AMT RDA ACTUAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
1. What agency regulates medical devices?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - FDA
2. The daily proof of posting includes- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - entries on the daily journal page
3. What is another name for a superbill?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Routing slip
4. What organization's mission is "to advance oral health in the United States and abroad" as
well as advance science in dentistry?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - ADA
5. During which of the following scenarios should an assistant interrupt a procedure?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Another dentist is calling about the patient being worked on
6. Your role as a dental health educator is to motivate the patient by- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
making them
feel safe, accepted, and respected.
7. The two types of bookkeeping systems are- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - accounts receivable and
accounts payable
8. What is the most important principle introduced when handling, discussing, or documenting
patient information?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Confidentiality
9. If using a tag system for dental supplies, items should be reordered when-
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - you take the last box or item the tag is attached to.
10. What three regulatory agencies focus on infection control in the dental office?- CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - EPA, FDA, OSHA
,11. What is the most common filing system used in dental offices?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
- alphabetical
12. What are the three essential qualities of professional appearance for a dental assistant?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Good health, good grooming, and appropriate dress
13. A short notice appointment list is also referred to as a(n)- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Call list
14. As a dental assistant, when do you start establishing rapport with a pa- tient?- CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - When greeting and escorting the patient to the treatment area
15. Which is a direct cause of dental phobia?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - The patient experienced a painful
root canal
16. What regulatory agency's mission is to ensure the health and safety of American workers
through the prevention and management of work-related practices?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
17. What is a best practice for keeping patient files confidential when using an electronic chart?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Minimize or close the patient chart so it cannot be viewed
18. What type of government-funded organization is given authority by Con- gress to identify,
write, research, and implement mandatory requirements applicable to state and local
governments?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - regulatory agency
What is the most common way patients make their first contact with a dental office?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - phone call
19. A violation of HIPPA may result in which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - Monetary fines
and jail time
20. What regulatory agency is given the authority by congress to regulate and enforce laws
,designed to protect the environment?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - EPA
21. What is the purpose of a buffer time in the schedule?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - For same-
day emergencies
22. Which of the following is not an example of a third-party payer?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
- Medicaid
23. What five fundamental principles form the foundation of the American Dental Association
(ADA) Code of Ethics?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Autonomy, beneficence, justice, nonmaleficence, and
veracity
24. Who makes up the dental health team- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Dental assistants, dental
hygienists, dental lab technicians, and dentists
25. What are three barriers that hinder our ability to fully listen?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
External noise, preoccupation, message overload
26. Which of the following is a federal privacy law that protects sensitive patient health
information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge?- CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - HIPPA
27. Which of the following is illegal under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practice Act
(FDCPA)?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Contact the debtor's employer
28. The gypsum product that is typically yellow and used to create a more durable diagnostic
cast is- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - dental stone
29. Mandibular labial frenum- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
30. During the five phases of Korotkoff sounds heard in a blood pressure measurement,
which phase is the diastolic reading?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - phase V
31. stomatitis- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
, 32. What causes the patient's gums to bleed when flossing?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Plaque is
not being
removed daily, causing inflammation.
33. gingiva- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
34. What cranial nerve supplies tongue movement and face sensation?- CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ - Trigeminal
35. What agency registers and regulates disinfectants and sterilants?- CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ - EPA
36. Which type of diabetic is insulin-dependent and is diagnosed in children or young adults?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Type 1
37. People should brush their teeth- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - twice a day
38. How should irreversible hydrocolloid material be loaded into a maxillary impression tray?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - More heavily in the anterior and labial areas
39. Alveolar bone- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
40. What is the prefix of malocclusion?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Mal-
41. Which of the following could lead to hypoglycemia?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Missing a
meal
42. What do ultrasonic cleaners do?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - loosen and remove debris from
instruments
43. The part of the syringe that pushes the rubber stopper of the anesthetic cartridge is the-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - piston rod
44. What is the recommended length of time people should brush their teeth for?- CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - 2-3 minutes
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
1. What agency regulates medical devices?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - FDA
2. The daily proof of posting includes- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - entries on the daily journal page
3. What is another name for a superbill?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Routing slip
4. What organization's mission is "to advance oral health in the United States and abroad" as
well as advance science in dentistry?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - ADA
5. During which of the following scenarios should an assistant interrupt a procedure?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Another dentist is calling about the patient being worked on
6. Your role as a dental health educator is to motivate the patient by- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
making them
feel safe, accepted, and respected.
