Question 23 · LDEK · Cross-cutting topics
Which of the following activities should the dentist include in their scope of primary and secondary prevention?
1) oral health promotion directed at pregnant women and mothers of young children;
2) preventive oral examinations with the necessary range of treatment in pregnant women;
3) development of health-relating knowledge in the pediatric population concerning oral hygienic and nutritional habits;
4) regular oral examinations in the pediatric population and the use of fluoride prevention;
5) health education of the population on the prevention of gingival and periodontal diseases and their early detection.
The correct answer is:
2) preventive oral examinations with the necessary range of treatment in pregnant women;
3) development of health-relating knowledge in the pediatric population concerning oral hygienic and nutritional habits;
4) regular oral examinations in the pediatric population and the use of fluoride prevention;
5) health education of the population on the prevention of gingival and periodontal diseases and their early detection.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,3,4,5.
- B. 1,2,4,5.
- C. 1,2,3,5.
- D. 1,2,3,4.
- E. all the above.
Hint
Classify each activity by phase of prevention and check whether any of them deals with limiting the consequences of established disease.
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