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DANB General Chairside Exam 2025/2026 – Complete Study Guide with Verified Q&A on Dental Assisting, Materials, and Procedures

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This 2025/2026 study guide prepares candidates for the DANB General Chairside Exam with 100% verified answers across all tested domains. It includes detailed Q&A on dental anatomy, instrumentation, four-handed dentistry, infection control, charting, medical emergencies, chairside assisting, radiography, restorative materials, tray setups, and patient communication. The guide also features bur identification tricks, impression materials, pulp stimuli, and safety protocols—perfect for passing the exam and performing confidently in clinical settings.

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DANB GENERAL CHAIRSIDE EXAM
2025/2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 100% PASS



To assist with patient care the patients medical history must be

reevaluated. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔At each visit


Where does the mandible articulate with the cranium - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Temporal bone


What part of the mandible articulate with the temporal bone - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Head of the condylar process


Parts of the sphenoid - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔greater/lesser wings, anterior base

of skull, floors of eyes sockets and the base of cranium


What are the muscles of mastication - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Temporalis,

masseter, medial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid


First number in a blood pressure reading is the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Systolic


The bottom number of blood pressure is the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Diastolic

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,The muscle of mastication that inserts into the articular disc of the

temporomandibular joint is the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔lateral pterygoid.


The best time to count respirations when obtaining vital signs is - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔When the patient is unaware


What is a nonmalignant (benign) bony growth of the maxilla? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Torus palatinus


Which of the following is the first stage of odontogenesis - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Bud Stage


What is odontogenesis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔formation and the development

of teeth

An elevated body temperature is likely to be found in a? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Small Child


When using the universal tooth numbering system, the maxillary right

central incisor is tooth number - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔#8


If a blood pressure reading of 142/96 is obtained on an adult, it is classified

as - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔hypertension



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,Angular cheilitis is likely to be an oral manifestation of which condition? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Anemia


What is Angular Cheilitis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Symptoms include painful sores

in one or both corners of the mouth and dry lips. People often describe a

burning sensation

Which diagnostic aid would be most effective for identifying interproximal

caries? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bitewing


Which artery is used when obtaining the patient's pulse from the wrist? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Radial


Which permanent tooth may have a cusp of Carabelli? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Maxillary first molar


The numbers used in the universal tooth numbering system for charting the

teeth in the mandibular left quadrant are - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔#17 to 24


A patient with a history of taking antibiotics for a long period of time

experiences burning white patches on the oral tissues. This may be

diagnosed by the dentist as - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔candidiasis




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, When taking the patient's blood pressure with an arm cuff, on which artery

is the stethoscope placed? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Brachial


Angle's classification is used to classify and describe - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔occlusal and malocclusion


A prosthetic tooth that replaces a missing natural tooth is called a(n) - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Pontic


What instrument is used for tactile purposes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Explorer


If the dentist identifies moderate mobility of a tooth during a periodontal

exam, the dental assistant will record what score in the patient's chart? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔2


Class 2 mobility - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The colored area of the probe remains

completely visible during the deepest probing in the sextant; supragingival

or subgingival calculus and defective margins are detected.


A probe score of 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The colored area of the probe remains

completely visible during the deepest probing in the sextant; no calculus or

defective margins are detected; bleeding occurs after gentle probing.




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