EFDA review practice exam questions
with answers
Basic |remediable |intraoral |tasks |and/or |procedures |include |all |of |the |following
|except:
1. |impressions |for |diagnostic |models |or |mouthguard
2. |suture |removal
3. |placement |of |gingival |retraction |cord |prior |to |direction |impression
4. |placement |of |surgical |dressings |- |correct |answers✔✔3. |placement |of |gingival
|retraction |cord |prior |to |direction |impression
The |following |statements |all |apply |to |direct |supervision |except:
1. |dentist |is |physically |present |during |the |performance |of |delegated |"acts"
2. |dentist |checks |the |pt |before |pt |leaves |the |office
3. |dentist |is |personally |operating |on |a |pt
4. |delegated |procedures |are |performed |pursuant |to |dentist's |order |and |under
|his/her |license |- |correct |answers✔✔3. |dentist |is |personally |operating |on |a |pt
The |following |statements |are |true |regarding |the |dental |pulp |except |one. |Which |one
|is |the |exception?
1. |provides |nutrients |+ |fluids |to |the |dentin |thru |the |blood |supply
2. |contains |nerve |fibers |that |mediate |pain |sensations
3. |contains |odontoblasts |which |help |form |primary, |secondary, |and |reparative |dentin
4. |increases |in |size |with |age |- |correct |answers✔✔4. |increases |in |size |with |age
On |a |tooth |with |extensive |gingival |recession |below |the |CEJ, |which |of |the |following
|would |be |visible?
1. |anatomical |crown
2. |clinical |crown
3. |anatomical |+ |clinical |crown
, 4. |anatomical |+ |clinical |root |- |correct |answers✔✔3. |anatomical |+ |clinical |crown
Which |of |the |following |statements |most |accurately |describes |the |periodontium?
1. |the |oral |hard |+ |soft |tissues |that |support |the |teeth
2. |enamel |+ |cementum |located |on |the |exterior |surfaces |of |the |teeth
3. |soft |tissue |that |is |loosely |attached |to |the |underlying |bone
4. |cuff |of |tissue |that |is |not |attached |to |the |tooth |- |correct |answers✔✔1. |the |oral
|hard |+ |soft |tissues |that |support |the |teeth
When |would |an |open |sandwich |technique |with |GI |be |recommended?
1. |whenever |a |metal |matrix |band |is |used
2. |whenever |the |gingival |margin |of |the |proximal |box |is |deeper |than |ideal
3. |it |is |recommended |with |every |class |II |composite |restoration
4. |when |the |proximal |box |is |wider |buccolingually |than |ideal |- |correct |answers✔✔2.
|whenever |the |gingival |margin |of |the |proximal |box |is |deeper |than |ideal
Which |of |the |following |materials |should |not |be |placed |directly |on |dentin |d/t |the
|irritation |it |may |cause |to |the |tooth?
1. |copal |varnish
2. |GI
3. |zinc |phosphate |cement
4. |calcium |hydroxide |- |correct |answers✔✔3. |zinc |phosphate |cement
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |true |regarding |GI?
1. |GI |is |more |abrasion-resistant |than |amalgam
2. |GI |is |more |moisture-sensitive |than |composite
3. |GI |provides |better |esthetics |than |composite
4. |GI |bonds |chemically |and |mechanically |to |dentin |- |correct |answers✔✔4. |GI |bonds
|chemically |and |mechanically |to |dentin
with answers
Basic |remediable |intraoral |tasks |and/or |procedures |include |all |of |the |following
|except:
1. |impressions |for |diagnostic |models |or |mouthguard
2. |suture |removal
3. |placement |of |gingival |retraction |cord |prior |to |direction |impression
4. |placement |of |surgical |dressings |- |correct |answers✔✔3. |placement |of |gingival
|retraction |cord |prior |to |direction |impression
The |following |statements |all |apply |to |direct |supervision |except:
1. |dentist |is |physically |present |during |the |performance |of |delegated |"acts"
2. |dentist |checks |the |pt |before |pt |leaves |the |office
3. |dentist |is |personally |operating |on |a |pt
4. |delegated |procedures |are |performed |pursuant |to |dentist's |order |and |under
|his/her |license |- |correct |answers✔✔3. |dentist |is |personally |operating |on |a |pt
The |following |statements |are |true |regarding |the |dental |pulp |except |one. |Which |one
|is |the |exception?
1. |provides |nutrients |+ |fluids |to |the |dentin |thru |the |blood |supply
2. |contains |nerve |fibers |that |mediate |pain |sensations
3. |contains |odontoblasts |which |help |form |primary, |secondary, |and |reparative |dentin
4. |increases |in |size |with |age |- |correct |answers✔✔4. |increases |in |size |with |age
On |a |tooth |with |extensive |gingival |recession |below |the |CEJ, |which |of |the |following
|would |be |visible?
1. |anatomical |crown
2. |clinical |crown
3. |anatomical |+ |clinical |crown
, 4. |anatomical |+ |clinical |root |- |correct |answers✔✔3. |anatomical |+ |clinical |crown
Which |of |the |following |statements |most |accurately |describes |the |periodontium?
1. |the |oral |hard |+ |soft |tissues |that |support |the |teeth
2. |enamel |+ |cementum |located |on |the |exterior |surfaces |of |the |teeth
3. |soft |tissue |that |is |loosely |attached |to |the |underlying |bone
4. |cuff |of |tissue |that |is |not |attached |to |the |tooth |- |correct |answers✔✔1. |the |oral
|hard |+ |soft |tissues |that |support |the |teeth
When |would |an |open |sandwich |technique |with |GI |be |recommended?
1. |whenever |a |metal |matrix |band |is |used
2. |whenever |the |gingival |margin |of |the |proximal |box |is |deeper |than |ideal
3. |it |is |recommended |with |every |class |II |composite |restoration
4. |when |the |proximal |box |is |wider |buccolingually |than |ideal |- |correct |answers✔✔2.
|whenever |the |gingival |margin |of |the |proximal |box |is |deeper |than |ideal
Which |of |the |following |materials |should |not |be |placed |directly |on |dentin |d/t |the
|irritation |it |may |cause |to |the |tooth?
1. |copal |varnish
2. |GI
3. |zinc |phosphate |cement
4. |calcium |hydroxide |- |correct |answers✔✔3. |zinc |phosphate |cement
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |true |regarding |GI?
1. |GI |is |more |abrasion-resistant |than |amalgam
2. |GI |is |more |moisture-sensitive |than |composite
3. |GI |provides |better |esthetics |than |composite
4. |GI |bonds |chemically |and |mechanically |to |dentin |- |correct |answers✔✔4. |GI |bonds
|chemically |and |mechanically |to |dentin
