RDA WRITTEN State Board Exam set 1
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The RDA performing mouth mirror inspection should be able
to: - Correct Answers ✅differentiate abnormal conditions
from normal conditions.
The dental assistant may not perform what procedures
without proof of completetion of a course approved by the
Dental Board of California: - Correct Answers ✅Ultra sonic
scaling for removal of cement from ortho bands and pit and
fissure sealants.
The RDA license renewal period with proof of education is
required every? - Correct Answers ✅Two years (2)
What is not a requirement for RDA license renewal? - Correct
Answers ✅course in Law and Ethics
Placement and cementation of temporary crowns is a duty
permitted by: - Correct Answers ✅The RDA
In addition to using an explorer, another instrument used by
the RDA during oral examination is a: - Correct Answers
✅mouth mirror
The DA may NOT take impressions for: - Correct Answers
✅Toothborne prosthesis
,RDA WRITTEN State Board Exam set 1
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Update 2025) Verified Answers
Fitting and cementing gutta percha points is a duty of the: -
Correct Answers ✅RDAEF under direct
Exposure of intraoral radiographs, with a CA Radiation Safety
Cert, is a duty of the: - Correct Answers ✅DA under
general
Under general supervision the DA may NOT: - Correct
Answers ✅Take facebrow transfers and bite registrations.
Non aerosol and caustic topical agents may be applied by
the: - Correct Answers ✅DA under direct
The RDA may NOT: - Correct Answers ✅Adjust and cement
permanent restorations.
A duty NOT delegated to the Dental Sedation Assistant permit
holder is: - Correct Answers ✅Placement of intravenous
lines.
How many hours of CE are required by the RDA every two
years, for licensure renewals: - Correct Answers ✅25 hours
, RDA WRITTEN State Board Exam set 1
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2025) Verified Answers
A duty of the orthodontic assistant permit holder is: - Correct
Answers ✅*size orthodontic bands
*cement ortho bands
*place and ligate archwires
A mother brings her child into the office when the dentist is
not in. The child was last seen 18 months prior and now has a
toothache and an obvious lrg cavity, you: - Correct Answers
✅Perform a mouth mirror oral inspection and reschedule the
patient.
The administration of nitrous oxide is a duty of the: - Correct
Answers ✅Dentist ONLY
What is not true in regards to "direct supervision": - Correct
Answers ✅The dentist must be present in the operatory
during treatment
The placement and removal of a rubber dam may be leagally
performed by the: - Correct Answers ✅DA / direct
Placement of a temporary sedative dressing may be
performed by the: - Correct Answers ✅RDA
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2025) Verified Answers
The RDA performing mouth mirror inspection should be able
to: - Correct Answers ✅differentiate abnormal conditions
from normal conditions.
The dental assistant may not perform what procedures
without proof of completetion of a course approved by the
Dental Board of California: - Correct Answers ✅Ultra sonic
scaling for removal of cement from ortho bands and pit and
fissure sealants.
The RDA license renewal period with proof of education is
required every? - Correct Answers ✅Two years (2)
What is not a requirement for RDA license renewal? - Correct
Answers ✅course in Law and Ethics
Placement and cementation of temporary crowns is a duty
permitted by: - Correct Answers ✅The RDA
In addition to using an explorer, another instrument used by
the RDA during oral examination is a: - Correct Answers
✅mouth mirror
The DA may NOT take impressions for: - Correct Answers
✅Toothborne prosthesis
,RDA WRITTEN State Board Exam set 1
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2025) Verified Answers
Fitting and cementing gutta percha points is a duty of the: -
Correct Answers ✅RDAEF under direct
Exposure of intraoral radiographs, with a CA Radiation Safety
Cert, is a duty of the: - Correct Answers ✅DA under
general
Under general supervision the DA may NOT: - Correct
Answers ✅Take facebrow transfers and bite registrations.
Non aerosol and caustic topical agents may be applied by
the: - Correct Answers ✅DA under direct
The RDA may NOT: - Correct Answers ✅Adjust and cement
permanent restorations.
A duty NOT delegated to the Dental Sedation Assistant permit
holder is: - Correct Answers ✅Placement of intravenous
lines.
How many hours of CE are required by the RDA every two
years, for licensure renewals: - Correct Answers ✅25 hours
, RDA WRITTEN State Board Exam set 1
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2025) Verified Answers
A duty of the orthodontic assistant permit holder is: - Correct
Answers ✅*size orthodontic bands
*cement ortho bands
*place and ligate archwires
A mother brings her child into the office when the dentist is
not in. The child was last seen 18 months prior and now has a
toothache and an obvious lrg cavity, you: - Correct Answers
✅Perform a mouth mirror oral inspection and reschedule the
patient.
The administration of nitrous oxide is a duty of the: - Correct
Answers ✅Dentist ONLY
What is not true in regards to "direct supervision": - Correct
Answers ✅The dentist must be present in the operatory
during treatment
The placement and removal of a rubber dam may be leagally
performed by the: - Correct Answers ✅DA / direct
Placement of a temporary sedative dressing may be
performed by the: - Correct Answers ✅RDA
