Of the four processes of Motivational Interviewing, the one that involves eliciting and drawing out the patient’s own motivations for a change in a behavior (tobacco use, oral hygiene practice, etc.) and lies at the heart of motivational interviewing is:

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:  Therapeutic agents are ingredients in toothpastes that assist with:

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY:  Dietary factors that may affect the ability to cause dental caries (cariogenicity) include

Which is NOT one of the “Five (5) As” used in the National Cancer Institute’s tobacco intervention program?

A patient revealed a condition that requires a prophylactic antibiotic. In order to proceed, the hygienist asks the dentist for a prescription.  The patient is administered an oral antibiotic and 45 minutes after administration complains of difficulty breathing, with rash and itching of their skin. His blood pressure is 80/40 and pulse is 120. The most likely problem is (1.)__________ and the treatment would be (2.) ____________.

Case #1 – Your patient is new to your practice. He is a 46 year old white male of average height and weight. He indicates on the health history that he has sinus problems due to allergies and had a knee replacement done 10 years ago in another state after chronic issues related to a football injury. He has a history of irregular dental care, and has not had his teeth cleaned “in a few years”, explaining that he had a prosthetic joint infection in his knee seven (7) years ago after having a dental procedure done. He is concerned about it happening again and is”just one of the reasons” he has avoided keeping up with regular dental care. His vital signs are pulse 88, respirations 20, and blood pressure 156 / 86. He says he is noticing bleeding of his gums when he brushes, but tries “not to brush too hard so it doesn’t happen”. He has a three unit bridge in the UR anterior area involving #6, 7, 8 and several other amalgam and composite restorations. There is an obvious cavitated lesion adjacent to an amalgam filling on #3 occlusal.Question: Based on the previous information, what should be your response?

Choose the question or statement that is least effective if doing Motivational Interviewing.

Manifestations of nutritional deficiencies often appear initially:

For a tobacco user who is trying to quit, withdrawal symptoms generally begin in :

SP26 E2 Q35 All the following key intermediates in energy metabolism are correctly paired with enzymes that would directly consume or produce them except: