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The ____ provides a nationally recognized test for front office professionals or chair side assistants to become certified in their profession.

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DANB

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A dentist who specializes in the diagnoses and treatment of dental pulp diseases:

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Endodontist

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A specialty area of dentistry that involves the correction of malocclusion by realignment of the teeth and/or joints:

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Orthodontist

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A dental specialty in which the dentist examines the tissue samples to provide proper diagnosis and treatment of biopsy results:

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Oral Pathology

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A dentist who specializes in dental treatment for children:

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Pedodontist

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The history of dental assistants started in ____.

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1880s

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The responsibilities/ duties of the dental assistant can involve:

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All of the above

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The skill of one assistant working chair side with a dentist is called:

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Four handed dentistry

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The skill of using two assistants with the dentist is referred to as:

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Six handed dentistry

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The second assistant assisting the dentist may be referred to as the:

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Circulating assistant

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The dental assistant might have the responsibility for sterilization procedures, including the management of:

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All of the above

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Cigarette smoke has an offensive odor that can stay in the:

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All of the above

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The DA should avoid wearing ____ because many patients might have allergies or be sensitive to it.

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Colognes or perfumes

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According to OSHA standards a dental assistant’s fingernails should not exceed:

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1/8 of an inch

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The acronym DANB means:

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Dental Assisting National Board

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The registration exam can be taken through the:

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AMTA

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How many times a year is the DANB exam offered?

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Three times

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The DANB exams are based on:

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All of the above

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The duties of the expanded function dental assistant are covered by the ____ for each state.

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State Dental Practice Act

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Expanded function dental assistants are not allowed to:

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Scale

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This dental specialist will treat malocclusion by realignment of the teeth or joints.

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Orthodontist

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What is the name of the first known dentist?

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Hesi-Re

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Who was the father of medicine?

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Hesi-Re

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The hippocratic oath means:

