DENTAL ASSISTANT PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
AVpermanentVDentitionVconsistsVofVhowVmanyVteethV-VANSWERV32
WhichVteethVareVsometimesVcalledVtheV"eye"VteethV-VANSWERVCanines
WhichVproximalVsurfaceVofVaVtoothVisVclosestVtowardVtheVmidlineVofVtheVbody`V-VANSWERVMesial
AVpermanentVdentitionVconsistsVofVhowVmanyVpremolarsV-VANSWERV8
WhenVaVmouthVisVdividedVintoVfourths,VtheVpartsVareVreferredVtoVasV-VANSWERVQuadrant
UsingVtheVUniversalVSystemVofVtoothVdesignation,VwhatVtoothVisV#V12V-
VANSWERVMaxillaryVleftVfirstVpremolar
UsingVtheVInternationalVstandardsVOrganizationVsystemVofVtoothVrecording,VwhichVtoothVisV#V25V-
VANSWERVMaxillaryVleftVsecondVpremolar
WhatVisVtheVstructureVthatVconnectsVcementumVtoVtheValveolarVboneV-VANSWERVPeriodontalVligament
AVgoldVcrownVisVmarkedVby:V-VANSWERVDiagonalVlinesVthroughVtheVcrown
AVdentalVassistantVisVpreparingVtoVchartVaVnewVpatient'sVtreatmentVplanVforVtheVdoctor.VTreatmentVprovid
edVinVaVpreviousVdentalVofficeVshouldVbeVchartedVinVwhatVcolorV-VANSWERVBlack
TwoVredVverticalVlinesVdrawnVbetweenVtheVupperVcentralVincisorsVonVaVpatientVchartVwouldVindicate:V-
VANSWERVDiastema
,TheVrecommendedVtechniqueVforVdeterminingVaVpatient'sVpulseVorVrespirationVrateVisVtoV:V-
VANSWERVMeasureVforV30Vseconds,VthenVmultiplyVbyV2
InVOrderVtoVdetermineVhowVmuchVtoVinflateVaVbloodVpressureVcuffVforVanVaccurateVreading,VaVdentalVassist
antVmeasuresVtheVpatient'sVBPMVBrachialVrateVandVaddsVtoVdetermineVtheVinflationVlevelVinVmmVHg.V-
VANSWERV40
AnVaverageVadultVrespirationVrateVisVBreathsVperVminuteV-VANSWERV10-20
WhatVisVtheVnormalVpulseVrateVinVaVrestingVadultV-VANSWERV60-100Vbpm
StandardVpracticeVprovides,VandVsomeVstateVlawsVrequire,VthatVaVsignedVprivacyVpolicyVbeVkeptVinVaVpatien
t'sVfileVforVaVminimumVofV-VANSWERVsomeVstateVlawVsetVtheVminimumVatV5Vyears
WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVnotVaVpartsVofVaVdentalVexaminationV-VANSWERVHealthVhistoryVreview
WhatVclassificationVofVdecayVisVlocatedVonVtheVgingivalVthirdVonVtheVfacialVorVlingualVsurfacesVofVteethV-
VANSWERVClassVV-VsmoothVsurfaceVdecay
WhileVexaminingVaVpatient,VaVdentistVsaysVheVseesVClassVIVVdecay.VWhichVofVtheVfollowingVteethVwouldVheV
beVlookingVatV-VANSWERVIncisorsVandVcaninesVareVtheVonlyVteethVtoVbeVdiagnosedVwithVclassVIVVDecay
TheVareaValsoVknownVasVtheVneckVofVtheVtoothVisVmoreVappropriatelyVcalledVtheV:V-
VANSWERVCEJVCementoenamelVjunctionVisVtheVjunctionVofVtoothVenamelVwithVcementumatVtheVneckVorVc
ervixVofVtheVtooth
WhatVtypeVofVtissueVcoversValveolarVbone,VattachingVtoVtheVteethVatVtheVmarginVofVtheVgumlinesV-
VANSWERVEpithelialVattachment
WhatVisVTheVtissueVthatVdividesVtheVnasalVcavityVintoV2VPartV-VANSWERVSeptum
, WhichVnerveVisVtheVprimaryVnerveVforVtheVmouthV-VANSWERVTrigeminalV-
VItVhasVbothVmaxillaryVandVmandibularVinnervation
