Registered Dental Assistant Certification Examination — Information & Free Practice
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Registered Dental Assistant Certification Examination
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Four-option multiple-choice examination
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 210.
- Time limit
- 2.5 hours
- Passing score
- Scaled score of 70 or greater
Examination outline
Office Assisting Skills (9.5%)
- Office Procedures
- Patient Management and Communication
- Ethics and Professional Conduct
Dental Sciences (33.3%)
- Dental Anatomy and Terminology
- Patient Education and Health History
- Local Anesthesia
- Medical Emergencies
- Infection Control, Sterilization, and Disinfection
- Dental Materials
Clinical Procedures (32.4%)
- Instruments and Equipment
- Chairside Procedures
- Laboratory
Dental Imaging (24.8%)
- Principles and Theory
- Techniques and Applications
- Safety
- Infection Control for Digital and Analog Imaging
Examination sources
- AMT RDA examination specifications
page 1, title and summary table
- AMT Candidate Handbook
printed page 8, Examination Format
- AMT Candidate Handbook
printed page 7, Scoring Procedures
- AMT Candidate Handbook
printed page 9, Pretest (Pilot) Questions
- AMT Dental Assistant (RDA)
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Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.