Deck 1: Dental Assisting National Board (DANB)

Question 1

How many types of exposure exist when ionized radiation interacts with the body?

A)1
B)3
C)2
D)4

Answer 1

2

Question 2

What type of patient makes frequent office visits and complains of pain?

A)Pregnant women
B)Teenagers
C)Drug addicts
D)Anorexics

Answer 2

Drug addicts

Question 3

What is the best time for dental treatments during pregnancy?

A)First trimester
B)Second trimester
C)Third trimester
D)Never

Answer 3

Second trimester

Question 4

What drug induces vomiting and is often abused by bulimics?

A)Emetics
B)Anticoagulants
C)Anticonvulsants
D)Antipsychotics

Question 5

Disease control is successful when patients learn new behaviors. A plan for teaching and learning can be designed. To design educational resources, learning domains must be used. How many learning domains are there?

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 6

How many types of instrument handles or ends are there?

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 7

There are two types of design characteristic for dental instrument handles. What design decreases the user's control?

A)Small diameter
B)Angled diameter
C)Large diameter
D)Closed diameter

Question 8

What part of the dental instrument makes contact with the patient?

A)Flat-end
B)Working-end
C)Shank-end
D)Double-end

Question 9

What are the three types of dental mirrors?

A)Front surface, concave, and plane
B)Front surface, back surface, and flat surface
C)Front surface, mid surface, and back surface
D)Front surface, back surface, and marginal surface

Question 10

What instrument do the terms calibrated and furcation refer to?

A)Dental mirror
B)Probes
C)Explorer
D)Shepherd hook

Question 11

What instrument has a fine, flexible, wire-like working-end?

A)Dental mirror
B)Probes
C)Explorer
D)Shepherd hook

Question 12

What instrument has two cutting edges that meet in a point?

A)Dental mirror
B)Probes
C)Explorer
D)Sickle scaler

Question 13

What instrument has two cutting edges that converge in a rounded toe?

A)Universal curet
B)Probes
C)Explorer
D)Sickle scaler

Question 14

What instrument is limited to use on the enamel surfaces and the outer surface of a calculus deposit?

A)Universal curet
B)Periodontal file
C)Explorer
D)Sickle scaler

Question 15

What is the relationship between the face of a calculus removal instrument and the tooth surface to which the working-end is applied?

A)Adaptation
B)Angulation
C)Activation
D)Sickle scaler

Question 16

What is moving an instrument in order to produce a stroke?

A)Adaptation
B)Angulation
C)Activation
D)Sickle scaler

Question 17

What type of stroke is used to remove residual calculus deposits, microbial plaque, and plaque by-products from root surfaces?

A)Overlap strokes
B)Hand pivot angulation
C)Root debridement work strokes
D)Oblique work stroke

Question 18

What type of stroke is used to position the working-end at the base of the sulcus pocket or apical to a calculus deposit?

A)Overlap strokes
B)Hand pivot angulation
C)Root debridement work strokes
D)Placement stroke

Question 19

What type of instrumental strokes display four different directional strokes?

A)Overlap strokes
B)Hand pivot angulation
C)Root debridement work strokes
D)Stroke direction

Question 20

What are the categories of stroke characteristics?

A)Overlap strokes and length strokes
B)Overlap strokes and short strokes
C)Overlap strokes, pattern strokes, and short strokes
D)Overlap strokes, pattern strokes, and length strokes

Question 21

What is the mechanical treatment of tooth surfaces for the removal of microbial plaque and calculus deposits from coronal and root surfaces?

A)Adaptation
B)Angulation
C)Scaling
D)Sickle scaler

Question 22

How many methods of fluoride implementation are there?

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)12

Question 23

What teaching method is defined as an informative talk that is prepared beforehand and given to a group?

A)Lecture-demonstration
B)Lecture
C)Discovery
D)Discussion

Question 24

What teaching method without proper use of technology is difficult for large groups?

A)Lecture-demonstration
B)Lecture
C)Discovery
D)Discussion

Question 25

What teaching method provides for group activity in which the student and teacher define a problem and seek a solution?

A)Lecture-demonstration
B)Lecture
C)Discovery
D)Discussion

Question 26

What teaching method provokes a free sharing of ideas generated by unstructured group interaction?

A)Lecture-demonstration
B)Brainstorming
C)Discovery
D)Discussion

Question 27

What type of dental practice has a single proprietorship by a dentist who may employ dental hygienists?

A)Solo practice
B)Solo group
C)Group practice
D)Dental department

Question 28

What type of dental practice has a system of marketing dental practices under a trade name when permitted by state laws or regulations?

A)Solo practice
B)Franchise dentistry
C)Group practice
D)Dental department

Question 29

What terminology is defined as a client experiencing an unforeseen medical difficulty?

A)Medical terminology
B)Medical trauma
C)Medical emergency
D)Medical malpractice

Question 30

What are dental hygienists required to be trained in?

A)Medical emergency management
B)Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
C)Medical trauma rescue
D)Medical emergency management and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 31

What documentation provides information that can aid in preventing a client from experiencing a medical emergency?

