Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 1:

Why is it important for patients with special healthcare needs to transition from pediatric care to adult based care?

A) Pediatric dentists may not be able to treat adult dental needs

B) Adults under the care of pediatric dentists reduces capacity for children

C) Adult patients may outgrow pediatric dental facilities

D) All of the above

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 2:

Transition of care from pediatric to adult care is described as ____ .

A) A point in time referral

B) A means of deferring treatment

C) A process involving stakeholders

D) All of the aboveAn unplanned transfer of care

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 3:

Which of the following was not described as a patient with “special healthcare needs?”

A) A geriatric patient

B) A patient with autism

C) A patient with multiple medical comorbidities

D) A patient with cerebral palsy

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 4:

Which of the following is not something that needs to be considered for the transition from pediatric to adult based care?

A) The patient’s age

B) The patient’s preparedness to transition

C) The parent/ guardian’s preparedness to transition

D) None of the above

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 5:

For patients with special healthcare needs, dental care is _____________ .

A) A readily available service

B) The most significant unmet healthcare need

C) Well covered by insurance

D) A prominent consideration for patients’ overall health

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 6:

Which of the following is a barrier to care for patients with special healthcare needs?

A) Limited number of dentists willing to treat patients of this population

B) Caregiver support for patient treatment

C) Patient independence

D) Low caries risks among patients with special healthcare needs

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 7:

The prevalence of autism is ______________ and the prevalence of Downs syndrome is ____________ in the general population:

A) Increasing; increasing

B) Increasing; decreasing

C) Decreasing; decreasing

D) Decreasing; increasing

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 8:

There are well documented recommendations and protocols for the transition of dental care for pediatric to adult patients.

A) True

B) False

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 9:

Which of the following impacts a patient’s transition from pediatric to adult based care?

A) Their support network

B) Their benefits and policy based resources

C) Their living situation

D) All of the above

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 10:

At what age was it recommended that the process of transition from pediatric to adult care begin?

A) 9

B) 10

C) 11

D) 12

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 11:

Which of the following is not a benchmark for transition of care from pediatric to adult based care?

A) Completion of orthodontic treatment

B) Extraction of third molars

C) Eruption of premolars

D) Graduation of high school

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 12:

When collaborating with a receiving provider, the pediatric dentist should ________ .

A) Dictate how the new provider treats the patient

B) Leave disease untreated so that the adult provider can complete care

C) Provide information of what worked well for treating the patient

D) Make the referral and assume the patient has been scheduled for care

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 13:

Why is it important to begin the transitional process from pediatric to adult care before transition occurs?

A) To make sure insurance coverage is able to be maintained

B) To ensure buy in from the patient and caregiver

C) To alleviate the pediatric dentists from having to continue caring for the patient

D) A and B

E) A and C

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 14:

Which of the following were described as “phases” of the transitional process?

A) Diagnosis, prognosis, treatment

B) Diagnosis, process, referral

C) Medial history. Prognosis, treatment

D) Prognosis, referral, treatment

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Management and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs

Question 15:

If all dental treatment is not able to be completed prior to referral to an adult provider, then the pediatric dentist should:

A) Not make a referral and keep seeing the patient

B) Stabilize any disease in preparation for referral

C) Refer the patient for care under general anesthesia

D) Ask the patient to follow up directly with the receiving provider

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