CDA Exam ACTUAL UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the 2 types of movement made by the TMJ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hinge and
Glide
What is the nerve that supplies the maxillary first and second premolars and the mesiobuccal root
of the maxillary first molar? - CORRECT ANSWER - middle superior alveolar nerve
The top of the tongue is called? - CORRECT ANSWER - dorsal surface
What are the 3 functions of the salivary glands? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. provide
lubrication
2. clean the oral cavity
3. aid in digestion
What is the cavity within the alveolar process that holds the tooth? - CORRECT
ANSWER - alveolar socket
A patient comes into your office complaining that when he bit into a hot piece of pizza, he
"burned the bump of skin in the front part" of the roof of the mouth, What is this bump called? -
CORRECT ANSWER - incisive papilla
The dentist asks you to place a cotton roll over Stensen's duct to help control the flow of saliva.
Where would you place the cotton roll? - CORRECT ANSWER - maxillary vestibule
In the Universal/National Numbering System, tooth #9 is called what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - maxillary left central incisor
, In the FDI Numbering System, what is tooth #11 called? - CORRECT ANSWER -
maxillary right central incisor
T/F: the primary dentition contains four premolars? - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A microorganism that can cause disease is called? - CORRECT ANSWER - pathogen
What is the form of life that is the most resistant to extremes of heat and dryness? - CORRECT
ANSWER - spores
What is another term for "lockjaw"? - CORRECT ANSWER - tetanus
What disease can be transmitted from contaminated dental water lines? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Legionnaire's disease
What Hepatitis virus is NOT bloodborne - CORRECT ANSWER - Hep A
What is the goal of an infection control program? - CORRECT ANSWER - To prevent
disease transmission from the patient to the staff, the staff to the patient, and patient to patient
What two situations can result in a percutaneous injury? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
needle stick
2. cut from an instrument
As a dental assistant, when should you wash your hands? - CORRECT ANSWER - before
you glove and after removing gloves
What is considered PPE? - CORRECT ANSWER - protective clothing, mask, disposable
gloves, and eyewear
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the 2 types of movement made by the TMJ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hinge and
Glide
What is the nerve that supplies the maxillary first and second premolars and the mesiobuccal root
of the maxillary first molar? - CORRECT ANSWER - middle superior alveolar nerve
The top of the tongue is called? - CORRECT ANSWER - dorsal surface
What are the 3 functions of the salivary glands? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. provide
lubrication
2. clean the oral cavity
3. aid in digestion
What is the cavity within the alveolar process that holds the tooth? - CORRECT
ANSWER - alveolar socket
A patient comes into your office complaining that when he bit into a hot piece of pizza, he
"burned the bump of skin in the front part" of the roof of the mouth, What is this bump called? -
CORRECT ANSWER - incisive papilla
The dentist asks you to place a cotton roll over Stensen's duct to help control the flow of saliva.
Where would you place the cotton roll? - CORRECT ANSWER - maxillary vestibule
In the Universal/National Numbering System, tooth #9 is called what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - maxillary left central incisor
, In the FDI Numbering System, what is tooth #11 called? - CORRECT ANSWER -
maxillary right central incisor
T/F: the primary dentition contains four premolars? - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A microorganism that can cause disease is called? - CORRECT ANSWER - pathogen
What is the form of life that is the most resistant to extremes of heat and dryness? - CORRECT
ANSWER - spores
What is another term for "lockjaw"? - CORRECT ANSWER - tetanus
What disease can be transmitted from contaminated dental water lines? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Legionnaire's disease
What Hepatitis virus is NOT bloodborne - CORRECT ANSWER - Hep A
What is the goal of an infection control program? - CORRECT ANSWER - To prevent
disease transmission from the patient to the staff, the staff to the patient, and patient to patient
What two situations can result in a percutaneous injury? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
needle stick
2. cut from an instrument
As a dental assistant, when should you wash your hands? - CORRECT ANSWER - before
you glove and after removing gloves
What is considered PPE? - CORRECT ANSWER - protective clothing, mask, disposable
gloves, and eyewear
