Final Exam Study Guide

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____ are most commonly extracted during orthodontic treatment.

Records which concern the rendering of dental services for patients are_______

Financial arrangements must be made for each patient

Prognathic is a :

Direct eye-contact with ultra-violet light by the dental assistant should be______

A result of orthodontic treatment may be ______

When taking a telephone message it is essential that you record ________

A point angle is:

Some basic services on insurance_____

A safety precaution that should be observed when constructing a shellac baseplate is to avoid ______

The following is used to cement the material to a tooth for a permanent crown---

Insurance forms must be

The tooth that touches the distal of #20 is _________

Of the following, which name comes first in alphabetical order: J.A. Eastman, J. Eastman, James Easton, Janet A. Eastman

For descriptive and comparative purposes each tooth surface is divided into imaginary ______

The etiology pertaining to orthodontics is the science of finding the cause of ____

Prevenative orthodontics includes:

After mixing plaster, it get warm becaus of _______

A dental instrument frequently used during irrigation of a root canal procedure is a ______

Shellac baseplates are used to _____

The device used to determine if the pulp of a tooth is dead or alive is _______

A handeling precaution of a compound tray material is to avoid ______

Consistency of cements prepared for setting crowns and bridges should be _____

Patient ledger files are usually ________

The following is used to cement the material to a tooth for an acrylic plastic temporary crown...

Virulence describes the

The required amount paid by the patient before insurance benefits go into effect is the _____

An instrument used to remove pulpa fibers of a necrotic tooth is a ____

A patient chart is a legal document and when it is necessary to transfer records,

The ______ is the dental insurance carrier.

An item that must be included on a set-up for a crown and bridge preparation is a ________

The provider is the ________

Hepatitis B documentation is required by anyone who

All dentists and dental health care worksers must show evidence of immunity against the hepatitis B virus

The lower right first bicuspid is tooth number _______

The orthodontic condition of a tooth moving in a bone in analogous to a _____

_______ is the form which the patient fills out descibing medical conditions adn possible allergies.

The medication being taken by a patient that could create the most serious problems during oral surgery is

An advantage of using fixed, rather than removable orthodontic appliance is ____

The primary purpose of making custom trays is to

If you have received a credit memo from a supplier, it means that the company is _______________

Hepatitis B surface antigen-positive people have

To assist in making a mouth guard, the dental assistant would take ________

After topical application of fluoride, a patient is told to not eat, drink, or rinse mouth for a min period of _____

The form submitted to insurance for determining what benefits the insurance will pay before the tx is done is called?

A _____ is a discount allowed on an invoice to encourage the buyer to pay promptly.

To take a preliminary impression for a full denture, the material used may be

The subscriber is the ______

The _____ is what the dentist owns after assets and liabilities are balanced.

The appliance used to maintain the space of second primary molar is a ______

The mechanical removal of the infectious material of a lesion is a :

The lower centrals and laterals are #'s _______

A mercury hygiene precaution that must be followed is_______

For the diagnosis and treamtent planning of root canal therapy, it is necessary to have available ________

What supervision does the dentist not have to be physically present when dental auxillaries are being performed.

What type of extraction instruments have a spoon shaped end and seperates the gums from the underlying bone?

Dental Helath Care workers are personnel who assist a dentist who may be exposed to what?

Apicoectomy is a surgery procedure involving radical removal of the ______

If an expiration date on an item has passed, remove the item from the shelf and

The instrument pictured below is a?

Some legal autorities recommend that records be kept for _______

After the soft composite material is placed in the cavity, the next step would be ______________

A good liner (base) under amlagams to help prevent sensitivity is __________

A factor in a patient's medical history that could cause complications during oral surgery is ________

What type of extraction instruments have sharp, triangular points on the end and are useful for removing root stumps?

The Greek prefix "ortho" means _____

A dental instrument frequently used during a pulpotomy is _______

The following is used to cement the material to a tooth for a metal shell temporary crown....

The ____ surface of dental enamel has the highest concentration of fluoride.

Services which include prosthetics are considered______

To prepare teh dressing for dry socket, ZOE should be mixed on

A ___________ is to enable one to locate materials filed under other systems.

Which type of extraction instruments are the universal upper arch extraction instrument?

The best suggestions a dental assistant should give a patient who is experiencing a post-operative upset stomach is :

The _____ of the clinical crown is where you would find a class V dental carries

After a root canal is irrigated, the patient is usually instructed to return in _____

The shape of the upper central incisor is a ______

Dental malpractice insurance protects the dentist against __________

_______ is not a carrier transmitted disease.

When measuring depth of gingival sulcus, the probe is placed ______

What type of extraction insturment looks like a screw driver and are used to loosen teeth?

The term exodontist refers to a person who limits their practice to _______

When Writing a prescription the abbreviation q.i.d. means take____

The clinical crown is divided into _____

According to Angle's classification of occlusion (overbite, Underbite, normal) the normal jaw position is classified as?

Details of all treatment are listed on the____ ____.

An instrument included in the set-up for periodontal surgery is a ______

A tooth may die and rquire root canal treatment due to the following causes...

A biopsy is to : _____

After active orthodontic treatment is finished, a ______ is used to stabilize the teeth.

The most common vaccination schedule for Hepatitis B is given ____

______ means tooth structure.

___________ are the codes used to identify for the insurance company the preocdure done to the patient.

A deficiency of ______is responsible for many periodontal problems.

The instrument pictured below is??

Pedodontics is defined as a dental practice limited to treatment of

The substance produced by the body in response to the Hepatitis B vaccination in an _______

The parotid duct opens into the mouth from the insde of the cheek opposite the

A technique used to eliminate periodontal pockets is _____