CDCA-ADEX MANUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

CDCA/ADEX MANUAL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
IdentifyMtheMtwoMexaminationsMincludedMunderMtheM'umbrella'MofMtheMAmericanMBoardMofMDent
alMExaminers,MInc.MDentalMHygieneMExamination.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-1.MComputer-
simulatedMclinicalMexamM(CSCE)

2.MPatentMTreatmentMclinicalMexamM(PTCE)



ExplainM'ADEXMStatus'MincludingMtheMthreeMrequiredMqualificationsMforMeligibilityMforMaMcandidate
.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-1.MPASSM(75%+)MComputer-simulatedMexam

2.MPASSM(75%+)MPatentMTreatmentMexam

3.MGraduatedManMaccreditedMhygieneMprogramM(CODAM-MComm.MonMDent.MAccred.)



ExplainMtheM18-monthMcompletionMruleMforMsuccessfullyMcompletingMbothMtheMpatient-
basedMandMcomputer-
basedMexams.MIncludeMtheMstartMdateMofMtheM18MmonthsMandMconsequencesMforMnotMcompleting
MbothMexamsMduringManM18-monthMperiod.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-


You'veMgotM18MmonthsMfromMtheMtimeMyouMtakeMyourM1stMexamM(PTMorMComputer)MtoMcompleteM
bothMclinicalMexams.MIfMyouMdon'tMcompleteMbothMinM18Mmonths,MyouMmustMstartMoverM-
MretakingMbothMexamsMregardlessMifMyouMpassedMone.




ExplainMtheM3-
timeMfailureMruleMincludingMpolicyMforMretakingMbothMpartsMofMtheMCDCA/ADEXMExamination.M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-


JustMlikeMtheM18MmonthMrule,MifMyouMfailManyMoneMexamM3x,MyouMmustMstartMoverM&MretakeMbothM
exams,MregardlessMifMyouMpassedMone.



DiscussMtheMtimeMframeMforMcompletionMofManMonlineMprofile.MIncludeMtheMwebsite,MverificationM
timelineMandMreasonMforMlateMfees.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-
CreateMaMprofileMonlineMbeforeMregisteringMforMexams.MVerificationMusuallyMtakesM2-
3MbusinessMdays.MAMlateMfeeM($250)MmayMapplyMifMyouMregisterMlessMthanM6MweeksMinMadvanceMof
ManMexam.MPTCEMregistrationMclosesM3MweeksMpriorMtoMtheMexam.

, ExplainMtheMprocedureMforMonlineMcreationMofMaMCandidateMProfileMforMtheMCDCA/ADEXMExamina
tions.MIncludeMtheMspecificsMfor:M*StepsM1MthroughM4.*M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-StepM1M-
MCreateMyourMprofile



StepM2M-MUploadMaMphotoM(clear,MrecentM200-500MpxMsquare)

StepM3M-MUploadMrequiredMdocuments

StepM4M-MVerification



BlueM=MinfoMforMyou

RedM=MitemMrequiresMattention

YellowM=Moptional



emailM-MuseMpersonalM(notMschool)MemailMaddress



IdentifyMtheMqualificationsMforMacceptableMphotosMandMtheMpurposeMandMuseMofMphotosMduringM
theMexam.M-MCORRECTMANSWERM-clear,Mrecent,M200-500MpxMsquare,MnoMprops,Mhats,MfullMface.



ExplainMtheMstepsMtoMregisterMforMindividualMandMfullMexaminationsMincludingMtheMtimeMframeMfo
rMregistration,Mpayment,MlateMapplicationsMandMapplicableMlateMfees,MchangesMtoMtheMoriginalMCS
CEMexamMdateMorMtimeMandMresultantMfeesMandMchangesMtoMtheMoriginalMPTCEMandMfees.M-
MCORRECTMANSWERM-EachMexamMmustMbeMregisteredMindependentlyMofMoneManother.




Fees:

$100M-MExamMDefermentMFee,MorMLateMwithdrawMfee

$250M-MPTCEMregistrationMlessMthanM6MweeksMpriorMtoMexam