The dental assistant is solely responsible for any acts or procedures performed in the dental office.

Who may administer deep sedated/general anesthesia to a patient in the dental office.

Which of the following procedures cannot be delegated to a dental assistant.

Not following the recommended infection control procedures is considered to be unsafe to the publics health, welfare, and safety.

A licensed hygienist is able to legally perform any procedure that a registered dental assistant can perform.

A registered dental assistant may fill out and signa patient's work excuse without prior authorization from the dentist.

The board may adopt and enforce rules necessary to:

A dental assistant may only perform a coronal polish in a patient under direct supervision of a licensed dentist or dental hygienist and as long as no calculus is removed in the process.

Under direct supervision is defined in the occupation code as the dentist does not need to be in the building when delegating duties.

A visual dental health inspection is performed by

To be eligible for registration as a dentist assistant an applicant must provide proof of all of the following except:

A dental assistant registration may be revoked for all of the following except:

What is meant by privileged?

Of the following statements which is more true?

The confidentiality created by the dentist, the record, and the patient is :

Dental records are legal records and must be kept:

Which statement best describes the duties of the SBDE?

Dental assistant registration after September 1, 2006

The board can refuse to issue a license to a person who has been convicted of a felony.

The term "reversible" means:

A requirement for obtaining certification to perform pit and fissure sealants is to have complete a minimum of 16 hours of clinical/didactic training which must include:

How many continuing education hours are required each year for a registered dental assistant?

The dental and at least one other dental aixullary must be present in the treatment room, during the adminstration of nitrouse oxide.

Under which of the following circumstances may a licensed dental delegate a dental assisant to apply put and fissure sealants?

General supervision is defined as supervision by the licensed dentist: however, the dentist is not required to be present in the office at the the function is performed?

Under what circumstances may a licened dentist delegate a dental assistant to use a rubber prophylaxis cup and polishing material on patient's teeth?

A dentist may delegate to a dental assistant which of the following procedures:

Consent for release of privileged information must be:

The dentist is responsible for any delegated act.

An RDA must display his/her certificate:

Which of the following would be considered a "Professional Conduct" violation and receive disciplinary action from the board?

A dental assistant who does not expose or process x-ray must be registered in the State of Texas.

All dental assistant must be registered in the State of Texas by September 1. 2007.

Dental records of the dentist include:

Unprofessional conduct would be considered:

Which statement best describes the duties delegated to a dental assistant?

Protective clothing worn during patient treatment should be:

The following condition does not harbor bacteria that could lead to contamination:

What is the appropriate amount of time to flush the high speed handpiece between patients?

A sharps container should be:

When recapping a needle, which of the following should be used?

When should a DHCW change gloves?

Acceptable methods of sterilization include:

Extracted teeth containing amalgam restorations should not be autoclaved because of:

When the outside of the biopsy specimen bottle shows visible contamination what should be done?

Patients with the following disease would not be treated for routine treatment:

The process of destroying most microorganisms, but not spores is called:

Barriers can be used in the dental office for all of the following except:

Material Safety Data Sheets MSD will contain information about:

Which of the following is acceptable for maintenance of dental suction lines?

When removing needles from reusable syringes, which of the following are acceptable?

It is acceptable to clean contaminated instruments by scrubbing them with soap and water, by hand prior to sterilization.

A cavitron device which holds a liquid cleaner and uses a vibrating action to clean instruments prior to sterilization is called a:

Disinfection is the partial elimination of active growth stage bacterial and the inactivation of some viruses.

Adding additional liquid soap to the dispenser:

Reduction of the amount of aerosol spray and spatter can be accomplished by:

Gloves are to be changed:

The term that means a sufficient quantity of materials or supplies needed to treat a single patient is:

Flash sterilization is used for :

Which of the following is necessary for use of chemical vapor sterilization?

The use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate or destroy pathogenic microorganism on a surface item to the extent that they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious disease; the surface or item is rendered safe for handling use, or disposal.

Which work restrictions is indicated for dental staff exposed to TB?

Disposable items used in the dental office include all of the following except:

OSHA requires employers, including those in the health care profession to:

Warning labels or stickers must contain appropriate warnings according to:

Hazardous products moved from one container to another do not need to have a warning label or sticker affixed to them

Which statement concerning Hepatitis B vaccination is true:

To avoid the build up of waterline biofilm the CDC,ADA, and OSAP recommend:

The most effective way to minimize cross-contamination between the patient and the operator is to:

Which of the following diseases should be immunized against?

In order to minimize the gag reflex, it is helpful to start the radiographic procedure by first exposing the:

Film fogging can best be detected on stored radiographic film by:

The optimum condition for processing in a manual processor is to develop for 10 minutes at 68-70 degrees.

Using the 'E" speed film can reduce the radiation exposure to the patient by:

Which of the following anatomical structures would appear radiopaque on a processed radiograph?

THe diameter of the x-ray beam existing from the round cone BID should be:

How are x-ray produced?

The beam of radiation for a panoramic radiograph is a narrow slit

The benefits of digital radiography include:

Extraoral film include which of the following?

To reduce cross contamination the most appropriate way to store exposed radiographs prior to processing is in:

Another name for target is:

The image sharpness on a processed radiograph is termed?

Two major types of dental examinations are:

A radiographic image is produced on a panoramic film by the use of:

When using the panoramic machine there is no need to wrap the unit

Dental Radiographs are part of the dental record therefore, they are:

When compared to the actual length of the tooth, the elongated image will appear:

Some of the advantages of digital radiographs include:

A foreshortened image on a dental radiograph is mostly likely caused by:

The embossed dots should face up when mouthing

Factors that increase somatic exposure to the patient include:

Determining correct exposure times when different cone BID lengths are utilized and minimizing operator exposure is determined by the:

Radiographic equipment that can be sterilized include:

The purpose of this film is to record the entire tooth including 4mm of bone surrounding the apical areas:

Another name for Anode is:

Lead and Silver are heavy solutions and very toxic

Which statement is most correct?

If all settings stay the same, what happens when KvP, Ma, and exposure time is increased?

Whether using the manual or automatic processing techniques, improper handling can result in: