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DANB CDA practice tests and study options

The practice tests built for DANB exams come from the DALE Foundation, which the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) calls its official affiliate. It sells one for each Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) exam, Radiation Health and Safety (RHS), Infection Control (ICE) and General Chairside Assisting (GC), and a DANB CDA practice test set with all three. DANB itself offers a demo exam that shows the test screens and navigation, and its study guide plans are a free download.

  • 3DANB exams in DALE’s CDA practice set
  • 80%Practice test score DANB says to aim for
  • 6 monthsAccess to each DALE practice test
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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

DALE Foundation practice tests and DANB study options compared

OptionPriceFree to useLinks
Official and free
DANB study guide plansOfficial study plansWeek-by-week plans built on DANB’s exam outlines. Each one assigns DALE Foundation courses or practice tests and a textbook, which you buy separately, and you can opt in to weekly reminders.
FreeThe RHS and ICE plans and three GC plans, as free downloads
DANB: Study Guides ↗
DANB exam outlines and demo examOfficial outlines and demoThe outlines give each domain’s share of questions and the references DANB’s committees use. The demo exam shows the screens and navigation of a DANB exam; DANB doesn’t present it as a practice test.
No price listedOutlines and the demo exam open from DANB’s prepare page
DANB: Prepare for Exams ↗
DALE Foundation
DANB RHS Practice TestOnline practice testMore than 200 questions on the RHS exam. DALE also sells an RHS Exam Prep Bundle, which DANB lists at $140 in its RHS study plan.
$39No free version listed
The DALE Foundation: DANB RHS Practice Test ↗The DALE Foundation: RHS Exam Prep Bundle ↗
DANB ICE Practice TestOnline practice test200 questions on infection control, including the chain of infection and instrument sterilization. DANB’s ICE plan pairs it with DALE’s ICE Review course, which DANB lists at $130.
$39No free version listed
The DALE Foundation: DANB ICE Practice Test ↗The DALE Foundation: DANB ICE Review ↗
DANB GC Practice TestOnline practice testMore than 200 questions that DALE says mirror the GC exam outline, plus a final practice test that earns a certificate of completion (no CE credit).
$39No free version listed
The DALE Foundation: DANB GC Practice Test ↗
CDA Practice TestsPractice test bundleThe GC, RHS and ICE practice tests together: 600 questions, with study by topic, bookmarks and a timed exam simulation mode.
$85 (DALE lists $117 for the three bought separately)No free version listed
The DALE Foundation: CDA Practice Tests ↗
CDA Exam Prep BundleReview courses and practice testsFour review courses (Chairside Assisting 101 and 102, DANB ICE Review and DANB RHS Review) and the three practice tests. DALE says it takes about 48 hours and earns 48 CE credits.
$450 (DALE lists $637 for the items separately)No free version listed
The DALE Foundation: CDA Exam Prep Bundle ↗

Prices and ratings checked October 2026.

Is there a free DANB practice test?

DANB’s prepare page doesn’t list a free practice test. The DALE Foundation’s practice tests are paid, and DANB doesn’t describe its demo exam as a practice test or give it a price: its purpose is to show you the screens and navigation before exam day.

What DANB does give away is its study guide plans for RHS, ICE and GC. Its exam outlines are on its site too, with each domain’s share of the questions and the references, and the RHS outline adds lists of acronyms and radiography terms.

DANB study guide plans and outlines →DANB: Prepare for Exams ↗

Which DANB CDA practice test should you choose?

  • Taking all three exams? DALE’s CDA Practice Tests bundle has the RHS, ICE and GC tests, 200 questions each, for less than buying them one by one.
  • Taking one exam, or only RHS and ICE for a state requirement? Buy just those tests.
  • Want teaching as well as questions? DALE’s CDA Exam Prep Bundle adds four review courses, and DALE says it earns 48 continuing education (CE) credits.
  • Testing in Spanish? DANB says the DALE Foundation offers the RHS and ICE practice tests in Spanish.

DALE’s practice tests let you study by topic, bookmark questions and switch to a timed exam simulation. DALE says its questions aren’t from actual DANB exams, and that finishing them doesn’t guarantee a pass.

DANB RHS exam →DANB ICE exam →DANB General Chairside exam →

A study path for the CDA exams

  1. Download the outline for each exam and note the domains with the biggest shares.
  2. Pick DANB’s study guide plan for that exam, and get at least one recommended dental assisting textbook.
  3. Work through the textbook or a review course one content area at a time.
  4. Take a practice test and use your score to plan your review. DANB suggests going back over the chapters for anything you miss.
  5. Run through DANB’s demo exam so the screens and navigation are familiar.
DANB Certified Dental Assistant requirements →
Sources: DANB · The DALE Foundation and 3 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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