California RDA Written And Law Exam Prep Book Test Bank

55. When using etchant, how long is it left on the tooth structure?

15-20 Seconds

62. What is the range of shelf life of sealant material?

18 to 36 months

12) A critical step for healthcare workers in preventing the spread of disease is proper hygiene of one's

Hands

23) why are the pits and fissures susceptible to carries

1. Fluoride is less effective in these areas 2. These areas are difficult to clean

72. Agent material is _______

1. Typically, electric blue in color 2. 37 to 39% phosphoric acid 3. very bitter tasting

31) during a sealant procedure the process of polymerization occurs using which of the following methods?

1. Using a curing light of sufficient strength to penetrate the sealant material 2. Using a self-cute material, which does not require the use of a curing light

79. What patient safety precautions should be considered when one is placing sealants?

1. keep the etchant off the soft tissue 2. have the patient wear eyewear

169. For a right-handed dentist, where is the static zone located?

12- 2 o'clock

47. What is the ratio of breaths to compression for an adult a victim when CPR is performed?

2 breaths and 30 chest compressions

91. Dental instruments used in general dentistry are divided into ___ categories of restorative procedures.

4

138. The assistant stool should be positioned _______

4 to 6 inches above the operator

89. Motions are categorized into ______ categories, dependent upon the extent of the motion and the nature of the movement. (#)

5

174. Once a permanent restoration is cemented in place with permanent cement. The only way to remove it is with ______

A handpiece and bur

71. The smear layer is _____

A protective secretion produced by the layers of the teeth

4) Which of the following is an example of an OSHA require a sharp with engineering injury, protection

A self-sheathing needle attached to a dental anesthetic syringe

157. The chair side assistance should routinely, scan the patient during treatment from their head to their feet. If there is a problem with the patient that the assistant can observe, it is said to be ______

A sign

38) what is a temporary sedative dressing or a directed provisional restoration?

A temporary filling

117. A provisional coverage also could be called ______

A temporary restoration or an indirect provisional restoration

121. All disinfectants should be used ______

According to the manufacturer's directions

140. A custom temporary is made out of _______ material.

Acrylic

129. When the body reacts negatively to a drug, what is occurring?

Adverse effect

73. Instrument cassettes should be wrapped ______

After cleaning and before sterilization

145. In accordance with dental board regulations, the high-speed handpiece line and air/water syringe should be flushed with water _______

After each patient

120. A surgical mask must be changed ______

After every patient

149. When should chair side environmental barriers be changed?

After every patient

176. When should impervious barriers used in the dental operatory be changed?

After every patient

158. If epinephrine is found in the office emergency kit, it is commonly used for what purpose?

Allergic reaction

2) A base is placed

As a measure of protection for the pulp. When decay or damage is too close to the pulp. On the floor of the tooth preparation

173. What is a luting agent

An adhesive, like a cement, that holds two structures together

105. What kind of allergic response would be life-threatening?

Anaphylaxis

85. The medical term for chest pain is _____

Angina

64. In emergency care, the acronym AED represents.

Automated external defibrillator

34) to prevent alveolitis after a tooth extraction the patient should be instructed to

Avoid drinking through a straw ( most commonly known as a Dry Socket)

170. For left-handed dentist, the assistant zone is located _______

Between 8 and 10 o'clock

52. When working with a left-handed dentist, the instrument transfer zone is located where

Between five and 8 o'clock

69. Which device is used to assist in keeping a patient's mouth open during a restorative procedure.

Bite block

148. Which of the following would be regulated under OSHA's hazard, communication standard?

Bonding etchant

104. The medication a patient with asthma would most likely carry at all times is ______

Bronchodilator

87. ______ is the main medicament found in a dental liner and stimulates secondary dentin

Calcium hydroxide

6) Which of the following should be performed first if an adult patient does not have a pUlse

Call for emergency assistance

66. How are brackets adhered to a tooth?

Cement

32) A patient with which of the following medical conditions may benefit from prophylactic sublingual nitroglycerin

Cardiovascular disorders

178. ______ gloves are to be used when the dental operatory is broken down, stripped of its barriers and surface is infected, using a germicidel agent.

