GC Patient Management and Administration Practice Questions
About a sixth of the GC exam: calming and teaching patients, keeping legal records, working within the law and keeping supplies and equipment ready.
Ten GC questions on patient management and administration, with an explanation after each answer. Your first attempt is free.
Or take the full 95-question GC practice exam- 45 original Patient Management and Administration questions, each answer explained
- 17% of the GC exam, about 16 of 95 questions
- Domain II of DANB’s GC outline, effective July 1, 2022
In the United States, nitrous oxide and oxygen cylinders are color coded:
What the Patient Management and Administration domain covers
- Patient management: anxiety and behavior management for children and patients with special needs
- Oral health education: nutrition, systemic disease, fluoride, home care, plaque control, appliances and prostheses, pre- and post-treatment instructions, restorative choices and caries
- Legal record maintenance: communications, consultations and patient records
- Legal responsibilities: OSHA, CDC, HIPAA, the dentist-patient relationship, preventing lawsuits, standard of care and the state dental practice act
- Inventory: ordering, storing and reordering supplies
- Equipment upkeep: nitrous oxide and oxygen tanks, rotary instruments, traps and suction lines, lab equipment and the emergency kit
This list is our own summary. DANB publishes the full outline, references and acronym list in its GC Exam Outline and References.
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Ten GC questions on patient management and administration, with an explanation after each answer. Your first attempt is free.
Or take the full 95-question GC practice examIdeas the questions test most
- How often teeth meet fermentable carbohydrates matters more for caries than the total amount of sugar.
- Enamel starts to dissolve below about pH 5.5; fluoride helps it remineralize.
- After an extraction: bite on gauze, and no straws, spitting or smoking for the first day.
- The state dental practice act decides which duties an assistant may perform and under what supervision.
- In the U.S., nitrous oxide cylinders are blue and oxygen cylinders are green.
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Common questions
Does the GC exam test HIPAA and dental law?
Yes. DANB’s GC outline lists legal record maintenance and legal responsibilities, including OSHA, CDC guidelines, HIPAA, the dentist-patient relationship, standard of care and the dental assistant’s duties under the state dental practice act.
What patient education topics are covered?
Nutrition, effects of systemic diseases, fluoride, home care and plaque control, special needs, care of appliances and prostheses, pre- and post-treatment instructions, restorative material choices and caries development.
Is inventory management really on the exam?
Yes. The outline lists ordering, storing and reordering supplies, plus maintaining nitrous oxide and oxygen tanks, rotary instruments, traps and suction lines, laboratory equipment and the emergency kit.
Ten GC questions on patient management and administration, with an explanation after each answer. Your first attempt is free.
Or take the full 95-question GC practice examOther GC domains
Domains, weights and format from DANB, checked November 2026: DANB: General Chairside Assisting (GC) exam · DANB GC Exam Outline and References (effective 07/01/2022).
Original independent practice, written from DANB’s public exam outlines. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB). DANB, RHS, ICE, CDA and Certified Dental Assistant are marks of the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.