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
