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Continuing Education Program — December 2007

Article 1: Perceptions of Patients’ Smiles: A Comparison of Patients’ and Dentists’ Opinions Link opens in separate window. Pop-up Blocker may need to be disabled.

1. To which feature of their faces did patients assign the lowest mean satisfaction rating in this study?

2. Which feature of their faces did patients younger than 50 years rate significantly higher than older patients did?

3. Which one of the following features was rated among all patients as being most important for an attractive face?

4. Which one of the following features of an attractive face was rated as significantly more important by women than by men?

Article 2: A Survey of the Current Approaches to Diagnosis and Management of Oral Premalignant Lesions Link opens in separate window. Pop-up Blocker may need to be disabled.

1. Which one of the following adjuvant clinical tests was most frequently used by responders in their initial assessment of lesions?

2. Which of these lesion findings was the most frequently reported as accelerating a clinician’s decision to perform a biopsy?

3. For which one of the following parameters did the largest proportion of clinicians recommend only one follow-up assessment per year?

4. Which of the following treatments for oral premalignant lesions that recur after excision was most preferred by responders?

Article 3: Gingival Involvement in Crohn Disease Link opens in separate window. Pop-up Blocker may need to be disabled.

1. Approximately what percentage of people with Crohn disease develops at least one extraintestinal manifestation?

2. Each of the following is a common oral manifestation of Crohn disease except which one?

3. What percentage of patients with oral lesions due to Crohn disease is estimated to have developed oral manifestations before developing gastrointestinal symptoms?

4. Which one of the following medications is a systemic steroidal agent?

Article 4: In Vitro Protection Against Dental Erosion Afforded by Commercially Available, Calcium-Fortified 100 Percent Juices Link opens in separate window. Pop-up Blocker may need to be disabled.

1. Which one of the following juices was found to be the least acidic in this study?

2. Which one of the following juices was associated with the lowest mean enamel surface lesion depth?

3. Which one of the following was associated with the lowest mean root surface lesion depth?

4. Which one of the following was associated with the largest mean surface lesion depth?

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