Pre-Test

The purpose of this pre-test is to alert readers to important information in this continuing education article and to help them assess their own learning.

1. True or False: Patients with chronic mental illness are more likely to have oral health problems than similar patients without mental illness.

2. True or False: It is useful to include questions relating to mental health in the patient health history form.

3. Are there oral health problems that can arise from mental illness and its treatment? If so, please list.

4. Are there medical problems associated with mental illness and treatment for mental illness that can affect delivery of dental treatment? If so, please list them.

5. There are potentially dangerous interactions between certain drugs used to treat mental illness and some drugs used in dentistry. Please list them.

6. What is a mental health case manager? When and how might a dental hygienist work with one?