TheVpituitaryVglandVisVpartVofVwhatVbodyVsystemV-
VANSWERVEndocrineVisVtheVsystemVwhichVregulatesVglandVthatVproduceVhormones,VincludingVtheVpituitary
WhatVpositionVplacesVtheVchairVbackVuntilVtheVpatientVisValmostVlyingVdownV-
VANSWERVSupineVwhereVtheVheadV,chestVandVkneesVareVapproximatelyVonVtheVsameVlevel
WhatVisVtheVbestVmethodVofVidentifyingVworkingVpositionsVbyVaVdentalVauxiliaryV-
VANSWERVClockVconceptVdividingVtheVtreatmentVareaVintoVzones
WhenVtransferringsVanVinstrumentVtoVtheVdentist,VtheVdentalVassistantVshould:V-
VANSWERVTransferVtheVinstrumentVwithVtheVworkingVendVinVtheVpositionVofVuse
WhenVretrievingVanVinstrumentVfromVaVright-
handedVoperator,VtheVassistantVusesVtheVfingersVofVtheirVleftVhandV-VANSWERVLastV2
MostVofVtheVtime,VaVdentalVassistantVwillVbeVworkingVinVwhatV"VtimeVzone"VduringVaVtreatmentVprocedureV
-VANSWERV2-
4V"timeVzone"VduringVproceduresVforVleftVhandedVoperatorsVtheVdentalVassistantVwouldVworkVinVtheV8-
10V"timeVzone"
WhichVchairVhasVaVfootVbarVforVsupportV-VANSWERVAssistant'sVstool
TheVHighVVolumeVEvacuatorVtipsVshouldVbeVplacedVtoVtheVtoothVbeingVpreparedV-
VANSWERVParallelVtoVproperlyVplaceVandVoperate.VtheVHVEV,VtheVbevelVofVtheVsuctionVtipVshouldVbeVpositio
nedVsoVthatVitVparallelVtoVtheVtoothVsurfaceVprepared.V(VslightlyVbeyondVtheVocclusalVsurfaceVorVincisalVedg
e
WhatVisolationVmethodVisVappropriateVforVoneVorVseveralVteethV-VANSWERVDentalVdam
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
AVpermanentVDentitionVconsistsVofVhowVmanyVteethV-VANSWERV32
WhichVteethVareVsometimesVcalledVtheV"eye"VteethV-VANSWERVCanines
WhichVproximalVsurfaceVofVaVtoothVisVclosestVtowardVtheVmidlineVofVtheVbody`V-VANSWERVMesial
AVpermanentVdentitionVconsistsVofVhowVmanyVpremolarsV-VANSWERV8
WhenVaVmouthVisVdividedVintoVfourths,VtheVpartsVareVreferredVtoVasV-VANSWERVQuadrant
UsingVtheVUniversalVSystemVofVtoothVdesignation,VwhatVtoothVisV#V12V-
VANSWERVMaxillaryVleftVfirstVpremolar
UsingVtheVInternationalVstandardsVOrganizationVsystemVofVtoothVrecording,VwhichVtoothVisV#V25V-
VANSWERVMaxillaryVleftVsecondVpremolar
WhatVisVtheVstructureVthatVconnectsVcementumVtoVtheValveolarVboneV-VANSWERVPeriodontalVligament
AVgoldVcrownVisVmarkedVby:V-VANSWERVDiagonalVlinesVthroughVtheVcrown
AVdentalVassistantVisVpreparingVtoVchartVaVnewVpatient'sVtreatmentVplanVforVtheVdoctor.VTreatmentVprovid
edVinVaVpreviousVdentalVofficeVshouldVbeVchartedVinVwhatVcolorV-VANSWERVBlack
TwoVredVverticalVlinesVdrawnVbetweenVtheVupperVcentralVincisorsVonVaVpatientVchartVwouldVindicate:V-
VANSWERVDiastema
,TheVrecommendedVtechniqueVforVdeterminingVaVpatient'sVpulseVorVrespirationVrateVisVtoV:V-
VANSWERVMeasureVforV30Vseconds,VthenVmultiplyVbyV2
InVOrderVtoVdetermineVhowVmuchVtoVinflateVaVbloodVpressureVcuffVforVanVaccurateVreading,VaVdentalVassist
