DENTAL TERMINOLOGY HOSA EXAM
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
HIPAA - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
HIV - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HVE - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > High Volume Evacuation
MPD - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Maximum Permissible Dose
MRSA - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Methicillin-Resistance Staphylococcus
Aureus
MSDS - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Material Safety Data Sheet
PID - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Position Indicating Device
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,PDR - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Physician's Desk Reference
PPE - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Personal Protective Equipment
RDH - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Registered Dental Hygienist
ZOE - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Zinc-Oxide Eugenol
Homonyms - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > words that are very similar in sound and
spelling, but have different meanings.
Acronyms - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > words formed from initials
ANUG - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Acute Necrotic Ulcerative Gingivitis
ALARA - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > As Low As Reasonably Achievable
CDA - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Certified Dental Assistant
CCD - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Charged Coupled Device
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,CAT - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Computer Assisted Tomography
CEREC - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ceramic Reconstruction
DDS - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Doctor of Dental Surgury
DMD - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Doctor of Dental Medicene
FFD - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Film Focus Distance or Focal Film
Distance
Die - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > tooth or bridge pattern used in prosthodontic
dentistry
Dye - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > coloring material; may be used to indicate
plauqe
Auxiliary - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > helping subsidiary, such as a dental
assistant
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, Axillary - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > underarm site; may be used to obtain body
temperature
Esthetics - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > pertaining to beauty
Aesthesia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > loss of pain sensation
Facial - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > pertaining to the face; front surface of incisor
tooth
Fascial - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > pertaining to the fibrous membrane on
muscles
Palpation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > use of hand or finger pressure to
locate/examine
Palpitation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > condition of racing or increased heart beat
Suture - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > area or line where two bones unite, such as
coronal suture
Suture - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > stitch or staple repairing or closing
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ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
HIPAA - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
HIV - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HVE - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > High Volume Evacuation
MPD - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Maximum Permissible Dose
MRSA - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Methicillin-Resistance Staphylococcus
Aureus
MSDS - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Material Safety Data Sheet
PID - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Position Indicating Device
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,PDR - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Physician's Desk Reference
PPE - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Personal Protective Equipment
RDH - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Registered Dental Hygienist
ZOE - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Zinc-Oxide Eugenol
Homonyms - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > words that are very similar in sound and
spelling, but have different meanings.
Acronyms - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > words formed from initials
ANUG - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Acute Necrotic Ulcerative Gingivitis
ALARA - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > As Low As Reasonably Achievable
CDA - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Certified Dental Assistant
CCD - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Charged Coupled Device
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,CAT - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Computer Assisted Tomography
CEREC - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ceramic Reconstruction
DDS - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Doctor of Dental Surgury
DMD - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Doctor of Dental Medicene
FFD - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Film Focus Distance or Focal Film
Distance
Die - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > tooth or bridge pattern used in prosthodontic
dentistry
Dye - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > coloring material; may be used to indicate
plauqe
Auxiliary - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > helping subsidiary, such as a dental
assistant
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, Axillary - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > underarm site; may be used to obtain body
temperature
Esthetics - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > pertaining to beauty
Aesthesia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > loss of pain sensation
Facial - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > pertaining to the face; front surface of incisor
tooth
Fascial - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > pertaining to the fibrous membrane on
muscles
Palpation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > use of hand or finger pressure to
locate/examine
Palpitation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > condition of racing or increased heart beat
Suture - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > area or line where two bones unite, such as
coronal suture
Suture - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > stitch or staple repairing or closing
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