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6. Major arteries carrying oxygenated blood to the head and neck region are known as:

  • Jugular arteries
  • Common carotid arteries
  • Aortic arteries
  • Maxillary arteries

7. The internal carotid artery supplies:

  • All of the inner cranial structures
  • All of the head outside of the cranium
  • Both upper and lower jaws
  • The whole of the oral cavity

8. During respiratory arrest which of the following should be carried out?

  • Automated external defibrillator
  • Rescue breaths and chest compressions
  • Rescue breaths
  • Chest compressions

9. Adrenaline, oxygen, hydrocortisone and chlorphenamine are all drugs that can be administered to which kind of medical emergency?

  • Asthma attack
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Hypoglycaemia
  • Epileptic fit

10. Which specific piece of legislation allows personal data to be passed to third parties only under the condition of the act?

  • Freedom of Information Act
  • Data Protection Act 1998
  • Access to Health Records Act 1990
  • None of the above

11. Kaposi's sarcoma is a characteristic of somebody who is suffering from which of the following?

  • Hepatitis
  • Diabetes
  • Human immunodeficiency virus
  • Herpes

12. The Department of Health has developed a set of information governance requirements in the form of a toolkit. Which of the following is a requirement as part of the guidance?

  • All of the above
  • Information quality
  • Information security
  • Health records management

13. For consent to be valid it must be both:

  • Informed and specific
  • Voluntary and specific
  • Voluntary and specific
  • Informed and voluntary

14. A young female patient who is pregnant attends the surgery for a routine examination, the dentist discovers a potentially sinister lesion. Which assessment method can he use to aid a speedy diagnosis?

  • Radiograph
  • Photograph
  • Study models
  • Send off a referral

15. Which tooth may develop the cusp of carabelli?

  • Upper third molar
  • Upper first molar
  • Upper second molar
  • Upper second premolars

16. ) Which extra-oral radiography view would show both jaws in full and their surrounding anatomy?

  • Dental panoramic tomographic
  • Lateral skull radiograph
  • Lateral oblique
  • Any radiograph taken using a cephalostats

17. Xerostomia, poor wound healing and infection are all effects that can occur on the oral cavity of someone who is suffering from:

  • Diabetes
  • Herpes simplex type 1
  • Hepatitis
  • Human immunodeficiency virus

18. The GDC standards for the dental team state there are how many core ethical principles of practice?

  • 6
  • 9
  • 3
  • 12

19. Ethyl chloride, warmed gutta-percha and electric testers are all forms of what?

  • TTP testing
  • Vitality testing
  • To determine if there is an existing RTC
  • None of the above

20. Which position should a pregnant patient be in when carrying out CPR?

  • Patient laid slightly upright
  • Patient laid flat on her back
  • Patient laid slightly to the left
  • Patient laid slightly to the right