Public Health Dentistry MCQs

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1. Dental Indices — DMFT, OHI-S, CPI

DMFT = permanent teeth. deft = primary teeth. OHI-S = Greene & Vermillion (DI-S + CI-S). CPI = Community Periodontal Index (WHO probe). GI = Loe & Silness. PI = Silness & Loe.

📖 Study Notes•Frequency: 9/10

2. Water Fluoridation & Fluoride Toxicity

Optimal = 0.7ppm. Certainly Lethal Dose = 32-64 mg/kg. Safely Tolerated Dose = CLD/4. Chronic toxicity = Fluorosis (dental/skeletal). Dean's Index for fluorosis assessment.

📖 Study Notes•Frequency: 8/10

3. Biostatistics Basics

Mean = average. Median = middle value. Mode = most frequent. SD = 1SD = 68%, 2SD = 95%, 3SD = 99.7%. Chi-square = for categorical data. t-test = for means (2 groups). ANOVA = for means (>2 groups).

📖 Study Notes•Frequency: 7/10

4. Epidemiological Study Designs

Cross-sectional = prevalence. Case-control = odds ratio (retrospective). Cohort = relative risk (prospective). RCT = gold standard. Sensitivity = true positive rate. Specificity = true negative rate.

📖 Study Notes•Frequency: 6/10

5. National Health Programs (India)

NOHP (National Oral Health Program). Ayushman Bharat. School dental health programs. WHO Basic Package of Oral Care (BPOC).

📖 Study Notes•Frequency: 5/10