DANB Exam Committees use the list of textbooks and other reference materials below in constructing the exams. These lists do not include all textbooks and materials that are available for the study of dental assisting; they are simply the resources that the Exam Committee subject matter experts have determined to provide the latest information covering the knowledge needed to match or surpass a determined level of competency in the practice of dental assisting.

The reference materials below are appropriate for all Certified Preventive Functions Dental Assistant component exams.

1. Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist, 10th edition. Wilkins, E. M.
2. Dental Assisting: A Comprehensive Approach, 3rd edition. Phinney, D. and Halstead, J.
3. Dental Materials: Clinical Applications for Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists, 2nd edition,. Hatrick, C.
4. Essentials of Dental Assisting, 4th edition. Robinson, D. and Bird, D.
5. Essentials of Dental Hygiene: Clinical Skills, 2006. Cooper, M. D. and Wiechmann, L.
6. Infection Control and Management of Hazardous Materials for the Dental Team, 4th edition. Miller, C.
7. Mosby’s Comprehensive Review of Dental Hygiene, 6th edition. Darby, M.
8. Pearson’s Comprehensive Dental Assisting, 2009. Tyler, L.
9. Primary Preventive Dentistry, 6th edition. Harris, N. O. and Garcia-Godoy, F.
10. Torres and Ehrlich: Modern Dental Assisting, 8th and 9th edition. Bird, D. and Robinson, D.