Public Health dentistry is one of the neglected subject of final Bds examination but Every time This subjects proves to be Toughest to clear up with. As majority of students find it boring so they tends to skip on this subjects and try to completing other subjects till its high time to start with Public health dentistry.
yet at last moments public health dentistry looks very HARD because all that have is information to remember and we are very tight with our reading schedule but cant cope up with This particular subject.
To Relieve some load from from your head I curated This NOT TO MISS List of questions that that being Asked in Final BDS exams. Questions are separated according to chapters and according to marks also.
you can find PDF of this list at the bottom of this article
PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY
Chapter 1
1. Indian dental Council
2. Dental council of India
Chapter 2
7 MARKS
1. Define prevention and different levels of prevention. Describe in detail primary prevention of oral cancer.
2. What are levels of preventions? Discuss primary level of prevention for dental caries.
3. “Health is multidimensional in nature”. Elaborate in detail about dimensions of health and add a note on Iceberg phenomenon and its role in oral diseases.
4. Define primary health care. Write in detail the principles of primary health care.
5. Define prevention. Discuss various levels of prevention of oral cancer
6. Define and write in detail about principle of primary health care. Enumerate functions of primary health centre.
5 MARKS
1. Iceberg phenomenon of disease
2. Principle of primary health care
3. Epidemiological Triad
4. Elements of primary health care
5. Health for all 2000 (HFA 2000)
6. Prevention is better than cure
7. Changing concept of public health
8. Tertiary prevention
Chapter 3
7 MARKS
1. Define epidemiology. Classify epidemiological methods and write in detail about case control studies.
2. Define epidemiology and Describe the method of study of analytical epidemiology
3. Define & classify epidemiology. Write in detail cohort study.
4. Describe in detail epidemiological methods in experimental epidemiology.
5. Define epidemiology. Classify epidemiological studies. Write a brief note on Randomized controlled trial (RCT)
6. Define epidemiology. Describe case control study.
7. Define epidemiology. Describe uses & various steps involved in descriptive epidemiology.
5 MARKS
1. Matching
2. Bias in epidemiological studies
3. Difference between case control and cohort studies
Chapter 4
7 MARKS
1. Enumerate various water borne disease. Describe briefly on rapid sand purification of water for supply to a big city.
5 MARKS
2. Chlorination of water
3. Biomedical waste categories
4. Household purification of water
5. Bangalore method of composting
6. Composting
7. Rapid sand filtration
8. Vital layer
9. Disposal of health care waste
10. Slow sand filtration
11. Management of bio-waste
Chapter 5
7 MARKS
1. Define health education. Discuss the various steps involved in planning for health education program.
2. Define health education. Describe in detail the principles and methods of practicing health education for groups.
3. Various methods of health education
5 MARKS
1. Define health education. Describe the role of mass media in health education.
2. Discuss briefly the principles of health education
Chapter 6
7 MARKS
1. Define dental ethics. Writing in detail the various ethics principles on which Doctor: Patient relationship is based on.
5 MARKS
1. Ethical principles
Chapter 7
7 MARKS
1. Discuss in detail about COPRA
5 MARKS
1. COPRA
Chapter 8
7 MARKS
1. Define diet and nutrition. Discuss in brief, role of diet in dental caries.
2. What is the role of diet & nutrition for prevention & control of dental diseases?
5 MARKS
1. Diet counselling
2. Balanced diet
Chapter 9
5 MARKS
1. Taboos
2. Taboos in dentistry
3. Tell- show- do
Chapter 10
7 MARKS
1. What is oral health care delivery? Describe in detail about the various oral health care delivery systems in India.
5 MARKS
1. Census vs survey
2. National health programme
3. Voluntary health agencies
4. Elements of primary health centre
5. OSHA regulations of infection control
6. WHO
Chapter 11
7 MARKS
1. Define public health dentistry. Describe the characteristics of public health methods. Write briefly about functions of public health dentist.
2. Define public health dentistry. Describe the primary level of prevention as applied to dental caries.
3. Write in detail tools of dental public health
4. Define public health dentistry. Discuss the role of public health dentist in developing country like India.
5. Write the duties of a public health dentist & differences between clinical and public health dentistry.
5 MARKS
1. Difference from private and practitioner and public health dentist
Chapter 12
7 MARKS
1. Define public health dentistry. Define various different levels of prevention. Describe in detail primary prevention of dental caries.
