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Essentials of Dental Assisting-Quiz questions with solutions
Dental assistants are important members of the _______. - -Dental health
care team
- How many dental specialties does the ADA recognize? - -9
- The MOST important person in the dental office is the _______. - -Patient
- The outer layer of the mandible is made of ________ bone. - -Compact
- Each tooth consists of a _______ and one or more roots. - -Crown
- The maxillary and mandibular arches are also known as the _______ and the
______. - -Upper jaw, lower jaw
- There are ____ quadrants. - -4
- Each tooth has _______ surfaces. - -5
- For a right handed dentist the assistant's zone is ________. - -2 to 4 o'clock
- I'm 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
- An infectious disease is a disease that can be __________ in some way from
one host to another. - -Transmitted
- You must _______ your hands ________ you put gloves on and immediately
________ you remove gloves. - -Wash, before, after
- _________ is intended to kill disease-producing microorganisms that remain
on the surface after precleaning. - -Disinfection
- What is the proper workflow pattern for instrument processing done in a
linear instrument processing area? - -Entrance, contaminated area, packing
area, sterilization/storage, exit
- What would you find on a dental dam tray setup? - -Dental dam frame &
dental dam, dental dam punch, dental dam clamp & dental dam forcep
, - Legionnaire's disease is a serious disease that can be transmitted from - -
Contaminated dental water in dental lines
- ______ are examples of percutaneous injuries. - -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? - -All PPE
- Improper or careless placement of the high-volume evacuator(HVE) can
cause soft tissue to be accidentally sucked into the top resulting in the
possibility of damaging localized tissue. What is the best way to prevent this
from occurring? - -Keep the evacuator tip at an angle with the soft tissue
- To prepare a diagnostic cast for trimming, the casts should be - -Soaked in
water
- T or F? The components of the dental examination consist of a soft tissue
exam, examination of the teeth, examination of the periodontal tissue,
radiographs, impressions for diagnostic cast or model, and photographs. - -
True
- What is block anesthesia? - -Involves injecting anesthetic solution around
a larger nerve.
- ____________ refers to the thickness of the needle. - -Needle gauge
- When using the conventional film-based technique, _________ is the single
most effective method of reducing a patient's exposure to x-ray beams. - -
Fast speed film
- What affects the quality of a radiograph? - -Contrast, density, and image
distortion
- Which intraoral view shows images of the entire length of the tooth? - -
Periapical
- _________ is the movement of the tubehead in an up and down direction. - -
Vertical angulation
- ___________ includes explaining to the patient the purpose of taking
radiographs and helping the patient understand risk and benefits. - -
Informed consent
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