Professionalism
Dental Assisting Roles
Dental Assisting Basics
Dental Instuments
Misc
100
What does professional attire look like in a dental seeting?
What are scrubs?
100
How many kinds of dental assistants are there?
What is 3?
100
How many years of residency are required to become a dental assistent?
What is none?
100
What is the purpose of a dental dam?
What is to isolate teeth for individual procedures?
100
True or False?
You can be hired at some offices with only a little experience and a high school diploma
What is true?
200
True or false?
Fingernail length does not matter
What is false?
200
What is the primary role of a dental assistant?
What is to assist the dentist?
200
What is the purpose of 4 and 6 handed dentistry?
What is to increase efficiency?
200
What is the purpose of a dental dam punch?
What is to punch holes in a dental dam for each tooth?
200
What is a restorative procedure?
What is a procedure that repairs or replaces a tooth?
300
What is the purpose of scrubs?
What is they are clean, make everyone look uniform, and are comfortable for a full day’s work?
300
Name at least one role of a circulating assistant
What is maintaining the chain of asepsis, receiving patients, seating patients, scheduling patient visits, managing recall system, maintaining privacy, or dealing with marketing?
300
What are 2, 4, and 6 handed dentistry?
What is...
2 handed: 2 hands (dentist)
4 handed: 4 hands (dentist + 1 assistant)
6 handed: 6 hands (dentist + 2 assistants)
300
What is a Dental Dam Frame?
300
once you get your assistant license do you need to ever renew it?
yes
400
If the first patient is at 9:00 AM and you are running 30 minutes late - what should you do?
What is perfumes and body scents should be subtle? (they should not be worn)
400
What is one role of a expanded function assistant?
What is preparing treatment rooms, sterilizing equipment, working with patients, making treatment plans, taking impressions, applying fluoride, placing composite restorations, or dealing with dental dams?
400
How many deciduous teeth are there?
20
400
Name 3 items used to help with moisture control
What is dri aids, cotton rolls, isolyte, bite block, dental dam items, and/or suction/evacuation tools?
400
Which one of these is NOT a role of dental assistants in restorative procedures?
a. Assisting with local anesthesia
b. Assisting with moisture control
c. Assisting in removal of decay
d. Assisting with general anesthesia
What is assisting with general anesthesia?
500
Name at least 3 characteristics of professionalism
What is excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple tasks, dexterity, professional demeanor, strong communication skills, great listening skills, compassionate attitude, and/or a genuine desire to help?
500
What are three roles of a chairside assistant?
What is seat and prepare patients, maintain and prepare treatment rooms and instruments, assists dentist at chairside during patients treatments, prepare and deliver dental materials, provide postoperative patient instructions, oversee infection control programs, perform radiographic procedures, perform basic laboratory procedures, provides assurance and support to the patient, and/or ensure the patient privacy?
500
How many permanent teeth are there?
32
500
What is an isolite?
It is a hands-free suction and retraction unit that can be used in appointments
500
What is an occlusion?
What is how your top and bottom teeth bite together?