A)Medical X-rays
B)Medical transcripts
C)Driver's license
D)Health history

Question 32

What term encompasses the numerical values given to blood pressure, body temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate, and body height and weight?

A)Vital statistics
B)Vital record
C)Vital signs
D)Vital factors

Question 33

What body temperature is considered elevated and may suggest the presence of infection or disease?

A)98.7°
B)99.5°
C)101.0°
D)100.1°

Question 34

On how many sites can a pulse rate be acquired?

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 35

What is a basic life support technique?

A)Cardio flux
B)Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
C)Successful cardio
D)Advanced cardio flux

Question 36

What systems transport oxygen?

A)Blood system and gland system
B)Circulatory system and blood system
C)Respiratory system and gland system
D)Circulatory system and respiratory system

Question 37

What is defined as the inability to respond to stimuli, make purposeful movements, or gain awareness of events taking place?

A)Respiratory failure
B)Respiratory flux
C)Unconsciousness
D)Unconsciousness failure

Question 38

What is the most common type of medical emergency encountered in dental settings?

A)Syncope
B)Hyperventilation
C)Shock
D)Asthma

Question 39

How many categories of shock are there?

A)3
B)5
C)7
D)9

Question 40

What condition is defined as rapid breathing and is brought about by pain, anxiety, or drugs?

A)Syncope
B)Hyperventilation
C)Shock
D)Asthma

Question 41

What condition is defined as transient ischemia of the myocardium?

A)Syncope
B)Hyperventilation
C)Angina pectoris
D)Asthma

Question 42

The successful diagnosis and treatment of caries includes:

A)Good patient history, complete clinical evaluation, radiographic analysis, and comprehensive risk assessment
B)Good patient history, initial clinical evaluation, radiographic analysis, and quantity of saliva output
C)Good patient history, visible plaque, blood pressure evaluation, and saliva output
D)Good patient history, amount of fluoride intake, clinical evaluation, and risk assessment

Question 43

What is polyvinylsiloxane used for?

A)Centric positioning
B)Pantographs
C)Bite registration
D)Bridge registry

Question 44

Due to its nocturnal activity, bruxism is considered a sleep disorder. What else is bruxism known as?

A)Teeth manipulation
B)Teeth grinding
C)Jaw aerobics
D)Diurnal activity

Question 45

The sequential cleaning, packaging, sterilization, and storage of instruments is:

A)Instrument markup
B)Instrument prepping
C)Instrument processing
D)Instrument make-ready

Question 46

Dentists are not covered by what law in all states?

A)Back's Samaritan law
B)Town's Samaritan law
C)Good Samaritan law
D)Good Doctor Samaritan law

Question 47

Which waste disposal category should be disposed of in a biohazard bag?

A)Liquid
B)Regulated waste
C)Non-sharp solids
D)Sharps

Question 48

Which is not a "universal precaution" barrier?

A)Gloves
B)Masks
C)Protective clothing
D)Lip guards

Question 49

Which disease is not a transmittal risk?

A)Hepatitis C
B)HIV
C)Mycobacterium tuberculosis
D)Scleroderma

Question 50

Which is not a pathogen route of transmission?

A)Droplet
B)Vector-borne
C)Indirect
D)Vapor

Question 51

When a third-party payer mediates between patients and providers, it is referred to as:

A)Mediated care
B)Third-party care
C)Managed care
D)Inclusive care

Question 52

Patients often display fear, anxiety, and stress in medical environments. Which technique is not a non-aversive method used to calm patients?

A)Data collection
B)Tell-show-do
C)Control sharing
D)Avoidance

Question 53

When questioning a patient, it is important to gather as much information as possible. What is not a question type?

A)Open-ended
B)Direct
C)Probing
D)Indirect

Question 54

What type of bone is the ulna?

A)Long
B)Short
C)Mid
D)Carpal

Question 55

How many color parameters can the eye distinguish?

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 56

What bone bears the weight of the body?

A)Femur
B)Patella
C)Tibia
D)Fibula

Question 57

What is the dagger-shaped bone in the middle of the anterior chest wall?

A)Manubrium
B)Ribs
C)Sternum
D)Xiphoid

Question 58

What is trisomy 21?

A)FAS
B)Down Syndrome
C)Autism
D)ADHD

Question 59

What condition affects learning and impulse control?

A)FAS
B)Down Syndrome
C)Autism
D)ADHD

Question 60

What conditions display major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder?

A)FAS and Autism
B)Emotional Disturbance and Mental Illness
C)Autism, Emotional Disturbance, and Mental Illness
D)ADHD and Autism

Question 61

What is NOT a common classification of emotional disturbance and mental illness?

A)Psychoneuroses
B)Personality disorders
C)Psychoses
D)Repetitive internal dialogue

Question 62

What disease is characterized by intellectual and cognitive disturbance?

A)Psychoneuroses
B)Alzheimer's
C)Psychoses
D)Seizures

Question 63

What condition has symptom of recurrent or chronic brain dysfunction?

A)Psychoneuroses
B)Alzheimer's
C)Psychoses
D)Seizure disorder