MN Dental Jurisprudence Exam Latest
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• General supervision -✓✓The dentist has prior knowledge and has given consent for
the procedures being performed during which the dentist is not required to be present in
the dental office or on the premises.
• Indirect supervision -✓✓The dentist is in the office, authorizes the procedures, and
remains in the office while the procedures are being performed by the allied dental
personnel.
• Direct supervision -✓✓The dentist is in the dental office, personally diagnoses the
condition to be treated, personally authorizes the procedure, and before dismissal of the
patient, evaluates the performance of the allied dental personnel.
• Personal -✓✓The dentist is personally operating on a patient and authorizes the allied
dental personnel to aid in treatment by concurrently performing supportive procedures.
• Biological monitoring for the proper functioning of sterilization cycles should be done? -
✓✓Weekly
• A dental assistant with a limited registration is allowed to perform which of the
following? -✓✓expose radiographs
• LDA licensed dentist and dental hygienist must complete a Board specified number of
hours of approved continuing education every -✓✓5 years
• licenses must be renewed -✓✓annually
• A licensed dental assistant frequently recements temporary crowns when the dentist is
not in the office. A dentist did not authorize the procedure. Who is legally responsible for
the LDA's act? -✓✓LDA and the dentist
• An authorization for laboratory work performed by a dental technician must be -✓✓-all,
dated, in duplicate, on a printed form, personally signed by the dentist *
• In Minnesota, a dental technique may repair a prosthodontic device being used in a
patient mouth if -✓✓dentist authorizrs the procedure
,• It would be acceptable for an assistant to administer local anesthesia under direct
supervision -✓✓Fasle
• it would be acceptable for an assistant to administer nitrous oxide under general
supervision -✓✓false
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place sealants under general supervision -
✓✓true
• It would acceptable for a hygienist to diagnose caries under direct supervision -
✓✓false; only dentist
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to remove ortho bonding material with rotary
instruments under what supervision? -✓✓direct
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to place class 1 and 11 amalgams and glass
ionomers, Class 1 and V composites, and stainless-steel crowns under what
supervision? -✓✓indirect
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to place class 1 and 11 amalgams and glass
ionomers, Class 1 and V composites, and stainless-steel crowns under what
supervision? -✓✓indirect supervision
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to place sealants under general supervision -
✓✓false; dentist has to check
• it would be acceptable for a hygienist to scale and root plan under general supervision
-✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to monitor nitrous oxide under direct
supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to place temporary fillings to provide palliative
treatment under general supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to remove marginal overhangs under general
supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to take radiographs under general supervision -
✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to administer nitrous oxide under indirect
supervision -✓✓true
,• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to monitor nitrous oxide under general
supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place C1 and 11 amalgams and glass
ionomers C1 and V composites and stainless-steel crowns under general supervision -
✓✓false; amalgam, restorations. DA dpes
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to take impression under general supervision -
✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place and remove matrix bands under direct
supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to scale supragingival under direct supervision
-✓✓false
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove sutures under direct supervision -
✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to fabricate cement, and adjust temporary
restorations under direct supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to cut arch wires, remove loose bands or
brackets on an orthodontic appliance to provide palliative treatment under general
supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove excess bonding material on an
orthodontics appliance under what supervision -✓✓direct
• It is acceptable for a hygienist to administer local anesthesia under indirect supervision
-✓✓true
• It is acceptable for an assistant to place and remove matrix bands under what
supervision? -✓✓direct
• It is acceptable for an assistant to place and remove periodontal dressing under
indirect supervision -✓✓true
• It is acceptable for a hygienist to place cotton pellets into endodontic openings under
general supervision -✓✓true
• It is acceptable for a hygienist to remove temporary restorations with hand instruments
under general supervision -✓✓false
, • It is acceptable for an assistant to remove temporary restorations with hand
instruments under direct supervision -✓✓true
• It is acceptable for a hygienist to etch enamel before bonding of ortho appliances
under direct supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to place sealants under indirect supervision -
✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to apply topical medications such as fluoride
under general supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to apply topical medications such as fluoride
under what supervision -✓✓direct
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove marginal overhangs under direct
supervision -✓✓false
• 65: an examination required as a condition of licensure must be taken within how
many years of the application for licensure? -✓✓5
• How many times can a dentist, hygienist or assistant fail the clinical examination
required by the board before further education is necessary? -✓✓2, LDA
• Every dentist, hygienist and assistant must display what in their office in which they
practice? -✓✓license certificate
• If the board feels there is a risk of harm to others, what may they do to that
professional? -✓✓temporarily suspend their license, serve a written notice stating which
statute or rule was violated, set up a hearing in front of the board.
• The board may not renew a license is the license owes how much delinquent taxes? -
✓✓500
• **if you have a change of address, how much time do you have to notify the board -
✓✓30 days
• ** under the collaborative agreement for a hygienist, how much clinical experience
must they have in the past 18 months? -✓✓2400 hours
• **the maximum number of hygienists a collaborating dentist may enter I collaborative
agreement with is -✓✓4
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• General supervision -✓✓The dentist has prior knowledge and has given consent for
the procedures being performed during which the dentist is not required to be present in
the dental office or on the premises.
