Part 4: Exam Review Dental
Assisting Exam Questions and
Solutions
Who issues the Dental Assistant Certificate of Registration? - -Texas State
Board of Dental Examiners
- The Texas State Board consist of - -11 members- 6 Dentist, 3 Hygienist,
and 2 Members of the public
- The laws governing the practice of Dentistry in Texas are in - -The Texas
Occupations Code, The Dental Practice Act, The TSBDE Rules/Regulations
- What's required to obtain a Dental Assistant Radiology Certificate - -A HS
Diploma, or GED
Successful completion of a current course in Basic Life Support, CPR
Paying all application/examination/licensing fees
OR be receive training from a dentist
- You can be denied your Dental Assistant Radiology Certificate due to - -
Not paying student loans or being current on them
- Renewal for certificate holders: - -Requires completion of 6 hours
continuing education annually- OR - 12 hours per biannual registration period
- The Certificate of registration - -Should be prominently displayed in each
dental office in which you work
- The following are actions permitted only for a licensed dentist, except - -
Performing a visual dental screening using gloves, a tongue depressor, and a
light
- When a dental assistant performs a duty which he/she is not allowed to
perform under the rules of the TSBDE, they are practicing "Dentistry Without
a License". Which of the following is true in this situation? - -It is a 3rd
degree felony
- The practice of dental hygiene includes all of the following except - -
Performing surgical periodontal procedures using a laser
- A dentist can give a hygienist permission to: - -Perform scaling on a
patient who has had an exam in the last 12 months by the dentist
, - Duties that can be performed under general supervision can be performed
with or without the dentist present in the office. The patient must be a
patient of record, and the patient must have had an exam performed by the
dentist in the last 12 months - -True
- Which of the following duties can a dental assistant perform under general
supervision - -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 (Like a temporary filling)
- True or false; Coronal polishing on a 6 year old child done by the dental
assistant is charged to insurance - -False
- The following is privileged dental information, except - -Information that is
more than 7 years old
- Any information in the dental record under 7 years old is - -Privileged
dental information/health information
- When a State Board inspector visits your office with a sanitation complaint
- -The inspector must be granted immediate access
- The following are requirements of OSHA's blood borne pathogens standard,
except: - -Flu vaccines
- What protective equipment is necessary when fluid splattering may occur?
- -Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a protective gown
- The hepatitis vaccine: - -Is given in 3 doses, one dose at the start, one
dose 1 month later, and a final dose at 6 months.
- Which of the following is true? - -The employees medical records must be
kept on file for all employees who have been exposed to blood and saliva
- After a accidental needle stick injury; - -The puncture wound must
immediately be washed with soap and water
The employee must be offered a medical evaluation, but the employee
doesn't have to go.
After an explanation of what happened, the dental office must ask the
patient to go for blood testing for HIV, Hep B and C
- According to the hazard communication guide - -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
, - Which of the following is not a mode disease transmission the dental office
will monitor? - -Transmission of a disease through a mosquito
- The center for disease control CDC recommends the following vaccines for
dental assistants - -Hepatitis B, Flu, Measles
There is no HIV Vaccine
- Handwashing - -Most important means of preventing the spread of
infection and disease
- Methods to prevent cross contamination and disease transmission include -
-Proper hand washing, using disposable items whenever possible, following
the unit dose concept, and using barrier techniques
- Unit dose concept - -Prevents contamination of bulk supplies by
dispensing only enough to complete the procedure
- Correct sequence to put on PPE Personal Protective Equipment - -1.Gown
2.Mask
3.Eye Protection
4. Gloves
- Utility gloves are used in a dental office to - -To decontaminate the
operatory
- Which chemical can you use to disinfect the office? - -An iodophor
- Which of the following is true about the sterilization of instruments - -It is
important to label the packages with the date
- Handpieces Sterilization - -Must be flushed for 20-30 seconds before and
after patient use
Texas state board requires you sterilize hand pieces
- Hazardous chemicals in the dental office include - -Mercury, Nitrous Oxide,
Glutaralhehyde
- biohazardous waste - -Once sterilized can be wrapped up and removed of
in the trash
- Impressions and prosthesis going into the lab - -may cause cross
contamination
- The infection control quality assurance program consist of the following - -
A written quality control manual,
a checklist for infection control procedures,
