MN Dental Jurisprudence Exam Updated
Questions and Answers (2026) | Latest
Practice Review with Detailed Explanations |
Grade A+
• If you fail a clinical exam for a third time, what will be the result? -✓✓Prohibited
from retaking the clinical exam again, license will not be issued.
• An Emeritus Inactive license allows the dental professional to... -✓✓An emeritus
inactive license is not a license to practice dentistry, dental therapy, dental hygiene,
or dental assisting. This formal license recognizes the completion of a licensee's
dental career in good standing.
• An Emeritus active license allows the dental professional to... -✓✓-pro bono or
volunteer dental practice;
-paid practice not to exceed 500 hours per calendar year for the exclusive purpose
of providing licensing supervision to meet the board's requirements;
-paid consulting services not to exceed 500 hours per calendar year.
• What are the required professional development hours for a dental hygienist and
dental assistant? -✓✓25 hours every 2 years
• What are the required professional development hours for a dentist and dental
therapist? -✓✓50 hours every two years
, • What are the professional development hours for an emeritus active dental
hygienist/assistant? -✓✓13 hours every two years
• What are the professional development hours for an emeritus active dentist/dental
therapist? -✓✓25 hours every two years (emeritus)
• What are the two ways to become licensed in the state of Minnesota? -✓✓By
Credential or By Examination
• What is required for a license by credentials? -✓✓-Completed Application with
Paid Fee
-Proof of Graduation from an Accredited School
-Proof of 2,000 hours of practice in the last 36 months. -Evidence of passing a
clinical examination for licensure in another United States jurisdiction or Canadian
province
-Evidence of passing all parts of a national board examination for the practice of
dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene
-Evidence of passing the MN jurisprudence examination within the past five years
-CPR certification
• Initial Licensure Term -✓✓An initial license or registration issued by the board is
valid from the date issued until the last day of the licensee's or registrant's birth
month in either the following even-numbered year for an even-numbered birthdate
Questions and Answers (2026) | Latest
Practice Review with Detailed Explanations |
Grade A+
• If you fail a clinical exam for a third time, what will be the result? -✓✓Prohibited
from retaking the clinical exam again, license will not be issued.
• An Emeritus Inactive license allows the dental professional to... -✓✓An emeritus
inactive license is not a license to practice dentistry, dental therapy, dental hygiene,
or dental assisting. This formal license recognizes the completion of a licensee's
dental career in good standing.
• An Emeritus active license allows the dental professional to... -✓✓-pro bono or
volunteer dental practice;
-paid practice not to exceed 500 hours per calendar year for the exclusive purpose
of providing licensing supervision to meet the board's requirements;
-paid consulting services not to exceed 500 hours per calendar year.
• What are the required professional development hours for a dental hygienist and
dental assistant? -✓✓25 hours every 2 years
• What are the required professional development hours for a dentist and dental
therapist? -✓✓50 hours every two years
, • What are the professional development hours for an emeritus active dental
hygienist/assistant? -✓✓13 hours every two years
• What are the professional development hours for an emeritus active dentist/dental
therapist? -✓✓25 hours every two years (emeritus)
• What are the two ways to become licensed in the state of Minnesota? -✓✓By
Credential or By Examination
• What is required for a license by credentials? -✓✓-Completed Application with
Paid Fee
-Proof of Graduation from an Accredited School
-Proof of 2,000 hours of practice in the last 36 months. -Evidence of passing a
clinical examination for licensure in another United States jurisdiction or Canadian
province
-Evidence of passing all parts of a national board examination for the practice of
dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene
-Evidence of passing the MN jurisprudence examination within the past five years
-CPR certification
• Initial Licensure Term -✓✓An initial license or registration issued by the board is
valid from the date issued until the last day of the licensee's or registrant's birth
month in either the following even-numbered year for an even-numbered birthdate