7. The two types of bookkeeping systems are- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - accounts receivable and
accounts payable
8. What is the most important principle introduced when handling, discussing, or documenting
patient information?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Confidentiality
9. If using a tag system for dental supplies, items should be reordered when-
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - you take the last box or item the tag is attached to.
10. What three regulatory agencies focus on infection control in the dental office?- CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - EPA, FDA, OSHA
,11. What is the most common filing system used in dental offices?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
- alphabetical
12. What are the three essential qualities of professional appearance for a dental assistant?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Good health, good grooming, and appropriate dress
13. A short notice appointment list is also referred to as a(n)- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Call list
14. As a dental assistant, when do you start establishing rapport with a pa- tient?- CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - When greeting and escorting the patient to the treatment area
15. Which is a direct cause of dental phobia?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - The patient experienced a painful
root canal
16. What regulatory agency's mission is to ensure the health and safety of American workers
through the prevention and management of work-related practices?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
17. What is a best practice for keeping patient files confidential when using an electronic chart?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Minimize or close the patient chart so it cannot be viewed
18. What type of government-funded organization is given authority by Con- gress to identify,
write, research, and implement mandatory requirements applicable to state and local
governments?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - regulatory agency
What is the most common way patients make their first contact with a dental office?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - phone call
19. A violation of HIPPA may result in which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - Monetary fines
and jail time
20. What regulatory agency is given the authority by congress to regulate and enforce laws
,designed to protect the environment?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - EPA
21. What is the purpose of a buffer time in the schedule?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - For same-
day emergencies
22. Which of the following is not an example of a third-party payer?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
- Medicaid
23. What five fundamental principles form the foundation of the American Dental Association
(ADA) Code of Ethics?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Autonomy, beneficence, justice, nonmaleficence, and
veracity
24. Who makes up the dental health team- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Dental assistants, dental
hygienists, dental lab technicians, and dentists
25. What are three barriers that hinder our ability to fully listen?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
External noise, preoccupation, message overload
26. Which of the following is a federal privacy law that protects sensitive patient health
information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge?- CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - HIPPA
27. Which of the following is illegal under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practice Act
(FDCPA)?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Contact the debtor's employer
28. The gypsum product that is typically yellow and used to create a more durable diagnostic
cast is- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - dental stone
29. Mandibular labial frenum- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
30. During the five phases of Korotkoff sounds heard in a blood pressure measurement,
which phase is the diastolic reading?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - phase V
31. stomatitis- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
, 32. What causes the patient's gums to bleed when flossing?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Plaque is
not being
removed daily, causing inflammation.
33. gingiva- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
34. What cranial nerve supplies tongue movement and face sensation?- CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ - Trigeminal
35. What agency registers and regulates disinfectants and sterilants?- CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ - EPA
36. Which type of diabetic is insulin-dependent and is diagnosed in children or young adults?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Type 1
37. People should brush their teeth- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - twice a day
38. How should irreversible hydrocolloid material be loaded into a maxillary impression tray?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - More heavily in the anterior and labial areas
39. Alveolar bone- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
40. What is the prefix of malocclusion?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Mal-
41. Which of the following could lead to hypoglycemia?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Missing a
meal
42. What do ultrasonic cleaners do?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - loosen and remove debris from
instruments
43. The part of the syringe that pushes the rubber stopper of the anesthetic cartridge is the-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - piston rod
44. What is the recommended length of time people should brush their teeth for?- CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - 2-3 minutes
