DAS145 DENTAL SPECIALTIES AND EXPANDED FUNCTIONS
QUESTION AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
### Supervision and Procedures
1. **If a dentist authorized the procedure and stayed on the premises while it was performed, the
procedure was performed under what type of supervision?**
a) Direct
b) General
c) Indirect
d) No supervision
**Answer: c) Indirect**
2. **A dental assistant with on-the-job training may take and record a patient’s blood pressure under
what type of supervision?**
a) Direct
b) General
c) Indirect
d) No supervision
**Answer: c) Indirect**
3. **A dental assistant with on-the-job training may apply topical anesthetics under what type of
supervision?**
a) Direct
b) General
c) Indirect
d) No supervision
**Answer: a) Direct**
4. **Dry socket dressing should be replaced how often, and will probably need to be changed how many
times?**
a) Every 12 hours; 1 to 2 times
b) Every 24 hours; 2 to 3 times
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c) Every 48 hours; 3 to 4 times
d) Every 72 hours; 4 to 5 times
**Answer: b) Every 24 hours; 2 to 3 times**
5. **A dental assistant who has received formal training may remove sutures under what type of
supervision?**
a) Direct
b) General
c) Indirect
d) No supervision
**Answer: c) Indirect**
6. **A dental hygienist may polish clinical crowns of teeth under what type of supervision?**
a) Direct
b) General
c) Indirect
d) No supervision
**Answer: b) General**
7. **A dental assistant with on-the-job training may irrigate and evacuate debris under what type of
supervision?**
a) Direct
b) General
c) Indirect
d) No supervision
**Answer: c) Indirect**
8. **Absorbable sutures must be removed within how many days?**
a) 5 days
b) 7 days
c) 10 days
d) They are not removed
**Answer: d) They are not removed**
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