RDA FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
A dentist can give a hygienist permission to:
A- Make an intraoral occlusional adjustment
B- Administer local anesthetic
C- Take impressions for a final, permanent restorations, appliance or prosthesis
D- Perform scaling on a patient who has had an exam in the last 12 months by the
dentist - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- D- Perform scaling on a patient who has had an
exam in the last 12 months by the dentist
Duties that can be performed under general supervision can be performed with or
without the dentist present in the office. The patient must be a patient of record,
and the patient must have had an exam performed by the dentist in the last 12
months.
True OR False - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- True
Which of the following duties can a dental assistant perform under general
supervision?
A- The application of pit and fissure sealant, if the assistant has completed a pit
and fissure course
B- Coronal polishing, if the assistant has taken a coronal polishing course
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,C- Interim treatment of a minor emergency, if the patient is a patient of record
and has been examined by the dentist in the last 12 months
D- Taking an impression for a permanent denture - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- C-
Interim treatment of a minor emergency, if the patient is a patient of record and
has been examined by the dentist in the last 12 months
The following is privileged dental information, except:
A- Dental x-rays
B- The patient's name, phone number, and social security number
C- Information that is more than 7 years old
D- Any information in the patient's dental record - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- C-
Information that is more than 7 years old
When a State Board inspector visits your office with a sanitation complaint:
A- The inspector must be granted immediate access
B- The dentist will need to be notified, so a convenient time can be arranged for
the inspection
C- The inspector will bring a court order to allow the inspection
D- The inspector will immediately suspend the license of the dentist - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- A- The inspector must be granted immediate access
The following are requirements of OSHA's Blood Borne Pathogens Standard,
except:
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, A- Implementing universal precautions
B- Flu vaccines
C- Medical records on each exposed employee
D- Recapping needles - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- B- Flu vaccines
What protective equipment is necessary when fluid splattering may occur?
A- Gloves only
B- Gloves, a mask, and eye protection only
C- Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a protective gown
D- Gloves, a mask, a face shield, and a fluid-proof protective gown - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- C- Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a protective gown
The Hepatitis B vaccine:
A- Must be paid for by the employee
B- Must occur before the employee's first day of work
C- Must be offered to the administrative employees too
D- Is given in three doses: one dose at the start, one dose 1 month later, and a
final dose at 6 months - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- D- Is given in three doses: one
dose at the start, one dose 1 month later, and a final dose at 6 months
After an accidental needlestick injury:
A- The puncture wound must immediately be washed with soap and water
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DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
A dentist can give a hygienist permission to:
A- Make an intraoral occlusional adjustment
B- Administer local anesthetic
C- Take impressions for a final, permanent restorations, appliance or prosthesis
D- Perform scaling on a patient who has had an exam in the last 12 months by the
dentist - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- D- Perform scaling on a patient who has had an
exam in the last 12 months by the dentist
Duties that can be performed under general supervision can be performed with or
without the dentist present in the office. The patient must be a patient of record,
and the patient must have had an exam performed by the dentist in the last 12
months.
True OR False - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- True
Which of the following duties can a dental assistant perform under general
supervision?
A- The application of pit and fissure sealant, if the assistant has completed a pit
and fissure course
B- Coronal polishing, if the assistant has taken a coronal polishing course
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,C- Interim treatment of a minor emergency, if the patient is a patient of record
and has been examined by the dentist in the last 12 months
D- Taking an impression for a permanent denture - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- C-
Interim treatment of a minor emergency, if the patient is a patient of record and
has been examined by the dentist in the last 12 months
The following is privileged dental information, except:
A- Dental x-rays
B- The patient's name, phone number, and social security number
C- Information that is more than 7 years old
D- Any information in the patient's dental record - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- C-
Information that is more than 7 years old
When a State Board inspector visits your office with a sanitation complaint:
A- The inspector must be granted immediate access
B- The dentist will need to be notified, so a convenient time can be arranged for
the inspection
C- The inspector will bring a court order to allow the inspection
D- The inspector will immediately suspend the license of the dentist - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- A- The inspector must be granted immediate access
The following are requirements of OSHA's Blood Borne Pathogens Standard,
except:
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, A- Implementing universal precautions
B- Flu vaccines
C- Medical records on each exposed employee
D- Recapping needles - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- B- Flu vaccines
What protective equipment is necessary when fluid splattering may occur?
A- Gloves only
B- Gloves, a mask, and eye protection only
C- Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a protective gown
D- Gloves, a mask, a face shield, and a fluid-proof protective gown - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- C- Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a protective gown
The Hepatitis B vaccine:
A- Must be paid for by the employee
B- Must occur before the employee's first day of work
C- Must be offered to the administrative employees too
D- Is given in three doses: one dose at the start, one dose 1 month later, and a
final dose at 6 months - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- D- Is given in three doses: one
dose at the start, one dose 1 month later, and a final dose at 6 months
After an accidental needlestick injury:
A- The puncture wound must immediately be washed with soap and water
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