EFDA ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● Posture affects the ability of the dental assistant to
Answer: reach, hold, and use equiptment
perform a task without suffering adverse health effects
●● The first symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome may be
Answer: painful tingling in the hands at night
●● What organization mandates coverage for injuries caused by SDSs?
Answer: OSHA
●● An injury resulting from a sudden twist or wrenching of a joint with
stretching or tearing ligaments is a
Answer: sprain
●● Gloves that specifically fit right and left hands support the thumb,
index finger, and middle finger in a natural manner.
Answer: true
, ●● Shoulder shrugging has been demonstrated to relax shoulder muscles
which may be tense from hold evacuators and instruments.
Answer: true
●● Tooth morphology is the study of
Answer: Size, shape, form, and structure of Teeth.
●● On which teeth is the cusp of Carabelli found?
Answer: maxillary first molars
●● What is the lobe on the lingual or palatal surface of a permanent
incisor?
Answer: cingulum
●● Rounded portions of the incisal edge that wear with age are
Answer: mamelons
●● A space between two teeth in the same arch is a(n)
Answer: diastema
●● Slight ridges that run mesiodistally in the cervical third of a tooth are
Answer: imbrication lines
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● Posture affects the ability of the dental assistant to
Answer: reach, hold, and use equiptment
perform a task without suffering adverse health effects
●● The first symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome may be
Answer: painful tingling in the hands at night
●● What organization mandates coverage for injuries caused by SDSs?
Answer: OSHA
●● An injury resulting from a sudden twist or wrenching of a joint with
stretching or tearing ligaments is a
Answer: sprain
●● Gloves that specifically fit right and left hands support the thumb,
index finger, and middle finger in a natural manner.
Answer: true
, ●● Shoulder shrugging has been demonstrated to relax shoulder muscles
which may be tense from hold evacuators and instruments.
Answer: true
●● Tooth morphology is the study of
Answer: Size, shape, form, and structure of Teeth.
●● On which teeth is the cusp of Carabelli found?
Answer: maxillary first molars
●● What is the lobe on the lingual or palatal surface of a permanent
incisor?
Answer: cingulum
●● Rounded portions of the incisal edge that wear with age are
Answer: mamelons
●● A space between two teeth in the same arch is a(n)
Answer: diastema
●● Slight ridges that run mesiodistally in the cervical third of a tooth are
Answer: imbrication lines
