MOCK RDA EXAM
1. Before beginning dental treatment, an important way to prevent a
dental emergency is to be certain the patient has
Ans: completed or updated their medical history
2. A medical alert sticker should never be placed on the outside
cover of the patient record because
Ans: it violates patient confidentiality
3. What certification credential does a dental assistant have to
possess to meet emergency care standards?
Ans: Basic Life Support - Healthcare Provider - CPR
4. The site for taking an adult patient's pulse when performing CPR
is
Ans: carotid artery
5. Which artery would you normally palpate when taking a patient's
pulse?
Ans: -Radial
6. The written medical-dental history form
Ans: should be regarded as minimal information
7. A patient's medical history should be updated
Ans: every time a patient comes in
8. All existing restorations are charted in what color? Ans: Blue
9. Restorative work that needs to be done is charted in what color?
Ans: Red
10. What specific information must the dental team receive from the
patient before they can provide dental treatment? Ans: Patient
registration, medical history, and informed consent
11. The patient record is a permanent document of whom? Ans:
The dentist
, 12. A medical history form is not complete until the _______________
is/are entered.
Ans: signature and date
13. In relation to the operator, how is the assistant positioned?
Ans: 4-6 inches higher than the operator
14. Which hand is primarily used to transfer instruments to a right-
handed dentist?
Ans: Left
15. How should the patient's head be positioned for access to the
maxillary anteriors?
Ans: Chin upward
16. The dentist is preparing a class V restoration on the buccal
surface of #5. The HVE tip should be positioned on the
Ans: distal lingual surface of the tooth
17. According to the Universal Numbering System, a lower left
second premolar is tooth number
Ans: 20
18. The working end of the HVE tip should be positioned _____________
the occlusal surface of the tooth being prepared.
Ans: slightly beyond
19. The dentist is preparing the lingual of tooth #8 for a restoration.
What is the air/water syringe used for in this procedure?
Ans: Clean the mirror
20. An impacted or unerupted tooth is usually charted by drawing
Ans: a circle around the whole tooth
21. What population has a higher incidence of Class V lesions?
Ans: Older Adults
22. Which of the following is the currently recommended
concentration of fluoride in drinking water by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services?
1. Before beginning dental treatment, an important way to prevent a
dental emergency is to be certain the patient has
Ans: completed or updated their medical history
2. A medical alert sticker should never be placed on the outside
cover of the patient record because
Ans: it violates patient confidentiality
3. What certification credential does a dental assistant have to
possess to meet emergency care standards?
Ans: Basic Life Support - Healthcare Provider - CPR
4. The site for taking an adult patient's pulse when performing CPR
is
Ans: carotid artery
5. Which artery would you normally palpate when taking a patient's
pulse?
Ans: -Radial
6. The written medical-dental history form
Ans: should be regarded as minimal information
7. A patient's medical history should be updated
Ans: every time a patient comes in
8. All existing restorations are charted in what color? Ans: Blue
9. Restorative work that needs to be done is charted in what color?
Ans: Red
10. What specific information must the dental team receive from the
patient before they can provide dental treatment? Ans: Patient
registration, medical history, and informed consent
11. The patient record is a permanent document of whom? Ans:
The dentist
, 12. A medical history form is not complete until the _______________
is/are entered.
Ans: signature and date
13. In relation to the operator, how is the assistant positioned?
Ans: 4-6 inches higher than the operator
14. Which hand is primarily used to transfer instruments to a right-
handed dentist?
Ans: Left
15. How should the patient's head be positioned for access to the
maxillary anteriors?
Ans: Chin upward
16. The dentist is preparing a class V restoration on the buccal
surface of #5. The HVE tip should be positioned on the
Ans: distal lingual surface of the tooth
17. According to the Universal Numbering System, a lower left
second premolar is tooth number
Ans: 20
18. The working end of the HVE tip should be positioned _____________
the occlusal surface of the tooth being prepared.
Ans: slightly beyond
19. The dentist is preparing the lingual of tooth #8 for a restoration.
What is the air/water syringe used for in this procedure?
Ans: Clean the mirror
20. An impacted or unerupted tooth is usually charted by drawing
Ans: a circle around the whole tooth
21. What population has a higher incidence of Class V lesions?
Ans: Older Adults
22. Which of the following is the currently recommended
concentration of fluoride in drinking water by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services?
