Dental Assistant Practice Exam Questions A
Answers
A cpermanent cDentition cconsists cof chow cmany cteeth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔32
Which cteeth care csometimes ccalled cthe c"eye" cteeth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Canines
Which cproximal csurface cof ca ctooth cis cclosest ctoward cthe cmidline cof cthe cbody` c- cCORRECT cA
A cpermanent cdentition cconsists cof chow cmany cpremolars c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔8
When ca cmouth cis cdivided cinto cfourths, cthe cparts care creferred cto cas c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Qua
Using cthe cUniversal cSystem cof ctooth cdesignation, cwhat ctooth cis c# c12 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔M
Using cthe cInternational cstandards cOrganization csystem cof ctooth crecording, cwhich ctooth cis c# c25
cANS✔✔Maxillary cleft csecond cpremolar
What cis cthe cstructure cthat cconnects ccementum cto cthe calveolar cbone c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Pe
A cgold ccrown cis cmarked cby: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Diagonal clines cthrough cthe ccrown
A cdental cassistant cis cpreparing cto cchart ca cnew cpatient's ctreatment cplan cfor cthe cdoctor. cTreatm
cdental coffice cshould cbe ccharted cin cwhat ccolor c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Black
Two cred cvertical clines cdrawn cbetween cthe cupper ccentral cincisors con ca cpatient cchart cwould cind
cANS✔✔Diastema
The crecommended ctechnique cfor cdetermining ca cpatient's cpulse cor crespiration crate cis cto c: c- cCO
c30 cseconds, cthen cmultiply cby c2
In cOrder cto cdetermine chow cmuch cto cinflate ca cblood cpressure ccuff cfor can caccurate creading, ca
cpatient's cBPM cBrachial crate cand cadds cto cdetermine cthe cinflation clevel cin cmm cHg. c- cCORREC
, What cis cThe ctissue cthat cdivides cthe cnasal ccavity cinto c2 cPart c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Septum
Which cnerve cis cthe cprimary cnerve cfor cthe cmouth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Trigeminal c- cIt chas cbo
cinnervation
The cpituitary cgland cis cpart cof cwhat cbody csystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Endocrine cis cthe csyste
cproduce chormones, cincluding cthe cpituitary
What cposition cplaces cthe cchair cback cuntil cthe cpatient cis calmost clying cdown c- cCORRECT cANS
c,chest cand cknees care capproximately con cthe csame clevel
What cis cthe cbest cmethod cof cidentifying cworking cpositions cby ca cdental cauxiliary c- cCORRECT cA
cthe ctreatment carea cinto czones
When ctransferrings can cinstrument cto cthe cdentist, cthe cdental cassistant cshould: c- cCORRECT cAN
cwith cthe cworking cend cin cthe cposition cof cuse
When cretrieving can cinstrument cfrom ca cright-handed coperator, cthe cassistant cuses cthe cfingers co
cANS✔✔Last c2
Most cof cthe ctime, ca cdental cassistant cwill cbe cworking cin cwhat c" ctime czone" cduring ca ctreatment
cANS✔✔2-4 c"time czone" cduring cprocedures cfor cleft chanded coperators cthe cdental cassistant cwo
czone"
Which cchair chas ca cfoot cbar cfor csupport c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Assistant's cstool
The cHigh cVolume cEvacuator ctips cshould cbe cplaced cto cthe ctooth cbeing cprepared c- cCORRECT
cplace cand coperate. cthe cHVE c, cthe cbevel cof cthe csuction ctip cshould cbe cpositioned cso cthat cit cp
cprepared. c( cslightly cbeyond cthe cocclusal csurface cor cincisal cedge
What cisolation cmethod cis cappropriate cfor cone cor cseveral cteeth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Dental cda
An cadult cmale carrives cfor ca cscheduled croot ccanal cand ccrown cappointment. cThe cdental cassista
cfray cand cequipment cwhen che cis cseated c. cWhat csize chole cpunch cis cneeded cfor ca cpremolar co
cANS✔✔NO. c3 cPunches care cappropriate cfor cpremolars cwhen cpreparing ca cdental cDam
When cremoving ca cdry ccotton croll cfrom cthe cmouth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Moisten cwith cwater cbe
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cnot ca ccontraindication cfor cthe cuse cof cN2O2 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A
ccontraindication cfor cthe cuse cof cN2O2
What cpart cof cthe cgas cmachine chouses cthe cnitrous coxide cand coxygen cto ccombine cthem ctogeth
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Reservoir cBag cIs cthe cChamber cthat chouses cthe cgases
Nitrous cOxide chas cbeen cused con ca cpatient. cFor chow cmany cminutes cafterward cshould cthe cpat
c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔3 cto c5 cminutes cis cthe cappropriate clength cof ctime cfor cpatients
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can capproved cmethod cby cthe cCenter cfor cDisease cControl cfor cre-capp
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Using ca crecapping cdevice, cSingle- chanded cswoop
A clong cneedle, c1 c1/8" cin clength, cis cused cfor cwhat ctype cof cinjections c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Blo
cneedle cis cused cfor cblock canesthesia
What ctype cof cinjection cinvolves cthe ctissues cnear cthe capex cof ca ctooth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔In
