EFDA Board Rules (DAII)| 58 questions| with complete solutions
What is a Dental Assistant? Correct Answer: One who is employeed in a dental office to
perform certain duties that assist the dentist.
What is Direct Supervision? Correct Answer: Dentist is in office, personally tells you to do
procedure, and checks work.
What are the delegated duties for dental assistants in rule 150-9-.01? Correct Answer: May only
be delegated in those instances when they are easily reversible and will not result in increased
risk to patient.
List requirements to become an EFDA as described in 150-9-.02. Correct Answer: High school
diploma/GED, proof of CPR certification, and successfully completed the course pertaining to
specific duties outlined in that certificate.
List eligibility requirements to take the EFDA course as described in rule 150-9-.02. Correct
Answer: Become certified dental assistant (DANB), employeed 6 months within previous 3
years, OR graduate a 1 year dental assisting program.
What is the expanded duties for dental assistants as described in rule 150-9-.02? Correct Answer:
A certification of extra duties a dental assistant can do in a dental office.
List 2 prohibited technologies for a dental assistant as listed in 150-9-.03. Correct Answer: Laser
equipment and intraoral micro-etching/air polishing.
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Make impressions for diagnostic models and opposing models Correct Answer: General
Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Apply desensitizing agents to root surfaces of teeth and prepare dentinal surfaces of teeth prior to
cementation of temporary restorations and crowns,bridges, or inlays. Correct Answer: Expanded
Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Place cavity liner, base, or varnish over unexposed pulp. Correct Answer: Expanded Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Intraoral fabrication of temporary crowns and bridges. All such adjustments must be performed
extraorally. Correct Answer: Expanded Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Place and expose radiographs after completing the training required by GA. Comp.R.& Regs,
290-5-22-.04 entitled X-rays in the health arts. Correct Answer: General Dentistry
, General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Remove sutures other than wire sutures Correct Answer: General Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Remove periodontal dressing Correct Answer: General Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Place and remove rubber dams Correct Answer: General Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Apply topical anesthetic Correct Answer: General Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Perform face bow transfer Correct Answer: Expanded Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Make impressions to be used to repair damaged prosthetics Correct Answer: Expanded
Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Place periodontal dressing Correct Answer: Expanded Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Remove visible excess cement from Supramarginal areas of dental restorations and appliances
with nonmechanical hand instruments Correct Answer: General Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Fabricate extraorally temporary crowns and bridges Correct Answer: General Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Cement temporary crowns and bridges with intermediate cement. Correct Answer: General
Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Redressing and removing dressing from alveolar sockets in post operative osteitis when the
patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of dressing from the alveolar socket in a diagnosed case
of post operative osteitis Correct Answer: Expanded Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Make impressions to be used to fabricate a night guard. All adjustments must be performed
extraorally. Final adjustments must be made by the dentist. Correct Answer: Expanded Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Remove temporary crowns and bridges with intermediate cement. Correct Answer: General
Dentistry
What is a Dental Assistant? Correct Answer: One who is employeed in a dental office to
perform certain duties that assist the dentist.
What is Direct Supervision? Correct Answer: Dentist is in office, personally tells you to do
procedure, and checks work.
What are the delegated duties for dental assistants in rule 150-9-.01? Correct Answer: May only
be delegated in those instances when they are easily reversible and will not result in increased
risk to patient.
List requirements to become an EFDA as described in 150-9-.02. Correct Answer: High school
diploma/GED, proof of CPR certification, and successfully completed the course pertaining to
specific duties outlined in that certificate.
List eligibility requirements to take the EFDA course as described in rule 150-9-.02. Correct
Answer: Become certified dental assistant (DANB), employeed 6 months within previous 3
years, OR graduate a 1 year dental assisting program.
What is the expanded duties for dental assistants as described in rule 150-9-.02? Correct Answer:
A certification of extra duties a dental assistant can do in a dental office.
List 2 prohibited technologies for a dental assistant as listed in 150-9-.03. Correct Answer: Laser
equipment and intraoral micro-etching/air polishing.
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Make impressions for diagnostic models and opposing models Correct Answer: General
Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Apply desensitizing agents to root surfaces of teeth and prepare dentinal surfaces of teeth prior to
cementation of temporary restorations and crowns,bridges, or inlays. Correct Answer: Expanded
Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Place cavity liner, base, or varnish over unexposed pulp. Correct Answer: Expanded Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Intraoral fabrication of temporary crowns and bridges. All such adjustments must be performed
extraorally. Correct Answer: Expanded Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Place and expose radiographs after completing the training required by GA. Comp.R.& Regs,
290-5-22-.04 entitled X-rays in the health arts. Correct Answer: General Dentistry
, General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Remove sutures other than wire sutures Correct Answer: General Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Remove periodontal dressing Correct Answer: General Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Place and remove rubber dams Correct Answer: General Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Apply topical anesthetic Correct Answer: General Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Perform face bow transfer Correct Answer: Expanded Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Make impressions to be used to repair damaged prosthetics Correct Answer: Expanded
Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Place periodontal dressing Correct Answer: Expanded Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Remove visible excess cement from Supramarginal areas of dental restorations and appliances
with nonmechanical hand instruments Correct Answer: General Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Fabricate extraorally temporary crowns and bridges Correct Answer: General Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Cement temporary crowns and bridges with intermediate cement. Correct Answer: General
Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Redressing and removing dressing from alveolar sockets in post operative osteitis when the
patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of dressing from the alveolar socket in a diagnosed case
of post operative osteitis Correct Answer: Expanded Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Make impressions to be used to fabricate a night guard. All adjustments must be performed
extraorally. Final adjustments must be made by the dentist. Correct Answer: Expanded Dentistry
General Dentistry or Expanded Dentistry:
Remove temporary crowns and bridges with intermediate cement. Correct Answer: General
Dentistry
