RDA mock exam
1. The register dental assistant performing a mouth mirror
inspection should
be able to:
Correct Answer: Differentiate abnormal conditions from normal conditions
2. The registered dental assistant may not perform which of the
following, without proof of completion of a course approved by the
state board of dental examiners:
Correct Answer: Coronal polish and ultrasonic scaling for removal of
excess cement
from orthodontic bands
3. The RDA license renewal period, with proof of education, is
required every:-
Correct Answer: 2 years
4. The dental assistant may perform the following duties:
**orthodontics questions**
1. Placement and ligation of arch wires
2. Removal of arch wires
3. Size orthodontic bands
4. Placement and removal of rubber dam
5. Placement and removal of matrices:
Correct Answer: Removal or arch wires, placement and removal of rubber
damn, and placement and removal of matrices
,5. Placement and cementation of crowns and bridges is a duty
permitted the:
Correct Answer: Dentist only
6. In addition to using an explorer, which other instruments are
permissible for
a registered dental assistant to use during an oral inspection?
Correct Answer: mouth mirror
7. The RDA may remove excess cement:
Correct Answer: Supragingivally
8. Fitting endodontic gotta percha points prior to filling the canal is
a duty
performed by the:
Correct Answer: RDAEF under direct supervision (registered Dental
Assistant
Expanded Function)
9. The taking of intraoral radiographs, with the California radiation
safety license, is a duty permitted to the:
Correct Answer: DA under general supervision
10. The registered dental assistant may place:
Correct Answer: Both metal and plastic separators under the direct
supervision of a licensed dentist
11. The non-aerosol topical agent may be applied by the:
Correct Answer: DA or RDA
, 12. a DA or RDA may not take impressions for:
Correct Answer: Crowns, bridges, and intraoral prosthetics
13. The registered dental assistant may remove excess cement:
Correct Answer: Subgingivally
14. How many hours of continuing education are required per
renewal period for licensure of an RDA:
Correct Answer: 25 hours biennially
15. Sizing and cementation of temporary crowns may be performed
by:
Correct Answer: RDA under general supervision
16. A mother brings her child to the office when the dentist is not
there. The child has a toothache and an obvious large cavity. The
dentist is contacted at home and is made aware of the patient's
problem which of the following tasks maybe performed:
Correct Answer: You are allowed to take an x-ray and reschedule, refer to
another dentist, do a mouth mirror inspection by an RDA under general
supervision.
17. A patient has been scheduled for suture removal 5 days after
surgery. The patient returns for his appointment, but the dentist is
ill. The RDA may:
Correct Answer: Only check the patient's mouth and reschedule him in a
day or two
18. The dentist may be subject to charge of malpractice based on:
Correct Answer: proven negligence, and suspended license.
1. The register dental assistant performing a mouth mirror
inspection should
be able to:
Correct Answer: Differentiate abnormal conditions from normal conditions
2. The registered dental assistant may not perform which of the
following, without proof of completion of a course approved by the
state board of dental examiners:
Correct Answer: Coronal polish and ultrasonic scaling for removal of
excess cement
from orthodontic bands
3. The RDA license renewal period, with proof of education, is
required every:-
Correct Answer: 2 years
4. The dental assistant may perform the following duties:
**orthodontics questions**
1. Placement and ligation of arch wires
2. Removal of arch wires
3. Size orthodontic bands
4. Placement and removal of rubber dam
5. Placement and removal of matrices:
Correct Answer: Removal or arch wires, placement and removal of rubber
damn, and placement and removal of matrices
,5. Placement and cementation of crowns and bridges is a duty
permitted the:
Correct Answer: Dentist only
6. In addition to using an explorer, which other instruments are
permissible for
a registered dental assistant to use during an oral inspection?
Correct Answer: mouth mirror
7. The RDA may remove excess cement:
Correct Answer: Supragingivally
8. Fitting endodontic gotta percha points prior to filling the canal is
a duty
performed by the:
Correct Answer: RDAEF under direct supervision (registered Dental
Assistant
Expanded Function)
9. The taking of intraoral radiographs, with the California radiation
safety license, is a duty permitted to the:
Correct Answer: DA under general supervision
10. The registered dental assistant may place:
Correct Answer: Both metal and plastic separators under the direct
supervision of a licensed dentist
11. The non-aerosol topical agent may be applied by the:
Correct Answer: DA or RDA
, 12. a DA or RDA may not take impressions for:
Correct Answer: Crowns, bridges, and intraoral prosthetics
13. The registered dental assistant may remove excess cement:
Correct Answer: Subgingivally
14. How many hours of continuing education are required per
renewal period for licensure of an RDA:
Correct Answer: 25 hours biennially
15. Sizing and cementation of temporary crowns may be performed
by:
Correct Answer: RDA under general supervision
16. A mother brings her child to the office when the dentist is not
there. The child has a toothache and an obvious large cavity. The
dentist is contacted at home and is made aware of the patient's
problem which of the following tasks maybe performed:
Correct Answer: You are allowed to take an x-ray and reschedule, refer to
another dentist, do a mouth mirror inspection by an RDA under general
supervision.
17. A patient has been scheduled for suture removal 5 days after
surgery. The patient returns for his appointment, but the dentist is
ill. The RDA may:
Correct Answer: Only check the patient's mouth and reschedule him in a
day or two
18. The dentist may be subject to charge of malpractice based on:
Correct Answer: proven negligence, and suspended license.