Answers
A cpermanent cDentition cconsists cof chow cmany cteeth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔32
Which cteeth care csometimes ccalled cthe c"eye" cteeth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Canines
Which cproximal csurface cof ca ctooth cis cclosest ctoward cthe cmidline cof cthe cbody` c- cCORRECT cA
A cpermanent cdentition cconsists cof chow cmany cpremolars c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔8
When ca cmouth cis cdivided cinto cfourths, cthe cparts care creferred cto cas c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Qua
Using cthe cUniversal cSystem cof ctooth cdesignation, cwhat ctooth cis c# c12 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔M
Using cthe cInternational cstandards cOrganization csystem cof ctooth crecording, cwhich ctooth cis c# c25
cANS✔✔Maxillary cleft csecond cpremolar
What cis cthe cstructure cthat cconnects ccementum cto cthe calveolar cbone c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Pe
A cgold ccrown cis cmarked cby: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Diagonal clines cthrough cthe ccrown
A cdental cassistant cis cpreparing cto cchart ca cnew cpatient's ctreatment cplan cfor cthe cdoctor. cTreatm
cdental coffice cshould cbe ccharted cin cwhat ccolor c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Black
Two cred cvertical clines cdrawn cbetween cthe cupper ccentral cincisors con ca cpatient cchart cwould cind
cANS✔✔Diastema
The crecommended ctechnique cfor cdetermining ca cpatient's cpulse cor crespiration crate cis cto c: c- cCO
c30 cseconds, cthen cmultiply cby c2
In cOrder cto cdetermine chow cmuch cto cinflate ca cblood cpressure ccuff cfor can caccurate creading, ca
cpatient's cBPM cBrachial crate cand cadds cto cdetermine cthe cinflation clevel cin cmm cHg. c- cCORREC
, What cis cThe ctissue cthat cdivides cthe cnasal ccavity cinto c2 cPart c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Septum
Which cnerve cis cthe cprimary cnerve cfor cthe cmouth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Trigeminal c- cIt chas cbo
cinnervation
The cpituitary cgland cis cpart cof cwhat cbody csystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Endocrine cis cthe csyste
cproduce chormones, cincluding cthe cpituitary
What cposition cplaces cthe cchair cback cuntil cthe cpatient cis calmost clying cdown c- cCORRECT cANS
c,chest cand cknees care capproximately con cthe csame clevel
What cis cthe cbest cmethod cof cidentifying cworking cpositions cby ca cdental cauxiliary c- cCORRECT cA
cthe ctreatment carea cinto czones
When ctransferrings can cinstrument cto cthe cdentist, cthe cdental cassistant cshould: c- cCORRECT cAN
cwith cthe cworking cend cin cthe cposition cof cuse
When cretrieving can cinstrument cfrom ca cright-handed coperator, cthe cassistant cuses cthe cfingers co
cANS✔✔Last c2
Most cof cthe ctime, ca cdental cassistant cwill cbe cworking cin cwhat c" ctime czone" cduring ca ctreatment
cANS✔✔2-4 c"time czone" cduring cprocedures cfor cleft chanded coperators cthe cdental cassistant cwo
czone"
Which cchair chas ca cfoot cbar cfor csupport c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Assistant's cstool
The cHigh cVolume cEvacuator ctips cshould cbe cplaced cto cthe ctooth cbeing cprepared c- cCORRECT
cplace cand coperate. cthe cHVE c, cthe cbevel cof cthe csuction ctip cshould cbe cpositioned cso cthat cit cp
cprepared. c( cslightly cbeyond cthe cocclusal csurface cor cincisal cedge
What cisolation cmethod cis cappropriate cfor cone cor cseveral cteeth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Dental cda
An cadult cmale carrives cfor ca cscheduled croot ccanal cand ccrown cappointment. cThe cdental cassista
cfray cand cequipment cwhen che cis cseated c. cWhat csize chole cpunch cis cneeded cfor ca cpremolar co
cANS✔✔NO. c3 cPunches care cappropriate cfor cpremolars cwhen cpreparing ca cdental cDam
When cremoving ca cdry ccotton croll cfrom cthe cmouth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Moisten cwith cwater cbe
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cnot ca ccontraindication cfor cthe cuse cof cN2O2 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A
ccontraindication cfor cthe cuse cof cN2O2
What cpart cof cthe cgas cmachine chouses cthe cnitrous coxide cand coxygen cto ccombine cthem ctogeth
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Reservoir cBag cIs cthe cChamber cthat chouses cthe cgases
Nitrous cOxide chas cbeen cused con ca cpatient. cFor chow cmany cminutes cafterward cshould cthe cpat
c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔3 cto c5 cminutes cis cthe cappropriate clength cof ctime cfor cpatients
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can capproved cmethod cby cthe cCenter cfor cDisease cControl cfor cre-capp
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Using ca crecapping cdevice, cSingle- chanded cswoop
A clong cneedle, c1 c1/8" cin clength, cis cused cfor cwhat ctype cof cinjections c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Blo
cneedle cis cused cfor cblock canesthesia
What ctype cof cinjection cinvolves cthe ctissues cnear cthe capex cof ca ctooth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔In
