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California RDA written exam how many questions
The Registered Dental Assistant Combined Written and Law and Ethics Examination is a single 125-item, 3-hour computer-based test at PSI centers (100 scored items plus 25 unscored pretest), scored pass/fail on a criterion-referenced standard — not a fixed 75%. In June 2026 the Dental Board reported a 72% overall pass rate, with the work-experience pathway at 62% and repeat testers at 38%.
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- California RDH and RDA exams
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- 2026-07-24
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- DBC-RDA-OUTLINE Dental Board of California RDA Combined Written and Law and Ethics Examination Outline (dbc.ca.gov, verified 2026-07-24)
- DBC-RDA-STATS Dental Board of California RDA Combined Written and Law and Ethics Examination Statistics (June 2026) (dbc.ca.gov, verified 2026-07-24)