DENTAL ASSISTING FINAL EXAM QUEST
CORRECT RATIONALES
The cCommission con cDental cAccreditation cof cthe cAmerican cDental cAssociation cis cresponsible cf
cANS✔✔evaluating cand caccrediting cdental ceducation cprograms
The cADAA cwas cfounded cin: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1924
The cHippocratic cOath cis cthe cbasis cfor: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cobligation cto ctreat cpatients cto
cAND cthe ccode cof cethics cfor cthe cmedical cand cdental cprofessions
X-rays cwere cdiscovered cby: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Wilhelm cConrad cRoentgen
Which cearly cAmerican cdentist cis ccredited cwith cbeginning cthe cscience cof cforensic cdentistry? c- c
cRevere
Which cartist cwas cthe cfirst cto cdescribe canatomical cdifferences cbetween cmolars cand cpremolars?
cANS✔✔Leonardo cda cVinci
___________ cis crecognized cas cthe cfirst cblack cwoman cto cearn ca cformal cDDS cdegree. c- cCORR
_____________ cis ccredited cwith cdeveloping cthe cfirst cschool cof cdental chygiene cand ctraining cth
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Alfred cFones
___________ cis crecognized cfor cher cresearch crelated cto cHIV cand cAIDS. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
The cDr. cSamuel cD. cHarris cNational cMuseum cof cDentistry cis clocated cin. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
,Before cformal ctraining cin cdental ccolleges, cthe cprofession cof cdentistry cwas clearned cthrough cpre
cANS✔✔True
The c"Grand cOld cMan cof cDentistry" cwas: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔G.V. cBlack
The cbarber csurgeon cknown cas cthe c"Father cof cModern cSurgery" cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Amb
Who coriginated cthe ctitle cof c"surgeon cdentist" cand cdispelled cthe ctheory cthat ctooth cdecay cwas cc
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Pierre cFauchard
In csome cdental cschools ctoday, cwomen crepresent calmost c_____% cof cdental cstudents. c- cCORR
Dental cdisease cwas cfirst crecorded: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔since cthe cbeginning cof ctime
Who cwas cthe cfirst cdentist cto cemploy ca cdental cassistant? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C. cEdmund cKe
Which care cexamples cof cearly coral chygiene caids? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Wooden csticks,
Animal-hair cbristle cbrushes, cand c
Tree ctwigs
To cmaintain caccreditation cstatus, cdental cand cdental cauxiliary cschools care crequired cto cbe crevie
cCORRECT cANS✔✔7
The cphysicist cwho cdiscovered cx-rays cin c1895 cwas: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Wilhelm cConrad cRoe
Who cwas cGeorge cWashington's cdentist? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔John cBaker
Which cNOT cis ctrue cof ccertification? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔It cis crequired cin call cstates cto cperform
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cis ctrue cconcerning cprofessionalism? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔I
ceverything cyou cdo cand csay, cin cand cout cof cthe cdental coffice.
Recommendations cfor cgood cgrooming cand cappropriate cdress cinclude: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔co
crequirements cwhen cselecting cclinical cwear.
A cresponsible cperson cwill cnot: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔leave cpromptly cat cthe cend cof cthe cday.
The cessential caspects cof cprofessional cappearance care: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔good chealth, cgoo
cdress.
The csingle cmost cimportant cfactor cin chelping cto crelieve cthe cstress cin ca cdental coffice cis cto cmain
cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
A cdental cassistant cbecome ccertified cas ca cCDA cby: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔passing cthe cnational
Teamwork cin cthe cdental coffice cis cvery cimportant. cThe cletters cTEAM cstand cfor: c- cCORRECT cA
caccomplishes cmore.
The cduties can cEFDA ccan cperform cwill cvary caccording cto: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔state.
office.
personal cability.
Important cpersonal cqualities cof cthe cdental cassistant cinclude: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔being csincer
,Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cconsidered cto cbe cthe crole cof can cexpanded-functions cdental cassistan
cANS✔✔Placing cdental csealants
A cdental cassistant's csalary ccan cbe cgreatly cinfluenced cby: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔personal cambit
responsibility.
geographical clocation
Benefits cof cmembership cin cthe cADAA cinclude: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the copportunity cto cattend
ceducation ccredit cmay cbe cearned.
Which cis cnot cconsidered can cexpanded cfunction? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Trimming cstudy cmodels
The corganization cthat crepresents cthe cdental cassisting cprofession cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the c
cAssociation.
