CALIFORNIA RDA EXAMS 2026
CLINICAL SCRIPT SOLVED
QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS A+
◉ In what direction do you coronal polish
Answer: Toward the incisal & occlusal edge
◉ What is veracity?
Answer: The dentist has a duty to communicate truthfully
◉ What is nonmaleficence?
Answer: do no harm
◉ What is autonomy?
Answer: right to self-determination
◉ What is used to make veneers?
Answer: Strong porcelain material
◉ What is a toddlers average pulse
Answer: 80 to 130 beats per minute
◉ What are signs of syncope
,Answer: Dizziness, muffled hearing and visual changes (such as
"blacking out")
◉ What is the appropriate word for "fainting"
Answer: Syncope
◉ What surface do you check the pulp vitality
Answer: surface of the tooth closest to the pulp
horn(s)
◉ Utility gloves are used when?
Answer: cleaning, sterilizing, and disinfecting treatment rooms and
equipment
◉ If the dentist asks for another Carpule of anesthetic during procedure
how would you get it?
Answer: Cotton Pilars or take of glove & grab it
◉ What is the purpose of periodontal dressing?
Answer: to protect the healing tissues from the forces produced during
mastication, thereby providing patient comfortable
◉ When do you remove sutures from a patient, before or after doctor
inspects area?
,Answer: After
◉ How are handpieces ran?
Answer: Air-driven dental handpieces contain an air turbine in the head.
◉ How often do you run waterlines and for how long?
Answer: for a minimum of 20-30 seconds after each patient
◉ What is needed to adjust a denture?
Answer: A highly effective denture adjustment rotary instruments that
includes two black-coated metal burs with unique fine "teeth" that
prevents tearing and gouging during acrylic cutting.
◉ How can an RDA adjust a denture?
Answer: Allowed to adjust sore spots of the denture
◉ What is the purpose of a liner?
Answer: Liners are purported to protect the pulp from the toxic effects
of some dental restorative materials and to prevent the pain of thermal
conductivity
◉ What is the purpose of bonding?
Answer: to repair chips, close down gaps or change the shape and color
of a tooth.
, ◉ Why is it importance to measure paper points?
Answer: for accurate length determination
◉ What at home care is given for bridges?
Answer: Floss, brush with soft bristles
◉ The stethoscope is placed above what artery when taking blood
pressure?
Answer: brachial artery
◉ How many hours do you have to report child abuse?
Answer: 36 hours
◉ To who do you report child abuse to?
Answer: social services/ dept of health and human services
◉ Administration of oxygen and nitrous oxide
Answer: Inhalation via nasal mask
◉ Allergy signs and symptoms
Answer: Hives, rash, and fever are common symptoms.
CLINICAL SCRIPT SOLVED
QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS A+
◉ In what direction do you coronal polish
Answer: Toward the incisal & occlusal edge
◉ What is veracity?
Answer: The dentist has a duty to communicate truthfully
◉ What is nonmaleficence?
Answer: do no harm
◉ What is autonomy?
Answer: right to self-determination
◉ What is used to make veneers?
Answer: Strong porcelain material
◉ What is a toddlers average pulse
Answer: 80 to 130 beats per minute
◉ What are signs of syncope
,Answer: Dizziness, muffled hearing and visual changes (such as
"blacking out")
◉ What is the appropriate word for "fainting"
Answer: Syncope
◉ What surface do you check the pulp vitality
Answer: surface of the tooth closest to the pulp
horn(s)
◉ Utility gloves are used when?
Answer: cleaning, sterilizing, and disinfecting treatment rooms and
equipment
◉ If the dentist asks for another Carpule of anesthetic during procedure
how would you get it?
Answer: Cotton Pilars or take of glove & grab it
◉ What is the purpose of periodontal dressing?
Answer: to protect the healing tissues from the forces produced during
mastication, thereby providing patient comfortable
◉ When do you remove sutures from a patient, before or after doctor
inspects area?
,Answer: After
◉ How are handpieces ran?
Answer: Air-driven dental handpieces contain an air turbine in the head.
◉ How often do you run waterlines and for how long?
Answer: for a minimum of 20-30 seconds after each patient
◉ What is needed to adjust a denture?
Answer: A highly effective denture adjustment rotary instruments that
includes two black-coated metal burs with unique fine "teeth" that
prevents tearing and gouging during acrylic cutting.
◉ How can an RDA adjust a denture?
Answer: Allowed to adjust sore spots of the denture
◉ What is the purpose of a liner?
Answer: Liners are purported to protect the pulp from the toxic effects
of some dental restorative materials and to prevent the pain of thermal
conductivity
◉ What is the purpose of bonding?
Answer: to repair chips, close down gaps or change the shape and color
of a tooth.
, ◉ Why is it importance to measure paper points?
Answer: for accurate length determination
◉ What at home care is given for bridges?
Answer: Floss, brush with soft bristles
◉ The stethoscope is placed above what artery when taking blood
pressure?
Answer: brachial artery
◉ How many hours do you have to report child abuse?
Answer: 36 hours
◉ To who do you report child abuse to?
Answer: social services/ dept of health and human services
◉ Administration of oxygen and nitrous oxide
Answer: Inhalation via nasal mask
◉ Allergy signs and symptoms
Answer: Hives, rash, and fever are common symptoms.
