ADC Written (Dental Therapy) Practice Questions - ADC Written Examination - Dental Therapy Exam - ADC Written (Dental Therapy) Practice Questions - ADC Written Examination

Question 1

A dental therapist in Australia is asked by a parent to extract a permanent first molar in a healthy 9-year-old. The therapist last performed an extraction during clinical training two years ago and has not maintained competence. What is the most appropriate action under the Dental Board of Australia's recency-of-practice and scope expectations?

Ask the supervising dentist to watch while the therapist proceeds without further preparation Perform the extraction, since deciduous and permanent extractions fall within the dental therapy scope Decline and refer the patient, as practitioners must only provide care for which they have maintained competence and currency Provide the service because the parent has given verbal consent

Correct Answer:

Decline and refer the patient, as practitioners must only provide care for which they have maintained competence and currency

Question 2

Under the AHPRA mandatory notification provisions, a dental therapist must make a mandatory notification about another registered health practitioner in which of the following situations?

The practitioner practised while intoxicated by alcohol, placing the public at risk of substantial harm The practitioner placed a single restoration with a minor marginal overhang The practitioner used a different but accepted technique for a stainless steel crown The practitioner charged a fee the therapist considered too high

Correct Answer:

The practitioner practised while intoxicated by alcohol, placing the public at risk of substantial harm

Question 3

A 7-year-old Aboriginal child attends with their grandmother for the first time. To provide culturally safe care consistent with the ADC professional competencies, the therapist should primarily:

Assume the family will not engage and limit the appointment to a quick examination Use only written health information to avoid taking up appointment time Insist that only a parent, not a grandmother, can consent to any care Build rapport, respect the family's knowledge and decision-making, and adapt communication to be respectful and inclusive

Correct Answer:

Build rapport, respect the family's knowledge and decision-making, and adapt communication to be respectful and inclusive

Question 4

A dental therapist realises after a child's appointment that a fissure sealant was placed on the wrong tooth, with no harm caused. In line with the duty of open disclosure expected of registered practitioners in Australia, the therapist should:

Say nothing because no harm occurred Inform the parent of what happened, explain the implications, and document the discussion Quietly remove the sealant at the next visit without explanation Ask reception to alter the clinical notes to omit the error

Correct Answer:

Inform the parent of what happened, explain the implications, and document the discussion

Question 5

When obtaining valid consent to apply silver fluoride (silver diamine fluoride) to carious deciduous teeth in a 4-year-old, the therapist must specifically advise the parent that:

The treatment is painless and has no visible effect The teeth will become whiter after application Arrested carious lesions will turn black/dark and this staining is permanent on the affected tooth structure No follow-up is ever required once applied

Correct Answer:

Arrested carious lesions will turn black/dark and this staining is permanent on the affected tooth structure

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