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| Items | No. (%) |
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| (1) What is the appropriate age for a child’s first dental visit? | |
| 6–12 months | 95 (51.4) |
| 2 years | 68 (36.8) |
| 3-4 years | 9 (4.9) |
| There is no specific age | 13 (7.0) |
| (2) Does a child with no cavities need to visit a dentist? | |
| Yes | 173 (93.5) |
| No | 12 (6.5) |
| (3) What is the most appropriate age for children to start brushing their teeth with fluoridated toothpaste? | |
| As soon as the first tooth erupts (6–12 m) | 77 (41.6) |
| After the eruption of primary molars (2-3 yrs) | 88 (47.6) |
| At age 6 | 8 (4.3) |
| There is no specific age | 12 (6.5) |
| (4) The best time to give a child a sugary snack is | |
| In between meals | 134 (71.4) |
| Immediately after a meal | 42 (22.7) |
| First thing in the morning | 9 (4.9) |
| (5) Can early carious lesions without cavitation be remineralised or healed? | |
| Yes | 97 (52.4) |
| No | 88 (47.6) |
| (6) A 5-year-old child attended your clinic with fever, and an extra- and intraoral swelling. The most appropriate treatment is | |
| Prescribe a course of antibiotics and inform the parents that there is no need for treatment | 3 (1.6) |
| Prescribe a course of antibiotics and refer the child to the dentist immediately | 159 (85.9) |
| Prescribe analgesics only | 23 (12.4) |
| (7) A 5-year-old child attended your clinic with a localised dental abscess, and there is no fever. The most appropriate treatment is | |
| Prescribe a course of antibiotics and inform the parents that there is no need for treatment | 0 |
| Prescribe a course of antibiotics and refer the child to the dentist immediately | 123 (66.5) |
| Prescribe analgesics and refer the child to the dentist immediately | 62 (33.5) |
| (8) A 10-day-old infant attended your clinic. Upon examination, you noticed the following, the most appropriate diagnosis is | |
| Bohn’s nodules | 16 (8.6) |
| Neonatal/natal teeth | 105 (56.8) |
| Epstein pearls | 9 (4.9) |
| Normal teething | 55 (29.7) |
| (9) A 9-month-old infant attended your clinic. Upon examination, you noticed the following, the most appropriate diagnosis is | |
| Bohn’s nodules | 18 (9.7) |
| Haemangioma | 62 (33.5) |
| Melanoma | 9 (4.9) |
| Eruption cyst/hematoma | 96 (51.9) |
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