List DANB practice test

Preliminary examinations, vital signs, and charting oral conditions.

Patient education, legal record maintenance, and emergency kit protocols.

Assisting with four-handed dentistry, intraoral procedures, and operative dentistry.

Properties and handling of impression materials, liners, bases, and laboratory materials.

Mounting, anatomical landmarks, and digital radiography techniques (paralleling and bisecting).

Patient and operator protection ($ALARA$ principle), filtration, and collimation.

Disinfecting sensors, using barriers, and handling contaminated receptors.

Understanding modes of transmission and using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Cleaning and disinfecting treatment rooms and dental laboratories.

Sterilization cycles, monitoring equipment (autoclaves), and ultrasonic cleaners.

Compliance with OSHA standards and managing hazardous materials.

Identification of major bones (mandible, maxilla), muscles of mastication, salivary glands, and cranial nerves.

Detailed knowledge of tooth surfaces (mesial, distal, occlusal), landmarks (cusps, grooves), and internal structures (enamel, dentin, pulp).

Functions of the oral cavity, the process of tooth eruption, and the stages of primary and permanent dentition.

Mastery of the Universal Numbering System (1-32), the Palmer Notation, and the FDI World Dental Federation system.

Taking and processing diagnostic records, including impressions for study models, intraoral photographs, and cephalometric radiographs.

Identifying and preparing fixed appliances (brackets, bands, archwires) and removable appliances (retainers, expanders, aligners).

Assisting with bonding and banding, placing and removing ligatures (ties), and performing archwire adjustments.

Trimming orthodontic models, adjusting retainers, and educating patients on oral hygiene with braces.