• Indirect supervision -✓✓The dentist is in the office, authorizes the procedures, and
remains in the office while the procedures are being performed by the allied dental
personnel.
• Direct supervision -✓✓The dentist is in the dental office, personally diagnoses the
condition to be treated, personally authorizes the procedure, and before dismissal of the
patient, evaluates the performance of the allied dental personnel.
• Personal -✓✓The dentist is personally operating on a patient and authorizes the allied
dental personnel to aid in treatment by concurrently performing supportive procedures.
• Biological monitoring for the proper functioning of sterilization cycles should be done? -
✓✓Weekly
• A dental assistant with a limited registration is allowed to perform which of the
following? -✓✓expose radiographs
• LDA licensed dentist and dental hygienist must complete a Board specified number of
hours of approved continuing education every -✓✓5 years
• licenses must be renewed -✓✓annually
• A licensed dental assistant frequently recements temporary crowns when the dentist is
not in the office. A dentist did not authorize the procedure. Who is legally responsible for
the LDA's act? -✓✓LDA and the dentist
• An authorization for laboratory work performed by a dental technician must be -✓✓-all,
dated, in duplicate, on a printed form, personally signed by the dentist *
• In Minnesota, a dental technique may repair a prosthodontic device being used in a
patient mouth if -✓✓dentist authorizrs the procedure
,• It would be acceptable for an assistant to administer local anesthesia under direct
supervision -✓✓Fasle
• it would be acceptable for an assistant to administer nitrous oxide under general
supervision -✓✓false
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place sealants under general supervision -
✓✓true
• It would acceptable for a hygienist to diagnose caries under direct supervision -
✓✓false; only dentist
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to remove ortho bonding material with rotary
instruments under what supervision? -✓✓direct
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to place class 1 and 11 amalgams and glass
ionomers, Class 1 and V composites, and stainless-steel crowns under what
supervision? -✓✓indirect
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to place class 1 and 11 amalgams and glass
ionomers, Class 1 and V composites, and stainless-steel crowns under what
supervision? -✓✓indirect supervision
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to place sealants under general supervision -
✓✓false; dentist has to check
• it would be acceptable for a hygienist to scale and root plan under general supervision
-✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to monitor nitrous oxide under direct
supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to place temporary fillings to provide palliative
treatment under general supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to remove marginal overhangs under general
supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to take radiographs under general supervision -
✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to administer nitrous oxide under indirect
supervision -✓✓true
,• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to monitor nitrous oxide under general
supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place C1 and 11 amalgams and glass
ionomers C1 and V composites and stainless-steel crowns under general supervision -
✓✓false; amalgam, restorations. DA dpes
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to take impression under general supervision -
✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place and remove matrix bands under direct
supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to scale supragingival under direct supervision
-✓✓false
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove sutures under direct supervision -
✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to fabricate cement, and adjust temporary
restorations under direct supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to cut arch wires, remove loose bands or
brackets on an orthodontic appliance to provide palliative treatment under general
supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove excess bonding material on an
orthodontics appliance under what supervision -✓✓direct
• It is acceptable for a hygienist to administer local anesthesia under indirect supervision
-✓✓true
• It is acceptable for an assistant to place and remove matrix bands under what
supervision? -✓✓direct
• It is acceptable for an assistant to place and remove periodontal dressing under
indirect supervision -✓✓true
• It is acceptable for a hygienist to place cotton pellets into endodontic openings under
general supervision -✓✓true
• It is acceptable for a hygienist to remove temporary restorations with hand instruments
under general supervision -✓✓false
, • It is acceptable for an assistant to remove temporary restorations with hand
instruments under direct supervision -✓✓true
• It is acceptable for a hygienist to etch enamel before bonding of ortho appliances
under direct supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to place sealants under indirect supervision -
✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for a hygienist to apply topical medications such as fluoride
under general supervision -✓✓true
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to apply topical medications such as fluoride
under what supervision -✓✓direct
• It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove marginal overhangs under direct
supervision -✓✓false
• 65: an examination required as a condition of licensure must be taken within how
many years of the application for licensure? -✓✓5
• How many times can a dentist, hygienist or assistant fail the clinical examination
required by the board before further education is necessary? -✓✓2, LDA
• Every dentist, hygienist and assistant must display what in their office in which they
practice? -✓✓license certificate
• If the board feels there is a risk of harm to others, what may they do to that
professional? -✓✓temporarily suspend their license, serve a written notice stating which
statute or rule was violated, set up a hearing in front of the board.
• The board may not renew a license is the license owes how much delinquent taxes? -
✓✓500
• **if you have a change of address, how much time do you have to notify the board -
✓✓30 days
• ** under the collaborative agreement for a hygienist, how much clinical experience
must they have in the past 18 months? -✓✓2400 hours
• **the maximum number of hygienists a collaborating dentist may enter I collaborative
agreement with is -✓✓4
