DANB GENERAL CHAIRSIDE EXAM
2025/2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 100% PASS
To assist with patient care the patients medical history must be
reevaluated. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔At each visit
Where does the mandible articulate with the cranium - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Temporal bone
What part of the mandible articulate with the temporal bone - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Head of the condylar process
Parts of the sphenoid - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔greater/lesser wings, anterior base
of skull, floors of eyes sockets and the base of cranium
What are the muscles of mastication - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Temporalis,
masseter, medial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid
First number in a blood pressure reading is the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Systolic
The bottom number of blood pressure is the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Diastolic
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,The muscle of mastication that inserts into the articular disc of the
temporomandibular joint is the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔lateral pterygoid.
The best time to count respirations when obtaining vital signs is - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔When the patient is unaware
What is a nonmalignant (benign) bony growth of the maxilla? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Torus palatinus
Which of the following is the first stage of odontogenesis - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Bud Stage
What is odontogenesis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔formation and the development
of teeth
An elevated body temperature is likely to be found in a? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Small Child
When using the universal tooth numbering system, the maxillary right
central incisor is tooth number - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔#8
If a blood pressure reading of 142/96 is obtained on an adult, it is classified
as - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔hypertension
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,Angular cheilitis is likely to be an oral manifestation of which condition? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Anemia
What is Angular Cheilitis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Symptoms include painful sores
in one or both corners of the mouth and dry lips. People often describe a
burning sensation
Which diagnostic aid would be most effective for identifying interproximal
caries? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bitewing
Which artery is used when obtaining the patient's pulse from the wrist? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Radial
Which permanent tooth may have a cusp of Carabelli? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Maxillary first molar
The numbers used in the universal tooth numbering system for charting the
teeth in the mandibular left quadrant are - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔#17 to 24
A patient with a history of taking antibiotics for a long period of time
experiences burning white patches on the oral tissues. This may be
diagnosed by the dentist as - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔candidiasis
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, When taking the patient's blood pressure with an arm cuff, on which artery
is the stethoscope placed? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Brachial
Angle's classification is used to classify and describe - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔occlusal and malocclusion
A prosthetic tooth that replaces a missing natural tooth is called a(n) - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Pontic
What instrument is used for tactile purposes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Explorer
If the dentist identifies moderate mobility of a tooth during a periodontal
exam, the dental assistant will record what score in the patient's chart? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔2
Class 2 mobility - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The colored area of the probe remains
completely visible during the deepest probing in the sextant; supragingival
or subgingival calculus and defective margins are detected.
A probe score of 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The colored area of the probe remains
completely visible during the deepest probing in the sextant; no calculus or
defective margins are detected; bleeding occurs after gentle probing.
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2025/2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 100% PASS
To assist with patient care the patients medical history must be
reevaluated. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔At each visit
Where does the mandible articulate with the cranium - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Temporal bone
What part of the mandible articulate with the temporal bone - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Head of the condylar process
Parts of the sphenoid - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔greater/lesser wings, anterior base
of skull, floors of eyes sockets and the base of cranium
What are the muscles of mastication - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Temporalis,
masseter, medial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid
First number in a blood pressure reading is the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Systolic
The bottom number of blood pressure is the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Diastolic
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,The muscle of mastication that inserts into the articular disc of the
temporomandibular joint is the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔lateral pterygoid.
The best time to count respirations when obtaining vital signs is - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔When the patient is unaware
What is a nonmalignant (benign) bony growth of the maxilla? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Torus palatinus
Which of the following is the first stage of odontogenesis - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Bud Stage
What is odontogenesis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔formation and the development
of teeth
An elevated body temperature is likely to be found in a? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Small Child
When using the universal tooth numbering system, the maxillary right
central incisor is tooth number - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔#8
If a blood pressure reading of 142/96 is obtained on an adult, it is classified
as - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔hypertension
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619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
,Angular cheilitis is likely to be an oral manifestation of which condition? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Anemia
What is Angular Cheilitis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Symptoms include painful sores
in one or both corners of the mouth and dry lips. People often describe a
burning sensation
Which diagnostic aid would be most effective for identifying interproximal
caries? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bitewing
Which artery is used when obtaining the patient's pulse from the wrist? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Radial
Which permanent tooth may have a cusp of Carabelli? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Maxillary first molar
The numbers used in the universal tooth numbering system for charting the
teeth in the mandibular left quadrant are - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔#17 to 24
A patient with a history of taking antibiotics for a long period of time
experiences burning white patches on the oral tissues. This may be
diagnosed by the dentist as - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔candidiasis
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, When taking the patient's blood pressure with an arm cuff, on which artery
is the stethoscope placed? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Brachial
Angle's classification is used to classify and describe - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔occlusal and malocclusion
A prosthetic tooth that replaces a missing natural tooth is called a(n) - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Pontic
What instrument is used for tactile purposes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Explorer
If the dentist identifies moderate mobility of a tooth during a periodontal
exam, the dental assistant will record what score in the patient's chart? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔2
Class 2 mobility - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The colored area of the probe remains
completely visible during the deepest probing in the sextant; supragingival
or subgingival calculus and defective margins are detected.
A probe score of 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The colored area of the probe remains
completely visible during the deepest probing in the sextant; no calculus or
defective margins are detected; bleeding occurs after gentle probing.
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