DAT 101-Exam 2 Questions and Answers Latest Version 2025 Already Passed
What specific information must the dental team receive from the patient before they can provide dental
treatment? - Answers Patient Registration, Medical History, and Informed Consent
What describes the collection of data to help the dentist make a correct diagnosis? - Answers
Assessment
The patient record is a permanent document of whom? - Answers The Dentist
Quality assurance is an important asset of a practice because...? - Answers It describes the type of care a
patient is recieving
The patient should be instructed to enter his or her name on the registration from as ______. - Answers
First name, Last name, and Middle initial
A medical-dental history form is not complete until the ____________ is entered. - Answers Signature
and date
The dental history section of a health history form provides the dental team with information
concerning....? - Answers Previous dental treatment and type of care received
Which medical condition would require an alert notification?
A. Migraines
B. Toothache
C. An allergy to penicillin
D. A broken leg - Answers C. An allergy to penicillin
What dental form would a patient review and sign if referred to a dental specialist for an extensive
procedure? - Answers Informed consent form
How often should you update medical history? - Answers AT EVERY VISIT
What does an extra oral examination mean? - Answers Outside of the mouth
What does an intra oral examination mean? - Answers Inside of the mouth
On progress notes, how can you fix a mistake? - Answers By making an amendment; Cross out mistake
with a single line and initial
Is the questionnaire and interview accurate? If not, then why? - Answers It isn't accurate because the
patient may lie or the patient may not know if something is present
, The four vital signs used to detect a patient's baseline health are...? - Answers Temperature, Pulse,
Respirations, and Blood Pressure
A thermometer is used for ______________. - Answers Taking a patient's temperature
What location on the body produced the highest temperature reading? - Answers Rectal
Where is the tympanic thermometer placed for a temperature reading? - Answers In the ear
Which artery has a pulse?
A. Carotid
B. Radial
C. Brachial
D. All of the above - Answers D. All of the above
Which artery would you normally palpate when taking a patients pulse? - Answers Radial
A normal pulse rate for an adult is ______________. - Answers 60 to 100 beats per minute
Respiration is the process of ____________. - Answers Breathing
What breathing pattern is a characteristic of a very rapid rate of breathing?
A. Bradypnea
B. Normal pattern
C. Tachypnea
D. Sighing - Answers C. Tacypnea
The normal respiration rate for an adult is _____________. - Answers 10 to 20 breaths per minute
What is the diastolic reading of a blood pressure? - Answers The last sound heard after pressure is
released from the cuff
What instruments are used to take a patient's blood pressure? - Answers A sphygmomanometer and a
stethoscope
The term for the small groove or fold on the inner arms is the ______________. - Answers antecubital
space
Who discovered the series of sounds that can be heard during the taking of a blood pressure reading? -
Answers Nicolai Korotkoff
What specific information must the dental team receive from the patient before they can provide dental
treatment? - Answers Patient Registration, Medical History, and Informed Consent
What describes the collection of data to help the dentist make a correct diagnosis? - Answers
Assessment
The patient record is a permanent document of whom? - Answers The Dentist
Quality assurance is an important asset of a practice because...? - Answers It describes the type of care a
patient is recieving
The patient should be instructed to enter his or her name on the registration from as ______. - Answers
First name, Last name, and Middle initial
A medical-dental history form is not complete until the ____________ is entered. - Answers Signature
and date
The dental history section of a health history form provides the dental team with information
concerning....? - Answers Previous dental treatment and type of care received
Which medical condition would require an alert notification?
A. Migraines
B. Toothache
C. An allergy to penicillin
D. A broken leg - Answers C. An allergy to penicillin
What dental form would a patient review and sign if referred to a dental specialist for an extensive
procedure? - Answers Informed consent form
How often should you update medical history? - Answers AT EVERY VISIT
What does an extra oral examination mean? - Answers Outside of the mouth
What does an intra oral examination mean? - Answers Inside of the mouth
On progress notes, how can you fix a mistake? - Answers By making an amendment; Cross out mistake
with a single line and initial
Is the questionnaire and interview accurate? If not, then why? - Answers It isn't accurate because the
patient may lie or the patient may not know if something is present
, The four vital signs used to detect a patient's baseline health are...? - Answers Temperature, Pulse,
Respirations, and Blood Pressure
A thermometer is used for ______________. - Answers Taking a patient's temperature
What location on the body produced the highest temperature reading? - Answers Rectal
Where is the tympanic thermometer placed for a temperature reading? - Answers In the ear
Which artery has a pulse?
A. Carotid
B. Radial
C. Brachial
D. All of the above - Answers D. All of the above
Which artery would you normally palpate when taking a patients pulse? - Answers Radial
A normal pulse rate for an adult is ______________. - Answers 60 to 100 beats per minute
Respiration is the process of ____________. - Answers Breathing
What breathing pattern is a characteristic of a very rapid rate of breathing?
A. Bradypnea
B. Normal pattern
C. Tachypnea
D. Sighing - Answers C. Tacypnea
The normal respiration rate for an adult is _____________. - Answers 10 to 20 breaths per minute
What is the diastolic reading of a blood pressure? - Answers The last sound heard after pressure is
released from the cuff
What instruments are used to take a patient's blood pressure? - Answers A sphygmomanometer and a
stethoscope
The term for the small groove or fold on the inner arms is the ______________. - Answers antecubital
space
Who discovered the series of sounds that can be heard during the taking of a blood pressure reading? -
Answers Nicolai Korotkoff
