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You have almost made it to the end. Now to test your knowledge. Before receiving your completion certificate, please test your knowledge by answering a few questions. Every wrong answer will take you back to the section to help you find the correct one. Once finished, please follow the directions to print your completion certificate. We thank you for your attention and hope this course has given you the knowledge and tools to give children a head start on oral health.

Getting a Head Start on Oral Health Quiz

1. Needed dental care for a pregnant woman should be:
   1. scheduled for first trimester
   2. postponed until baby is born
   3. done preferably during second trimester
   4. done at any time
      
      
      
      
2. To clean the teeth and gums of an eight month baby who has four incisors:
   1. use your toothbrush
   2. use a clean washcloth, a piece of gauze, or a baby toothbrush
   3. rinse the mouth with water
   4. at this age there is no need to clean the mouth
      
      
      
      
3. To prevent early childhood caries the caretaker should:
   1. not use the bottle with sweetened liquid as a pacifier
   2. take the child to a dentist by age three
   3. give only unsweetened fruit juices in the bottle
   4. do nothing; you can not do anything to prevent this
      
      
      
      
4. When an infant sucks the thumb, the parent should:
   1. do nothing
   2. keep removing the thumb from infant’s mouth
   3. put an unpleasant liquid on the thumb, to deter the child
   4. cover the infant’s hand with a glove
      
      
      
      
5. A child’s permanent teeth begin to form in the jaw:
   1. during pregnancy
   2. at birth
   3. around 2 months of age
   4. at 3 years of age
      
      
      
      
6. The parent should be advised to start cleaning the infant’s teeth and gums:
   1. when all the baby teeth are in
   2. at age 2
   3. when the first tooth erupts
   4. when the 4 incisors erupt
      
      
      
      
7. When frequent snacking occurs, the best way to prevent cavities is to:
   1. brush with a pea-sized drop of fluoride toothpaste twice a day
   2. floss more often
   3. put more fruit and vegetables in the diet
   4. give unsweetened fruit juices as a snack
      
      
      
      
8. The child’s first dental visit should occur:
   1. at age three
   2. when all the primary teeth are in
   3. by the child’s first birthday
   4. when the child is emotionally mature
      
      
      
      
9. Tooth decay (cavities) can be a result of:
   1. bacteria transmitted from caretaker to infant
   2. a fluoride supplement
   3. thumb sucking
   4. pacifier use
      
      
      
      
10. The ideal time to teach prevention of oral disease to parents is:
    1. when the child gets the first cavity
    2. as the primary teeth erupt
    3. before the baby is born
    4. during the child’s first dental visit
       
       
       
       
11. A young child with a white curdy-like tongue may have:
    1. Milk on their tongue
    2. Candidiasis (thrush)
    3. Chicken pox
    4. Strep throat
       
       
       
       
12. Non-nutritive habits, like thumbsucking and using a pacifier in infants and toddlers:
    1. are normal
    2. are harmful to the teeth
    3. should be stopped as soon as it is detected
    4. should be stopped before the permanent teeth eruptCertificate of Completion
       
       This certificate certifies that Name has completed the “Getting a Head Start on Oral Health” continuing education course for New York State on Date.