthetic luting cement
D. Keep the crown out of occlusion

2. Chromic catgut suture absorb in

A. 21 days
B. 50 days

3. Difference between Gracey and universal curette:

i. Gracey used for cutting in specific area while universal is in any area.
ii. Gracey has one cutting edge while universal has two.
iii. gracey has 70 offset, universal 85
iv. Section of gracey is hemicircular and in universal triangular.
b. I,ii,iii
c. I,ii

4. alveolar bone proper consists of:

a. bundle bone &woven bone
b. bundle bone & lamellar bone
c. bundle bone &spongy bone
d. lamellar & woven

5. 5years child with white lesion in oral mucosa and his parent said this occurs also in his
brother what is the diagnosis→
a- White spongy nevus
b- lichen planus
c-lekolpakia

6. What interferes with wound healing

A.loose sutures
B.necrotic tissue

7. A small part of a periodontal curette wad broken and displaced in gingival sulcus. how
to retrieve it?
a- Schwartz periotriever
b- tweezer

8. Child 3 year old 15 kg maximum carpule (local anesthesia ) can you give him:-
1 345

9. Child restoration after

A.base
B.clean with water,dry.

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10. Pt feeling uncomfortable while eating.Visible swelling of submandibular gland and

palpation present.along with dryness of eyes.
a)sjogrens syndrome
b)mumps
c)sialolith

11. pt with plasma cholinesterase deficiency , which anesthesia you use?

a.procaine
b.prilocaine
c.procaine with vasoconstricter
d.another ester type

12. Intraligamentary injection will make ...?

a.don't affect pulp circulation
b.slightly decrease pulp circulation
c.will ceases circulation for 30 minutes**
d.will increase pulp circulation

13. The muscle that is attached to the disc of TMJ and that brings about its forward
movement is:
1. Medial pterygoid.
2. Lateral pterygoid.
3. Masseter.
4. Temporalis

14. which Kennedy class no need for indirect retainer:

a-1
b-2
c-3
d-4

15. indirect retainer not done in which teeth

1. 1st premolar
2. 2nd premolar
3. Canine
4. Incisors

16. finger spring used in

a lingually inclined 5% overjet
b ideally inclined 5% overjet

17. After gingivectomy surface epithelisation occurs in

A.3 days
B.5-14
C.14-21

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18. Porcelain veneer colour stability :

a. Light cure resin
b. Resin modified glass ionomer
c dual cure resin

19. stainless steel crown used for a kid that rotates when put! What do we need?
A- Next smaller size
B- Smallest size
C- Trim the crown to make it smaller
D- A bigger size

20. cuspal reduction (shoeing ) in complex amalgam restoration

a. 1-1.5
b. 2-3
c. 0.5 -1
d.1.5-2

21. Which smooth surface is mostly affected with high caries patient?
A. Labial maxillary incisors
B. Palatal maxillary incicors
C. Buccal maxillary molars
D. Palatal maxillary molars

22. palatal root of maxillary molar most commonly curves

A.palatally
B.buccally
C.distally
D.mesially

23. Perforation in upper premolar due to.

A. Large pulp chamber
B. Complex internal anatomy.
C. Proximal root concavites.
D Furcation located more cervically

24. Child pt with abcess and sinus tract related to 74 this means presence of
1 pulp pathoses
2 proximal caries
3 furcation involvement

25. Temperament is personality emotional trait and genetically determined. It is

a)moderately stable and early occurrence-
b)moderately stable and later occurrence-
c)unstable and late occurrence

26. pic of sialolith

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27. Question on congenital syphilis

28. schick test for a typhoid b diphtheria 3 aids

29. which part of enamel withstand high force

a retzius
b gnarled enamel

30. definition incidence

31. 7years pt has truma,exposure with superficial bleeding ,treatment :

(A):pulpotomy then final filing.
(B): RCT.
(C):pulp capping

32. Picture to #46 with stain fissure only

Best ttt is
Follow up 6month with fl
Composite
Sealant

33. Treatment of Fucation type II involvement with non graft regenerative technique:
a. osseous coagulum
b. GTR

34. Type of professionally applied fluoride for mentally retarded pt. OR flouride
application for mentally retarded p.t:
1. Neutral sodium fluoride.
2. Stannous fluoride.
3. Acidulated fluoride solution.
4. Fluoride varnish.

35. fluoride found in fluoride varnish

A. Stannous FL 2%
B. Stannous FL 5%
C. Sodium FL 2%
D. Sodium FL 5%

36. Most important sealer criteria to be success

a High viscosity
b retention
c Highstrength
d reselience

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37. Simplifill apical seal used with which system

a. Protaper
b. Reciprocal
c. S Revo
d. All

38. Success of rotary endo

a. flaring Pre Coronal
b. Use of EDTA
c. irrigation

39. Endo central minimal with mesial caries Restoration

a. Composite
b. composite Fiberpost
c. post/crown Cast

40. Amount of GP should after post preparation

a.2mm
b. 4-5 mm
c. 3mm

41. The PH of the calcium hydroxide is

a. 5.5
b. 7.5
c. 12.5
d. 19.5

42. Extra canal if present in mandibular canine will be

a. • Lingual
b. • Distal

43. Patient with esthetic concern having dark central bcz of trauma treatment?
A. Crown
B. Veneer
C. endo
D. Endo+internal bleaching

44. Ideal properties of RC filling material is the following EXCEPT:

1. Radiolucent in radiograph
2. Not irritate the surrounding tissue.
3. Easily removable when retreatment is necessary.
4. Stable and less dimensional change after insertion.

