ABDSM EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST

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ABDSM EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST

BANK| COMPLETE 400 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED

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2025 (BRAND NEW!!)

Who publishes the CPT codebook?

• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• The American Medical Association
• The Office of the Inspector General
• The Durable Medical Equipment Service
• The American Academy of Sleep Medicine - Correct Answer - B. The

American Medical Association

A 48 year old man is treated with OAT for his moderate OSA. On repeat sleep testing, his apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) has decreased to 3 events per hour, and he reports resolution of snoring and daytime sleepiness.What is the most reasonable dental-medical sleep medicine follow up regimen for this patient?

• As needed
• Every 6 months for the first year, then annually
• Monthly for the first 6 months, then every 6 months
• Every other year - Correct Answer - B. Every 6 months for the first

year, then annually

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pg. 2 Which of the following would exclude oral appliance therapy as a first treatment trial for OSA?

• Xerostomia
• Edentulism
• Micrognathia
• Steep mandibular plane angle - Correct Answer - B. Edentulism

Reviewing your patient's diagnostic polysomnogram, you note more than a 50% epoch consists of alpha waves. According to the current PSG scoring guidelines, the patient is in which stage of sleep?

• Stage I NREM
• Stage II NREM
• Stage III NREM
• Stage REM - Correct Answer - A. Stage I NREM

A patient presents for an evaluation to determine their candidacy for an oral appliance to treat their mild OSA. During your examination, you

note the presence of TMD. This might include the following:

• Pain in the TMJ
• Pain in the muscles of mastication
• Anomalies in mandibular movement
• All of the above - Correct Answer - D. All of the above

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pg. 3 patients to dentists "qualified" to treat sleep related breathing disorders.This was based upon recognition of which of the following?

• Older dentists have more experience than younger dentists
• All dentists have the skills they need to deliver knowledgeable care
• Oral appliance efficacy data collected in studies is obtained by dentist

with extensive clinical experience

• Training in dental schools on oral appliance therapy has become

common place - Correct Answer - C. Oral appliance efficacy data collected in studies is obtained by dentist with extensive clinical experience

The 2015 Practice Guidelines created through cooperative effort of the AASM and AADSM suggest a physician should seek collaboration with

a qualified dentist, described as someone who has at least:

• Board certification
• Facility accreditation
• Completion of a 1 yr residency in dental sleep medicine
• Additional training or experience in dental sleep medicine - Correct

Answer - D. Additional training or experience in dental sleep medicine

In Van Heasendonck's 2015 systematic review of oral appliance health

benefits, mean disease alleviation was calculated using the following:

• An embedded microsensor
• A highly compliant patient population
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• Patient's attestations to hours of nightly device use - Correct Answer -
• An embedded microsensor

Caffeine promotes wakefulness by suppressing or blocking:

• Thyroid stimulating hormone
• Growth hormone
• Orexin
• Adenosine - Correct Answer - D. Adenosine

A study design where one or more population samples are followed prospectively to determine which participant's exposure characteristics

(risk factors) are associated with a disease or outcome is called a:

• Randomized control trial
• Non-randomized control trial
• Cohort study
• Case control study - Correct Answer - C. Cohort study

In an experiment where participants are randomly assigned, one group receives the drug or procedure, a placebo group's treatment is disguised to resemble the drug or procedure being investigated and a control group receives nothing. Members of each group are prevented from knowing

whether they are receiving active therapy. This would be called a:

• Randomized control trial
• Cohort study
• Randomized case report
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