Dental OSCE Exam Study Questions and Answers with 2026/2027

Dental OSCE Exam Study Questions and Answers with 2026/2027

Immunosuppressant drug used in Transplant Patients that causes Gingival Hyperplasia
- Cyclosporine
How is Perio disease related to diabetes? - Glucose levels are increased.
Cause for cement failure? - increased SOLUBILITY of the cement
Before trimming teeth on a stone cast for an immediate denture, you must first... - mark
a line 3 mm above the free gingival margin.
** Which analgesic(s) is safe for a Patient with kidney disease? - Tylenol
(acetaminophen) ONLY.
NOT NSAIDS OR ASPIRIN
** For Patients on dialysis, where do you take their blood pressure? - On the arm
opposite of the shunt.
How do you prevent syncope? - Trendelenburg position.
(feet higher than head)
How do you treat syncope if breathing?
How do you treat syncope if not breathing? - Place the patient in the Trendelenburg
position. (flat/feet higher than head)
If breathing? Use crushed ammonia under nose and pure oxygen.
Not breathing? start BLS.
Treatment of a child with Fibrous Dysplasia? - for kids, prolong surgical intervention as
long as possible.
some lesions will stabilize & some lesions will grown. Only surgically remove if esthetics
are a concern.
*Note: Fibrous dysplasia is an uncommon bone disorder in which scar-like (fibrous)
tissue develops in place of normal bone. This can weaken the affected bone & cause
deformations or fractures.