CAMBRA
Human Needs
DH Care Plan
Ultrasonic
Instrumentation
100

Your patient has deep pits and fissures on their molar teeth; what is their caries risk?

High

100

Your patient has several cavities; what is their unmet human need?

Biologically sound and functional dentition

100

Your patient has 3 mm of recession and a 2 mm probing depth on the buccal of tooth #30; what is the CAL?

5 mm

100

Which ultrasonic tip is best used to feel light calculus on anterior teeth?

Thinsert

100

Name an instrument in you kit that is for supragingival calculus removal.

Anterior sickle scaler; 204S (posterior sickle)

200

What is the pH of the mouth when demineralization occurs?

5.5

200

Your patient does not have a dental home; what is their unmet human need?

Responsibility for oral health

200

Your patient has generalized 5mm pockets and no bone loss; what type of treatment do you recommend?

Adult Prophy

200

What type of ultrasonic scaling technology (device) do we use in our clinic?

Magnetostrictive 

200

How many curets are in your big instrument kit?

6 (two universal and four area specific)

300

Your patient is going through radiation of the head and neck; what is their caries risk?

Extreme

300

Your patient need antibiotic premedication; what is their unmet human need?

Protection from Health Risks

300

After the debridement is completed; when do you schedule the re-evaluation appointment?

4-6 weeks

300

During a clinic treatment session, how many times do you purge the ultrasonic machine?

Twice (when turning on the machine and before you shut it off)

300

There is calculus on the distal of #15; which Gracey curet is best to use on this surface?

13/14

400

Name a type of fluoride in OTC toothpaste.

Sodium fluoride, stannous fluoride, sodium monofluorophosphate

400

You patient has xerostomia; what is their unmet human need?

Skin and mucous membrane integrity of head and neck

400

Your patient has slight bone loss on posterior teeth and 4mm probing depths; what type of treatment do you recommend?

Debridement

400

What is the name of the technique pictured?

Channeling

400

Name a type of natural sharpening stone.

Arkansas stone, India stone

500

Name a cariogenic bacteria

S. mutans, S. sobrinus, Lactobacilli

500

You patient has type IV calculus; what is their unmet human need?

Responsibility for oral health

500

What type of appointment does the patient receive after their re-eval appointment?

Perio recare; periodontal maintenance

500

Which term is defined as the formation and explosive collapse of bubbles in a flowing liquid?

Cavitation

500

The blade of Gracey curet is at a ___ degree angle to the lower shank.

70 degree