Texas RDA Exam Review EXAM Questions AND Correct Answers
A dentist can give a hygienist permission to:
A- Make an intraoral occlusional adjustment
B- Administer local anesthetic
C- Take impressions for a final, permanent restorations, appliance or
prosthesis
D- Perform scaling on a patient who has had an exam in the last 12
months by the dentist - ✔✔D- Perform scaling on a patient who has
had an exam in the last 12 months by the dentist
According to the Hazard Communication Guide:
A- We must make hazard communication labels for all bottles with
chemicals in the office
B- All MSDS sheets are standardized and will have the same format
C- We must make hazard communication labels for all bottles which
contain chemicals that have been taken from their original container
and placed into a secondary container
D- MSDS sheets are easy to find online, so they do not need to be filed
in the office - ✔✔C- We must make hazard communication labels for
all bottles which contain chemicals that have been taken from their
original container and placed into a secondary container
,After an accidental needlestick injury:
A- The puncture wound must immediately be washed with soap and
water
B- The employee must be offered a medical evaluation, but the
employee is not required to go
C- After an explanation of what happened, the dental office must ask
the patient to go for blood testing The blood tests are HIV, Hepatitis
B, and Hepatitis C
D- All of the above - ✔✔D- All of the above
All of the following are required to obtain a Dental Assistant
Radiology Certificate, except:
A- A High School Diploma or GED certificate
B- Successful completion of a current course in Basic Life Support
(CPR)
C- Completion of a dental assisting externship
D- Paying all application, examination and licensing fees - ✔✔C-
Completion of a dental assisting externship
Bio-hazardous waste:
A- Is any waste tainted with any amount of saliva or blood
, B- Must be removed from the dental office by a biohazardous waste
service
C- Includes patient bibs, disposable items, and gloves
D- Can be disposed of in the regular trash if it is wrapped and
sterilized - ✔✔D- Can be disposed of in the regular trash if it is
wrapped and sterilized
Coronal polishing on a 6-year-old child by a dental assistant is charged
to insurance.
True -OR- False - ✔✔False
Duties that can be performed under general supervision can be
performed with or without the dentist present in the office. The
patient must be a patient of record, and the patient must have had an
exam performed by the dentist in the last 12 months.
True OR False - ✔✔True
Eligibility for the Dental Assistant Radiology Certificate can be denied
due to:
A- Being delinquent in paying student loans
B- Not being a Texas resident
A dentist can give a hygienist permission to:
A- Make an intraoral occlusional adjustment
B- Administer local anesthetic
C- Take impressions for a final, permanent restorations, appliance or
prosthesis
D- Perform scaling on a patient who has had an exam in the last 12
months by the dentist - ✔✔D- Perform scaling on a patient who has
had an exam in the last 12 months by the dentist
According to the Hazard Communication Guide:
A- We must make hazard communication labels for all bottles with
chemicals in the office
B- All MSDS sheets are standardized and will have the same format
C- We must make hazard communication labels for all bottles which
contain chemicals that have been taken from their original container
and placed into a secondary container
D- MSDS sheets are easy to find online, so they do not need to be filed
in the office - ✔✔C- We must make hazard communication labels for
all bottles which contain chemicals that have been taken from their
original container and placed into a secondary container
,After an accidental needlestick injury:
A- The puncture wound must immediately be washed with soap and
water
B- The employee must be offered a medical evaluation, but the
employee is not required to go
C- After an explanation of what happened, the dental office must ask
the patient to go for blood testing The blood tests are HIV, Hepatitis
B, and Hepatitis C
D- All of the above - ✔✔D- All of the above
All of the following are required to obtain a Dental Assistant
Radiology Certificate, except:
A- A High School Diploma or GED certificate
B- Successful completion of a current course in Basic Life Support
(CPR)
C- Completion of a dental assisting externship
D- Paying all application, examination and licensing fees - ✔✔C-
Completion of a dental assisting externship
Bio-hazardous waste:
A- Is any waste tainted with any amount of saliva or blood
, B- Must be removed from the dental office by a biohazardous waste
service
C- Includes patient bibs, disposable items, and gloves
D- Can be disposed of in the regular trash if it is wrapped and
sterilized - ✔✔D- Can be disposed of in the regular trash if it is
wrapped and sterilized
Coronal polishing on a 6-year-old child by a dental assistant is charged
to insurance.
True -OR- False - ✔✔False
Duties that can be performed under general supervision can be
performed with or without the dentist present in the office. The
patient must be a patient of record, and the patient must have had an
exam performed by the dentist in the last 12 months.
True OR False - ✔✔True
Eligibility for the Dental Assistant Radiology Certificate can be denied
due to:
A- Being delinquent in paying student loans
B- Not being a Texas resident
