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Examination Candidates Seeking Licensure as a Registered Dental Assistant  \n\n| The CADAT Guide to Candidate Success—2nd EdiƟon\u003Cbr>CADAT wishes to acknowledge those whose contribuƟons and review of this Guide have been invaluable:\u003Cbr>|  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Ms. Dawn Dill\u003Cbr>Dental Board of California\u003Cbr>Ms. Grace Hom, RDAEF, MA College of Marin\u003Cbr>Ms. LaDonna Drury‐Klein, CDA, RDA, BS ExecuƟve Director, CADAT | Ms. Lorraine Gagliardi, CDA RDA, RDH, Ed.D\u003Cbr>Pasadena City College/CADAT Policy Council Director\u003Cbr>Ms. Suzie Dault, CDA, RDAEF, OMSAA\u003Cbr>Dental SpecialƟes/CADAT Board of Directors\u003Cbr>Ms. Doni Bird, CDA, RDH, MA\u003Cbr>Santa Rosa Junior College/Author, Modern Dental AssisƟng |\n| © 2011 California AssociaƟon of Dental AssisƟng Teachers, Inc.\u003Cbr>ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by copyright herein may be reproduced, transmiƩed, stored or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digiƟzing, taping, Web distribuƟon, informaƟon networks, or informaƟon storage and retrieval systems, except as permiƩed under SecƟon 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior wriƩen permission of the publisher (CADAT) .\u003Cbr>Published by:\u003Cbr>The California AssociaƟon of Dental AssisƟng Teachers, Inc.\u003Cbr>3171 Warren Lane\u003Cbr>El Dorado Hills, California 95762\u003Cbr>Legal services for CADAT provided by Wilke, Fleury, et. al.– Sacramento, California.\u003Cbr>For permission to use materials from this text or product, submit all requests via electronic mail [to admin@cadat.info](to admin@cadat.info)[ ](to admin@cadat.info)Visit our website [at www.cadat.info](at www.cadat.info)\u003Cbr>[No](No)Ɵ[ce](ce) to the Reader:\u003Cbr>CADAT does not warrant or guarantee any of the products described herein or perform any independent analysis in conjuncƟon with any of the product informaƟon contained herein. CADAT does not assume, and expressly disclaims, any obligaƟon to obtain and include informaƟon other than that provided to it. The reader is expressly warned to consider and adopt all safety precauƟons that might be indicated by the acƟviƟes described herein and to avoid all potenƟal hazards. By following the instrucƟons con‐ tained herein, the reader willingly assumes all risks in conjuncƟon with such instrucƟons. CADAT makes no representaƟons or war‐ ranƟes of any kind, including but not limited to, the warranƟes of fitness for parƟcular purpose or merchantability, nor are any such representaƟons implied to the respect of the material set forth herein, and the publisher takes no responsibility with respect to such material. CADAT as the publisher shall not be liable for any special, consequenƟal, or exemplary damages resulƟng, in whole or in part, from the readers’ use of, or reliance upon, this material. |  |\n\n\n| A Message from the CADAT President\u003Cbr>CongratulaƟons! On behalf of the Board of Directors of CADAT and the hundreds of dental assisƟng educators of our organizaƟon, we congratulate you for making the commitment to becoming a licensed allied dental healthcare provider. As a Registered Dental Assistant, you will have the opportunity to provide extraordinary care to so many dental consumers in California who deserve the best the profession has to offer.\u003Cbr>You have chosen to take a big step—you are applying for the State licensure examinaƟons and there are many quesƟons you probably have about the process and what to expect. We are pleased to provide you with this Guide to ExaminaƟon Success—a tool for providing examinaƟon candidates with answers to the most commonly asked quesƟons about the RDA wriƩen and pracƟcal examinaƟon process.\u003Cbr>TesƟng is hard enough! Our goal is to help provide you with informaƟon that we hope will assist you to make good choices about when to test, what to expect when you test, and how to best prep","cbCaifnQi8sFW2mD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifnQi8sFW2mD","pdf",566174,"English","# A Message from the CADAT President\n# I. 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