Dentistry
One of the ten domains the VTNE is built from. Every question here is checked against a textbook on the official reference list.
- Share of the exam
- 7%
- Scored items on the VTNE
- 10 of 150
- Questions ready here
- 67
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Dentistry is 10 of the VTNE’s 150 scored items. No account needed for these, answers included. The explanations cover why the right answer is right and why the others aren’t, and every answer shows the textbook it came from and where to find it.
Item count: AAVSB 2023 Veterinary Technician National Examination Content Outline, approved by the AAVSB Board of Directors, March 2023. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
- A dog went home after a professional dental cleaning with home-care instructions, and the owner did not carry…
- A technician who routinely makes full-mouth radiographic studies in dogs is asked to make a complete study on…
- During a dental cleaning on a cat, the technician walks a periodontal probe into the sulcus on the buccal…
- A technician is removing supragingival calculus from a dog's teeth with an ultrasonic scaler fitted with a…
Skills this domain tests
The 4 skills the AAVSB lists under this domain. Every question here is written against one of them, and the same list is on the exam blueprint.
- Utilize knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology as it applies to dentistry.
- Prepare and maintain the environment, equipment, instruments, and supplies to meet the needs of the dental team and patient.
- Perform Comprehensive Oral Health Assessment and Treatment (COHAT) (including but not limited to scaling and polishing; manual and machine).
- Produce diagnostic dental radiographs.