DANB Exam Reference Materials
DANB exam committees use the following textbooks and reference materials to develop DANB’s exams. This list does not include all of the available textbooks and materials for studying dental assisting; these are simply the resources that exam committee subject matter experts determined as providing the most up-to-date information needed to meet or surpass a determined level of competency in the practice of dental assisting.
This list is intended to help prepare for a DANB exam. It is not intended to be an endorsement of any of the publications listed. You should prepare for DANB certification and component exams using as many different study materials as possible.