Dental office management final
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What is the number one concern for dental office administrator? - Answer✔✔ -
Caring for the patient welfare
What are the task of the dental assistant? - Answer✔✔ -Providing assistance to
the dentist during treatment, taking impressions, taking/developing dental
radiographs, office administrative duties, providing patient instructions for dental
procedures, ensuring that infection control & sterilization standards are upheld,
assisting patients with comfort before during and after procedure, and
communicating with dental suppliers with ordering products
what are the elements of communication? - Answer✔✔ -sender, receiver,
message, and feedback
,What is the sender? - Answer✔✔ -This is the person that encodes the message
What is the receiver? - Answer✔✔ -This is the person that decodes the message
What is the message in the elements of communication? - Answer✔✔ -This is
being sent/received either verbal or nonverbal
What is the only national certification agency for dental assistants recognized by
the American dental associations and it maintains the responsibility of promoting
standards of professionalism and competency through testing and certification -
Answer✔✔ -Dental assisting national board
Where is treatment planning discussed? - Answer✔✔ -Consultation room
What do the clinical area in the dental office include? - Answer✔✔ -Dental
operatory/treatment room, laboratory, and sterilization area
What does the dental laboratory provide? - Answer✔✔ -Area for the clinical staff
to perform functions such as pouring up impressions and developing diagnostic
models
What is the feedback in elements of communication? - Answer✔✔ -provides the
confirmation to the sender
, What are barriers to communication? - Answer✔✔ -
ourselves sender barrier environmental noise
How can ourselves be barriers to communication? - Answer✔✔ -if we focus on
ourselves rather than the person we are speaking too, can lead to confusion and
conflict.
What is a sender barrier? - Answer✔✔ -The volume and the rate of your speech is
considered this. The flexibility of your voice and speaking in a pleasant tone keeps
the patient at ease.
How can the environment be a barrier to communication? - Answer✔✔ -bright
lights, unusual sights, or any other stimulus (desk organization & interruptions)
provides a potential distraction
How can noise be a barrier to communication? - Answer✔✔ -equipment or
environmental noise impedes clear communication. The sender and the receiver
must both be able to concentrate on the messages being sent to each other
what can you do to show that you are interested in what the patient is saying? -
Answer✔✔ -Leaning towards them, and nodding your head
What reveals your attitude? - Answer✔✔ -Posture
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Verified
Answers. GRADED A+. Latest
2026/2027 Update
What is the number one concern for dental office administrator? - Answer✔✔ -
Caring for the patient welfare
What are the task of the dental assistant? - Answer✔✔ -Providing assistance to
the dentist during treatment, taking impressions, taking/developing dental
radiographs, office administrative duties, providing patient instructions for dental
procedures, ensuring that infection control & sterilization standards are upheld,
assisting patients with comfort before during and after procedure, and
communicating with dental suppliers with ordering products
what are the elements of communication? - Answer✔✔ -sender, receiver,
message, and feedback
,What is the sender? - Answer✔✔ -This is the person that encodes the message
What is the receiver? - Answer✔✔ -This is the person that decodes the message
What is the message in the elements of communication? - Answer✔✔ -This is
being sent/received either verbal or nonverbal
What is the only national certification agency for dental assistants recognized by
the American dental associations and it maintains the responsibility of promoting
standards of professionalism and competency through testing and certification -
Answer✔✔ -Dental assisting national board
Where is treatment planning discussed? - Answer✔✔ -Consultation room
What do the clinical area in the dental office include? - Answer✔✔ -Dental
operatory/treatment room, laboratory, and sterilization area
What does the dental laboratory provide? - Answer✔✔ -Area for the clinical staff
to perform functions such as pouring up impressions and developing diagnostic
models
What is the feedback in elements of communication? - Answer✔✔ -provides the
confirmation to the sender
, What are barriers to communication? - Answer✔✔ -
ourselves sender barrier environmental noise
How can ourselves be barriers to communication? - Answer✔✔ -if we focus on
ourselves rather than the person we are speaking too, can lead to confusion and
conflict.
What is a sender barrier? - Answer✔✔ -The volume and the rate of your speech is
considered this. The flexibility of your voice and speaking in a pleasant tone keeps
the patient at ease.
How can the environment be a barrier to communication? - Answer✔✔ -bright
lights, unusual sights, or any other stimulus (desk organization & interruptions)
provides a potential distraction
How can noise be a barrier to communication? - Answer✔✔ -equipment or
environmental noise impedes clear communication. The sender and the receiver
must both be able to concentrate on the messages being sent to each other
what can you do to show that you are interested in what the patient is saying? -
Answer✔✔ -Leaning towards them, and nodding your head
What reveals your attitude? - Answer✔✔ -Posture
