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When dealing with a fearful patient, which techniques should the dental
assistant use? - ✔✔Use genuineness, accept the person, display self-confidence
For which purpose would dental cement, mixed to a luting consistency, be
used? - ✔✔cementing a crown
Which category of the patient's records would include clinical and financial
information? - ✔✔vital
Which tooth tissue has a similar mineral composition as bone? - ✔✔cementum
Which is an example of a two paste temporary dental cement? - ✔✔Type I ZOE
Which stage of anesthesia could include vomiting? - ✔✔II
Thermal conductivity of dental cement should follow which guideline? -
✔✔similar to dentin
Which component of amalgam alloy powder reduces discoloration? - ✔✔copper
Which statement describes the concept of a surgical hand scrub? - ✔✔allow
water to drain up the arm and off the elbow
In which restorative material is galvanic action a property? - ✔✔amalgam
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, Which module of a dental office emergency kit contains drugs for advanced
cardiac life support? - ✔✔Three
Which material is contraindicated for use with resin restorations? - ✔✔Zinc
oxide-eugenol
Which classification of movement includes using a slow-speed hand piece? -
✔✔III
Which restorative procedure set up is used for interproximal decay on tooth #6?
- ✔✔Class III composite
Which class of motion is transferring an explorer? - ✔✔II
When passing a hinged instrument, where does the chairside assistant grasp the
instrument? - ✔✔at the hinges
If the patient becomes unconscious during treatment, in what position should
the patient chair be placed? - ✔✔subsupine
Which action slows the setting of gypsum? - ✔✔mix slowly, for a short length of
time
In years, how long is dental equipment used before it can be classified as major
equipment? - ✔✔1-2
Which factor could contribute to syncope? - ✔✔fatigue
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