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to do no harm

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Bands of gold fastened to natural teeth and artificial teeth were made of ____ teeth in the era of 100-400 BCE
calves'
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During the middle ages, the ____ developed a silver paste to fill cavities.
Chinese
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_____ was known as "the father of modern dentistry."
Pierre Fauchard
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Trained dentist began arriving to the colonies from:
England
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____ marketed his abilities to perform a variety of different dental procedures.
Robert Woofendale
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____ is credited for constructing a denture made of ivory and gold for George Washington.
John Greenwood
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The first native born dentist in colonial America was:
Isaac Greenwood
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____ was the first African American to graduate with a formal dental education.
Robert Tanner Freeman
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_____ is the German physicist credited for the discovery of radiation usage in 1895.
Wilhelm C. Roentgen
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_____ earned the title "grand old man of dentistry."
Vardiman Black
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____ discovered a way to use nitrous oxide gas to relieve the pain of extractions on his patients.
Horace Wells
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____ demonstrated the use of this anesthetic by blocking a nerve on the mandible.
William H. Halstead
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____ made the first dental radiograph.
Otto Walkoff
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____ became the first woman to be hired as a permanent dental assistant.
Juliet A. Southard
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What is the term for withdrawing from patient care without reasonable notice or a referral fro completion of dental treatment?
Abandonment
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____ is a fold of mucous membrane attached to the back of the soft palate.
Uvula
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The ____ is the tissue from the mesoderm layer that will form dentin and pulp.
Dental Papilla
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____ is defined as a deep furrow running along a developmental groove.
A fissure
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A vertical overlap of the maxillary teeth with the mandibular arch:
Overbite
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A horizontal overlap of the maxillary teeth with the mandibular arch:
Overjet
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The word deciduous means:
To shed
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By age 3, ____ teeth are present in the mouth.
Twenty
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The permanent teeth that replace deciduous teeth are called ____ teeth.
Succedaneous
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Another name for the bicuspid is:
Premolars
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____ is defined as the study of the shape and form of teeth.
Morphology
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Located a the gingival third on the lingual surface of an anterior tooth is a convex prominence of enamel called:
Cingulum
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One of the three prominence located on the incisal edge of a newly erupted incisor:
Mamelon
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An improper fit and alignment of the teeth and jaws:
Malocclusion
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Primary detention begins to emerge in the mouth around the ____ month of life.
6th
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The term odontogenesis means:
Tooth production or development
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During the third stage, the tissue makeup begins to change. This change is called:
Histodifferentiation
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The tooth bud contains three important elements. What are they?
Cementoblasts, osteoblasts, and fibroblasts
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The four main types of dentin include the:
Mantle, primary, secondary, and tertiary dentin.
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____ are the presence of extra teeth.
Supernumerary teeth
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The highest peak in the alveolar process is the:
Alveolar crest
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Enamel is able to withstand crushing forces up to ____ pounds per square inch.
100,000
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The four types of tissues that make up a tooth are:
Enamel, Dentin, cementum, and pulp.
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The enamel and cementum of the tooth come together at a junction. This junction is called the:
Cementoenamel junction.
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____ is another term for when permanent teeth succeed or replace primary teeth.
Succedaneous
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The ____ is the portion of the crown that is visible in the oral cavity.
Clinical crown
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The ____ is the tissue that surrounds and supports the teeth.
Periodontium
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During the 8th week of embryonic development, the dental ____ continues to thicken.
Lamina
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____ molars are the first of the permanent teeth to erupt into the oral cavity.
Mandibular
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The periodontal ligament contains fibers that are embedded into the cementum. These fibers are called ____.
Sharpey's
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Winged flare of the nostril:
Ala
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The chin is called the:
Mental protuberance
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The ____ is the transitional are between the skin of the face and mucous membrane of the lip.
Vermilion border
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Healthy gingiva has an orange peel texture called:
Stippling
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On each side of the soft palate, extending downward, are the pillars of fauces, also called:
Tonsillar pillars
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The tongue consists of a body and a root or base, connected by the muscles to the:
Hyoid bone
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Along the midline of the tongue's top surface is a slight groove called the:
Median sulcus
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Mushroom shaped taste buds located at the tongue center:
Fungiform papillae
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The condition of having a short lingual frenulum:
Ankyloglossia
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The frontal is connected to both parietal bones by the:
Coronal suture
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The sphenoid bone is also called the ____ bone.
Butterfly
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There are ____ stationary bones in the face.
Thirteen
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The ____ bone is the smallest and most fragile bone of the face.
Lacrimal
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The ____ is the posterior section of the alveolar process.
Retromolar area
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When dealing with TMJ, the crackling or grinding sound of the teeth is also called:
Crepitus
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Known as the upper chambers of the heart:
Atria
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The ____ is a lightweight, spongelike bone located in the interior area of the bones.
cancellous bone
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____ is a protective and insulated covering that surrounds some nerves.
Myelin sheath
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The ____ is the fibrous lining that covers the compact coronal bone.
Periosteum
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The ____ is considered to be the brain of the cell.
Nucleus
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The four primary tissue types are:
epithelial, muscle, connective, and nerve.
90
Bones have five categories:
Long bones, irregular bones, short bones, flat bones, and sesamoid bones,
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The heart repeats a cycle of contraction and relaxation around ____ beats per minute.
60-100
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What disease includes inflammation of the pericardum?
Pericardial pericarditis
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What is the non criminal legal action that deals with the relationship of individuals against a dentist that can result in a composition lawsuit?
Civil Law
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What involves state or federal government intervention against individuals who perform non legal procedures or violations, resulting in disciplinary action?
Criminal Law
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What is the term for actions that any reasonable or prudent dental care professional would take under similar circumstances?
Due care
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What is a contract that is implemented by the patient's actions, rather than verbally or in writing?
Implied contract
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The act of an intentional or unintentional wrong doing is called:
Tort law
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Which term means "truthfulness"?
Veracity
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Dental malpractice and negligence can occur due to a variety of circumstances, including:
Failure to properly detect an oral disease. wrongful death, and personal injusry.
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An act of omission occurs when a reasonable person ____ do something that a similarly trained individual would do under the same circumstances.
does not

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