DANB Exam Information and Guideline
Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) 2024
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
DANBs exam outlines list the topics covered on each exam. You can use these outlines to help create your study plan. Download free outlines by clicking on the links below.
Note: DANBs exams do not correspond directly to any specific textbook or dental assisting program. Instead, they are based on an analysis of the duties commonly performed in actual dental assisting practice, which is called a content validation study. This study serves as the basis for what DANB calls the exam outline.
National Entry Level Dental Assistant (NELDA) certification
• Anatomy, Morphology and Physiology (AMP)
• Infection Control (ICE)
• Radiation Health and Safety (RHS)
Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) certification
• General Chairside Assisting (GC)
• Radiation Health and Safety (RHS)
• Infection Control (ICE)
Certified Orthodontic Assistant (COA) certification
• Orthodontic Assisting (OA)
• Infection Control (ICE)
Certified Preventive Functions Dental Assistant (CPFDA) certification
• Coronal Polishing (CP)
• Sealants (SE)
• Topical Fluoride (TF)
Certified Restorative Functions Dental Assistant (CRFDA) certification
• Impressions (IM)
• Sealants (SE)
• Temporaries (TMP)
• Restorative Functions (RF)
All DANB Exam Outlines
• Anatomy, Morphology and Physiology (AMP)
• Coronal Polishing (CP)
• General Chairside Assisting (GC)
• Infection Control (ICE)
• Impressions (IM)
• Orthodontic Assisting (OA)
• Restorative Functions (RF)
• Radiation Health and Safety (RHS)
• Sealants (SE)
• Topical Fluoride (TF)
• Temporaries (TMP)