Starch is considered to be less cariogenic than monosaccharides and disaccharides because it 1) Does not diffuse through plaque 2) Is rapidly hydrolysed in the mouth 3) Enhance remineralization 4) Raises the pH in the oral cavity
Community DentistryAnswer: 1
A random sample suggests that 1) A person in a control group will not be a member of the experimental group 2) Any member of a group to be studied has an equal opportunity to be included in the study 3) Every nth name on a list is selected 4) Subjects are volunteers
Community DentistryAnswer: 2
Which of the following used as a reference for a study through a period of time 1) Baseline data 2) Prevalence 3) Incidence 4) Rate
Community DentistryAnswer: 2
Ratio of cost of implementation/saving in cost of treatment is given by 1) DMF rate 2) DMF/cost ratio 3) F/DMFT 4) Cost/benefit ratio
Community DentistryAnswer: 4
Values of SD + 2 fall within 1) 90 % 2) 95 % 3) 98 % 4) 99 %
Community DentistryAnswer: 2
What time a person learns to satisfy a need 1) Before action to satisfy the need 2) While acting to satisfy the need 3) After satisfying the need 4) None of the above
Community DentistryAnswer: 2
According to WHO, minimum amount of fluoride that should be present in salt for effective anticaries activity is 1) 3 mg of F/5 g of salt 2) 1.5 mg of F/5 g of salt 3) 10 mg of F/5 g of salt 4) 100 mg of F/5 g of salt
Community DentistryAnswer: 2
The WHO"s objective in dental health is that by the year 2000 a person, at age of 12, shall not have decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMF) more than 1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
