TEXAS RDA ACTUAL FINALS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following duties can a dental assistant perform under general
supervision?
A- The application of pit and fissure sealant, if the assistant has completed a pit and
fissure course
B- Coronal polishing, if the assistant has taken a coronal polishing course
C- Interim treatment of a minor emergency, if the patient is a patient of record and has
been examined by the dentist in the last 12 months
D- Taking an impression for a permanent denture - ✔✔C- Interim treatment of a minor
emergency, if the patient is a patient of record and has been examined by the dentist in
the last 12 months
✔✔The following is privileged dental information, except:
A- Dental x-rays
B- The patient's name, phone number, and social security number
C- Information that is more than 7 years old
D- Any information in the patient's dental record - ✔✔C- Information that is more than 7
years old
✔✔When a State Board inspector visits your office with a sanitation complaint:
A- The inspector must be granted immediate access
B- The dentist will need to be notified, so a convenient time can be arranged for the
inspection
C- The inspector will bring a court order to allow the inspection
D- The inspector will immediately suspend the license of the dentist - ✔✔A- The
inspector must be granted immediate access
, ✔✔The following are requirements of OSHA's Blood Borne Pathogens Standard,
except:
A- Implementing universal precautions
B- Flu vaccines
C- Medical records on each exposed employee
D- Recapping needles - ✔✔B- Flu vaccines
✔✔What protective equipment is necessary when fluid splattering may occur?
A- Gloves only
B- Gloves, a mask, and eye protection only
C- Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a protective gown
D- Gloves, a mask, a face shield, and a fluid-proof protective gown - ✔✔C- Gloves, a
mask, eye protection, and a protective gown
✔✔The Hepatitis B vaccine:
A- Must be paid for by the employee
B- Must occur before the employee's first day of work
C- Must be offered to the administrative employees too
D- Is given in three doses: one dose at the start, one dose 1 month later, and a final
dose at 6 months - ✔✔D- Is given in three doses: one dose at the start, one dose 1
month later, and a final dose at 6 months
✔✔After an accidental needlestick injury:
A- The puncture wound must immediately be washed with soap and water
B- The employee must be offered a medical evaluation, but the employee is not
required to go
C- After an explanation of what happened, the dental office must ask the patient to go
for blood testing The blood tests are HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C
D- All of the above - ✔✔D- All of the above
✔✔According to the Hazard Communication Guide:
A- We must make hazard communication labels for all bottles with chemicals in the
office
B- All MSDS sheets are standardized and will have the same format
C- We must make hazard communication labels for all bottles which contain chemicals
that have been taken from their original container and placed into a secondary container
D- MSDS sheets are easy to find online, so they do not need to be filed in the office -
✔✔C- We must make hazard communication labels for all bottles which contain
chemicals that have been taken from their original container and placed into a
secondary container
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following duties can a dental assistant perform under general
supervision?
A- The application of pit and fissure sealant, if the assistant has completed a pit and
fissure course
B- Coronal polishing, if the assistant has taken a coronal polishing course
C- Interim treatment of a minor emergency, if the patient is a patient of record and has
been examined by the dentist in the last 12 months
D- Taking an impression for a permanent denture - ✔✔C- Interim treatment of a minor
emergency, if the patient is a patient of record and has been examined by the dentist in
the last 12 months
✔✔The following is privileged dental information, except:
A- Dental x-rays
B- The patient's name, phone number, and social security number
C- Information that is more than 7 years old
D- Any information in the patient's dental record - ✔✔C- Information that is more than 7
years old
✔✔When a State Board inspector visits your office with a sanitation complaint:
A- The inspector must be granted immediate access
B- The dentist will need to be notified, so a convenient time can be arranged for the
inspection
C- The inspector will bring a court order to allow the inspection
D- The inspector will immediately suspend the license of the dentist - ✔✔A- The
inspector must be granted immediate access
, ✔✔The following are requirements of OSHA's Blood Borne Pathogens Standard,
except:
A- Implementing universal precautions
B- Flu vaccines
C- Medical records on each exposed employee
D- Recapping needles - ✔✔B- Flu vaccines
✔✔What protective equipment is necessary when fluid splattering may occur?
A- Gloves only
B- Gloves, a mask, and eye protection only
C- Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a protective gown
D- Gloves, a mask, a face shield, and a fluid-proof protective gown - ✔✔C- Gloves, a
mask, eye protection, and a protective gown
✔✔The Hepatitis B vaccine:
A- Must be paid for by the employee
B- Must occur before the employee's first day of work
C- Must be offered to the administrative employees too
D- Is given in three doses: one dose at the start, one dose 1 month later, and a final
dose at 6 months - ✔✔D- Is given in three doses: one dose at the start, one dose 1
month later, and a final dose at 6 months
✔✔After an accidental needlestick injury:
A- The puncture wound must immediately be washed with soap and water
B- The employee must be offered a medical evaluation, but the employee is not
required to go
C- After an explanation of what happened, the dental office must ask the patient to go
for blood testing The blood tests are HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C
D- All of the above - ✔✔D- All of the above
✔✔According to the Hazard Communication Guide:
A- We must make hazard communication labels for all bottles with chemicals in the
office
B- All MSDS sheets are standardized and will have the same format
C- We must make hazard communication labels for all bottles which contain chemicals
that have been taken from their original container and placed into a secondary container
D- MSDS sheets are easy to find online, so they do not need to be filed in the office -
✔✔C- We must make hazard communication labels for all bottles which contain
chemicals that have been taken from their original container and placed into a
secondary container
