Modern Dental Assisting Dental
Science Final Exam
The ideal temperature for the clinical area of dental office is ? - -68 to 70 F
- The recommended floor covering in the operator or treatment room is ? - -
Tile
- Which area of the dental office requires more security than the other areas
? - -Administrative area
- When the patient chair is positioned so that the patient's head is lower
than the chest , this is called the ___ position - -Supine
- Which aspect of the dental assistant's stool could cause excessive leaning
over the patient when the assistant is seated inappropriately? - -Abdominal
arm
- Which delivery system provides the easiest access to the dental hand
piece without twisting of the body ? - -Front
- The dental assistant should position the operating light ___ the patient's
_____ - -On; chest
- Which oral evacuation system is used for less invasive procedures? - -
saliva ejector
- The instrument used to harden dental material is the ? - -Curing light
- Disposable traps should be changed - -Weekly
- Where do you place dental materials to be triturated? - -amalgamator
- What does the HVE stand for? - -High volume evacuator
- Which two items would be found on the dental assistant's stool that are not
found on the operator's stool? - -Footrest and abdominal bar
- What foot-controlled device is used to operate the dental handpiece? - -
Rheostat
- What is the most common dental chair position for dental procedures? - -
Upright
, - The dental assistant's stool should be eye level ___ to ____ inches above
the operator? - -4;6
- The " Neutral Zone" is the area of the patient's face : - -Where instruments
are NEVER passed
- Which handpiece holds friction type burs? - -The high-speed
- The difference between a surgical bur and non- surgical bur is the : - -
Length of the shank
- Mandrel are used to - -Hold discs and wheels
- Which of the following instruments are not included in a basic dental tray
diet-up ? - -Hollenback
- The instrument is used to prep the floor of the cavity prep. - -Hoe
- The latch type- bur attaches to : - -The contra- angle
- The term used to describe the removal of material from the mouth by
spitting is called : - -Expectorate
- The foremen magnum is located in what cranial bone? - -Occipital
- In the skull,there are 14: - -Facial bones
- The muscle of facial expression which closes and puckers the lips is the? -
-Orbicularis oris
- What substance is the hardest calcified tissue of the body ? - -Enamel
- The _____ crown of the tooth is the portion covered with enamel.The ___
crown is the portion which is visible in the mouth ? - -Anatomical/Crown
- Name the strongest muscle of mastication - -Masseter
- What bone in the skull is not stationary ? - -Mandible
- What is covering of the root called ? - -Cementum
- The opening at the end the root is called the? - -Apical foremen
- What is the meniscus? - -Part of the TMJ
Science Final Exam
The ideal temperature for the clinical area of dental office is ? - -68 to 70 F
- The recommended floor covering in the operator or treatment room is ? - -
Tile
- Which area of the dental office requires more security than the other areas
? - -Administrative area
- When the patient chair is positioned so that the patient's head is lower
than the chest , this is called the ___ position - -Supine
- Which aspect of the dental assistant's stool could cause excessive leaning
over the patient when the assistant is seated inappropriately? - -Abdominal
arm
- Which delivery system provides the easiest access to the dental hand
piece without twisting of the body ? - -Front
- The dental assistant should position the operating light ___ the patient's
_____ - -On; chest
- Which oral evacuation system is used for less invasive procedures? - -
saliva ejector
- The instrument used to harden dental material is the ? - -Curing light
- Disposable traps should be changed - -Weekly
- Where do you place dental materials to be triturated? - -amalgamator
- What does the HVE stand for? - -High volume evacuator
- Which two items would be found on the dental assistant's stool that are not
found on the operator's stool? - -Footrest and abdominal bar
- What foot-controlled device is used to operate the dental handpiece? - -
Rheostat
- What is the most common dental chair position for dental procedures? - -
Upright
, - The dental assistant's stool should be eye level ___ to ____ inches above
the operator? - -4;6
- The " Neutral Zone" is the area of the patient's face : - -Where instruments
are NEVER passed
- Which handpiece holds friction type burs? - -The high-speed
- The difference between a surgical bur and non- surgical bur is the : - -
Length of the shank
- Mandrel are used to - -Hold discs and wheels
- Which of the following instruments are not included in a basic dental tray
diet-up ? - -Hollenback
- The instrument is used to prep the floor of the cavity prep. - -Hoe
- The latch type- bur attaches to : - -The contra- angle
- The term used to describe the removal of material from the mouth by
spitting is called : - -Expectorate
- The foremen magnum is located in what cranial bone? - -Occipital
- In the skull,there are 14: - -Facial bones
- The muscle of facial expression which closes and puckers the lips is the? -
-Orbicularis oris
- What substance is the hardest calcified tissue of the body ? - -Enamel
- The _____ crown of the tooth is the portion covered with enamel.The ___
crown is the portion which is visible in the mouth ? - -Anatomical/Crown
- Name the strongest muscle of mastication - -Masseter
- What bone in the skull is not stationary ? - -Mandible
- What is covering of the root called ? - -Cementum
- The opening at the end the root is called the? - -Apical foremen
- What is the meniscus? - -Part of the TMJ