45. Anesthetic testing (intraligamentery injection)is most effective in localizing pain to

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which of the following?

A)Specific tooth
B)Mandible or maxilla
C)Across the midline of the face
D)Posterior tooth

46. You make ledge in the canal. You want to correct this. What is the most complication
occur in this step:
a. Creation false canal
b. Apical zip.
c. Stripping.
D. perforation.

47. root end resection ...what is the conditioning

a. cetric acid
b. tetracyclin
c. EDTA

48. Gates Glidden drills #1, tip has a diameter same as which file size:
a. 20
b. 40
c. 30
d50

49. the physical property of Ni-ti wire

a. Rigid
b. Low coefficient o friction
c. Shape memory

50. The exact description of healing in endo treatment with radiolucency related to apex
and fistula:
1: disappear of radiolucency
2: asymptomatic tooth
3: decrease in radiolucency
4: disappear of fistula

51. Which is the most likely cause of periodontal cyst?

a. Cell rest of Malassez.
b. Cell rest of serss.
c. Cell of Hertwig sheath.

52. lady pt with necrosed attached gingiva and marginal gingiva diagnosis
a chronic desquamative periodontitis
b anug
c herpetic gingivostomatitis

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53. Which of the following cells produce antibodies?

A. Neutrophils
B. T-lymphocytes
C. Macrophages
D. Plasma cells

54. enamel:
a. repair by ameloblast
b. permeability reduces with age
c. permeability increases with age
d. permeable to some ions

55. main use of dental floss

A.remove calculus
B.overhang
C.remove bacterial plaque
D.remove food debris

56. Periodontal ligament fibers in the middle third of the root is:
A. Oblique. B. Horizontal. C. Transeptal.

57. The aim of maintaining therpy is:

a- Prevent recurrent disease.
b- Check tissue response.

58. ways to give L.A with less pain :

a. give it slowly
b. stretch the muscle
c. topical anesthesia
d. the needle size over than 25 gauge
e)all

59. Pt. came with fracture because of blow in the right side of his face. He has ecchymosis
around the orbit in the right side only and subjunctional bleeding in the maxillary
buccal vestible with limited mouth open what is ur diagnosis?
a. le fort 1
b. le fort 2
c. lefort 3
d. zygomatic fracture

60. impression material that cause over extension of tissues?

a. Alginate
b. Additional silicone
c. Brown compound

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61. What are the recommended numbers of implants for complete edentouls patients:
A. maxilla 1 mandibular 1
B. maxilla 3 mandibular 2
C. maxilla 6 mandibular 4
D. maxilla 8 mandibular 6

62. Adult 20 years male with soft tissue & dental trauma reveals severe pain in soft tissues
with loss of epithelial layers and anterior upper centrals are intruded the diagnosis is:
a. abrasion with luxation
b. errosion with sub luxation
c. traumatic ulceration\laceration with luxation
d. ulceration\laceration with subluxation

63. Pregnant lady needs oral surgery-

A. Needs prophylactic antibiotic
B. Needs GA
C. Needs steroid cover
D. None of the above

64. Radiograph shows condylar head orientation and facial symmetry

A-reverse town
B-orthopantomography
C-transorbital
D-submentovertex

65. Which one of the conditions would delay a dentist's decision of taking full mouth X-ray
examination?
a. pregnancy.
b. patient had full mouth examination by X-ray 6 months ago.
c. patient will receive radiotherapy next week.
d. patient had CT examination last week.

66. provide maximum strength to amalgam restoration the cavo-surface angles should be :
1 approach 75 with outer surface
2 approach 90 with outer surface
3 be supported by sound dentine
4 be located in area free of occlusal stress.
a 1+3 and 4
b 1+3
c 2+3+4
d 3+4

67. Question on position of mandible on taking maxillomandibular relation

• acentric relation
• centric occlusion

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68. what’s the best material under composite in deep caries

a- caoh
b- GIC
c- zinc polycarboxilate
d- zinc

69. After finish class V glass ionomer cement we do finishing with:

1. Pumice slurry.
2. Aluminum-oxide disc.
3. Prophy paste with fluoride

70. occlusion comfortable for pt and easy to fabricate

a balanced occlusion
b mutually proctive

71. PDI classification for, missing teeth in upper and lower arch including canines:
a. class I
b. II
c. III
d. IV

72. pic opg of lower kennedys class 1 written as mobile anterior and recession mijor
connector of choice
a lingual bar
b lingual pl,ate
c double plate

73. active ingredient of hemodent

a ferric sulphate
b zinc phosphate
c aluminium chloride
d ferric chloride

74. What type pontic design would you in a patient with a high esthetic demand when
preparing teeth number 11 for FDP?
1. Ridge lap or saddle pontic
2. An ovate pontic.
3.Modified ridge lap pontic

75. Pt. came to u needs upper partial denture class II kinnedy classification, he has palatal
defect(torus palatinus) preferable partial denture
a. .a-horseshoe
b. c-Anterio posterior palatal bar.
c. d. Anterior posterior palatal strap.

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