The AADSAS
DAT Questions
Teeth Trivia
Pre-Dental Club
Dental Specialties
100

What does the "DAT" stand for? 

What is the Dental Admission Test. 

100
During interphase, DNA is referred to as which of the following? A.) histones B.) chromatin C.) nucleosomes D.) chromosomes E.) sister chromatids
What is B. Chromatin
100
How many teeth are in the average adult mouth?
What is 32.
100

What does the acronym "PDA" stand for? 

What is Pre-Dental Association

100
In what area do Pediatric Dentist specialize?
What are children/adolescents, OR preventative dentistry.
200
What date does the AADSAS open this year?
What is June 3rd, 2014.
200
Two teams are playing a best-of-five series, which ends as soon as either team wins three games. If the two teams are equally likely to win a game, regardless of the outcomes of the others, what is the probability that the series ends after the first three games? A.) 1/3 B.) 3/10 C.) 1/4 D.) 1/8 E.) 3/5
What is C.) 1/4
200
How often should you replace your tooth brush?
What is every 6 weeks. (Or often you have a cold or virus!)
200

What are the names of the current Co-presidents of our club? 

What is Nick and Tala

200
What does a prosthodontist do?
What are dentures/implants/cosmetic procedures.
300
This is how much it costs to send your application to dental schools through the AADSAS.
What is $244 for the initial school, and $99 for each school thereafter.
300
Which of the following cellular junctions in a plant cell would allow for ion transport between cells? A.) tight junctions B.) gap junctions C.) desmosomes D.) plasmodesmata E.) transport channels
What is D.) Plasmodesmata.
300
How long after a tooth gets knocked out of your mouth will it begin to die?
What is after 15 minutes. (If this happens to you, either hold it in your mouth or keep it in a glass of mouth!)
300

How much are dues?

What is there are no dues.

300
What does a Periodontist do?
What is treat and cure diseases of the gums.
400

These are the two GPAs reported to Dental Schools by the AADSAS 

1.) Overall 2.) Science 

400
If the temperature of a gas is quadrupled from 40K to 160K, which of the following accurately describes the change in the average kinetic energy of the gas? A.) Average kinetic energy is halved B.) Average kinetic energy is unchanged C.) Average kinetic energy doubles D.) Average kinetic energy quadruples E.) Average kinetic energy triples
What is D.) Average kinetic energy quadruples.
400
What are the four kinds of teeth found in the mouth?
What is incisors, molars, pre-molars and canines.
400

What is the date of our next general meeting (biweekly)? 

What is September 27th

400
What does an Endodontist do?
What is specialize in root canals.
500

What date do Dental Schools start releasing their decisions and informing applicants that they have been accepted?

What is December 1st.

500
TNT explosions are very fast reactions involving the production of enormous quantities of heat and gaseous products. Thermodynamically, explosions are best described as: A.) High entropy, exothermic reactions with a low activation energy. B.) High entropy, endothermic reactions with a low activation energy. C.) High entropy, exothermic reactions with a high activation energy. D.) Low entropy, exothermic reactions with a low activation energy. E.) Low entropy, endothermic reactions with a high activation energy.
What is A.) High entropy, exothermic reactions with a low activation energy.
500
In what setting was the first commercial toothbrush (similar to what we use today) invented?
What is prison. In 1770, an Englishman who was serving time for inciting a riot created a toothbrush out of an animal bone, and bristles!
500

What is our club advisors name? 

What is Robin Altman

500
If you needed to get reconstructive surgery of the mouth and/or jaw, to whom would you go to?
What is an Oral and Maxilofacial surgeon.
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