The ccirculating cassistant cis cusually cnot cresponsible cfor: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔placing ctopical cfl
A cgeneral cdentist cmay clegally cperform call cdental cand cspecialty cfunctions. c- cCORRECT cANS✔
The ctraining crequired cfor ca cdental cdegree cin cthe cUnited cStates cincludes: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
cand
four cyears cof cdental ceducation
The cdental cspecialty cthat cis cconcerned cwith cthe crestoration cand creplacement cof cnatural cteeth c
cANS✔✔prosthodontics
The c________ cnormally cdoes cnot cwork cin cthe cdental coffice cwith cthe cother cmembers cof cthe cd
cCORRECT cANS✔✔dental claboratory ctechnician
A cdental cassistant cwho chas creceived cadditional ctraining cand cis clegally callowed cto cprovide ccert
cprocedures cis ca(n): c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔expanded-functions cdental cassistant c(EFDA)
Dental cpublic chealth cdentists ctreat cthe c______ crather cthan cthe cindividual. c- cCORRECT cANS✔
Specialty ctraining cis cusually c______ cbeyond cdental cschool. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔two cto csix cye
Dental cpublic chealth cdentists care cactive cin: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔dental cscreening cwithin ca cco
fluoridation cprograms,
Head cStart cprograms
The cdegree cawarded cwhen ca cdentist cgraduates cfrom ca cdental cuniversity cis: c- cCORRECT cANS
cDentistry c(DMD)
A cduty cthat cmay cnot cbe cdelegated cto ca cdental chygienist cin cmost cstates cis: c- cCORRECT cANS
ctreatment
A cdentist cis cnot ctrained cand ctherefore ccannot clegally cperform cspecialty cprocedures. c- cCORRE
Practice coptions cavailable cto ca cdentist cinclude: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔private cpractice
partnerships
teaching
Duties cof cthe cclinical cdental cassistant cinclude: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔providing coral cevacuation
A c__________ cmay cbe chelpful cif cthe cassistant cis chaving cdifficulty cwith cdental cmaterials. c- cCO
, If ca cpatient cdoes cnot crespond cto cthe croot ccanal ctreatment cin cyour cdental coffice, che cor cshe cm
cCORRECT cANS✔✔endodontist
Which cof cthe cfollowing care cNOT cmembers cof cthe cdental chealthcare cteam? c- cCORRECT cANS
Which ctype cof ctechnique cdo cthe cdentist cand cchairside cassistant cuse cwhen cthey cwork ctogether
handed cdentistry
The ctechnique cthat cutilizes ca ccirculating cassistant cis c_____-handed cdentistry. c- cCORRECT cAN
Pediatric cdentistry cdoes cnot ctreat: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔seniors
What cis cthe cminimum clength cof can cADA-accredited cdental chygiene cprogram? c- cCORRECT cAN
The cspecialty cof cdentistry cthat cworks cvery cclosely cwith coral csurgeons cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
What cis cthe cminimum clength cof can cADA-accredited cdental cassisting cprogram? c- cCORRECT cA
The cdental cspecialty cthat cuses cnew cand csophisticated cimaging ctechniques cto clocate cand cdiag
chead, cand cneck cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔oral cand cmaxillofacial cradiology
The cdental cteam cmember cwho cassesses cthe cpatient's coral chealth cneeds cand cwho cis clegally cr
cpatient cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cdentist
Which cdental cspecialty cbecame cthe cfirst cnew cdental cspecialty cin c36 cyears cwhen cit cwas cgrante
c1999? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Oral cand cmaxillofacial cradiology
Appointment ccontrol cand coffice ccommunications care cgenerally cthe crole cof cthe: c- cCORRECT cA
What cis crequired cbefore ca cdental claboratory ctechnician ccan cperform ca ctask? c- cCORRECT cAN
cdentist
The ctissue cthat ccovers cthe cinside cof cthe ccheeks, cvestibule, clips, csoft cpalate, cand cventral csurfa
c_____ cmucosa. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔lining
Blood cvessels cand cnerves center cthe cpulp cof cthe ctooth cthrough cthe: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔apic
The cface cbegins cto cdevelop cduring cthe c_____ cweek cof cpregnancy. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔fourt
The cprimary cdentition cwill cbegin cto cform cduring cthe c_____ cmonth cof cgestation. c- cCORRECT cA
Oral cmucosa cis ccomposed cof c_____ cepithelium coverlying cconnective ctissue.
-cuboidal
-simple csquamous
-stratified csquamous
-ciliated cpseudostratified ccolumnar c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔stratified csquamous
During cthe cbell cstage cof ctooth cdevelopment, cthe codontoblasts cform:
-enamel.
-dentin.
-cementum.
