NOCTI STUDY GUIDE UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Before a procedure, wash your hands with: liquid soap exfoliating soap antimicrobial soap scented bar
soap
Answer:
liquid soap
Question:
2. If topical fluoride is swallowed, it: is still considered a topical is then considered systemic fluoride
Answer:
is then considered systemic fluoride
Question:
3. If a patient needs to return for multiple visits: Structure the visits in 20 minute increments. Try to
schedule the visits the same day of the week and at the same time of day. (example): every Tuesday at
10:00am This makes it easier for the patient to remember his/her appointments. Schedule the appointments
according to the office billing schedule. Structure the visits in 15 minute increments.
Answer:
Try to schedule the visits the same day of the week and at the same time of day. (example): every Tuesday
at 10:00am
Question:
4. How to lay a pregnant woman in the chair:
Answer:
Change position often.
Question:
5. What to do if patient goes into epileptic seizure:
Answer:
stop dental treatment and remove everything from oral cavity, remove items from area that could harm
person. Do not restrain the person or place anything in patient's mouth. Once the seizure has stopped place
the patient in recovery position (on the right side with the airway open)
Question:
6. A patient going into anaphylactic shock: give them a. saline b. penicillin c. epinephrine
Answer:
epinephrine
Question:
7. Lockjaw aka tetanus is caused by?
Answer:
caused by bacteria found in dust, soil, or feces. Introduced to the body through a break in the skin.
Produces severe muscle spasms and rigidity. Can be prevented with vaccination and boosters.
,Question:
8. What is Glutaraldehyde
Answer:
primary component in high level disinfection and sterilization; used to clean rooms (bleach)
Question:
9. What is the purpose of a lead apron/ thyroid collar?
Answer:
To protect the patient from scattered radiation and the thyroid collar protects the patients thyroid and
thyroid glands.
Question:
10. What is the purpose of the lead collimator?
Answer:
To prevent scatter radiation
Question:
11. What is vertical angulation?
Answer:
adjustment angulation from top to bottom
Question:
12. What is horizontal angulation
Answer:
adjustment of angulation from left to right
Question:
13. What is overlapping?
Answer:
x-ray technique error resulting in an improper horizontal angulation
Question:
14. What is elongation?
Answer:
A technique error that elongated the image of the teeth-- result of not enough vertical angulation
Question:
15. What is foreshortening?
Answer:
A technique error which the image of the teeth are shortened-result of too much vertical angulation
Question:
16. What is radiopaque?
,Answer:
white or light region on x-ray indicating where radiation was blocked by tissue or a substance ex: amalgam
filling or gold or stainless steel crown (all of these are metal) would be the most radiopaque. Enamel is also
radiopaque, but not as much
Question:
17. What is radiolucent?
Answer:
black/dark region on the x-ray indicating where radiation passed through the tissue (see through) ex: pulp
chamber (most radiolucent), caries, sinuses, abscesses.
Question:
18. What is the bisecting technique?
Answer:
x-ray technique where the central ray bisects the angle formed by the dental film and the long axis of the
tooth; used on patients with a shallow palate
Question:
19. What is the paralleling technique
Answer:
x-ray technique, also known as the right-angle technique, whereby the film and the tooth and PID are
parallel
Question:
20. What is HIPPA
Answer:
establish safeguards for healthcare transactions transmitted electronically; health information is transacted
and protected in the office. Ensures privacy regarding patients' healthcare information.
Question:
21. What is OSHA
Answer:
federal regulating body that enforces requirements that employers must protect their employees from
exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials during the time at work (masks, gloves,
glasses). A division of the U. S. Department of Labor. Ensures the safety and health of America's workers.
Sets and enforces protective standards that employers must follow to provide a safe workplace. Provides
training and education in these matters. In dentistry, the two most important OSHA standards are the
Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard and the Hazard Communication Standard.
Question:
22. What is DANB (Dental Assisting Nation Board)
Answer:
independent organization that administers the credentialing examinations for dental assistants.
Question:
23. What is the ADA
, Answer:
American Dental Association: the professional organization for dentists; provides information on best
practice and emerging issues of interest to the dental community
Question:
24. What is the ADHA
Answer:
This is the American dental hygienists Associtaion: the national professional association for dental
hygienists; provides its members with professional support, educational programs, and opportunities to
participate in the organization.
Question:
25. What is the ADAA
Answer:
American Dental Assistants Association; receptionists, office managers, product sales, insurance, and
education.
Question:
26. What is the CDC
Answer:
Centers for Disease Control (and Prevention): an agency of the U. S. Department of Health and Human
Services; is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people at home
and abroad. The CDC bases its health recommendations on scientific data. The CDC makes
recommendations not laws or mandatory rules to be enforced. The infection control procedures practiced
in dentistry today are based on the Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings - 2003.
Question:
27. What is the FDA
Answer:
Federal Drug Administration: a regulatory agency of the department of Health and Human services. The
FDA regulates the manufacturing and labeling of medical devices. In dentistry, the FDA must approve
sterilizers, biologic and chemical indicators, ultrasonic cleaners and cleaning solutions, liquid sterilants,
gloves, masks, protective eyewear, dental handpieces and instruments, dental chairs, and dental unit lights.
The FDA also regulates antimicrobial handwashing products and mouth rinses. The FDA requires "good
manufacturing practices" and reviews the safety and effectiveness of drugs and medical devices. It also
reviews claims on the labels of products to be certain that those claims are true. All medical and dental
devices sold in the United States must first be cleared by the FDA before they can be marketed.
Question:
28. What is EPA
Answer:
Environmental protection agency Monitors soil, air, and water quality through environmental laws.
