tetest questions Flashcards
A dental specialty in which the dentist examines tissue samples to provide proper diagnosis and treatment of biopsy results:
Oral pathology
What is a contract that is implemented by the patient’s actions, rather than verbally or in writing?
Implied contract
According to some states, applying topical fluorides, sterilizing instruments, and placing sealants are the responsibilities of:
The dental assistant
What are legal restrictions set forth by each state legislative body describing the statutes regarding performance guidelines of licensed and non-licensed members of practicing dental personnel called?
Dental Practice Act
If an error is entered in a manual record, the error should be corrected by:
Drawing a single line through the error and initialing.
What is the term for actions that any reasonable or prudent dental care professional would take under similar circumstances?
due care
The Hippocratic Oath means:
to do n harm
According to OSHA standards a dental assistant’s fingernails should not exceed:
1/8 of an inch
It is generally accepted that complete informed consent includes a discussion of:
The cost and healing time of proposed treatment, nature of diagnosis, and reasonable options.
What is the term for incorrect or negligent treatment by a professional?
Malpractice
Dental assistants who are directly involved in patient care are often called:
Chair-side assistants
The skill of one assistant working chair-side with a dentist is called:
Four-handed dentistry
is another term used for halitosis.
bad breath
Brushing with dentifrice should be performed:
2-3 times per day
What is the term for withdrawing from patient care without reasonable notice or a referral for completion of dental treatment?
abandonment
________ earned the title “grand old man of dentistry’.
Vardiman black
The CDA certification is good for ________ year(s).
one year
The ________ provides a nationally recognized test for front office professionals or chair-side assistants to become certified in their profession.
DANB (Dental Assisting National Board)
Who was the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
is known for hiring the first “lady in attendance.
C. Edmund Kells
The tooth bud contains three important elements. What are they?
Cementoblasts, osteoblasts, and fibroblasts
Dental malpractice and negligence can occur due to a variety of circumstances, including:
Failure to properly detect an oral disease, wrongful death, and personal injury.
The ________ is the portion of the crown that is visible in the oral cavity
Clinical crown
The two slight protuberances containing openings from saliva ducts form the submandibular and sublingual glands are ________.
Sublingual caruncles
What plane divides the body into left and right equal sides
Midsagittal plane
When dealing with TMJ, the crackling or grinding sound of the teeth is also called:
crepitus
The four types of tissues that make up a tooth are:
Enamel, dentin, cementum, and pulp
Which of the following terms means “toward the cheek”?
buccual
The hand is located ________ to the forearm.
distal
The four main types of dentin include:
Mantle, primary, secondary, and tertiary dentin
Healthy gingiva has an orange-peel texture called:
stippling
Any abnormal tissue appearing in the mouth is called a/an
oral lesion
The ________ is the posterior section of the alveolar process.
Retromolar area
________ is when a single tooth separates to form two crowns on a single root.
Gemination
In Angle’s classifications of occlusion, mesio-occlusion is a:
Class III
During the 8th week of embryonic development, the dental ________ continues to thicken.
lamina
Which of the following terms means “inside the mouth”?
intraoral
________ is another term for grinding of teeth
Bruxism
Candida is usually harmless in which population?
children
At birth, approximately ________ teeth will already be in various stages of development.
44
The condition of having a short lingual frenulum is called ________.
Ankyloglossia
The term TMJ stands for:
Temporomandibular joint
The ________ is the portion of the body pertaining to the head, neck, and trunk.
Axial
The transitional area between the skin of the face and mucous membrane of the lip is called:
Vermilion border
In cavity classification, teeth with caries of the proximal surface of an anterior tooth (M or D) are:
class III
The V-shaped space extending in different directions from the contact point is referred to as the ________.
Embrasure
If alcohol abuse is present, the mucosa will appear:
Deep red, shiny, and spongy
Pathological waste includes:
Extracted teeth or excised tissue
The type of diabetes that is non-insulin-dependent and is controlled by diet and/or medications other than insulin is called:
Type II
The horizontal scrubbing method should be avoided, as this can cause trauma to:
Enamel and gingival tissues
Subgingival calculus is stained dark yellow, brown, green, or black due to:
Blood pigments from periodontal inflammation
The sticky tooth-colored film present on teeth that forms from bacteria and its by-products is:
plaque
The main disadvantage to using a steam autoclave is:
Carbon steel instruments corrode
The optimum level of water fluoridation is:
one part per million
Which condition is defined as an abnormal dryness of the mouth due to insufficient amounts of saliva?
Xerostomia
Heat-sensitive tape does which of the following?
Indicates that the sterilizer has reached the appropriate temperature
A process that kills all living microorganisms through the use of high heat or chemical liquid is called:
Sterilization
Biofilm formation in dental unit water lines is dependent on which of the following characteristics of water flow?
Laminar and low rate flow, low-volume use, and small-diameter tubes
Biofilm can contain several types of bacteria, as well as which of the following?
Slight or early chronic periodontitis will exhibit secular measurements of:
3
The intent of ________ is to treat all human blood and some body fluids as infectious.
Universal precautions
The two primary bacterial groups that contribute to the caries process are ______ and ______.
Mutans streptococci and lactobacilli
How long should disinfectant stay on a surface before wiping?
3-10 mintutes
The American Dental Association recommends the use of a toothbrush with:
Soft, round-edged nylon bristles
Which category of the CDC guidelines indicates that dental health care workers should receive infection-control training upon hiring, and then annually?
category IB
It is important to keep documentation of spore testing of the autoclaves. The minimum documentation should include:
The date, time, results of test, sterilizer type, and any malfunctions
If a dental material is considered to be corrosive, this will be designated with a diamond shape in which color?
white
The initial formation of tooth decay is known as:
incipient caries
The best technique(s) used in the dental office to prevent cross-contamination of microorganisms is:
Universal precautions
________ are organisms, transferred through blood or bodily fluids, that cause infectious diseases.
Bloodborne pathogens
All sterilized instruments are identified with an event date, which determines:
Maximum time the instrument is to be left on the shelf prior to being used
