Practice Test for the DANB Dental Assistant Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Practice Test for the DANB Dental
Assistant Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
AApermanentAdentitionAconsistsAofAhowAmanyAteeth?
a.A28
b.A30
c.A32

d.A26A-AAnswer✓Ac.A32


32AteethAmakeAupAaApermanentAdentition.


WhichAteethAareAsometimesAcalledAtheA"eye"Ateeth?
a.APremolars
b.ACanines
c.AIncisors

d.ABicuspidsA-AAnswer✓Ab.ACanines


CanineAteethAareAsometimesAcalledA"eyeAteeth."


WhichAproximalAsurfaceAofAaAtoothAisAclosestAtowardAtheAmidlineAofAtheAbody?
a.AOcclusal
b.AFacial
c.AIncisal

d.AMesialA-AAnswer✓Ad.AMesial


MesialAisAtheAclosestAproximalAtoothAsurfaceAtowardAtheAmidlineAofAtheAbody.


AApermanentAdentitionAconsistsAofAhowAmanyApremolars?
a.A4
b.A8

,c.A12

d.ANoneA-AAnswer✓Ab.A8


8ApremolarsAexistAinAaApermanentAdentition


WhenAaAmouthAisAdividedAintoAfourths,AtheApartsAareAreferredAtoAas:
a.AQuadrants
b.AArch
c.ASextant

d.APosterior/AnteriorA-AAnswer✓Aa.AQuadrants


QuadrantsAareAtheAfourApartsAwhenAaAmouthAisAdividedAintoAfourAsections:AupperAright,Alo
werAright,AupperAleftAandAlowerAleft.


UsingAtheAUniversalASystemAofAtoothAdesignation,AwhatAtoothAisA#12?
a.AMaxillaryArightAcanine
b.AMaxillaryAleftAfirstApremolar
c.AMaxillaryAleftAcanine

d.AMaxillaryArightAfirstApremolarA-AAnswer✓Ab.AMaxillaryAleftAfirstApremolar


ToothA#12AisAtheAmaxillaryAleftAfirstApremolar.


UsingAtheAInternationalAStandardsAOrganizationAsystemAofAtoothArecording,AwhichAtoothAisA
#25?
a.AMandibularArightAcentralAincisor
b.AMaxillaryAleftAsecondApremolar
c.AMandibularAleftAcentralAincisor

d.AMaxillaryArightAsecondApremolarA-AAnswer✓Ab.AMaxillaryAleftAsecondApremolar


MaxillaryAleftAsecondApremolarAisA#25AwhenAusingAtheAISOAsystemAofAtoothArecording

, WhatAisAtheAstructureAthatAconnectsAcementumAtoAtheAalveolarAbone?
a.ADentin
b.APulp
c.APeriodontalAligament

d.AEnamelA-AAnswer✓Ac.APeriodontalAligament


PeriodontalAligamentAisAtheAconnectiveAtissueAfibersAthatAencircleAtheAtooth,AattachingAtheAc
ementumAtoAtheAalveolarAbone.


AAgoldAcrownAisAmarkedAby:
a.AHorizonalAlinesAthroughAtheAcrown
b.AVerticalAlinesAthroughAtheAcrown
c.ADiagonalAlinesAthroughAtheAcrown

d.AAAsolidAcoloredAcrownA-AAnswer✓Ac.ADiagonalAlinesAthroughAtheAcrown


DiagonalAlinesAthroughAtheAcrownAindicateAaArestorationAmadeAofAgoldAmaterial


AAdentalAassistantAisApreparingAtoAchartAaAnewApatient'sAtreatmentAplanAforAtheAdoctor.ATr
eatmentAprovidedAinAaApreviousAdentalAofficeAshouldAbeAchartedAinAwhatAcolor?
a.ABlack
b.ABlue
c.ARed

d.AGreenA-AAnswer✓Aa.ABlack


BlackAinkAisAappropriateAforAchartingAtreatmentAcompletedAbyAaApreviousAprovider


TwoAredAverticalAlinesAdrawnAbetweenAtheAupperAcentralAincisorsAonAaApatientAchartAwould
Aindicate:
a.AExtractionAofAaAmesiodens
b.ADiastema
c.ADrifting