DAO MODULE 18 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
What color are oxygen tanks?
a) Blue
b) Orange
c) Green
d) Black - ✔✔c) Green
What should the dental assistant review before each patient's appointment?
a) Treatment plan
b) Consent form
c) Clinical exam
d) Medical history - ✔✔d) Medical history
You are training a new dental assistant and she asks why you are insisting that she discuss each
answer given on the medical history with the patient. What is your best response?
a) "Some patients are uneducated and cannot understand the questions."
, b) "Some patients lie about their health."
c) "Some patients may need help interpreting the questions asked."
d) "Some patients may intentionally skip questions." - ✔✔c) "Some patients may need help
interpreting the questions asked."
Mrs. Helton is an 84-year-old patient who has been referred to your office for treatment. She
has come alone to her first appointment for an exam. When questioned about the medications
she is taking, she says that she takes so many drugs that she can't begin to remember what
they are all for. What would be your best course of action?
a) Call one of her family members to get the names of the drugs
b) Call her pharmacist
c) Ask her to bring in all of her medications at her next visit
d) Skip that question and let the dentist proceed with treatment - ✔✔c) Ask her to bring in
all of her medications at her next visit
You have seated Mr. Causey, who has come in to have a wisdom tooth extracted. While
chatting with you, he discloses that he has had a bad headache for three days and has been
taking aspirin around the clock. What would be your best course of action?
a) Alert the dentist that the patient has been taking aspirin continuously for three days
b) Update his medical history and proceed
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
What color are oxygen tanks?
a) Blue
b) Orange
c) Green
d) Black - ✔✔c) Green
What should the dental assistant review before each patient's appointment?
a) Treatment plan
b) Consent form
c) Clinical exam
d) Medical history - ✔✔d) Medical history
You are training a new dental assistant and she asks why you are insisting that she discuss each
answer given on the medical history with the patient. What is your best response?
a) "Some patients are uneducated and cannot understand the questions."
, b) "Some patients lie about their health."
c) "Some patients may need help interpreting the questions asked."
d) "Some patients may intentionally skip questions." - ✔✔c) "Some patients may need help
interpreting the questions asked."
Mrs. Helton is an 84-year-old patient who has been referred to your office for treatment. She
has come alone to her first appointment for an exam. When questioned about the medications
she is taking, she says that she takes so many drugs that she can't begin to remember what
they are all for. What would be your best course of action?
a) Call one of her family members to get the names of the drugs
b) Call her pharmacist
c) Ask her to bring in all of her medications at her next visit
d) Skip that question and let the dentist proceed with treatment - ✔✔c) Ask her to bring in
all of her medications at her next visit
You have seated Mr. Causey, who has come in to have a wisdom tooth extracted. While
chatting with you, he discloses that he has had a bad headache for three days and has been
taking aspirin around the clock. What would be your best course of action?
a) Alert the dentist that the patient has been taking aspirin continuously for three days
b) Update his medical history and proceed
