AMT Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) — Requirements & Free Practice

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Licenses, application pathways and examination requirements

Each license and applicant pathway has its own requirements and exemptions. Choosing practice questions does not determine your eligibility.

AMT national certification for dental assistants; state licensing requirements remain separate.

Initial by examination

Eligibility: Applicants meet one of the AMT RDA education, competency and work-based learning, military, work experience, or instructor eligibility routes before approval to test; those are alternative applicant qualifications, not separate examinations.

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

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