DANB Exam Questions with Correct Answers
What should be done to prevent the patient from accidentally swallowing the rubber dam clamp? - Answer-tie a piece of floss around the clamp
What should be the treatment for a conscious patient in insulin shock? - Answer-administer a sugar source
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DANB Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
What should be done to prevent the patient from accidentally swallowing the rubber
dam clamp? - Answer-tie a piece of floss around the clamp
What should be the treatment for a conscious patient in insulin shock? - Answer-
administer a sugar source
Which tooth is represented by the letter E? - Answer-primary maxillary right central
incisor
Which procedure involves the removal of coronal portion of the pulp? - Answer-
pulpotomy
What is the range for a normal blood pressure for an adult? - Answer-90-120/60-80
Which of the following is NOT a criterion for a well-trimmed temporary crown? - Answer-
***no occlusal contacts are established?
About how old would a child be if the permanent canines are all erupted, but the second
molars are not yet erupted? - Answer-***11?
The dental assistant reviews the medical history of a new patient and notices that the
patient is taking a daily dose of aspirin. What medical emergency could possibly occur
following oral surgery? - Answer-prolonged bleeding
Two wedges would be required for which cavity preparation? - Answer-MOD
Which of the following would most likely be the treatment for a primary tooth with an
extensive carious lesion?
1. a porcelain fused to metal crown
2. a gold crown
3. an amalgam restoration
4. a stainless steel crown - Answer-***if only 4 is correct?
The mixing time is 30-60 seconds for which of the following cements?
,1. zinc oxide-eugenol
2. glass ionomer
3. zinc polycarboxylate
4. zinc phosphate - Answer-if only 1, 2, and 3 are correct
Treatment for alveolitis would include which of the following?
1. placement of a periodontal dressing
2. irrigation with a saline solution
3. placement of sutures
4. placement of iodoform gauze - Answer-***if only 2 and 4 are correct?
Which of the following are proper techniques to use when mixing zinc phosphate
cement?
1. mix on a cool glass slab
2. add powder in 4-6 increments
3. mix over a wide area of the mixing slab
4. mix time is 1-2 minutes - Answer-***if all are correct?
Which tissue of the tooth is incapable of growth after complete development, but is
capable of remineralization? - Answer-enamel
A cavity preparation that involves the mesial surface of tooth #7 is classified as a -
Answer-***Class III cavity preparation?
Which of the following should NOT be performed when removing sutures? - Answer-pull
the knot through the tissue
Which is an example of an environmental factor affecting the orthodontic development
of a patient? - Answer-Rampant caries
What is the term that describes the vertical overlap of the maxillary incisors over the
mandibular incisors? - Answer-Overbite
Which of the following are used to diagnose caries? - Answer-bitewing radiographs and
an explorer
, Following the application of topical fluoride, the patient should be instructed to not eat,
drink, rinse, or brush for how long a period of time? - Answer-30 minutes
Where should the assistant's eye level be in relation to the dentist's eye level when they
are both seated chairside? - Answer-4-6 inches above that of the dentist
What would be the correct order of use for the following instruments during an amalgam
restoration? - Answer-excavator, condenser, burnisher, cleoid-discoid
The dental assistant reviews a patient's chart and notices that the following symbols are
present: an X is drawn through tooth #s 1, 16, and 17; a circle is drawn around tooth #
32; and the occlusal surface of # 30 is colored in blue. What do these symbols mean? -
Answer-1, 16, and 17 are missing; 32 is impacted; and there is a Class I amalgam
restoration on 30
A lack of saliva may result in which of the following?
1. higher acid levels in the oral cavity
2. more remineralization of enamel
3. higher caries rate
4. increased clearance of food debris from the oral cavity - Answer-***If only 1 and 3 are
correct?
A patient has just had tooth #32 surgically extracted. The dental assistant should
instruct the patient to
1. apply direct pressure to the area
2. begin rinsing with warm salt water immediately
3. apply an ice pack to the face as soon as possible
4. drink only through a straw - Answer-***If only 1 and 3 are correct?
The anchor tooth for a dental dam clamp should be: - Answer-***one or two teeth distal
to the tooth being prepared
The goal of a cavity preparation is: - Answer-***to remove all decay from the tooth
to remove as little healthy tooth structure as possible
to shape the preparation in such a way that it will retain the restoration
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