Dental Assisting Comprehensive EXAM
NEWEST 2025 EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
The Frenum is - Answers - ✔✔Narrow band of tissue that connects two structures
Bone that is more dense and forms the outer shell of bony structures is called - Answers
- ✔✔Compact Bone
How many bones are there in the face? - Answers - ✔✔14 bones
The largest of the salivary glands is - Answers - ✔✔parotid
How many bones are in the cranium? - Answers - ✔✔8
The salivary glands that lie on the floor of the mouth are the - Answers - ✔✔Sublingual
glands
The salivary glands that lie on either side of the tongue are called - Answers -
✔✔Sublingual glands
The duct that comes off of the parotid gland is called - Answers - ✔✔Stensen's Duct
spongy bone is also known as - Answers - ✔✔cancellous bone
After performing a medical history review, the patient tells you that she is allergic to
penicillin. How would you notate this in the patient chart? - Answers - ✔✔on the cover of
the chart in red pen
This muscle raises and wrinkles the skin of the chin and pushes up the lower lip -
Answers - ✔✔Mentalis
Muscle origin is the place where the - Answers - ✔✔muscle begins
The duct that comes off of the sublingual gland is called - Answers - ✔✔Wharton's Duct
, The muscle that closes and puckers the lips is known as the - Answers - ✔✔Orbicularis
Oris
The muscle that compresses the cheeks against the teeth and retracts the angle of the
mouth is known as the - Answers - ✔✔Orbicularis oris muscle
The strongest muscle of the jaw used for chewing is known as the - Answers -
✔✔Masseter Muscle
After taking the temperature on a patient, the dental assistant notes the temp as being
99.8 degree F. This may indicate which of the following situations? - Answers -
✔✔Bacterial infection
During the intraoral examination, the dentist tells you there is an existing crown on the
tooth #30. How would you make the notation on the patient chart? - Answers - ✔✔In
blue on the lower right second molar.
The portion of the tooth covered with enamel is known as the - Answers - ✔✔Clinical
Crown
the substance that covers the root of the tooth is called - Answers - ✔✔Cementum
The portion of the tooth that is visible in the mouth is called the - Answers - ✔✔Clinical
Crown
Which of these is a muscle of mastication? - Answers - ✔✔Masseter
The enamel of the tooth - Answers - ✔✔is the material that covers the anatomical crown
The pulp can best be described as - Answers - ✔✔Nourishes and protects the body
It can be stated that the occlusal surface of the tooth is - Answers - ✔✔the broad, flat
chewing surface of the posterior teeth
there are _______ teeth in the primary dentition - Answers - ✔✔20
While transcribing treatment information into a chart, you realize you made a mistake.
The best way to notate this is by doing which of the following? - Answers - ✔✔Cross the
inaccuracy out with a single straight line, write in the correct information below, and then
initial next to it.
All existing restorations are charted in - Answers - ✔✔blue
Restorative work that needs to be done is - Answers - ✔✔Charted in red
NEWEST 2025 EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
The Frenum is - Answers - ✔✔Narrow band of tissue that connects two structures
Bone that is more dense and forms the outer shell of bony structures is called - Answers
- ✔✔Compact Bone
How many bones are there in the face? - Answers - ✔✔14 bones
The largest of the salivary glands is - Answers - ✔✔parotid
How many bones are in the cranium? - Answers - ✔✔8
The salivary glands that lie on the floor of the mouth are the - Answers - ✔✔Sublingual
glands
The salivary glands that lie on either side of the tongue are called - Answers -
✔✔Sublingual glands
The duct that comes off of the parotid gland is called - Answers - ✔✔Stensen's Duct
spongy bone is also known as - Answers - ✔✔cancellous bone
After performing a medical history review, the patient tells you that she is allergic to
penicillin. How would you notate this in the patient chart? - Answers - ✔✔on the cover of
the chart in red pen
This muscle raises and wrinkles the skin of the chin and pushes up the lower lip -
Answers - ✔✔Mentalis
Muscle origin is the place where the - Answers - ✔✔muscle begins
The duct that comes off of the sublingual gland is called - Answers - ✔✔Wharton's Duct
, The muscle that closes and puckers the lips is known as the - Answers - ✔✔Orbicularis
Oris
The muscle that compresses the cheeks against the teeth and retracts the angle of the
mouth is known as the - Answers - ✔✔Orbicularis oris muscle
The strongest muscle of the jaw used for chewing is known as the - Answers -
✔✔Masseter Muscle
After taking the temperature on a patient, the dental assistant notes the temp as being
99.8 degree F. This may indicate which of the following situations? - Answers -
✔✔Bacterial infection
During the intraoral examination, the dentist tells you there is an existing crown on the
tooth #30. How would you make the notation on the patient chart? - Answers - ✔✔In
blue on the lower right second molar.
The portion of the tooth covered with enamel is known as the - Answers - ✔✔Clinical
Crown
the substance that covers the root of the tooth is called - Answers - ✔✔Cementum
The portion of the tooth that is visible in the mouth is called the - Answers - ✔✔Clinical
Crown
Which of these is a muscle of mastication? - Answers - ✔✔Masseter
The enamel of the tooth - Answers - ✔✔is the material that covers the anatomical crown
The pulp can best be described as - Answers - ✔✔Nourishes and protects the body
It can be stated that the occlusal surface of the tooth is - Answers - ✔✔the broad, flat
chewing surface of the posterior teeth
there are _______ teeth in the primary dentition - Answers - ✔✔20
While transcribing treatment information into a chart, you realize you made a mistake.
The best way to notate this is by doing which of the following? - Answers - ✔✔Cross the
inaccuracy out with a single straight line, write in the correct information below, and then
initial next to it.
All existing restorations are charted in - Answers - ✔✔blue
Restorative work that needs to be done is - Answers - ✔✔Charted in red
