Dental Assistant Exam Prep Questions And Answers 2026 Study Guide Verified Solutions

DENTAL ASSISTANT EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 STUDY
GUIDE VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

●● Amalgam Condenser (plugger). Answer: To pack and condense
amalgam into cavity prep


●● Articulating Paper Holder. Answer: To hold articulating paper in
place
To check centric and lateral occlusion


●● Laboratory Bur. Answer: To cut models or trim acrylic in labs.


●● Round bur/Slow speed. Answer: To remove caries from tooth
structure.
To open tooth for endodontic treatment.


●● Straight Fissure Bur. Answer: To cut cavity prep.
To form inner walls for cavity prep.
To place retention grooves in walls of cavity prep.


●● Ball Burnisher

, Football Burnisher
T-ball Burnisher. Answer: To smooth amalgam after condensing.
To contour matrix band.
To perform initial carving of amalgam.


●● Discoid-Cleoid Carver. Answer: To carve occlusal anatomy into
amalgam restoration.


●● Hollenback Carver. Answer: To contour and carve occlusal and
interproximal anatomy into amalgam restoration.


●● Composite Placement Instrument. Answer: To carry composite
material for cavity prep.
To place and condense composite material in cavity prep.
To carve composite material in cavity prep.


●● Cotton Pliers (non-locking). Answer: To grasp material and transfer
it into and out of the oral cavity


●● Curing Light. Answer: To harden light cured material: bondings,
sealants, composite, and build-up materials.


●● Dental Dam Clamp (with wing). Answer: To anchor and stabilize
dental dam