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Chapters 1-4 Test (DENTAL ASSISTANT) Questions and Answers
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A dental assistant can become a certified dental assistant by: - Answer- Passing the (DANB) exam The dental specialty that involves the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and injuries to the pulp and associated structures is: - Answer- Endodontics The essential aspects of professional appearance include: - Answer- Good health, good grooming, and appropriate dress. The American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) was founded in: - Answer- 1924 Dental public health dentists treat the ______ rather than the individual. - Answer- community An Ada-accredited dental assisting program requires a curriculum including content in which of the following areas? - Answer- Didactic,laboratory, clinical Respecting a patient's confidentiality is a(n) _____ obligation. - Answer- legal and ethical Which of the following choices represents basic principles of ethics that can guide health care providers to identify, clarify, and justify moral (ethical) choices? - Answer- Autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, and confidentiality and veracity What important medical discovery did Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen make in 1895? - Answer- X-rays The Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) was founded in: - Answer- 1948 What is the most basic element in morality - Answer- Nonmaleficence Which member of the dental team ensures that patient privacy measures are in place and followed? - Answer- Business assistant Who was the first dentist to use nitrous oxide in dentistry? - Answer- Horace Wells
Who would not be considered a member of the dental healthcare team? - Answer- Dental supply person Which credentials are issued by the DANB? - Answer- CDA: Certified Dental Assistant The technique that uses a circulating assistant is ________-handed dentistry - Answer- six which of the following dental specialties involves the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of malocclusions of the teeth? - Answer- orthodontics Hazel Torres & Ann Ehrlich contributed which of the following to dentistry? - Answer- Published a dental assisting textbook An ethical dilemma occurs when - Answer- Two ethical principles are in conflict Which member of the dental healthcare team is primarily responsible for removing deposits on teeth, exposing radiographs, placing topical fluoride and sealants, and providing patients with home care instructions? - Answer- dental hygienists ___________ describes the seated dentist and chairside assistant working as an efficient team - Answer- four handed dentistry Who was the first women to become a dental assistant - Answer- Malvina Cueria Dental disease has been recorded since the: - Answer- Earliest times The duties that an expanded-functions dental assistant (EFDA) can perform will vary according to the state or provincial: - Answer- Dental Practice Act Which of the following is not a role of a chairside dental assistant? - Answer- Performing scaling and root planing Who is known as the "Father of Modern Dentistry"? - Answer- Pierre Fauchard Ethics deals with: - Answer- moral conduct Which of the following is the last step in solving an ethical dilemma? - Answer- choose a course of action Which of the following organizations released guidelines for infection control in Dental Healthcare settings in 2003? - Answer- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Who is referred to as 'the grand man of dentistry'? - Answer- G.V Black
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) laws ensure that: - Answer- Patient privacy is protected Important personal qualities of the dental assistant include - Answer- demonstrating sensitivity to the patient's needs.