RDA Board Exam Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers When using nitrous oxide, what is the minimum amount of oxygen that can be used? - Correct Answer 50% After the administration of nitrous oxide, how many minutes is oxygen administered? - Correct Answer 5 min If a patient is showing signs of an allergic reaction, which of the following drugs should an assistant retrieve? - Correct Answer Еpі-рen If a patient looks as if they are going to faint during a crown procedure, what should the assistant do first? - Correct Answer Remove any foreign objects from the oral cavity Which of the following would be the best action to take if a patient is hyperventilating? - Correct Answer Sit the patient up-right How far should the sharps container be located from the operatory? - Correct Answer As close as possible What is the best way to clean blood and debris from instruments? - Correct Answer Ultrasonic cleaner The sharps container should be changed how often? - Correct Answer Every 90 days How often should gloves be changed? - Correct Answer After every patient What is the best way to test if sterilization has occurred? - Correct Answer Biologic spore test A process indicator indicates that sterilization has occurred. - Correct Answer False Where should the sterilization room be located? - Correct Answer Central to the office 1 / 2
What is the best way to prevent the spread of disease? - Correct Answer Use disposable items whenever possible Blood Pressure is taken utilizing which artery? - Correct Answer Brachial When a child is being treated in the dental office, whom is required to sign the consent for treatment form? - Correct Answer Parent Legal guardian- a or b Stippling can be seen on which of the following tissue(s)? - Correct Answer Attached gingival Pulse is obtained from a dental patient generally by utilizing which of these arteries? - Correct Answer Radial When a periodontal dressing is applied on a patient, which of the following instructions should be given to the patient? - Correct Answer Verbal , Written - a and c If a patient is showing signs of stress about a treatment, which of the following should an assistant not do? - Correct Answer Walk around continuing to do things and not say anything Which of the following agencies mandates that all dental clinics have SDS in place in the office? - Correct Answer OSHA If an assistant receives a stick from a used needle, what is the first post exposure protocol? - Correct Answer Wash the affected area Which of the following regulates licensure and the right to practice within a state? - Correct Answer State Board of Dentistry If the dentist leaves the office on an errand and asks the dental assistant to place IRM in a patient's tooth that has lost a filling, would this action be considered: - Correct Answer Illegal A child has just finished receiving a complete prophylaxis. It is legal for a R.D.A. to perform coronal polishing on that patient afterwards. - Correct Answer False
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