2. Define diet and nutrition. Discuss in brief, role of diet in dental caries.
5 MARKS
1. Caries activity test
2. Vipeholm study
3. Caries risk management
4. Non-cariogenic sugar substitute
5. Recent advances in dental caries vaccine
6. Chemical methods of caries removal
7. Levels of prevention for dental caries
8. Diet and dental caries
9. Hopewood house study
Chapter 13
7 MARKS
1. Define plaque control and write about chlorhexidine gluconate in detail.
2. What is plaque. Describe mechanical plaque control.
3. Describe an ideal toothbrush & describe any one brushing method in detail.
5 MARKS
1. Chemical plaque control
2. Chemotherapeutic Plaque Control
3. Modified Stillman technique of brushing
4. Bisbiguanides
Chapter 14
7 MARKS
1. Define prevention and different levels of prevention. Describe in detail primary prevention of oral cancer.
2. Discuss in detail the epidemiology, etiology and prevention of oral cancer.
3. Define health education. Discuss principles of health education in relation to oral health.
5 MARKS
1. Risk factors & prevention of oral cancer
2. Hazards of tobacco
Chapter 15
5 MARKS
1. Space maintainers
2. Preventive orthodontics
Chapter 16
7 MARKS
1. Define evaluation. Discuss steps in evaluation. Add a note on elements of evaluation.
5 MARKS
1. Planning cycle
Chapter 17
7 MARKS
1. Define survey. Discuss steps in survey. Add a note on pathfinder survey.
5 MARKS
1. Census vs survey
2. Basic oral health survey
3. Use of screening
4. Pathfinder surveys and index age groups
Chapter 18
7 MARKS
1. Define index. Describe ideal requirements of an index and describe CPTIN in detail.
2. Define and classify index. Enumerate ideal requisites of an index.
5 MARKS
1. Ideal requirements of an index
2. CPI LOA
Chapter 19
7 MARKS
1. Define and classify dental auxiliaries. Discuss in detail the operating dental auxiliaries.
2. Define dental auxiliary. Classify & describe in detail about various auxiliaries in dentistry.
5 MARKS
1. Dental auxiliaries
2. School dental nurse
3. Dental hygienist
4. EFDA
5. Dental hygienist
6. New Zealand dental nurse
Chapter 20
7 MARKS
1. Describe briefly a plan to improve the oral health status of undeserved school children.
5 MARKS
1. Tattle tooth programme
2. School dental health programme
3. Blanket referral
4. Incremental dental care
Chapter 21
7 MARKS
1. Classify dental payments mechanism and discuss third party payments in detail.
5 MARKS
1. Third party payments
2. Delta dental plans
3. Payment mechanisms in India
Chapter 22
7 MARKS
1. Define water fluoridation. Note on mechanism of action of fluorides in caries reduction. Write in detail with fluoride toxicity and its management.
2. Explain in detail mechanism of action of fluoride. Describe Knutson’s technique of fluoride application in detail.
3. Classify and discuss fluoride toxicity in detail.
4. Discuss defluoridation
5. Describe Nalgonda’s technique for defluoridation of water in detail.
6. Write in detail the historical evolution of fluorides.
7. Write the mechanism of action of fluoride in prevention of dental caries. Writing acidulated phosphate fluorine application in detail.
8. Define water fluoridation. Enumerate & write in detail about various types of systemic fluoridation.
9. Explain mechanism of action for fluorides. Enumerate classification of topical fluoride.
10. It was reported to government that in the village X- taluka person aged even 20 years had severe eroded teeth; joint and back pain which has made them crippled. Government has asked you to solve the above mentioned problem.
5 MARKS
1. Mechanism of action of fluorides
2. Defluoridation
3. Mechanism of action of stannous fluoride
4. Systemic fluorides
5. Chronic fluoride toxicity
6. Classify topical fluorides, describe Knutson technique
7. Nalgonda technique
Chapter 23
7 MARKS
1. Discuss in detail about pit and fissure sealants
5 MARKS
1. Classify pit and fissure sealants. Write steps involved in application of pit and fissure sealants.
Chapter 24
7 MARKS
1. Describe procedure & importance of ART in community
5 MARKS
1. Atraumatic Restorative Treatment
Chapter 25
7 MARKS
1. Describe in detail the various types of sampling methods used in dentistry.
2. Write the classification of data. Describe the various methods of presenting qualitative data.
3. Define data & enumerate its sources. Describe the various diagrammatic ways of presentation of data.
4. Describe variety sources & methods of presentation of data.
5 MARKS
1. Chi square test
2. Mean Media Mode
3. Null hypothesis
4. Presentation of data
5. Normal curve
5. Correlation and regression
6. Sampling techniques
7. Measures of central tendency and dispersion
Chapter 27
7 MARKS
1. How will you carry out infection control in a dental clinic?
Chapter 29
5 MARKS
1. Mobile dental clinic
CONCLUSION
All the important questions are being asked in exams are covered in this list. which might be covering majority of topics.
Reason of referring to this NOT TO MISS : public health dentistry List is to not to waste your Time in this ocean of information with less priority TOPICS and complete those topics which are being frequently asked in exams.
By Referring to this list, clearing Public Health Dentistry theory Exam Will be Much Easier for you than those who are wasting their time in topics which are rarely being asked in exam.
if you have any doubt regarding questions or their answers!!!!! feel free to ask in comment section and we will sort it out.
Can I solely depend on these questions
Hello Dr.Chandransu, This list Covers Almost all the aspect of PHD in One way or another. If you’re preparing for Public Health Dentistry for the first time and only 1 month remains to your exam then, YES go through the questions and find their answers, and read them. if you have time then prioritize these questions but go through other topics at least once, to be on the safer side that you can write something exam if an unexpected question comes in.