DENTAL ASSISTANT FINAL
EXAM 2025 UPDATED
GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
,1. When taking blood pressure, the exhaust valve should be released at a rate of:
2-3 mm Hg per second.
2. Tooth #9 is the:
Maxillary left central incisor.
3. The dental specialty in which the "patient is the entire community" is:
Public health dentistry.
4. A patient who needs a root canal treatment might be referred to a(n):
Endodontist.
5. The most important person in the dental practice is the:
Patient.
6. Contaminated dental instruments should be returned to the:
Contaminated area of the sterilization center.
7. The newest dental specialty is:
Oral and maxillofacial radiology.
8. The members of the dental health team that are licensed to scale and polish the
teeth are:
Dental hygienists.
9. Model trimmers and dental lathes are found in:
The dental laboratory.
10. The dentist explains the treatment plan to the patient in this area of the office:
Consultation room.
, 11. The leader of the dental healthcare team is the:
Dentist.
12. The dentist recognized as having used the first dental assistant is:
Dr. C. Edmund Kells.
13. The aspect of dentistry that deals with codes of behavior, values, and morals is:
Ethics.
14. A violation of licensing regulations or inappropriate use of drugs would be
regulated under:
Civil law.
15. The agency in each state that is responsible for regulating the practice of
dentistry is the:
State dental board.
16. Reciprocity occurs when:
One state recognizes the dental license of an individual from another state.
17. The type of supervision that requires the dentist to be in the office while the
dental auxiliary performs certain functions is:
Direct supervision.
18. The credential of Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) is awarded by the:
Dental Assisting National Board.
19. The methods of preventing lawsuits in a dental office are called:
Risk management.
20. Another term for malpractice is:
Professional negligence.
EXAM 2025 UPDATED
GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
,1. When taking blood pressure, the exhaust valve should be released at a rate of:
2-3 mm Hg per second.
2. Tooth #9 is the:
Maxillary left central incisor.
3. The dental specialty in which the "patient is the entire community" is:
Public health dentistry.
4. A patient who needs a root canal treatment might be referred to a(n):
Endodontist.
5. The most important person in the dental practice is the:
Patient.
6. Contaminated dental instruments should be returned to the:
Contaminated area of the sterilization center.
7. The newest dental specialty is:
Oral and maxillofacial radiology.
8. The members of the dental health team that are licensed to scale and polish the
teeth are:
Dental hygienists.
9. Model trimmers and dental lathes are found in:
The dental laboratory.
10. The dentist explains the treatment plan to the patient in this area of the office:
Consultation room.
, 11. The leader of the dental healthcare team is the:
Dentist.
12. The dentist recognized as having used the first dental assistant is:
Dr. C. Edmund Kells.
13. The aspect of dentistry that deals with codes of behavior, values, and morals is:
Ethics.
14. A violation of licensing regulations or inappropriate use of drugs would be
regulated under:
Civil law.
15. The agency in each state that is responsible for regulating the practice of
dentistry is the:
State dental board.
16. Reciprocity occurs when:
One state recognizes the dental license of an individual from another state.
17. The type of supervision that requires the dentist to be in the office while the
dental auxiliary performs certain functions is:
Direct supervision.
18. The credential of Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) is awarded by the:
Dental Assisting National Board.
19. The methods of preventing lawsuits in a dental office are called:
Risk management.
20. Another term for malpractice is:
Professional negligence.