antVmeasuresVtheVpatient'sVBPMVBrachialVrateVandVaddsVtoVdetermineVtheVinflationVlevelVinVmmVHg.V-
VANSWERV40
AnVaverageVadultVrespirationVrateVisVBreathsVperVminuteV-VANSWERV10-20
WhatVisVtheVnormalVpulseVrateVinVaVrestingVadultV-VANSWERV60-100Vbpm
StandardVpracticeVprovides,VandVsomeVstateVlawsVrequire,VthatVaVsignedVprivacyVpolicyVbeVkeptVinVaVpatien
t'sVfileVforVaVminimumVofV-VANSWERVsomeVstateVlawVsetVtheVminimumVatV5Vyears
WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVnotVaVpartsVofVaVdentalVexaminationV-VANSWERVHealthVhistoryVreview
WhatVclassificationVofVdecayVisVlocatedVonVtheVgingivalVthirdVonVtheVfacialVorVlingualVsurfacesVofVteethV-
VANSWERVClassVV-VsmoothVsurfaceVdecay
WhileVexaminingVaVpatient,VaVdentistVsaysVheVseesVClassVIVVdecay.VWhichVofVtheVfollowingVteethVwouldVheV
beVlookingVatV-VANSWERVIncisorsVandVcaninesVareVtheVonlyVteethVtoVbeVdiagnosedVwithVclassVIVVDecay
TheVareaValsoVknownVasVtheVneckVofVtheVtoothVisVmoreVappropriatelyVcalledVtheV:V-
VANSWERVCEJVCementoenamelVjunctionVisVtheVjunctionVofVtoothVenamelVwithVcementumatVtheVneckVorVc
ervixVofVtheVtooth
WhatVtypeVofVtissueVcoversValveolarVbone,VattachingVtoVtheVteethVatVtheVmarginVofVtheVgumlinesV-
VANSWERVEpithelialVattachment
WhatVisVTheVtissueVthatVdividesVtheVnasalVcavityVintoV2VPartV-VANSWERVSeptum
, WhichVnerveVisVtheVprimaryVnerveVforVtheVmouthV-VANSWERVTrigeminalV-
VItVhasVbothVmaxillaryVandVmandibularVinnervation
TheVpituitaryVglandVisVpartVofVwhatVbodyVsystemV-
VANSWERVEndocrineVisVtheVsystemVwhichVregulatesVglandVthatVproduceVhormones,VincludingVtheVpituitary
WhatVpositionVplacesVtheVchairVbackVuntilVtheVpatientVisValmostVlyingVdownV-
VANSWERVSupineVwhereVtheVheadV,chestVandVkneesVareVapproximatelyVonVtheVsameVlevel
WhatVisVtheVbestVmethodVofVidentifyingVworkingVpositionsVbyVaVdentalVauxiliaryV-
VANSWERVClockVconceptVdividingVtheVtreatmentVareaVintoVzones
WhenVtransferringsVanVinstrumentVtoVtheVdentist,VtheVdentalVassistantVshould:V-
VANSWERVTransferVtheVinstrumentVwithVtheVworkingVendVinVtheVpositionVofVuse
WhenVretrievingVanVinstrumentVfromVaVright-
handedVoperator,VtheVassistantVusesVtheVfingersVofVtheirVleftVhandV-VANSWERVLastV2
MostVofVtheVtime,VaVdentalVassistantVwillVbeVworkingVinVwhatV"VtimeVzone"VduringVaVtreatmentVprocedureV
-VANSWERV2-
4V"timeVzone"VduringVproceduresVforVleftVhandedVoperatorsVtheVdentalVassistantVwouldVworkVinVtheV8-
10V"timeVzone"
WhichVchairVhasVaVfootVbarVforVsupportV-VANSWERVAssistant'sVstool
TheVHighVVolumeVEvacuatorVtipsVshouldVbeVplacedVtoVtheVtoothVbeingVpreparedV-
VANSWERVParallelVtoVproperlyVplaceVandVoperate.VtheVHVEV,VtheVbevelVofVtheVsuctionVtipVshouldVbeVpositio
nedVsoVthatVitVparallelVtoVtheVtoothVsurfaceVprepared.V(VslightlyVbeyondVtheVocclusalVsurfaceVorVincisalVedg
e
WhatVisolationVmethodVisVappropriateVforVoneVorVseveralVteethV-VANSWERVDentalVdam
