GENERAL CHAIRSIDE ASSESSMENT EXAM (35 REVISED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026!!)
Intermittent blinking mouth movements blank stare and non-responsiveness or symptoms of? - Petit
Mal seizure
Retention pins? - Add strength to a core build up
Which gypsum some product is commonly used to make diagnostic models? - Plaster
A periodontal pocket marker appears similar in design to? - Cotton pliers
The tip of the composite curing light should be held at an angle of __ degrees to the tooth? - 90
In which notation are the permanent teeth numbered from 1 to 32? - Universal
Surgical retraction is a procedure referred to as? - Electrosurgery
Which term is used for the blood pressure cuff and dial equipment? - Sphygmomanometer
Each is included in the service record when new equipment is purchased except? - Name of person
responsible for preventive maintenance
If humidity is high will mixing a final impression material the setting time may be? - Decreased
Unconsciousness increased body temperature rapid heartbeat and increased blood pressure or
symptoms of? - A grand mal seizure
The first step in preventing a medical emergency is to be certain the patient has? - Completed and
updated his or her medical history
Mouth mirrors and dental burs are which type of dental supply? - Expendable
, In which procedure is the patient usually placed in an upright position? - Taking diagnostic
impressions
When is the needle guard removed? - After the syringe has been placed in the operator's hand
Which is not a measurement used in constructing a complete denture? - Reversion
The second soft tapping sound the heart produces is the? - Diastolic reading
A double ended knife with kidney shaped blades used in periodontal surgery is a? - Kirkland knife
A right handed dentist is doing a preparation on 30 MO. The dental assistant places the HVE tip on
the? - Lingual of #30
The dentist retires to another state and closes the practice. The entire staff is released from
employment and the records remain in the office, but the patients are not notified of the dentist
retirement. Failure to notify the patients of the changes in the practice is? - Abandonment
Which suture is absorbable? - Plain catgut
Which occurs when an alginate impression is stored in water or a very wet paper towel? - Imbibition
The dental team is completing an amalgam procedure on 4 MOD. Which statement is true? - Two
wedge and anatomical carvers would be used
A genetic abnormality in which there are defects in the enamel formation is? - Amelogenesis
imperfecta
How many teeth are in the arch of a deciduous dentition? - 10
Which is considered a vital record? - Patient clinical chart
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026!!)
Intermittent blinking mouth movements blank stare and non-responsiveness or symptoms of? - Petit
Mal seizure
Retention pins? - Add strength to a core build up
Which gypsum some product is commonly used to make diagnostic models? - Plaster
A periodontal pocket marker appears similar in design to? - Cotton pliers
The tip of the composite curing light should be held at an angle of __ degrees to the tooth? - 90
In which notation are the permanent teeth numbered from 1 to 32? - Universal
Surgical retraction is a procedure referred to as? - Electrosurgery
Which term is used for the blood pressure cuff and dial equipment? - Sphygmomanometer
Each is included in the service record when new equipment is purchased except? - Name of person
responsible for preventive maintenance
If humidity is high will mixing a final impression material the setting time may be? - Decreased
Unconsciousness increased body temperature rapid heartbeat and increased blood pressure or
symptoms of? - A grand mal seizure
The first step in preventing a medical emergency is to be certain the patient has? - Completed and
updated his or her medical history
Mouth mirrors and dental burs are which type of dental supply? - Expendable
, In which procedure is the patient usually placed in an upright position? - Taking diagnostic
impressions
When is the needle guard removed? - After the syringe has been placed in the operator's hand
Which is not a measurement used in constructing a complete denture? - Reversion
The second soft tapping sound the heart produces is the? - Diastolic reading
A double ended knife with kidney shaped blades used in periodontal surgery is a? - Kirkland knife
A right handed dentist is doing a preparation on 30 MO. The dental assistant places the HVE tip on
the? - Lingual of #30
The dentist retires to another state and closes the practice. The entire staff is released from
employment and the records remain in the office, but the patients are not notified of the dentist
retirement. Failure to notify the patients of the changes in the practice is? - Abandonment
Which suture is absorbable? - Plain catgut
Which occurs when an alginate impression is stored in water or a very wet paper towel? - Imbibition
The dental team is completing an amalgam procedure on 4 MOD. Which statement is true? - Two
wedge and anatomical carvers would be used
A genetic abnormality in which there are defects in the enamel formation is? - Amelogenesis
imperfecta
How many teeth are in the arch of a deciduous dentition? - 10
Which is considered a vital record? - Patient clinical chart
