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)
