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This Updated/Latest 2025–2026 test bank for Modern Dental Assisting, 14th Edition edited by Jeffrey R. Smith and Debbie S. Robinson is a comprehensive educational resource designed to help dental assisting students master the knowledge and clinical skills required for professional practice. Covering all chapters, this resource includes chapter-by-chapter practice questions, detailed answer rationales, certification-style assessments, clinical case studies, and critical-thinking exercises that reinforce classroom learning and hands-on competency. Topics include dental anatomy, oral embryology, head and neck anatomy, infection prevention and control, instrument processing and sterilization, patient records, vital signs, oral diagnosis, dental radiography, restorative dentistry, dental materials, anesthesia and pain control, prosthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, dental specialties, preventive dentistry, dental office management, ethics, communication, and patient education. This study resource supports examination preparation, self-assessment, and clinical decision-making while strengthening the knowledge and practical skills required for success in dental assisting programs and CDA certification preparation throughout 2025–2026. The 14th edition was published in 2023 and is organized into comprehensive sections covering the dental assisting profession, sciences, clinical procedures, specialties, and office management.

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PART ONE: PATIENT EVALUATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT
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PART TWO: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
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PART THREE: PULMONARY DISEASE YYF
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Chapter 7: Pulmonary Disease YYFT L L
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Chapter 9: Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
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PART FOUR: GASTROINTESTIAL DISEASE
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PART FIVE: GENITOURINARY DISEASE
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Chapter 13: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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PART SIX: ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISEASE
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Chapter 15: Adrenal Insufficiency
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Chapter 16: Thyroid Diseases
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Chapter 18: AIDS, HIV Infection, and Related Conditions
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Chapter 19: Allergy
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Chapter 20: Rheumatologic and Connective Tissue Disorders
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Chapter 21: Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation
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PART EIGHT: HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC DISEASE
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Chapter 23: Disorders of White Blood Cells
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Chapter 24: Acquired Bleeding and Hypercoagulable
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of the Patient
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PART NINE: NEUROLOGIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
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Chapter 28: Anxiety, Eating Disorders, and Behavioral Reactions to Illness
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Chapter 29: Psychiatric Disorders
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patient with which of the following cardiac conditions?
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for many patients with heart murmurs caused by valvular disease (e.g., mitral valve
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Patients also may have chronic hepatitis (B or C) or cirrhosis, with impairment of
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The potential coexistence of tuberculosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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(AIDS) should be explored because patients with AIDS have a high incidence of
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some time been infected with TB, not necessarily that active disease is present. Most
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event (e.g., MI, heart failure) is increased in patients who are unable to meet a -MET
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(metabolic equivalent of task) demand during normal daily activity.
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a. 4
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Daily activities requiring 4 METs include level walking at 4 miles/hour or climbing a flight
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of stairs. Activities requiring greater than 10 METs include swimming and singles
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tennis. An exercise capacity of 10 to 13 METs indicates excellent physical conditioning.
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8. Which of the following alterations in the fingernails is associated with cirrhosis?
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