CHAIRSIDE DENTAL ASSISTING END OF COURSE
EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What number hole size is selected for the keypunch opening of the dental dam?
A. Three
B. Two
C. Four
D. Five - ✔✔D. Five
✔✔What does the dental assistant do with his/her right hand when assisting a right-
handed dentist during a procedure?
A. Receive instruments
B. Hold the suction
C. Use the three-way syringe
D. Pass the instruments - ✔✔B. Hold the suction
✔✔When seating a patient in the dental treatment room, the patient's personal items
should be placed
A. in the static zone behind the patient.
B. in the patient's lap under a protective apron.
C. in a safe place away from the procedure.
D. at the left side of the dental chair within reach. - ✔✔C. in a safe place away from the
procedure.
, ✔✔When retrieving an instrument from the dentist, the instrument should be placed
A. in the transfer zone on top of the patient's bib.
B. back on the tray setup in its proper order of use.
C. back on the tray setup behind any unused instruments.
D. in a container of holding solution placed near the tray. - ✔✔B. back on the tray setup
in its proper order of use.
✔✔When preparing the patient for a basic oral exam, how is the patient positioned in
the dental chair?
A. Subsupine
B. Supine
C. Trendelenburg
D. Upright - ✔✔B. Supine
✔✔When retrieving an instrument from the right-handed dentist using the single-handed
transfer technique the dental assistant
A. uses the last two fingers of the left hand then tucks it toward the palm.
B. uses the thumb and first finger of the left hand to lift it from the dentist's hand.
C. extends the right palm under the instrument to catch it upon dentist's release.
D. applies the palm-thumb technique using any available free hand. - ✔✔A. uses the
last two fingers of the left hand then tucks it toward the palm.
✔✔When transferring instruments using a single-handed technique, the instrument to
be transferred from the tray to the transfer zone should be positioned
A. to the left of the patient's mouth.
B. parallel to the instrument in the dentist's hand.
C. perpendicular to the patient's chin.
D. horizontally upon the patient's bib. - ✔✔B. parallel to the instrument in the dentist's
hand.
✔✔When working with a right-handed dentist, the 12 to 2 o'clock position is known as
the
A. assistant's zone.
B. transfer zone.
C. operator's zone.
D. static zone. - ✔✔D. static zone.
✔✔The correct sequence of dental instruments for a Class I amalgam restoration tray,
based upon order of use is
A. condenser, burnisher, cleoid-discoid, excavator.
B. cleoid-discoid, burnisher, excavator, condenser.
C. burnisher, condenser, excavator, cleoid-discoid.
D. excavator, condenser, burnisher, cleoid-discoid. - ✔✔D. excavator, condenser,
burnisher, cleoid-discoid.
EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What number hole size is selected for the keypunch opening of the dental dam?
A. Three
B. Two
C. Four
D. Five - ✔✔D. Five
✔✔What does the dental assistant do with his/her right hand when assisting a right-
handed dentist during a procedure?
A. Receive instruments
B. Hold the suction
C. Use the three-way syringe
D. Pass the instruments - ✔✔B. Hold the suction
✔✔When seating a patient in the dental treatment room, the patient's personal items
should be placed
A. in the static zone behind the patient.
B. in the patient's lap under a protective apron.
C. in a safe place away from the procedure.
D. at the left side of the dental chair within reach. - ✔✔C. in a safe place away from the
procedure.
, ✔✔When retrieving an instrument from the dentist, the instrument should be placed
A. in the transfer zone on top of the patient's bib.
B. back on the tray setup in its proper order of use.
C. back on the tray setup behind any unused instruments.
D. in a container of holding solution placed near the tray. - ✔✔B. back on the tray setup
in its proper order of use.
✔✔When preparing the patient for a basic oral exam, how is the patient positioned in
the dental chair?
A. Subsupine
B. Supine
C. Trendelenburg
D. Upright - ✔✔B. Supine
✔✔When retrieving an instrument from the right-handed dentist using the single-handed
transfer technique the dental assistant
A. uses the last two fingers of the left hand then tucks it toward the palm.
B. uses the thumb and first finger of the left hand to lift it from the dentist's hand.
C. extends the right palm under the instrument to catch it upon dentist's release.
D. applies the palm-thumb technique using any available free hand. - ✔✔A. uses the
last two fingers of the left hand then tucks it toward the palm.
✔✔When transferring instruments using a single-handed technique, the instrument to
be transferred from the tray to the transfer zone should be positioned
A. to the left of the patient's mouth.
B. parallel to the instrument in the dentist's hand.
C. perpendicular to the patient's chin.
D. horizontally upon the patient's bib. - ✔✔B. parallel to the instrument in the dentist's
hand.
✔✔When working with a right-handed dentist, the 12 to 2 o'clock position is known as
the
A. assistant's zone.
B. transfer zone.
C. operator's zone.
D. static zone. - ✔✔D. static zone.
✔✔The correct sequence of dental instruments for a Class I amalgam restoration tray,
based upon order of use is
A. condenser, burnisher, cleoid-discoid, excavator.
B. cleoid-discoid, burnisher, excavator, condenser.
C. burnisher, condenser, excavator, cleoid-discoid.
D. excavator, condenser, burnisher, cleoid-discoid. - ✔✔D. excavator, condenser,
burnisher, cleoid-discoid.
