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HOTTEL EFDA ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY
GRADED A+||JUST OUT!!!
When applying a rubber dam for a complete isolation of teeth,
the EFDA will need to _____ the dam - ANSWER-Invert
When removing the rubber dam, the septum portion of the
dam is - ANSWER-Cut
If you were restoring tooth 20 which teeth should be isolated
with the rubber dam - ANSWER-19-22
What part is key to stabilization of the rubber dam - ANSWER-
Rubber dam clamp
Where is the jaw of the clamp placed when it is properly placed
on the tooth - ANSWER-At the CEJ
The jaw of a gingival retractor should be - ANSWER-Parallel with
the occlusal plane
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Upon removing a gingival retractor, the EFDA must avoid
touching the tooth, and the ______ with the jaws of a retractor
- ANSWER-Finished restoration
Which will best retract the gingival tissue when restoring a class
V restoration - ANSWER-Gingival retractor
Can you re-contour over carved restorations and is this an
advantage or a disadvantage of a polished amalgam over
unpolished ones - ANSWER-No, Disadvantage
What must you avoid when finishing proximal areas of amalgam
restorations - ANSWER-Damaging the contact area
What is an open margin - ANSWER-space between the
restoration and the tooth
How many increments of amalgam should be placed in all cavity
preparations, even the smallest? - ANSWER-At least two
increments.
Step one of placing any type of amalgam is always what -
ANSWER-Examine the prep
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If you have an area on an amalgam restoration that is sub
gingival, you should - ANSWER-Remove the amalgam and start
restoration over
Where would the EFDA placed the first layer of amalgam in an
MO restoration of tooth 18 - ANSWER-Least accessible area
What best defines a complex amalgam preparation - ANSWER-
There is loss of one or more cusps
You are evaluating the inclusion of the restored DB cusp on 19
DOB complex amalgam restoration. What is the occlusion
criteria for the restored DB cusp? - ANSWER-The restored DB
cusp should contact in centric occlusion if it is a supporting cusp
When restoring centric occlusion the marks left by articulating
paper on the restoration should be - ANSWER-Of equal density
on the tooth and the restoration
And normal centric occlusion(ICP), ________ surfaces of the
maxillary teeth are positioned ________ to overlap the facial
surfaces on the mandibular teeth - ANSWER-Facial, facially
HOTTEL EFDA ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY
GRADED A+||JUST OUT!!!
When applying a rubber dam for a complete isolation of teeth,
the EFDA will need to _____ the dam - ANSWER-Invert
When removing the rubber dam, the septum portion of the
dam is - ANSWER-Cut
If you were restoring tooth 20 which teeth should be isolated
with the rubber dam - ANSWER-19-22
What part is key to stabilization of the rubber dam - ANSWER-
Rubber dam clamp
Where is the jaw of the clamp placed when it is properly placed
on the tooth - ANSWER-At the CEJ
The jaw of a gingival retractor should be - ANSWER-Parallel with
the occlusal plane
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Upon removing a gingival retractor, the EFDA must avoid
touching the tooth, and the ______ with the jaws of a retractor
- ANSWER-Finished restoration
Which will best retract the gingival tissue when restoring a class
V restoration - ANSWER-Gingival retractor
Can you re-contour over carved restorations and is this an
advantage or a disadvantage of a polished amalgam over
unpolished ones - ANSWER-No, Disadvantage
What must you avoid when finishing proximal areas of amalgam
restorations - ANSWER-Damaging the contact area
What is an open margin - ANSWER-space between the
restoration and the tooth
How many increments of amalgam should be placed in all cavity
preparations, even the smallest? - ANSWER-At least two
increments.
Step one of placing any type of amalgam is always what -
ANSWER-Examine the prep
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If you have an area on an amalgam restoration that is sub
gingival, you should - ANSWER-Remove the amalgam and start
restoration over
Where would the EFDA placed the first layer of amalgam in an
MO restoration of tooth 18 - ANSWER-Least accessible area
What best defines a complex amalgam preparation - ANSWER-
There is loss of one or more cusps
You are evaluating the inclusion of the restored DB cusp on 19
DOB complex amalgam restoration. What is the occlusion
criteria for the restored DB cusp? - ANSWER-The restored DB
cusp should contact in centric occlusion if it is a supporting cusp
When restoring centric occlusion the marks left by articulating
paper on the restoration should be - ANSWER-Of equal density
on the tooth and the restoration
And normal centric occlusion(ICP), ________ surfaces of the
maxillary teeth are positioned ________ to overlap the facial
surfaces on the mandibular teeth - ANSWER-Facial, facially
