ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is Arkansas stone used for? - CORRECT ANSWER Final sharpening
What is India stone used for? - CORRECT ANSWER Coarse sharpening
What is a rotary scaler? - CORRECT ANSWER A type of scaler used for coarse sharpening of
an overly dull instrument or for changing the plane of one or more sides of the instrument.
What is a bur? - CORRECT ANSWER A type of cutter used in a dental handpiece.
What is a low-speed handpiece used for? - CORRECT ANSWER Polishing teeth.
What is a scaler? - CORRECT ANSWER A dental instrument used for scaling calculus from
the crown surface.
What are calculus removal forceps used for? - CORRECT ANSWER Quick removal of large
pieces of calculus.
What is a conical stone? - CORRECT ANSWER A sharpening stone used to provide a final
sharpening to the instrument.
What is a periodontal probe? - CORRECT ANSWER An instrument used to measure pocket
depths around the tooth.
What is a curette? - CORRECT ANSWER A dental instrument used for the removal of calculus
both supragingivally and subgingivally.
What is an explorer? - CORRECT ANSWER A hand instrument used to detect plaque and
calculus.