Chemical resistant utility gloves

59. The OSHA hazard communication standard is based on the premise that an employee has the right to know about the ________

Chemicals in the office

90. Which classification of movement is defined as movement of fingers, only such as picking up a single item from a flat surface.

Class I

28) according to the dental board regulations, what is the proper method for decontaminating impressions before sending them to the laboratory?

Clean and disinfect using an intermediate level disinfectant

162. ______ must proceed any disinfection or sterilization process.

Cleaning

110. What portion of the pulp would the dentist remove in a pulpotomy?

Coronal Portion

114. Which of the listed instruments is categorized as an examination instrument

Cotton forceps

132. A drug that is prescribed to slow. The clotting of blood is.

Coumadin

164. Fixed prosthodontics is commonly referred to as _________

Crown or bridge

115. The term polymerization means to._____

Cure, set, and harden.

A temporary restoration or an indirect provisional restoration

College pliers

97. Which of the following is the best infection control practice for clinical contact surfaces that are difficult or impossible to clean.

Covering surfaces with an impervious barrier

75. According to the board regulations, instruments, items, or devices that penetrate soft tissue or bone are categorized as.

Critical

172. The ______ are used to trim around the margin of a stainless steel crowned.

Crown and bridge scissors

118. The two types of temporary crowns are _____ or _______.

Custom or performed

109. Another term for necrotic is ______

Dead or non-vital

160. What type of moisture control is recommended for root canal therapy?

Dental dam

39) according to state law, who is legally allowed to place a liner during a restorative procedure?

Dentist And RDA

94. According to state law, who is legally allowed to place etchant on tooth structure for purposes of a restoration or dental sealants ?

Dentist And RDA

141. According to state law, who is legally allowed to fabricate and cement a provisional restoration?

Dentist and RDA

27) according to state law, who is legally allowed to place a base during a restorative procedure?

Dentist and RDA

154. Who can perform a dental prophylaxis?

Dentist and dental hygienist

29) a single use item, reduces the risk of disease transmission because it is

Discarded and not re-used

26) which instrument is ideal for carving occlusal amalgams

Discoid-cleoid Carver

20) which of the following product contains calcium hydroxide?

Dycal

96. What agency regulates the registration of disinfectants and chemical sterilant used in dentistry

EPA

122. The accessibility of the exposure control plan for employees is the responsibility of the _______

Employer

98. which party is responsible for ensuring the safety data sheet is available in the workplace for each hazardous material?

Employer

17) which of the following describes the best way to remain approachable to an anxious patient

Encourage questions

131. Which would be an example of an antibiotic.

Erythromycin

103. Stains that may be removed from the surfaces of the teeth are ______

Extrinsic stains

133. The term "obturate" means to ______

Fill a pulp canal

74. When using the air/water syringe during dental treatment, which of the following personal protective equipment items is required by the dental board regulations?

Gloves, mask, down, and eye protection

86. _______ is a mandated section within an office OSHA manual that is used to communicate the chemical hazards of each of the materials and solutions used by an employee.

Hazard communication plan

100. Safety data sheets are required by OSHA's ______

Hazard communication standard

150. The primary active agent in the solution used for unsaturated chemical vapor sterilization is ______

Formaldehyde

8) When setting up an instrument tray, or cassette, the instruments to be set up

From left to right

168. Which technique is used by the operator to prevent injury to the patient, if the operators hand, or the instruments slips while in use during treatment?

Fulcrum

136. Similar to the hatchet, the ________ instrument has a curved blade, it is not flat and the cutting end is angled.

Gingival margin trimmer

88. _______ is a surgical periodontal treatment.

Gingivectomy

144. When putting on personal protective equipment, which Item should be put on last, just before patient care begins?

Gloves

95. Which item of personal protective equipment must be removed before leaving operatories or areas of patient activities

Gloves

135. The material commonly used for filling an endodontically treated canal is ______

Gutta percha

42) according to OSHA, which infection control measure, is considered the most critical for reducing the transmission of microbes in the healthcare setting?