Assisting Exam Questions and
Solutions
Who issues the Dental Assistant Certificate of Registration? - -Texas State
Board of Dental Examiners
- The Texas State Board consist of - -11 members- 6 Dentist, 3 Hygienist,
and 2 Members of the public
- The laws governing the practice of Dentistry in Texas are in - -The Texas
Occupations Code, The Dental Practice Act, The TSBDE Rules/Regulations
- What's required to obtain a Dental Assistant Radiology Certificate - -A HS
Diploma, or GED
Successful completion of a current course in Basic Life Support, CPR
Paying all application/examination/licensing fees
OR be receive training from a dentist
- You can be denied your Dental Assistant Radiology Certificate due to - -
Not paying student loans or being current on them
- Renewal for certificate holders: - -Requires completion of 6 hours
continuing education annually- OR - 12 hours per biannual registration period
- The Certificate of registration - -Should be prominently displayed in each
dental office in which you work
- The following are actions permitted only for a licensed dentist, except - -
Performing a visual dental screening using gloves, a tongue depressor, and a
light
- When a dental assistant performs a duty which he/she is not allowed to
perform under the rules of the TSBDE, they are practicing "Dentistry Without
a License". Which of the following is true in this situation? - -It is a 3rd
degree felony
- The practice of dental hygiene includes all of the following except - -
Performing surgical periodontal procedures using a laser
- A dentist can give a hygienist permission to: - -Perform scaling on a
patient who has had an exam in the last 12 months by the dentist
, - Duties that can be performed under general supervision can be performed
with or without the dentist present in the office. The patient must be a
patient of record, and the patient must have had an exam performed by the
dentist in the last 12 months - -True
- Which of the following duties can a dental assistant perform under general
supervision - -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 (Like a temporary filling)
- True or false; Coronal polishing on a 6 year old child done by the dental
assistant is charged to insurance - -False
- The following is privileged dental information, except - -Information that is
more than 7 years old
- Any information in the dental record under 7 years old is - -Privileged
dental information/health information
- When a State Board inspector visits your office with a sanitation complaint
- -The inspector must be granted immediate access
- The following are requirements of OSHA's blood borne pathogens standard,
except: - -Flu vaccines
- What protective equipment is necessary when fluid splattering may occur?
- -Gloves, a mask, eye protection, and a protective gown
- The hepatitis vaccine: - -Is given in 3 doses, one dose at the start, one
dose 1 month later, and a final dose at 6 months.
- Which of the following is true? - -The employees medical records must be
kept on file for all employees who have been exposed to blood and saliva
- After a accidental needle stick injury; - -The puncture wound must
immediately be washed with soap and water
The employee must be offered a medical evaluation, but the employee
doesn't have to go.
After an explanation of what happened, the dental office must ask the
patient to go for blood testing for HIV, Hep B and C
- According to the hazard communication guide - -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
, - Which of the following is not a mode disease transmission the dental office
will monitor? - -Transmission of a disease through a mosquito
- The center for disease control CDC recommends the following vaccines for
dental assistants - -Hepatitis B, Flu, Measles
There is no HIV Vaccine
- Handwashing - -Most important means of preventing the spread of
infection and disease
- Methods to prevent cross contamination and disease transmission include -
-Proper hand washing, using disposable items whenever possible, following
the unit dose concept, and using barrier techniques
- Unit dose concept - -Prevents contamination of bulk supplies by
dispensing only enough to complete the procedure
- Correct sequence to put on PPE Personal Protective Equipment - -1.Gown
2.Mask
3.Eye Protection
4. Gloves
- Utility gloves are used in a dental office to - -To decontaminate the
operatory
- Which chemical can you use to disinfect the office? - -An iodophor
- Which of the following is true about the sterilization of instruments - -It is
important to label the packages with the date
- Handpieces Sterilization - -Must be flushed for 20-30 seconds before and
after patient use
Texas state board requires you sterilize hand pieces
- Hazardous chemicals in the dental office include - -Mercury, Nitrous Oxide,
Glutaralhehyde
- biohazardous waste - -Once sterilized can be wrapped up and removed of
in the trash
- Impressions and prosthesis going into the lab - -may cause cross
contamination
- The infection control quality assurance program consist of the following - -
A written quality control manual,
a checklist for infection control procedures,
