Dental Assistant Exam Flashcards|
74 Q’s and A’s
Who issues the Dental Assistant Certificate of Registration? - -Texas State
Board of Dental Examiners
- The Texas State Board consists of: - -11 members : 6 dentists, 3
hygienists, 2 members of the public
- The laws governing the practice of dentistry in the state of Texas are in: - -
A. Texas occupations code
B. Dental Practice Act
C. TSBDE rules and regulations
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
- All of the following are required to obtain a Dental Assistant Radiology
Certificate, except: - -Completion of dental assisting externship
- Eligibility for the Dental Assistant Radiology Certificate can be denied due
to: - -Being delinquent in paying student loans
- Renewal for certificate holders: - -Requires completion of 6 hours
continuing education annually OR 12 hours per biannual registration period
- The certification of Registration: - -Should be prominently displayed in
each dental office where 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 TSBDE, they are "practing dentistry without a
license". 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
performance 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 or False? - -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
- Coronal polishing on a 6-year-old child by a dental assistant is charged to
the insurance. True or False? - -FALSE
- The following is privileged dental information, except: - -Information that is
more than 7 years old
- When a State Board inspector visits your office with a sanitation complain -
-The inspector must be granted immediate access
- The following are requirements of OSHA's Blood Borne Pathogens
Standards, except: - -Flu Vaccines
- What protective equipment is necessary when fluid spattering may occur?
- -Gloves, a mask, eye protection and a protective gown
- The Hepatitis B vaccine: - -Is given in 3 doses: 1 dose at start, 1 dose 1
month later and final dose at 6 months
- Which of the following is true?
A. All dental offices must use safety needles, scalpels, and recapping devices
B. Employees medical records must be kept on file for all employees who
have been exposed to blood and saliva
C. Medical record must have dates of employee's flu vaccines
D. Use of safety needles and scalpels is decided by the dentist alone - -B.
Employee's medical records must be kept on file for all employees who have
been exposed to blood and saliva
- After an accidental needlestick injury:
A. Puncture wound must be washed
B. Employee must be offered medical evaluation, but is not required to go
C. After explanation of what happened, dental office must ask the patient to
go in for blood testing
D. Blood tests are HIV, Hepatitis B and C
E. All of the Above - -E. All of the Above
74 Q’s and A’s
Who issues the Dental Assistant Certificate of Registration? - -Texas State
Board of Dental Examiners
- The Texas State Board consists of: - -11 members : 6 dentists, 3
hygienists, 2 members of the public
- The laws governing the practice of dentistry in the state of Texas are in: - -
A. Texas occupations code
B. Dental Practice Act
C. TSBDE rules and regulations
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
- All of the following are required to obtain a Dental Assistant Radiology
Certificate, except: - -Completion of dental assisting externship
- Eligibility for the Dental Assistant Radiology Certificate can be denied due
to: - -Being delinquent in paying student loans
- Renewal for certificate holders: - -Requires completion of 6 hours
continuing education annually OR 12 hours per biannual registration period
- The certification of Registration: - -Should be prominently displayed in
each dental office where 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 TSBDE, they are "practing dentistry without a
license". 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
performance 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 or False? - -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
- Coronal polishing on a 6-year-old child by a dental assistant is charged to
the insurance. True or False? - -FALSE
- The following is privileged dental information, except: - -Information that is
more than 7 years old
- When a State Board inspector visits your office with a sanitation complain -
-The inspector must be granted immediate access
- The following are requirements of OSHA's Blood Borne Pathogens
Standards, except: - -Flu Vaccines
- What protective equipment is necessary when fluid spattering may occur?
- -Gloves, a mask, eye protection and a protective gown
- The Hepatitis B vaccine: - -Is given in 3 doses: 1 dose at start, 1 dose 1
month later and final dose at 6 months
- Which of the following is true?
A. All dental offices must use safety needles, scalpels, and recapping devices
B. Employees medical records must be kept on file for all employees who
have been exposed to blood and saliva
C. Medical record must have dates of employee's flu vaccines
D. Use of safety needles and scalpels is decided by the dentist alone - -B.
Employee's medical records must be kept on file for all employees who have
been exposed to blood and saliva
- After an accidental needlestick injury:
A. Puncture wound must be washed
B. Employee must be offered medical evaluation, but is not required to go
C. After explanation of what happened, dental office must ask the patient to
go in for blood testing
D. Blood tests are HIV, Hepatitis B and C
E. All of the Above - -E. All of the Above
