NDAEB Review Sample Questions From Handbook Latest Updated 2024/2025 In relation to dental radiography, which one of the following terms refers to the anatomical landmark used to identify a maxillary cuspid periapical film?
- Maxillary sinus.
- Mental foramen.
- Bifurcated roots.
- Maxillary tuberosity.
Domain reference: 5.2.3.19 - Correct Answer 1. Maxillary sinus.
Prior to exposing a dental radiograph/image, placement of the lead apron over the patient protects which one of the following tissues?
- Vascular.
- Gonadal.
- Muscular.
- Digestive.
Domain reference: 5.2.3.6 - Correct Answer 2. Gonadal.
Which one of the following types of cements requires that the powder is added to the liquid in small increments, utilizing a wide area of a glass slab to dissipate the heat?
- Calcium hydroxide.
- Zinc oxide eugenol.
- Zinc phosphate
- Polycarboxylate
Domain reference: 5.7.3.4 - Correct Answer 3. Zinc phosphate
Which one of the following lists contains the information that should be recorded when scheduling a new patient appointment? 1 / 2
- Patient's name, address, phone number and medical history.
- Patient's name, address, age, phone number and reason for calling.
- Patient's name, address, reason for calling and who referred them to the office.
- Patient's name, phone number, age and reason for calling. - Correct Answer 4. Patient's name, phone
number, age and reason for calling.
FOR QUESTIONS 6-13
A dental assistant has recently graduated from a dental assisting program and is seeking
employment. She observed the following employment opportunity on a website:
"Dental Assistant required, must have professional attitude, be a team player and willing to learn. Must hold the NDAEB certificate. Experience an asset but not necessary. Please contact the dentist's office at 555-5972".The dental assistant prepares her résumé and looks up the dentist's address in the "Yellow Pages". The practice described as "general dentistry with a focus on endodontics and orthodontics". - Correct Answer ANSWER QUESTIONS 6-13 AND REFER BACK TO THIS IF
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How should the dental assistant make contact with the dentist's office?
- Mail her résumé and cover letter.
- A telephone call.
- An interview.
- To personally deliver her resume to the dentist. - Correct Answer 2. A telephone call.
- Health and Welfare Canada Safety Code 30.
- Principles of due care.
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During the interview, the dentist states that he expects all of his employees to work within their provincially approved scope-of-practice. If the dental assistant ignored her employer's instructions and worked outside her scope-of-practice, which of the following would she be violating?