-pulp. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔dentin
The cnormal cprocess cof cshedding cor closing cprimary cteeth cis:
CORRECT RATIONALES
The cCommission con cDental cAccreditation cof cthe cAmerican cDental cAssociation cis cresponsible cf
cANS✔✔evaluating cand caccrediting cdental ceducation cprograms
The cADAA cwas cfounded cin: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1924
The cHippocratic cOath cis cthe cbasis cfor: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cobligation cto ctreat cpatients cto
cAND cthe ccode cof cethics cfor cthe cmedical cand cdental cprofessions
X-rays cwere cdiscovered cby: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Wilhelm cConrad cRoentgen
Which cearly cAmerican cdentist cis ccredited cwith cbeginning cthe cscience cof cforensic cdentistry? c- c
cRevere
Which cartist cwas cthe cfirst cto cdescribe canatomical cdifferences cbetween cmolars cand cpremolars?
cANS✔✔Leonardo cda cVinci
___________ cis crecognized cas cthe cfirst cblack cwoman cto cearn ca cformal cDDS cdegree. c- cCORR
_____________ cis ccredited cwith cdeveloping cthe cfirst cschool cof cdental chygiene cand ctraining cth
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Alfred cFones
___________ cis crecognized cfor cher cresearch crelated cto cHIV cand cAIDS. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
The cDr. cSamuel cD. cHarris cNational cMuseum cof cDentistry cis clocated cin. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
,Before cformal ctraining cin cdental ccolleges, cthe cprofession cof cdentistry cwas clearned cthrough cpre
cANS✔✔True
The c"Grand cOld cMan cof cDentistry" cwas: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔G.V. cBlack
The cbarber csurgeon cknown cas cthe c"Father cof cModern cSurgery" cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Amb
Who coriginated cthe ctitle cof c"surgeon cdentist" cand cdispelled cthe ctheory cthat ctooth cdecay cwas cc
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Pierre cFauchard
In csome cdental cschools ctoday, cwomen crepresent calmost c_____% cof cdental cstudents. c- cCORR
Dental cdisease cwas cfirst crecorded: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔since cthe cbeginning cof ctime
Who cwas cthe cfirst cdentist cto cemploy ca cdental cassistant? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C. cEdmund cKe
Which care cexamples cof cearly coral chygiene caids? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Wooden csticks,
Animal-hair cbristle cbrushes, cand c
Tree ctwigs
To cmaintain caccreditation cstatus, cdental cand cdental cauxiliary cschools care crequired cto cbe crevie
cCORRECT cANS✔✔7
The cphysicist cwho cdiscovered cx-rays cin c1895 cwas: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Wilhelm cConrad cRoe
Who cwas cGeorge cWashington's cdentist? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔John cBaker
Which cNOT cis ctrue cof ccertification? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔It cis crequired cin call cstates cto cperform
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cis ctrue cconcerning cprofessionalism? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔I
ceverything cyou cdo cand csay, cin cand cout cof cthe cdental coffice.
Recommendations cfor cgood cgrooming cand cappropriate cdress cinclude: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔co
crequirements cwhen cselecting cclinical cwear.
A cresponsible cperson cwill cnot: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔leave cpromptly cat cthe cend cof cthe cday.
The cessential caspects cof cprofessional cappearance care: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔good chealth, cgoo
cdress.
The csingle cmost cimportant cfactor cin chelping cto crelieve cthe cstress cin ca cdental coffice cis cto cmain
cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
A cdental cassistant cbecome ccertified cas ca cCDA cby: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔passing cthe cnational
Teamwork cin cthe cdental coffice cis cvery cimportant. cThe cletters cTEAM cstand cfor: c- cCORRECT cA
caccomplishes cmore.
The cduties can cEFDA ccan cperform cwill cvary caccording cto: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔state.
office.
personal cability.
Important cpersonal cqualities cof cthe cdental cassistant cinclude: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔being csincer
,Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cconsidered cto cbe cthe crole cof can cexpanded-functions cdental cassistan
cANS✔✔Placing cdental csealants
A cdental cassistant's csalary ccan cbe cgreatly cinfluenced cby: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔personal cambit
responsibility.
geographical clocation
Benefits cof cmembership cin cthe cADAA cinclude: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the copportunity cto cattend
ceducation ccredit cmay cbe cearned.
Which cis cnot cconsidered can cexpanded cfunction? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Trimming cstudy cmodels
The corganization cthat crepresents cthe cdental cassisting cprofession cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the c
cAssociation.
