EXERCISES, LESSON 1
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that
best answers the question, by completing the incomplete statement, or by writing the
answer in the space provided at the end of the exercise.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson and check your answers.
1.
What percentage of Americans suffer from dental cavities at some time during
their lives?
a. 100 percent.
b. 95 percent.
c.
90 percent.
2.
What percentage of the adult population over the age of 35 suffers from some type
of periodontal (gum) disease?
a. 100 percent.
b. 95 percent.
c.
90 percent.
3.
Approximately how many new cases of oral cancer occur each year?
a. 30,800.
b. 30,000.
c.
26,000.
d. 23,000.
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