Dental Assistant Licensure Exam MN |
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After receiving ortho treatment, what is the most commonly used retainer? - ✔✔Hawley Retainer
When ortho bands and brackets are removed, what type of bur do you use? - ✔✔Finishing bur
Which cement gives off fluoride? - ✔✔Glass ionomer
What does a disclosing agent help detect? - ✔✔Plaque
What can be used to place an arch wire? - ✔✔Weingart or Howe pliers
What kind of tray is used for anterior teeth?
A) Sectional
B) Quadrant
C) Full Arch
D) Half Arch - ✔✔A) Sectional
After administering N2O and obtaining post-operative vitals, how much variance from pre-operative is
considered acceptable? - ✔✔Pulse- Within 10 beats
Blood Pressure- Within 10 for diastolic and systolic
Respirations- Within 5 breaths per minute
How long can sealant material be stored for? - ✔✔18-36 months at room temperature
What is the most common cause of sealant failure? - ✔✔Moisture contamination
,What is in sealant material that some people can be allergic to? - ✔✔Acrylic resin
What is the weakest and cheapest impression material? - ✔✔Plaster
Radiographic density is defined as? - ✔✔The overall blackness or darkness of a radiograph
The temperature of the Tungsten filament is affected by?
A) Impulses
B) Kilovoltage
C) Millampres
D) Time - ✔✔C) Millampres
How much time do you have to mix Intermediate Restorative Material? - ✔✔1 minute
What is used to remove wire ligatures?
A) Explorer
B) Ortho Scaler
C) Hemostat
D) Ligature wire cutter - ✔✔Ligature wire cutter
What is the purpose of cavity varnish? - ✔✔To seal the tubules
What instrument would you use to remove subgingival calculus?
A) Explorer
B) Sickle Scaler
C) Curette
D) Chisel - ✔✔C) Curette
, After curing a crown, a greasy residue appears? How do you clean it?
A) With water
B) Alcohol wipe
C) Prophy paste
D) With a rag wheel and pumice - ✔✔D) With a rag wheel and pumice
On ortho bands, what surface are the tubes located?
A) Lingual
B) Mesial
C) Distal
D) Facial - ✔✔D) Facial
Why would a temporary crown be purposefully removed? - ✔✔If damage is being caused to the tissue
by it or if a permanent is getting placed.
The inferior alveolar nerve block is also known as? - ✔✔Mandibular
You are working on 28 and want to perform a mental nerve block, where should topical be placed? -
✔✔Anterior to the mental foramen, between the apices of the pre molars (28 and 27)
To prevent choking or swallowing while doing fluoride trays, you should do what?
A) Keep a saliva ejector in the patient's mouth
B) Have the patient tilt their chin up
C) Have the patient tilt their head down
D) Use an HVE - ✔✔A) Keep a saliva ejector in the patient's mouth
What fluoride method should not be given to children under 3?
A) Varnish
100% Correct Questions And Verified
Answers | Latest 2026 Version
After receiving ortho treatment, what is the most commonly used retainer? - ✔✔Hawley Retainer
When ortho bands and brackets are removed, what type of bur do you use? - ✔✔Finishing bur
Which cement gives off fluoride? - ✔✔Glass ionomer
What does a disclosing agent help detect? - ✔✔Plaque
What can be used to place an arch wire? - ✔✔Weingart or Howe pliers
What kind of tray is used for anterior teeth?
A) Sectional
B) Quadrant
C) Full Arch
D) Half Arch - ✔✔A) Sectional
After administering N2O and obtaining post-operative vitals, how much variance from pre-operative is
considered acceptable? - ✔✔Pulse- Within 10 beats
Blood Pressure- Within 10 for diastolic and systolic
Respirations- Within 5 breaths per minute
How long can sealant material be stored for? - ✔✔18-36 months at room temperature
What is the most common cause of sealant failure? - ✔✔Moisture contamination
,What is in sealant material that some people can be allergic to? - ✔✔Acrylic resin
What is the weakest and cheapest impression material? - ✔✔Plaster
Radiographic density is defined as? - ✔✔The overall blackness or darkness of a radiograph
The temperature of the Tungsten filament is affected by?
A) Impulses
B) Kilovoltage
C) Millampres
D) Time - ✔✔C) Millampres
How much time do you have to mix Intermediate Restorative Material? - ✔✔1 minute
What is used to remove wire ligatures?
A) Explorer
B) Ortho Scaler
C) Hemostat
D) Ligature wire cutter - ✔✔Ligature wire cutter
What is the purpose of cavity varnish? - ✔✔To seal the tubules
What instrument would you use to remove subgingival calculus?
A) Explorer
B) Sickle Scaler
C) Curette
D) Chisel - ✔✔C) Curette
, After curing a crown, a greasy residue appears? How do you clean it?
A) With water
B) Alcohol wipe
C) Prophy paste
D) With a rag wheel and pumice - ✔✔D) With a rag wheel and pumice
On ortho bands, what surface are the tubes located?
A) Lingual
B) Mesial
C) Distal
D) Facial - ✔✔D) Facial
Why would a temporary crown be purposefully removed? - ✔✔If damage is being caused to the tissue
by it or if a permanent is getting placed.
The inferior alveolar nerve block is also known as? - ✔✔Mandibular
You are working on 28 and want to perform a mental nerve block, where should topical be placed? -
✔✔Anterior to the mental foramen, between the apices of the pre molars (28 and 27)
To prevent choking or swallowing while doing fluoride trays, you should do what?
A) Keep a saliva ejector in the patient's mouth
B) Have the patient tilt their chin up
C) Have the patient tilt their head down
D) Use an HVE - ✔✔A) Keep a saliva ejector in the patient's mouth
What fluoride method should not be given to children under 3?
A) Varnish
