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Abstract
Prepare for and pass your local, state, or board exams with Mosby’s Dental Assisting Exam Review, 3rd Edition. This best-selling comprehensive resource is modeled after the format of the Certified Dental Assistant (CDA®) exam administered by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) and includes 600 all-new questions. With a total of 2,800 total multiple-choice questions and nearly seven times the practice of the CDA® exam, all the standard topics and procedures specific to dental assisting are meticulously covered. In addition, an updated companion website includes a database of exam questions and a custom test generator with time-clock functionality. Plus, this is the only product on the market to address state-by-state expanded functions with state-specific questions to give you realistic practice wherever you plan to practice.
- Comprehensive practice with 2,800 total multiple-choice questions provides nearly seven times the practice of the board exam.
- National board format follows the Certified Dental Assistant (CDA®) blueprints with the same number and type of questions you can expect to see in the General Chairside, Infection Control, and Radiation Health and Safety component exams.
- Answer key and rationales help you assess your understanding and gauge your exam readiness.
- Unique companion website allows you to practice specific types and numbers of questions or easily generate a simulated exam from the 2,800-question item bank to mimic the types and numbers of questions on the CDA® exam.
- Realistic computerized testing experience with a clock functionality helps you learn to master time for optimal test-day readiness.
- Photos and illustrations included with exam questions provide realistic exam simulation.
- NEW! Content review sections summarize key information to provide an even more comprehensive exam-preparation product.
- NEW! Approximatley 600 all-new questions provides you more opportunities to master content and gain test-taking confidence.
- NEW! Expanded question rationales help you to break down and understand questions and strengthen your grasp of the material.
- UNIQUE! Additional expanded functions questions ensure that you are prepared for exam success in any state you choose to practice.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | cover | ||
| Inside Front Cover | ifc1 | ||
| Summary of Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) Eligibility Pathways for the Certified Dental Assisting (CDA) Exam and General Chairside Component Exam* | i | ||
| Mosby's Dental Assisting Exam Review | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Reviewers and Contributors | v | ||
| Preface | vi | ||
| About the Evolve Website | vi | ||
| Expanded Functions in Dental Assisting | vi | ||
| Preparing for a Credentialing Exam—Guidelines for the Candidate | vii | ||
| Getting Ready | vii | ||
| Learning About the Exam | viii | ||
| Exam Format | viii | ||
| Studying for the Credentialing Exam | ix | ||
| Publisher Acknowledgment | xi | ||
| Author Acknowledgment | xii | ||
| Table Of Contents | xiii | ||
| One Content Review | 1 | ||
| 1 General Chairside Assisting Exam Review | 1 | ||
| General Chairside Assisting Exam Review | 1 | ||
| Collection and Recording of Clinical Data | 1 | ||
| Patient Examination | 3 | ||
| Chairside Dental Procedures | 4 | ||
| Chairside Dental Materials | 24 | ||
| Laboratory Materials and Procedures | 24 | ||
| Patient Education and Oral Health Management | 24 | ||
| Prevention and Management of Emergencies | 25 | ||
| Office Operations | 25 | ||
| 2 Radiation Health and Safety Exam Review | 27 | ||
| Radiation Health and Safety Exam Review | 27 | ||
| Expose and Evaluate | 27 | ||
| Quality Assurance and Radiology Regulations | 39 | ||
| Radiation Safety for Patients and Operators | 40 | ||
| Infection Control | 41 | ||
| 3 Infection Control Exam Review | 45 | ||
| Infection Control Exam Review | 45 | ||
| Patient and Dental HealthCare Worker Education | 45 | ||
| Standard/Universal Precautions and the Prevention of Disease Transmission | 45 | ||
| Understanding of Asepsis Procedures | 51 | ||
| Occupational Safety | 54 | ||
| Two Practice Examinations | 58 | ||
| Test 1 General Chairside, Radiation Health and Safety, and Infection Control | 58 | ||
| General Chairside | 58 | ||
| Radiation Health and Safety | 67 | ||
| Infection Control | 75 | ||
| Answer Keys and Rationales | 83 | ||
| General Chairside | 83 | ||
| Answer Keys and Rationales | 95 | ||
| Radiation Health and Safety | 95 | ||
| Answer Keys and Rationales | 104 | ||
| Infection Control | 104 | ||
| Test 2 General Chairside, Radiation Health and Safety, and Infection Control | 114 | ||
| General Chairside | 114 | ||
| Radiation Health and Safety | 122 | ||
| Infection Control | 129 | ||
| Answer Keys and Rationales | 137 | ||
| General Chairside | 137 | ||
| Answer Keys and Rationales | 150 | ||
| Radiation Health and Safety | 150 | ||
| Answer Keys and Rationales | 160 | ||
| Infection Control | 160 | ||
| Test 3 General Chairside, Radiation Health and Safety, and Infection Control | 172 | ||
| General Chairside | 172 | ||
| Radiation Health and Safety | 181 | ||
| Infection Control | 190 | ||
| Answer Keys and Rationales | 198 | ||
| General Chairside | 198 | ||
| Answer Keys and Rationales | 209 | ||
| Radiation Health and Safety | 209 | ||
| Answer Keys and Rationales | 218 | ||
| Infection Control | 218 | ||
| Contacts | 229 | ||
| National Contacts | 229 | ||
| State Contacts | 229 | ||
| Bibliography and Suggested Readings | 231 | ||
| Figure Credits | 233 | ||
| Chapter 1 | 233 | ||
| Chapter 2 | 233 | ||
| Chapter 3 | 233 | ||
| Test 1—General Chairside | 233 | ||
| Test 1—Radiation Health and Safety | 233 | ||
| Test 1—Infection Control | 233 | ||
| Test 2—General Chairside | 233 | ||
| Test 2—Radiation Health and Safety | 234 | ||
| Test 2—Infection Control | 234 | ||
| Test 3—General Chairside | 234 | ||
| Test 3—Radiation Health and Safety | 234 |