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Dental Assistant Final Exam|120Questions and Answers| Distinction
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Dental assistants are important members of the _________________.
dental health care team
local chamber of commerce
American Dental Association Board of Trustees
dental trauma team - -dental health care team
- How many dental specialties does the ADA recognize?
5
9
8
2 - -9
- The MOST important person in the dental office is the ________.
dentist
dental assistant
receptionist
patient - -patient
- The outer layer of the mandible is made of __________ bone.
compact
spongy
cancellous
periosteum - -compact
- Each tooth consists of a _________ and one or more roots.
groove
arch
TMJ
crown - -crown
- The maxillary and mandibular arches are also know as the __________ and
the __________.
upper right quadrant, lower right lower quadrant
superior jaw, inferior jaw
upper jaw, lower jaw
left sextant, right sextant - -upper jaw, lower jaw
- There are _______ quadrants.
2
4
,6
8 - -4
- Each tooth has _______ surfaces.
6
4
5
7 - -5
- For a right handed dentist the assistant's zone is ___________.
2 to 4 o'clock
12 to 2 o'clock
4 to 7 o'clock
7 to 12 o'clock - -2 to 4 o'clock
- In the ________ position, the chair back is lowered until the patient is almost
lying down and the patient's head will be lower than the feet in the
__________ position.
supine, subsupine
back, back
lupine, subsupine
subsupine, supine - -supine, subsupine
- An infectious disease is a disease that can be ________ in some way from
one host to another.
reversed
transmitted
stopped
terraformed - -transmitted
- You must _________ your hands _________ you put gloves on and
immediately ________ you remove gloves.
rinse, after, before
sanitize, before, after
wash, after, before
Correct!
wash, before, after - -wash, before, after
- ___________ is intended to kill disease-producing microorganisms that
remain on the surface after precleaning.
Sterilization
Antiseption
Disinfection
Vaccination - -Disinfection
, - What is the proper workflow pattern for instrument processing done in a
linear instrument processing area?
entrance, packing area, sterilization/storage, contaminated area, exit
entrance, contaminated area, sterilization/storage, packing area, exit
entrance, sterilization/storage, contaminated area, packing area, exit
entrance, contaminated area, packing area, sterilization/storage, exit - -
entrance, contaminated area, packing area, sterilization/storage, exit
- What would you find on a dental dam tray set up?
dental dam frame and dental dam
dental dam punch
dental dam clamp and dental dam forcep
all the above - -all the above
- Legionnaire's disease is a serious disease that can be transmitted from
contaminated dental water in dental lines
rodents in an unclean dental office
overexposure to radiation
unsterilized needles used in denal procedures - -contaminated dental water
in dental lines
- ______ are examples of percutaneous injuries.
Getting burned by hazardous chemicals or electicity
Getting splashed in the eyes or mouth with blood or saliva
Correct!
Getting stuck with a needle or receiving a cut with a sharp instrument
Falling off of a faulty ladder or tripping over a misplaced cord - -Getting
stuck with a needle or receiving a cut with a sharp instrument
- What should be worn when changing contaminated solutions in an
ultrasonic cleaner?
heat resistant gloves
there are no recommended items for this process
ear protection
all personal protective equipment - -all personal protective equipment
- Improper or careless placement of the high-volume evacuator (HVE) can
cause soft tissue to be accidentally sucked into the tip resulting in the
possibility of damaging localized tissue. What is the best way to prevent this
from occurring?
place your finger in front of the evacuator tip while in use
keep the evacuator tip parallel to the soft tissue
keep the evacuator tip well lubricated
Keep the evacuator tip at an angle with the soft tissue - -Keep the evacuator
tip at an angle with the soft tissue
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