Question 1: You appoint a new receptionist to the staff of your dental practice. Following successful completion of his/her probationary period, how often is it recommended that his/her performance should be appraised?

Question 2: A 56-year old man presents with generalised gingival enlargement. Which one of the following classes of drugs is he most likely to be taking?

Question 3: You are designing an occlusal rest seat on the mandibular left first premolar for a partial cobalt- chrome denture. Which one of the following best describes the optimal depth that the marginal ridge should be reduced?

Question 4: A patient presents with a discoloured lower incisor tooth and associated alveolar swelling. Which one of the following clinical findings would be of most use in helping determine its cause?

Question 5: A 53-year-old woman has been diagnosed with ‘burning mouth syndrome’. Indicate which part of the mouth is most commonly affected in this condition?

Question 6: Which one of the following is the most appropriate antibiotic for a patient with liver failure and a dental abscess?

Question 7: A 12-year-old patient in the permanent dentition attends for an orthodontic assessment. In this situation which one of the following screening tools is most likely to be used?

Question 8: A 30-year-old man requires extraction of the left mandibular and maxillary third molars. He is very nervous. He is fit and well and weighs 70 kg. Which one of the following would be the preferred technique of administration of intravenous midazolam to achieve an appropriate level of sedation?

Question 9: Which one of the following cannot be changed during construction of a set of complete dentures?

Question 10: A 16-year-old girl in the permanent dentition presents complaining about her ‘back to front’ bite. Which one of the following is the likely definition of the incisor classification in this clinical situation?

Question 11: A patient brings a letter from an oral maxillofacial surgery department stating they had a unilateral lower motor neuron lesion of the facial nerve last year which resolved after a few months. What signs would you have seen at the time?

Question 12: A 39-year-old man with severe anxiety attends for dental treatment. His GP has prescribed him medication for the long-term management of his generalised anxiety disorder. Which one of the following medications has most likely been prescribed by his GP?

Question 13: You are about to undertake a procedure on a healthy 20 kg 5-year-old child. Which one of the following most accurately represents the maximum dose of 2% Lidocaine with 1:80 000 adrenaline that can be administered?

Question 14: Your new dental nurse sustains a needle stick injury. She has been appropriately immunised. In this situation, which one of the following represents the highest risk of cross-infection after a needle-stick injury?

Question 15: While working in dental public health you are asked to help design a study into the benefits of fluoridation of the water supply on the local population. Which one of the following study designs is most appropriate from the options given?

Question 16: Which one of the following cell populations is the major progenitor for a new connective tissue attachment in guided tissue regeneration?

Question 17: A 40-year-old woman undergoes a lateral cephalogram for orthognathic planning. On review, well- defined, rounded lucent lesions are seen throughout the skull. Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Question 18: A 32-year-old woman who does not smoke or drink alcohol has a close relative who has died of oral cancer. She has asked you for advice on oral cancer prevention. Which one of the following would be most likely to reduce her risk of developing oral carcinoma?

Question 19: A 20-year-old woman complains she has discolouration of her upper anterior teeth. On examination she has mild fluorosis of the upper incisors. Which one of the following would be the most appropriate initial management?

Question 20: A 25-year-old man presents a month after an alleged assault, complaining of a tender maxillary central incisor. It is slightly buccally displaced, vital and causing mild occlusal interference with Grade II mobility. Radiographic examination reveals no root or alveolar fracture. Which one of the following is the most appropriate initial management?

Question 21: Which one of the following would be the most appropriate instrument for scaling in a 45-year- old patient presenting with calculus around an implant-stabilised bridge?

Question 22: A 45-year-old woman attends with diagnosed burning mouth syndrome. Which one of the following is a common clinical feature?

Question 23: A 33-year-old woman is referred to an oral surgeon. According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which one of the following is the most significant indication for extraction of a mesio-angular-impacted lower third molar?

Question 24: You surgically remove a difficult lower left third molar. You go deep with the surgical straight bur during the procedure and notice a lot of bleeding from the site. The patient returns with profound numbness of the lower left lip and chin the next afternoon. Which one of the following is the best course of action?

Question 25: A 25-year-old man is assaulted. He has a fracture of the left zygomatic arch and surgery is planned. Which one of the following muscles has an attachment to the superior border of the arch of the zygomatic bone?