CDCA exam questions with complete
solutions 2025/2026
1. How often to update Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
(HIPAA) form - ANSWERSat least once every three years
1. If pt allergic to Penicillin, what antibiotic do you give? - ANSWERSIFALLERGIC TO PENICILLIN,
GIVE: Clindamycin 600 mg 1 hour before the procedure and 300 mg 6 hours after the
procedure.
Antibiotic prophylaxis (no allergens) - ANSWERSAmoxicillin 2 g 1 hour before the procedure and
1.5 g 6 hours after the procedure.
if allergic to penicillin - ANSWERSClindamycin 600 mg 1 hour before the procedure and 300 mg
6 hours after the procedure.
for extraction, how long should you wait to take antibiotics after surgery - ANSWERS6 weeks
IF HIGH RISK PATIENT (prosthetic valve or surgical shunt): - ANSWERSAmpicillin 2g IV and
Gentamicin 80 mg IV 30 minutes before procedure
repeat in 8 hours
administer ______ mg of ____________ for pt that is allergic to penicillin - ANSWERS600mg of
clindamycin
to scale an implant using a ultrasonic... - ANSWERSuse plastic tipped ultrasonic on high, medium
or low
,OR no power scaler at all
_______ magnetostrictive ultrasonic should be used on a ______ power for plaque biofilm
and a _______ power for hard calculus - ANSWERSthin
low
high
hard or heavy calculus that is embedded into the root surface is NOT efficiently removed if you -
ANSWERSstoke at it with the side of a thin tip on low power
what antibiotic do you administer through IV to treat MRSA - ANSWERSvancomycin
mesonathic - ANSWERSmesial buccal cusp of max 1st molar is occluding with the mesial buccal
groove of the mandibular first molar
Retronathic - ANSWERS
retronathic division 1 - ANSWERS
class 2 division 2 - ANSWERSone or more of the maxillary central incisors are lingually inclined
or retruded
class 3 occlusion prognathic profile - ANSWERSMesiobuccal cusp of maxillary first permanent
molar is distal to buccal groove of mandibular 1st permanent molar.
Firm mass under tongue on floor of the mouth (with no blue hue) - ANSWERSRanula
, Ranula - ANSWERSLarge mucocele on floor of mouth
neoplasm - ANSWERSnew growth (tumor) floor of the mouth
what teeth are present in the mouth at age 6 - ANSWERS
what teeth are present at age 9 - ANSWERS
what teeth are present at age 12 - ANSWERS
mesiodens - ANSWERSSupernumerary tooth between two permanent maxillary central incisors
dens in dente (dens invaginatus) - ANSWERS"tooth within a tooth"
*invagination of the crown or tooth that is lined with enamel
Dens Evaginatus - ANSWERS- Looks like an extra cusp or a talon
- Comes out of the tooth
Dens invaginatus (dens in dente) - ANSWERStooth within a tooth
what is an oral implication of prozac and Procardia (nifedipine) - ANSWERSdry mouth
Procardia other name - ANSWERSnifedipine (calcium channel blocker)
treatment for a patient having an mild and acute asthma attack - ANSWERSsit patient upwright
solutions 2025/2026
1. How often to update Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
(HIPAA) form - ANSWERSat least once every three years
1. If pt allergic to Penicillin, what antibiotic do you give? - ANSWERSIFALLERGIC TO PENICILLIN,
GIVE: Clindamycin 600 mg 1 hour before the procedure and 300 mg 6 hours after the
procedure.
Antibiotic prophylaxis (no allergens) - ANSWERSAmoxicillin 2 g 1 hour before the procedure and
1.5 g 6 hours after the procedure.
if allergic to penicillin - ANSWERSClindamycin 600 mg 1 hour before the procedure and 300 mg
6 hours after the procedure.
for extraction, how long should you wait to take antibiotics after surgery - ANSWERS6 weeks
IF HIGH RISK PATIENT (prosthetic valve or surgical shunt): - ANSWERSAmpicillin 2g IV and
Gentamicin 80 mg IV 30 minutes before procedure
repeat in 8 hours
administer ______ mg of ____________ for pt that is allergic to penicillin - ANSWERS600mg of
clindamycin
to scale an implant using a ultrasonic... - ANSWERSuse plastic tipped ultrasonic on high, medium
or low
,OR no power scaler at all
_______ magnetostrictive ultrasonic should be used on a ______ power for plaque biofilm
and a _______ power for hard calculus - ANSWERSthin
low
high
hard or heavy calculus that is embedded into the root surface is NOT efficiently removed if you -
ANSWERSstoke at it with the side of a thin tip on low power
what antibiotic do you administer through IV to treat MRSA - ANSWERSvancomycin
mesonathic - ANSWERSmesial buccal cusp of max 1st molar is occluding with the mesial buccal
groove of the mandibular first molar
Retronathic - ANSWERS
retronathic division 1 - ANSWERS
class 2 division 2 - ANSWERSone or more of the maxillary central incisors are lingually inclined
or retruded
class 3 occlusion prognathic profile - ANSWERSMesiobuccal cusp of maxillary first permanent
molar is distal to buccal groove of mandibular 1st permanent molar.
Firm mass under tongue on floor of the mouth (with no blue hue) - ANSWERSRanula
, Ranula - ANSWERSLarge mucocele on floor of mouth
neoplasm - ANSWERSnew growth (tumor) floor of the mouth
what teeth are present in the mouth at age 6 - ANSWERS
what teeth are present at age 9 - ANSWERS
what teeth are present at age 12 - ANSWERS
mesiodens - ANSWERSSupernumerary tooth between two permanent maxillary central incisors
dens in dente (dens invaginatus) - ANSWERS"tooth within a tooth"
*invagination of the crown or tooth that is lined with enamel
Dens Evaginatus - ANSWERS- Looks like an extra cusp or a talon
- Comes out of the tooth
Dens invaginatus (dens in dente) - ANSWERStooth within a tooth
what is an oral implication of prozac and Procardia (nifedipine) - ANSWERSdry mouth
Procardia other name - ANSWERSnifedipine (calcium channel blocker)
treatment for a patient having an mild and acute asthma attack - ANSWERSsit patient upwright
