1. Explain why dental materials and medicament bottles should be stored in the clean zone of the treatment room and not left on the bench top of the working area.
2. What are the advantages of using pre-set dental trays and cassettes?
3. What is your understanding of the FDI World Dental Federation numbering system and its benefits?
4. The Australian Schedule of Dental Services and Glossary details standard dental treatments and assigns a three-digit code number to items and clinical procedures. List at least five items or services delivered and their three-digit code numbers.
5. Explain the personal protective equipment you routinely use in the dental surgery and any standards of PPE that must be met.
6. Why is dietary education important for infants and babies, children and young adults, and the elderly?
7. Chart the following dental treatment on the following diagrammatic chart.
Upper right Upper left
18 Ext or EXO 21 D completed
17 O completed 22 M completed
16 MO and separate B completed 24 Ext or EXO completed
15 Ext or EXO space closed 25 MOD completed
14 DO separate B completed 26 MO and separate P completed
12 M completed 27 O completed
11 D completed 28 Ext or EXO completed
Lower right Lower left
All teeth missing All teeth missing
8. Identify the following FDI tooth number and Palmers notation with the full anatomical name of the tooth. Make sure to identify whether it is a permanent tooth or a deciduous tooth, an upper or lower tooth, on the right or left and the anatomical name of the tooth. Identify the tooth surfaces listed below.
FDI Anatomical tooth name – include whether permanent or deciduous
11 Upper Right, Permanent Maxillary central incisor
36 Lower Left, Permanent Mandibular first molar
48 Lower Right, Permanent Mandibular third molar
25 Upper Left, Permanent Maxillary second premolar
55 Upper Right, Deciduous Maxillary second bicuspid
72 Lower Left, Deciduous Mandibular lateral incisor
Palmers Anatomical tooth name – include if this is permanent or deciduous
2 Upper right, Permanent Maxillary Second Molar
7 Upper left, permanent Maxillary Lateral Incisor
4 Lower right, permanent Mandibular Second Bicuspid
A Lower left, deciduous Maxillary Second Bicuspid
C Upper right, deciduous Maxillary Cuspid
B Upper left, deciduous Mandibular First Bicuspid
Tooth surface Identify the tooth Surface Abbreviation
M Mesial
I Incisal
D Distal
MOD Mesial-Occlusal Distal
B Buccal
P Proximal
Li Lingual
BO Buccal-Occlusal
MI Mesial-Incisal
9. Label this cross section of the mandibular molar tooth below, and identify the following components and surrounding structures.