PRACTICE TEST FOR THE DANB DENTAL ASSISTANT EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

PRACTICE TEST FOR THE DANB
DENTAL ASSISTANT EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS




A tpermanent tdentition tconsists tof thow tmany tteeth?
a. t28
b. t30
c. t32
d. t26 t- tcorrect tanswers t-c. t32

32 tteeth tmake tup ta tpermanent tdentition.

Which tteeth tare tsometimes tcalled tthe t"eye" tteeth?
a. tPremolars
b. tCanines
c. tIncisors
d. tBicuspids t- tcorrect tanswers t-b. tCanines

,Canine tteeth tare tsometimes tcalled t"eye tteeth."

Which tproximal tsurface tof ta ttooth tis tclosest ttoward tthe tmidline tof tthe tbody?
a. tOcclusal
b. tFacial
c. tIncisal
d. tMesial t- tcorrect tanswers t-d. tMesial

Mesial tis tthe tclosest tproximal ttooth tsurface ttoward tthe tmidline tof tthe tbody.

A tpermanent tdentition tconsists tof thow tmany tpremolars?
a. t4
b. t8
c. t12
d. tNone t- tcorrect tanswers t-b. t8

8 tpremolars texist tin ta tpermanent tdentition

When ta tmouth tis tdivided tinto tfourths, tthe tparts tare treferred tto tas:
a. tQuadrants
b. tArch
c. tSextant
d. tPosterior/Anterior t- tcorrect tanswers t-a. tQuadrants

Quadrants tare tthe tfour tparts twhen ta tmouth tis tdivided tinto tfour tsections: tupper tright,
tlower tright, tupper tleft tand tlower tleft.


Using tthe tUniversal tSystem tof ttooth tdesignation, twhat ttooth tis t#12?
a. tMaxillary tright tcanine
b. tMaxillary tleft tfirst tpremolar
c. tMaxillary tleft tcanine
d. tMaxillary tright tfirst tpremolar t- tcorrect tanswers t-b. tMaxillary tleft tfirst tpremolar

Tooth t#12 tis tthe tmaxillary tleft tfirst tpremolar.

Using tthe tInternational tStandards tOrganization tsystem tof ttooth trecording, twhich
ttooth tis t#25?
a. tMandibular tright tcentral tincisor
b. tMaxillary tleft tsecond tpremolar
c. tMandibular tleft tcentral tincisor
d. tMaxillary tright tsecond tpremolar t- tcorrect tanswers t-b. tMaxillary tleft tsecond
tpremolar


Maxillary tleft tsecond tpremolar tis t#25 twhen tusing tthe tISO tsystem tof ttooth trecording

What tis tthe tstructure tthat tconnects tcementum tto tthe talveolar tbone?

, a. tDentin
b. tPulp
c. tPeriodontal tligament
d. tEnamel t- tcorrect tanswers t-c. tPeriodontal tligament

Periodontal tligament tis tthe tconnective ttissue tfibers tthat tencircle tthe ttooth, tattaching
tthe tcementum tto tthe talveolar tbone.


A tgold tcrown tis tmarked tby:
a. tHorizonal tlines tthrough tthe tcrown
b. tVertical tlines tthrough tthe tcrown
c. tDiagonal tlines tthrough tthe tcrown
d. tA tsolid tcolored tcrown t- tcorrect tanswers t-c. tDiagonal tlines tthrough tthe tcrown

Diagonal tlines tthrough tthe tcrown tindicate ta trestoration tmade tof tgold tmaterial

A tdental tassistant tis tpreparing tto tchart ta tnew tpatient's ttreatment tplan tfor tthe tdoctor.
tTreatment tprovided tin ta tprevious tdental toffice tshould tbe tcharted tin twhat tcolor?
a. tBlack
b. tBlue
c. tRed
d. tGreen t- tcorrect tanswers t-a. tBlack

Black tink tis tappropriate tfor tcharting ttreatment tcompleted tby ta tprevious tprovider

Two tred tvertical tlines tdrawn tbetween tthe tupper tcentral tincisors ton ta tpatient tchart
twould tindicate:
a. tExtraction tof ta tmesiodens
b. tDiastema
c. tDrifting
d. tFixed tbridge t- tcorrect tanswers t-b. tDiastema

Diastema t- ta tspace tbetween tthe tupper tcentral tincisors

The trecommended ttechnique tfor tdetermining ta tpatient's tpulse tor trespiration trate tis
tto:
a. tMeasure tfor t15 tseconds, tthen tmultiply tby t4
b. tMeasure tfor t30 tseconds, tthen tmultiply tby t2
c. tMeasure tfor t60 tseconds
d. tIt tis tnot tnecessary tto trecord ta tpatient's trespiration tand tpulse t- tcorrect tanswers t-
b. tfor t30 tseconds, tthen tmultiply tby t2

Measure tfor t30 tseconds, tthen tmultiply tby t2, tfor ta trate tper tminute.