Hand washing

16) the portion of a dental instrument held by the operator is called the

Handle

78. Used radiograph fixer solution is usually considered _______

Hazardous waste

124. Stains that cannot be removed from the surface of the teeth are _______

Intrinsic stains

60. Which of the following viral infections can be prevented through immunization?

Hepatitis B

53. The _______ provides removal of large amounts of fluid and debris from the patient's mouth.

High volume evacuator (HVE)

46. if a blood pressure reading of 142/96 is obtained on an adult it is classified as

Hypertension

106. An abnormal decrease of glucose in the blood can cause ______

Hypoglycemia

61. Sealants are placed

In pits and fissures

128. _______ is the act of providing information, verbally or in writing, ensuring the understanding by the patient as to the nature of the proposed dental treatment.

Informed consent

156. The use of nitrous oxide and oxygen gases together is known as ________

Inhalation sedation

54. Which two materials are best used as a temporary sedative dressing.

Intermediate restorative material (IRM) and zinc oxide eugenol

151. What damage can result from using the prophy angle at high speed?

It can cause frictional heat

44. why is clear sealant material less desirable?

It is more difficult to evaluate

82. What does the AED provide to the heart?

Jolt of an electrical current

147. According to OSHA requirements, a sharps container must be _____

Leakproof, puncture resistant, and closable

10) calcium hydroxide is used in dentistry as

Liner

83. ______ is the term used to describe what a patient is feeling and is unobservable to the dental assistant or dentist.

Symptom

146. ________ is a slow-moving reaction contained to one area of the body.

Localized allergic reaction

36) the dental unit provides necessary, electricity and hoses with air and water to the patient chair and the _______ delivery system is positioned behind the patient's head

Rear

11) Prior to sterilization, loose contaminated instruments are process in an ultrasonic cleaner to

Remove debris and bioburden

15) Andy's classifications are used to classify and describe

Malocclusion

99. Which of the following statements, most accurately defines engineering protocols.

Materials and devices that prevent employee exposure to hazardous or infections, substances.

167. What piece of lab equipment is used to grind away plaster or stone?

Model trimmer

80. What is the main cause of sealant failures

Moisture contamination

56. Routine handwashing removes ______

Most of the transient microbes, and some of the resident microbes

179. The correct steps to take when a glove, rips or tears during a procedure are ________

Remove the glove, wash and dry hands, and don new gloves

155. A scavenger unit is used for respiratory protection during the use of ______

Nitrous oxide

45. What is the difference between filled and unfilled ceilings regarding retention rates?

No difference

30) are sealants the only preventive measure used in dentistry

No/ False

25) spreaders, and pluggers are used in the

Obturation of a root canal

161. What surface of the posterior tooth would the dentist enter with a rotary bur when opening a canal for root canal therapy?

Occlusal

152. What oral conditions contraindicate the use of an ultrasonic scaler?

Patience with demineralization, narrow periodontal pockets, and exposed dentin

37) which instrument is used to place and remove elastic ties and remove orthodontics operators

Orthodontic scaler

49. When, in centric occlusion, the mandibular anterior teeth cannot be seen, the diagnosis is.

Overbite

63. Which of the below is most commonly used in a medical emergency?

Oxygen

130. An analgesic would be prescribed for _____

Pain relief

171. The _______ grasp is when the instrument is held in the palm of the operators hand.

Palm grasp

5) The air/water syringe is primarily used in the coronal polishing procedure to

Remove the remaining paste

77. Which mode of disease transmission best describes a human bite?

Parenteral

163. ______ is a removable prosthesis that replaces one or several teeth.

Partial

107. When the dentist taps on a tooth, what diagnostic test is being performed?

Percussion

50. What type of radiograph is most commonly exposed during endodontic procedures

Periapical

48. A surgical dressing that is applied to the surgical site for protection is called a?

Periodontal dressing

35) the dental specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disease of supporting tissue is

Periodontics

175. Zinc oxide Eugenol(ZOE) is what type of cement?

Permanent and temporary

181 according to regulations, protective eyewear, surgical mask, gloves, and gowns or lab coats are _______

Personal protective equipment

70. Which orthodontic instrument is used to snip off wire ligature once they have been tied around a bracket?

Pin and ligature cutter

65. To ease the placement of orthodontic bands, what procedure is completed to open the contact between teeth?

Placement of a separator

165. What could be a contradindictation to a patient receiving fixed prosthodontics?

Poor oral hygiene

111. During the instrument exchange process, the assistant hands off an instrument to the dentist so that the working end of the instrument is pointing towards the arch (maxillary or mandibular) being worked on. The term used to describe this exchange method is called ______.

Position of use

159. ______ is a specific area on a partial or denture that may press or rubs against the underlying soft tissue.

Pressure Point

19) the dental history portion of a patient record provides the dental team with what information?

Previous dental care and treatment

153. What is the more common term for a dental prophylaxis?

Prophy

57. The primary reason a surgical face mask must be used during a dental procedure is to ______

Protect the DHCP from exposure to spatter, spray or splash

108. The diagnosis of inflamed pulp tissue is ____

Pulpitis

67. What endodontic procedure would be performed to partially remove the pulp?

Pulpotomy

166. The required hand protection when processing instruments in preparation of sterilization is ________

Puncture-resistant utility gloves

43) A use dental anesthetic needle is an example of

Regulated waste

33) which of the following is one sign of anaphylactic shock

Respiratory distress

180. The purpose of dating packages of sterilized instruments is to ______

Retrieve packs in the event of a sterilization failure

137. A ________ controls dental handpieces, and is attached to the dental unit via hose.

Rheostat

93. A self etching adhesive eliminates the need to ______

Rinse etchant from the tooth

92. What benefit does etchant provide during the bonding process?

Roughens up the enamel, and/or dentin layers in preparation for bonding

125. Which is the most common technique for stain removal?

Rubber cup polishing

24) clinical considerations for patients with bronchial asthma, should include

Shorter appointments to reduce stress

134. The irrigation solution most commonly used during root canal therapy is ______

Sodium Hypochlorite

41) ______ is defined as being primarily large particles of water, saliva, blood, microorganisms, and other debris found in the spray from dental hand pieces.

Spatter

112. Which non-mechanical dental hand instrument is best used to remove dental caries.

Spoon excavator

142. Which of the following can be used as both a provisional coverage for adult patient and a permanent restoration for pediatric patients?

Stainless steel crown

40) which set of precautions is intended to prevent exposure to all body fluids?

Standard

139. The ______ position places the patient's head lower than their feet.

Sub-supine

14) elevating the patient's feet above the head to increase blood flow to the brain is a response to what medical condition...

Syncope

84. What is the medical term for fainting?

Syncope

18) the patient's chart is a permanent record in the dental office and is property of whom?

The dentist

9) who legally owns a patient's dental radiographs?

The dentist

58. Employees must receive training regarding hazardous chemicals at what interval(s)?

Upon higher, whenever a new hazard is introduced, and at least annually

116. If a material notes that it is "dual cure" that means _______

The material will enter the initial setting phase on its own, but needs a curing light to complete the setting process

76. According to the occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) annual blood-borne pathogens training program should include

The modes of disease transmission

102. What is the purpose of selective polishing?

The polish only teeth with stain

101. A coronal polishing procedure is ______

The removal of stains following scaling

13) the purpose of dental sealant is

To prevent decay in the pits and fissures of teeth

81. What is the purpose of coronal polishing?

To remove stains and plaque

126. Towards which direction should the polishing stroke be directed?

Towards the incisal, and towards the occlusal

143. The term festooning means to ________

Trim

21) what type of mechanical device is used to clean contaminated instruments prior to sterilization?

Ultrasonic

127. If a medication were placed sublingually, where would it be placed?

Under the tongue

22) while cleaning, contaminated instruments, an assistant receives a percutaneous injury to the finger. The assistant should FIRST....

Wash hands with soap and water

119. Routine hand washing for dental healthcare personnel includes the use of _____

Water and plain liquid soap.

177. According to dental board regulations, biological monitors for assessing the effectiveness of the sterilizer are to be used ______ for each sterilizer used in the dental office.

Weekly

113. Which of the listed instrument is categorized as a restorative instrument?

Woodson plastic instrument

68. What portion of a dental instrument has a blade, point or nib ?

Working end

123. According to the OSHA, blood-borne, pathogen, standard, each dental office must have an exposure control plan that is _____

Written and reviewed at least once every year

1) What charting symbol best indicates a tooth that is not visible in the mouth?

X through the tooth

3) According to the dental board regulations, how long should sterilization monitoring records be stored?

one year

7) Oral surgical procedures require the use of

sterile irrigating solutions using a sterile delivery system