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Article: A general dental practitioner's role in treating patients with cleft lip and/or palate

1. What percentage of parents of CL/P children report difficulty finding an NHS dentist and what percent of such children have untreated caries?

A. 48% and 39%

B. 24% and 56%

C. 39% and 48%

D. 0% (they are all treated in hospitals) and 27%

2. Under the RIOTN categorisation, which category (ies) of patients are assumed to be suitable for treatment within primary dental care?

A. Category 1

B. Category 2

C. all categories should be seen in tertiary care

D. mainly Category 3 but some Category 1

3. At what stage should involvement with an orthodontist be considered for a patient with CL/P?

A. at about age 5-6 when the primary dentition is complete

B. entering the mixed dentition phase

C. from birth

D. in early adulthood when bone growth has stabilised

4. What treatment is required to be provided by a GDP for a CL/P patient when a tooth in the cleft site develops periapical infection?

A. immediate extraction and a three-month review

B. standard root canal treatment

C. prescription of long term antibiotics and continuing review

D. extirpation of the pulp and referral to hospital

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