California Dental Practice Act (Practice
Exam Questions) 2025
Who appoints the members of the Dental Board of
California? How long is a Dental Board member's term? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- The Governor appoints the
board members
- 4 year term
Define direct supervision - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Performance of dental practice procedures based on
the instructions of a dentist, who must be physically
present.
Before a dentist examines a patient, a dentist may
require or permit an Allied Dental Health Professionals
(ADHP) to perform which duties? (provided that the duties
are authorized for the particular classification of ADHP) -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Expose emergency
radiographs upon the direction of a dentist.
- Perform extra-oral duties of functions specified by the
dentist.
- Perform mouth-mirror inspections of the oral cavity,
including charting obvious lesions, malocclusions, existing
restorations, and missing teeth.
On January 1, 2010, the Dental Board of California
created two new permit categories. Those new permit
,California Dental Practice Act (Practice
Exam Questions) 2025
categories are: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Dental
Sedation Assistant
- Orthodontic Assistant
Name the duties a dental assistant without a license may
perform, as authorized by law, under the general
supervision of a licensed dentist. - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔- Basic supportive dental procedures
- Operation of dental radiographic equipment if the DA
has a license for taking x-rays
- Examination of orthodontic appliances
Requirements for orthodontic and sedation permits
include: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Work Experience
Requirement: Completed at least 12 months of
experience as a dental assistant (training may not begin
prior to 6 months work experience)
2. Board-Approved Course Requirements:
- Dental Practice Act
- 8 Hour infection control
- Basic life support
- Dental sedation assistant course
, California Dental Practice Act (Practice
Exam Questions) 2025
- Orthodontic assistant course
3. Examination Requirements
Completed at least 12 months of experience as a dental
assistant (training may not begin prior 18 to 6 months
work experience.)
True or False, an individual who becomes licensed as an
RDH in California on or after January 1, 2006, may no
longer perform the duties in the scopes of practice of an
RDA unless they also hold an RDA license. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔True
Name the pathways to licensure as a dentist. The
pathways are - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Exam -
Successfully complete a California board exam or the
Western Regional Examination (WREB).
- Residency - Complete a minimum of 12 months of
general practice residency or advanced education in a
general dentistry program approved by the CODA.
Detailed below.
Exam Questions) 2025
Who appoints the members of the Dental Board of
California? How long is a Dental Board member's term? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- The Governor appoints the
board members
- 4 year term
Define direct supervision - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Performance of dental practice procedures based on
the instructions of a dentist, who must be physically
present.
Before a dentist examines a patient, a dentist may
require or permit an Allied Dental Health Professionals
(ADHP) to perform which duties? (provided that the duties
are authorized for the particular classification of ADHP) -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Expose emergency
radiographs upon the direction of a dentist.
- Perform extra-oral duties of functions specified by the
dentist.
- Perform mouth-mirror inspections of the oral cavity,
including charting obvious lesions, malocclusions, existing
restorations, and missing teeth.
On January 1, 2010, the Dental Board of California
created two new permit categories. Those new permit
,California Dental Practice Act (Practice
Exam Questions) 2025
categories are: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Dental
Sedation Assistant
- Orthodontic Assistant
Name the duties a dental assistant without a license may
perform, as authorized by law, under the general
supervision of a licensed dentist. - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔- Basic supportive dental procedures
- Operation of dental radiographic equipment if the DA
has a license for taking x-rays
- Examination of orthodontic appliances
Requirements for orthodontic and sedation permits
include: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Work Experience
Requirement: Completed at least 12 months of
experience as a dental assistant (training may not begin
prior to 6 months work experience)
2. Board-Approved Course Requirements:
- Dental Practice Act
- 8 Hour infection control
- Basic life support
- Dental sedation assistant course
, California Dental Practice Act (Practice
Exam Questions) 2025
- Orthodontic assistant course
3. Examination Requirements
Completed at least 12 months of experience as a dental
assistant (training may not begin prior 18 to 6 months
work experience.)
True or False, an individual who becomes licensed as an
RDH in California on or after January 1, 2006, may no
longer perform the duties in the scopes of practice of an
RDA unless they also hold an RDA license. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔True
Name the pathways to licensure as a dentist. The
pathways are - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Exam -
Successfully complete a California board exam or the
Western Regional Examination (WREB).
- Residency - Complete a minimum of 12 months of
general practice residency or advanced education in a
general dentistry program approved by the CODA.
Detailed below.
