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National Board Part II



Patient Management


Specifications for the National Board Dental Examination Part II  

Patient Management : Behavioral Science / Dental Public Health and Occupational Safety
Behavioral Science
Test Items (24)

Dental Public Health and Occupational Safety
Test Items (24)

  • Communication and Interpersonal Skills(6)

    Nonverbal communication(including body language ,eye contact,voice quality and environment cues
    Verbal communication
    >Listening skills(including active or reflective listening,and attending skills)
    >Responding skills(including feedback,techniques, appropriate use of language,and assertive communication)
    Interviewing skills(including questioning and summarizing)
    Management of problem behavior
    General principles of dentist/patient relationship
    Case presentation or treatment planning
    >giving information
    >Minimizing resistance
    >Patient education

  • Anxiety and Pain Control (6)

    Anxiety
    >Etiology
    >Recognition
    >Management
    Pain(acute and chronic)
    >Psycho-physiology
    >Management
    Stress

  • Health Behavior Change (6)

    Factors Influencing Health Behavior
    >Motivational factors(including needs,attitudes,and beliefs)
    >Social and physical enviromental factors
    >Cultural factors
    Behavior change techniques
    >Assessment
    >Behavioral strategies
    Cognitive strategies
    Information transfer
    Risk factors (including demographic,behavioral,and attitudinal)

  • Psychosocial Development Issues (3)

    Child and Adolescent
    Adult
    Elderly

  • Disabled and Medically Compromised Patients (3)

  • Epidemiology (4)

    Epidemiology of oral diseases
    >Caries
    >Periodontal disease
    >Oral Cancer
    Epidemiological mesaures(including incidence, prevalence,DMFS,and DMFT)

  • Prevention of Oral Diseases (4)

    Community and school based methods(water fluoridation,topical fluoride application,sealants,health education,mouth guards,fluoride supplements)
    Office based methods(sealants,topical fluoride,fluoride supplements)
    Home based methods(dentifrice,rinses,flossing, and brushing,diet,etc.)

  • Evaluation of Dental Literature (3)

    Types of Studies
    >Descriptive(including case reports,surveys,etc.)
    >Analytical(including case control,cohort,etc.)
    >Experimental(randomized clinical trial,biomedical research)
    Components of a scientific article
    Basic statistics
    Descriptive
    >(a)Central tendency
    >(b)Dispersion
    Inferential(including hypothesis testing,validity,reliability,specificity, sensitivity)

  • Infection Control (4)

    Diseases and routes of transmission(e.g. hepatitis ,HIV infections,herpes)
    Barrier techniques
    Sterilization and disinfection
    Disposal of contaminated waste

  • Materials and Equipment Safety (3)

    Mercury hygiene
    Enviromental contaminants(including gases and airborne particles)
    Operatory equipment(including noise control, photo polymerization units,and water retraction with syringes and handpieces)
    Chemicals

  • Professional responsibility/liability (6)

    Ethical principles
    Informed consent
    Risk prevention/management(record keeping, patient care policy,employee safety and education)