Dental Records xrays
Dental Exams and charting
Dental Instruments DTR
Dental Assisting and specialties
Things you need to know
100

A Patient in a dental class III status indicates what?

Patient has had their annual exam and treatment is needed that may be an emergency with 12 months  page 221

100

ALL permanent restorations will be charted in .......by the dentist in block .......... of the SF 603 and 603A

ink     block 8    page 60 

100

This activates handpieces, sensitive to varying amounts of pressure to allow speed control

Rheostat   page 239

100

Using instruments for more than one purpose or using double-ended instruments

Combination 

100

How often will a patient requiring periodontal maintenance be scheduled for a prophylaxis (teeth cleaning)

3-6 months 

200

What is the two digit number used to identify a sponsor or a beneficiary or the relationship of the patient to the sponsor

FMP  Family member prefix page 46

200

How do you indicate on a chart, that a tooth has an abscess? 

upside down triangle at the apex   page 204

200

Which instrument is used to detect breaks in the enamel of the tooth 

Explorer

200

Streamlining the process to promote predictable routines in the work pattern 

Standardization

200

Trough between the gingival, lips, and cheeks 

Vestibule

300

What system is used to file dental records

Terminal digit filing system page 47

300

When charting a temporary restoration, what is annotated at the apex of the tooth

TT    page 206

300

What removes the BULK of the tooth structure during cavity preparation

High speed handpiece 

300

When assisting a Right-handed dentist during a procedure, the assistant's zone is based on What 'clock concept' 

2 and 4 O'clock

300

It is extremely important that you avoid these, they make a patient upset or apprehensive. Replacing them can help minimize the nervousness experienced by patients  

TRIGGER WORDS 

400

What color is the chart with social security number ending in 80-89

Pink   page 68

400

This patient has a history of 2 or more carious lesions in the past 3 years.  What would be their caries risk assessment category

HIGH    page 228

400
When turning in broken or unserviceable equipment, make sure they are _______ first 

page 242    Disinfected 

400

Is the section of dentistry that is responsible for substitution or replacement of oral structures.  They work with indirect restorations 

General duties of prosthodontist (63F)

400

When using the CDS (corporate dental system) what color indicates that a pt has been seated in the dental chair? 

Pink 

500

What are the two identifying feature of a mandibular premolar x-ray 

Single roots and Mental foramen    page 362

500

The Periodontal Screening and Recording (PSR) Code 4 indicates:

Colored area of the probe completely disappears, indicating probing depth is 5.5mm or greater   page 227

500

This is used to remove small amounts of fluid that are present in a patients mouth 

saliva ejector     page 240

500

Name Two Ways to hold HVE

Thumb to nose and pen grasp

500

is a type of medical emergency that is caused by insufficient blood flow to the brain and may occur in a patient immediately after change of positioning due to prolong seating in a supine position and then quickly brining the patient back up to a seated position

Postural hypotension