Dental Assistant

Nature and content of test:

Evaluation Item

(70 MCQs, 2
hours)

Total

Content

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Dental Anatomy
Dental Assistant
Dental Health
Dental Material
Dental Radiology
Infection Control
Preventive Dentistry

Relative
Percentage
14%
16%
16%
14%
20%
10%
10%
100%

Passing
Score
Topics:

40%

Test References:
1. Essentials of Dental Assisting, 4th Edition, Robinson and Bird.
2. Essentials of Dental Radiology, 8th Edition, Johnson and Thomson.
3. Wheeler's Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion, 8th Edition, Ash and
Nelson.
4. Anatomy of Orofacial Structures, 6th Edition Brand Isselhard.
5. Complete Review of Dental Assisting. Prentice Hall Health, Emily Andujo.
6. Modern Dental Assisting, 7th Edition. Torres and Ehrlich.
7. Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental Assisting, 7th Edition. Bird and Robinson.
8. Pearson's Comprehensive Dental Assisting, Tyler. Lori, Pearson.
9. Phinney, Halsted. Dental Assisting: A Comprehensive Approach, 3rd Edition.
10. Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent, 7th Edition, McDonald and Avery, Mosby.
11. Clinical Periodontology, 9th Edition, Carranza, et al., W.B. Saunders Co.
12. Diet and Nutrition in Oral Health, Palmer, Prentice Hall.
13. Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient, 6th Edition, Little et
al, Mosby
14. Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry, 2nd Edition, Summitt, Robbins and
Schwartz, Quintessence.
15. Radiology for Dental Auxiliaries, 7th Edition, Herbert H. Frommer.
16. White S, Pharoah M: Oral Radiology Principles and Interpretation, 4th Edition,
Mosby.
17. Kaplan Dental Review, 3rd Edition, Paula Tomko, Kaplan Publishing.
18. Infection Control and Management of Hazardous Materials for the Dental Team,
2nd Edition, Miller and Palenik.
19. Nutrition and Dental Health, 2nd Edition, Ann Ehrlich.