Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) Exams – Sample

A patient displaying hypertension would have a blood pressure of a about 180/96mm Hg

The most common site for taking a patient’s pulse when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation is the Carotid artery

Consent is involuntary acceptance or agreement to what is planned or done by another person

Using Black’s classification of cavities a pit lesion on the buccal of molars and premolars is considered what class 3

When assisting a right handed operator a preset tray is set up�right to left

The high speed contra-angle handpiece reaches speeds of�450,000 rpm

An automated external defibrillator is used to shocks the heart to reestablish the proper heart rhythm and monitors the patients heart rhythm

Anaphylaxis can be life threatening and is indicated by nausea and vomiting , shortness of breath and loss of consciousness

The respiration pattern of a patient in a state of tachypnea has excessively short rapid breaths

Examination technique in which the examiner uses his or her fingers and hands to feel for the size texture and consistency of hard and soft tissue is not called Palpation