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Dental Assistant Prometric Exam

DAS5111 is the DHA code for the Dental Assistant Prometric exam, and its published blueprint splits the paper across 11 areas: dental anatomy, dental assistant, dental health, dental materials, dental radiography, infection control, preventive dentistry, supplies and logistics, dental emergency and mcp, communication and patient education and ethics. That list is the syllabus — questions are written to those headings from 4 named reference texts, so revision that ignores it is revision spent on the wrong material.

Exam Guidelines by Prometric and Pearson VUE

Exam summary, coverage areas and references

Duration
3 hrs
Questions
150
Exam Code
DAS5111
Pass Score
60%

Exam Coverage

  • Dental Anatomy
  • Dental Assistant
  • Dental Health
  • Dental Materials
  • Dental Radiography
  • Infection Control
  • Preventive Dentistry
  • Supplies and Logistics
  • Dental Emergency and MCP
  • Communication and Patient Education
  • Ethics

Chapters

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2 chapters · 200 total questions

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About the Dental Assistant Prometric Exam (DAS5111)

DAS5111 is the DHA code for the Dental Assistant Prometric exam, and its published blueprint splits the paper across 11 areas: dental anatomy, dental assistant, dental health, dental materials, dental radiography, infection control, preventive dentistry, supplies and logistics, dental emergency and mcp, communication and patient education and ethics. That list is the syllabus — questions are written to those headings from 4 named reference texts, so revision that ignores it is revision spent on the wrong material.

The sitting is 150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours — about 1.2 minutes per question — delivered on computer at a Prometric test centre. The 60% pass mark works out at roughly 90 correct answers out of 150. Nothing is deducted for a wrong answer, so an unanswered question is the only guaranteed zero on the paper.

The paper is sat by allied health professionals applying for a licence under the Dental Assistant professional title. In practice the exam is rarely the bottleneck: the regulator has to accept your qualification and experience, and Dataflow has to return primary source verification, before a booking slot exists at all. Start that paperwork alongside your revision rather than after it.

This bank holds 200 explained questions cut to the same headings as the DAS5111 outline, each with written reasoning that also rules out the distractors. Retries are unlimited, and the timed mocks run at the real 150-question, 3-hour, 60%-to-pass settings — so the first time you sit this paper at full pace is not the morning it counts.

One body of content, seven regulators. DHA in Dubai, MOHAP across the UAE, DOH in Abu Dhabi, SCFHS in Saudi Arabia, QCHP in Qatar, NHRA in Bahrain and OMSB in Oman all license the Dental Assistant title off a Prometric-delivered MCQ paper, and the overlap between them is substantial. What differs is the pass mark, the classification tier they will grade you into, and how many attempts they allow — not the medicine.

Dental Assistant exam — frequently asked questions

What does exam code DAS5111 cover?

DAS5111 is the Dental Assistant Prometric paper. The code appears on your eligibility approval and on the Prometric booking screen — quote it when you book, because neighbouring grades of the same profession have their own codes and their own papers.

How many questions is the Dental Assistant exam, and how long do I get?

150 questions in 3 hours, which is about 1.2 minutes each. It is computer-based at a Prometric centre, and you can flag and revisit questions before you submit.

What is the pass mark for DAS5111?

60% under the DHA guideline — roughly 90 correct answers out of 150. Nothing is deducted for wrong answers, so leave nothing blank. Other Gulf regulators publish their own thresholds for the same content, so confirm the figure with the authority you are applying to.

Which topics carry the marks in the Dental Assistant exam?

The published blueprint names 11 areas: Dental Anatomy, Dental Assistant, Dental Health, Dental Materials, Dental Radiography, Infection Control, Preventive Dentistry, Supplies and Logistics, Dental Emergency and MCP, Communication and Patient Education and Ethics. Our chapters use the same headings, so a weak chapter score points straight at the blueprint area to revisit.

Do I need a separate exam for each Gulf authority?

No. DHA, MOHAP, DOH, SCFHS, QCHP, NHRA and OMSB each license the Dental Assistant title off a Prometric-delivered MCQ paper built on the same content. What changes between them is the pass mark, the classification tier and the attempt limit — so one body of preparation carries across, but each application is its own file.

What do I need before I can book DAS5111?

An eligibility approval from the regulator — your qualification and experience accepted against its classification rules — plus Dataflow primary source verification returned on your degree, licence and experience letters. The booking window opens after that, not before, which is why the paperwork should run in parallel with your revision.

Guides for Dental Assistant candidates

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The full pathway — eligibility, documents, exam and registration — written per authority.

Authorities that license this title

Each regulator sets its own pass mark, classification tier and attempt limit for the same paper. Check yours before you book.

What candidates are saying

Verified reviews from doctors, nurses, and allied-health professionals who prepared with this bank.

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Deepika Ravi
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Dental Hygienist · Chennai
149d ago

Chapters were paced perfectly. 100 questions per chapter is exactly what you can knock out in one focused sitting.

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Omar Hassan
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Physician · Amman → Doha
30d ago

Solid question bank. A couple of questions in the older chapters felt slightly outdated but the explanations were still accurate. QCHP verdict: passed.

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Rashid Ahmed
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Physician · Dhaka
72d ago

Good bank overall. Would love more Bangla case discussions but the English explanations are clear enough. Cleared NHRA on second attempt.

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Layla Al Mansoori
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Pharmacist · Sharjah
118d ago

The pharmacology explanations pull from Katzung and the mnemonics stuck. I recommended it to two colleagues who also passed.

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Maria Santos
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Registered Nurse · Manila
12d ago

Question quality is very close to the actual exam. Wish I had found this earlier - would have saved me two months of scattered PDF revision.

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Registered Nurse · Lagos
47d ago

I was nervous about the DHA process from Nigeria. The eligibility checker on the site told me exactly which authorities I qualified for. Enrolled the same day.

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Grace Lim
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Nurse · Cebu → Riyadh
92d ago

The team helped me with documentation guidance beyond just the exam. Actually landed a hospital placement thanks to their talent pool.

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Farhan Ali
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Assistant Nurse · Rawalpindi
142d ago

Was worried about my English medical vocab. The explanations are written simply - non-native speakers will feel at home.

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