The ccirculating cassistant cis cusually cnot cresponsible cfor: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔placing ctopical cfl
A cgeneral cdentist cmay clegally cperform call cdental cand cspecialty cfunctions. c- cCORRECT cANS✔
The ctraining crequired cfor ca cdental cdegree cin cthe cUnited cStates cincludes: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
cand
four cyears cof cdental ceducation
The cdental cspecialty cthat cis cconcerned cwith cthe crestoration cand creplacement cof cnatural cteeth c
cANS✔✔prosthodontics
The c________ cnormally cdoes cnot cwork cin cthe cdental coffice cwith cthe cother cmembers cof cthe cd
cCORRECT cANS✔✔dental claboratory ctechnician
A cdental cassistant cwho chas creceived cadditional ctraining cand cis clegally callowed cto cprovide ccert
cprocedures cis ca(n): c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔expanded-functions cdental cassistant c(EFDA)
Dental cpublic chealth cdentists ctreat cthe c______ crather cthan cthe cindividual. c- cCORRECT cANS✔
Specialty ctraining cis cusually c______ cbeyond cdental cschool. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔two cto csix cye
Dental cpublic chealth cdentists care cactive cin: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔dental cscreening cwithin ca cco
fluoridation cprograms,
Head cStart cprograms
The cdegree cawarded cwhen ca cdentist cgraduates cfrom ca cdental cuniversity cis: c- cCORRECT cANS
cDentistry c(DMD)
A cduty cthat cmay cnot cbe cdelegated cto ca cdental chygienist cin cmost cstates cis: c- cCORRECT cANS
ctreatment
A cdentist cis cnot ctrained cand ctherefore ccannot clegally cperform cspecialty cprocedures. c- cCORRE
Practice coptions cavailable cto ca cdentist cinclude: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔private cpractice
partnerships
teaching
Duties cof cthe cclinical cdental cassistant cinclude: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔providing coral cevacuation
A c__________ cmay cbe chelpful cif cthe cassistant cis chaving cdifficulty cwith cdental cmaterials. c- cCO
, If ca cpatient cdoes cnot crespond cto cthe croot ccanal ctreatment cin cyour cdental coffice, che cor cshe cm
cCORRECT cANS✔✔endodontist
Which cof cthe cfollowing care cNOT cmembers cof cthe cdental chealthcare cteam? c- cCORRECT cANS
Which ctype cof ctechnique cdo cthe cdentist cand cchairside cassistant cuse cwhen cthey cwork ctogether
handed cdentistry
The ctechnique cthat cutilizes ca ccirculating cassistant cis c_____-handed cdentistry. c- cCORRECT cAN
Pediatric cdentistry cdoes cnot ctreat: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔seniors
What cis cthe cminimum clength cof can cADA-accredited cdental chygiene cprogram? c- cCORRECT cAN
The cspecialty cof cdentistry cthat cworks cvery cclosely cwith coral csurgeons cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
What cis cthe cminimum clength cof can cADA-accredited cdental cassisting cprogram? c- cCORRECT cA
The cdental cspecialty cthat cuses cnew cand csophisticated cimaging ctechniques cto clocate cand cdiag
chead, cand cneck cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔oral cand cmaxillofacial cradiology
The cdental cteam cmember cwho cassesses cthe cpatient's coral chealth cneeds cand cwho cis clegally cr
cpatient cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cdentist
Which cdental cspecialty cbecame cthe cfirst cnew cdental cspecialty cin c36 cyears cwhen cit cwas cgrante
c1999? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Oral cand cmaxillofacial cradiology
Appointment ccontrol cand coffice ccommunications care cgenerally cthe crole cof cthe: c- cCORRECT cA
What cis crequired cbefore ca cdental claboratory ctechnician ccan cperform ca ctask? c- cCORRECT cAN
cdentist
The ctissue cthat ccovers cthe cinside cof cthe ccheeks, cvestibule, clips, csoft cpalate, cand cventral csurfa
c_____ cmucosa. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔lining
Blood cvessels cand cnerves center cthe cpulp cof cthe ctooth cthrough cthe: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔apic
The cface cbegins cto cdevelop cduring cthe c_____ cweek cof cpregnancy. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔fourt
The cprimary cdentition cwill cbegin cto cform cduring cthe c_____ cmonth cof cgestation. c- cCORRECT cA
Oral cmucosa cis ccomposed cof c_____ cepithelium coverlying cconnective ctissue.
-cuboidal
-simple csquamous
-stratified csquamous
-ciliated cpseudostratified ccolumnar c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔stratified csquamous
During cthe cbell cstage cof ctooth cdevelopment, cthe codontoblasts cform:
-enamel.
-dentin.
-cementum.
-pulp. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔dentin
The cnormal cprocess cof cshedding cor closing cprimary cteeth cis:
