Failed test questions (chairside and dental sciences)

Oral candidiasis is an opportunistic infection caused by:

Fungi

Which of the following is not a dental sign of second-stage infectious syphilis?

Geographic tongue

Human prion diseases affect which of the following tissues?

Brain

An administrative assistant may also be known as a(n):

Business assistant

Which herpes simplex virus type causes Burkitt lymphoma?

Epstein barr virus (ebv)

_______ is responsible for 34% of all types of acute viral hepatitis.

Herpes virus

Which of the following types of viruses causes chickenpox?

Herpes zoster

Which type of microorganism causes chickenpox, shingles, measles, and herpes?

Herpesvirus

Which of the following is not true of certification by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB)?

It is required in all states to perform expanded functions

The ADAA was formed in 1924 by:

Juliette A. Southard

Which of the following is not a role of a chairside dental assistant?

Performing scaling and root planing

Which of the following types of bacteria normally live in the intestinal tract of insects?

Rickettsiae

HIV infects cells known as CD4 cells, and hepatitis virus infects only liver cells because of:

Specificity

Which disease is caused by a spore-forming bacillus found in soil?

Tetanus

Which is not considered an expanded function?

Trimming study models

Kill time for which of the following infectious agents is the benchmark for the effectiveness of a surface disinfectant?

Tuberculosis

Which of the following diseases is the leading cause of death worldwide?

Tuberculosis

General antibiotics are ineffective in preventing or curtailing:

Viral infections

Which is the smallest of the major groups of microorganisms?

Viruses