Question:
29. What is the NIH
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Before a procedure, wash your hands with: liquid soap exfoliating soap antimicrobial soap scented bar
soap
Answer:
liquid soap
Question:
2. If topical fluoride is swallowed, it: is still considered a topical is then considered systemic fluoride
Answer:
is then considered systemic fluoride
Question:
3. If a patient needs to return for multiple visits: Structure the visits in 20 minute increments. Try to
schedule the visits the same day of the week and at the same time of day. (example): every Tuesday at
10:00am This makes it easier for the patient to remember his/her appointments. Schedule the appointments
according to the office billing schedule. Structure the visits in 15 minute increments.
Answer:
Try to schedule the visits the same day of the week and at the same time of day. (example): every Tuesday
at 10:00am
Question:
4. How to lay a pregnant woman in the chair:
Answer:
Change position often.
Question:
5. What to do if patient goes into epileptic seizure:
Answer:
stop dental treatment and remove everything from oral cavity, remove items from area that could harm
person. Do not restrain the person or place anything in patient's mouth. Once the seizure has stopped place
the patient in recovery position (on the right side with the airway open)
Question:
6. A patient going into anaphylactic shock: give them a. saline b. penicillin c. epinephrine
Answer:
epinephrine
Question:
7. Lockjaw aka tetanus is caused by?
Answer:
caused by bacteria found in dust, soil, or feces. Introduced to the body through a break in the skin.
Produces severe muscle spasms and rigidity. Can be prevented with vaccination and boosters.
,Question:
8. What is Glutaraldehyde
Answer:
primary component in high level disinfection and sterilization; used to clean rooms (bleach)
Question:
9. What is the purpose of a lead apron/ thyroid collar?
Answer:
To protect the patient from scattered radiation and the thyroid collar protects the patients thyroid and
thyroid glands.
Question:
10. What is the purpose of the lead collimator?
Answer:
To prevent scatter radiation
Question:
11. What is vertical angulation?
Answer:
adjustment angulation from top to bottom
Question:
12. What is horizontal angulation
Answer:
adjustment of angulation from left to right
Question:
13. What is overlapping?
Answer:
x-ray technique error resulting in an improper horizontal angulation
Question:
14. What is elongation?
Answer:
A technique error that elongated the image of the teeth-- result of not enough vertical angulation
Question:
15. What is foreshortening?
Answer:
A technique error which the image of the teeth are shortened-result of too much vertical angulation
Question:
16. What is radiopaque?
,Answer:
white or light region on x-ray indicating where radiation was blocked by tissue or a substance ex: amalgam
filling or gold or stainless steel crown (all of these are metal) would be the most radiopaque. Enamel is also
radiopaque, but not as much
Question:
17. What is radiolucent?
Answer:
black/dark region on the x-ray indicating where radiation passed through the tissue (see through) ex: pulp
chamber (most radiolucent), caries, sinuses, abscesses.
Question:
18. What is the bisecting technique?
Answer:
x-ray technique where the central ray bisects the angle formed by the dental film and the long axis of the
tooth; used on patients with a shallow palate
Question:
19. What is the paralleling technique
Answer:
x-ray technique, also known as the right-angle technique, whereby the film and the tooth and PID are
parallel
Question:
20. What is HIPPA
Answer:
establish safeguards for healthcare transactions transmitted electronically; health information is transacted
and protected in the office. Ensures privacy regarding patients' healthcare information.
Question:
21. What is OSHA
Answer:
federal regulating body that enforces requirements that employers must protect their employees from
exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials during the time at work (masks, gloves,
glasses). A division of the U. S. Department of Labor. Ensures the safety and health of America's workers.
Sets and enforces protective standards that employers must follow to provide a safe workplace. Provides
training and education in these matters. In dentistry, the two most important OSHA standards are the
Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard and the Hazard Communication Standard.
Question:
22. What is DANB (Dental Assisting Nation Board)
Answer:
independent organization that administers the credentialing examinations for dental assistants.
Question:
23. What is the ADA
, Answer:
American Dental Association: the professional organization for dentists; provides information on best
practice and emerging issues of interest to the dental community
Question:
24. What is the ADHA
Answer:
This is the American dental hygienists Associtaion: the national professional association for dental
hygienists; provides its members with professional support, educational programs, and opportunities to
participate in the organization.
Question:
25. What is the ADAA
Answer:
American Dental Assistants Association; receptionists, office managers, product sales, insurance, and
education.
Question:
26. What is the CDC
Answer:
Centers for Disease Control (and Prevention): an agency of the U. S. Department of Health and Human
Services; is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people at home
and abroad. The CDC bases its health recommendations on scientific data. The CDC makes
recommendations not laws or mandatory rules to be enforced. The infection control procedures practiced
in dentistry today are based on the Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Healthcare Settings - 2003.
Question:
27. What is the FDA
Answer:
Federal Drug Administration: a regulatory agency of the department of Health and Human services. The
FDA regulates the manufacturing and labeling of medical devices. In dentistry, the FDA must approve
sterilizers, biologic and chemical indicators, ultrasonic cleaners and cleaning solutions, liquid sterilants,
gloves, masks, protective eyewear, dental handpieces and instruments, dental chairs, and dental unit lights.
The FDA also regulates antimicrobial handwashing products and mouth rinses. The FDA requires "good
manufacturing practices" and reviews the safety and effectiveness of drugs and medical devices. It also
reviews claims on the labels of products to be certain that those claims are true. All medical and dental
devices sold in the United States must first be cleared by the FDA before they can be marketed.
Question:
28. What is EPA
Answer:
Environmental protection agency Monitors soil, air, and water quality through environmental laws.
Question:
29. What is the NIH
