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Minh Son NGUYEN
DDS, PhD student Institute of Dentistry, University of Tartu, Estonia Head of the Prosthodontic Department
Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy, Da Nang, Vietnam
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Dr. Nguyen Minh Son is a Prosthodontist. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Tartu( 2014- 2018). He completed dental curriculum at the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 2007. He has been the lecturer of the Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy Vietnam since 2008 and appointed as the Head of the Prosthodontic Department in 2014. His research is related to prosthodontics, community dental health, and geriatric dentistry. He currently co-operates with the Institute of Dentistry, the University of Tartu for research related to temporomandibular disorders among the Vietnamese elderly, oral health of Vietnamese schoolchildren, and malocclusion in Vietnamese Osteogenesis Imperfecta. He was honoured to receive the 1st award at the annual conference of Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, 2015 and First prize at National Scientific Conference in Medicine and Pharmacy for Vietnamese Young Researchers, in 2010 and 2012.
Questions
According to the WHO, which age group represents the older population in oral health survey?
q a. Over 60 years old; q b. From 60 to 80 years old; q c. From 65 to 74 years old; q d. It depends on the method of study.
According to the WHO, as the target of oral health care the older people have to:
q a. Maintain at least 20 functional teeth; q b. Maintain at least 16 functional teeth; q c. Visit a dentist twice a year; q d. Have prosthesis to replace the missing teeth.
According Oral health survey of WHO for the older population, the M component in the DMFT index represents a missing tooth due to: q a. Dental caries, excluded the third molar; q b. Periodontal disease, excluded the third molar; q c. Dental caries and periodontal disease, excluded the third molar; q d. Any reason, including the third molar.
Prior to delivery of the anterior superior alveolar( ASA) injection block, providers should
q a. DMFT≥ 8; q b. DMFT≥10; q c. DMFT≥12; q d. DMFT≥14.
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