MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE Exam
2024/2025 GRADED A+
Which of the following cannot be applied by a licensed dental assistant?
A. Topical anesthetic
B. Topical fluoride
C. Intravenous drugs
D. Cavity varnish (correct answer) C. Intravenous drugs
Any person desiring to perform services as a dentist, hygienist, or licensed dental
assistant must submit an application to the board of dentistry. True b. False (correct
answer) True
A dental technician who repairs a patient's denture at the request of the patient would
be practicing dentistry without a license. A. True b. False (correct answer) True
In advertising, it is illegal for a dentist to imply superiority over other dentists. A. True b.
False (correct answer) True
Failure to inform the Board of a name and address change could result in which of the
following? A. Failure to receive biennial registration renewal forms. A penalty fee for late
renewal. Failure to renew registration, resulting in suspension of registration. All of the
above (correct answer) All of the above
Which of the following functions can be performed by a licensed dental assistant when
the dentist is out of the office?
A. Dry root canals with paper points
B. Pre-select orthodontic bands
C. Take radiographs
D. Remove temporary restorations (correct answer) C. Take radiographs
Which of the following functions can be performed by a dental assistant if the dentist is
in the office? A. Take radiographs. Take preliminary impressions. Mechanical polish to
the clinical crowns only. None of the above (correct answer) None of the above
, Each board member should have been lawfully in active practice in MN for 2 years
immediately preceding appointment (correct answer) False, 5 years
Written Authorization forms must be kept for a minimum of 2 years (correct answer)
True
Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents and cavity varnishes as
prescribed by dentist. (LDA ONLY) (correct answer) Indirect
Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents, cavity varnishes, and
desensitizing agents. (DH ONLY) (correct answer) General
Remove excess cement from inlays, crowns, bridges, or orthodontic appliances with
hand instruments only (LDA) (correct answer) Indirect
Remove temporary restorations with hand instruments only. (LDA) (correct answer)
Direct
Perform preliminary charting of the oral cavity and surrounding structures to include
case histories, perform initial and periodic examinations and assessments to determine
periodontal status, and formulate a dental hygiene treatment plan in coordination with a
dentist's treatment plan. (DH ONLY) (correct answer) General
Perform restorative procedures limited to: placing, contouring, and adjusting amalgam
restorations and glass ionomers; adapting and cementing stainless steel crowns; and
placing, contouring, and adjusting class I, II, & V supragingival composite restorations
on primary and permanent teeth. (DH, LDA BOTH) (correct answer) Indirect
Which of the following is/are acceptable for a fundamental activity in professional
development
A. General attendance at state conventions
B. CPR
C. Voluntary clinic work
D Restorative functions course
E. B and D (correct answer) CPR and Restorative functions course
b and d
Hand pieces and air/water syringes should be?
A. soaked in a chemical sterilization solution
B. sterilized by heat or steam methods
2024/2025 GRADED A+
Which of the following cannot be applied by a licensed dental assistant?
A. Topical anesthetic
B. Topical fluoride
C. Intravenous drugs
D. Cavity varnish (correct answer) C. Intravenous drugs
Any person desiring to perform services as a dentist, hygienist, or licensed dental
assistant must submit an application to the board of dentistry. True b. False (correct
answer) True
A dental technician who repairs a patient's denture at the request of the patient would
be practicing dentistry without a license. A. True b. False (correct answer) True
In advertising, it is illegal for a dentist to imply superiority over other dentists. A. True b.
False (correct answer) True
Failure to inform the Board of a name and address change could result in which of the
following? A. Failure to receive biennial registration renewal forms. A penalty fee for late
renewal. Failure to renew registration, resulting in suspension of registration. All of the
above (correct answer) All of the above
Which of the following functions can be performed by a licensed dental assistant when
the dentist is out of the office?
A. Dry root canals with paper points
B. Pre-select orthodontic bands
C. Take radiographs
D. Remove temporary restorations (correct answer) C. Take radiographs
Which of the following functions can be performed by a dental assistant if the dentist is
in the office? A. Take radiographs. Take preliminary impressions. Mechanical polish to
the clinical crowns only. None of the above (correct answer) None of the above
, Each board member should have been lawfully in active practice in MN for 2 years
immediately preceding appointment (correct answer) False, 5 years
Written Authorization forms must be kept for a minimum of 2 years (correct answer)
True
Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents and cavity varnishes as
prescribed by dentist. (LDA ONLY) (correct answer) Indirect
Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents, cavity varnishes, and
desensitizing agents. (DH ONLY) (correct answer) General
Remove excess cement from inlays, crowns, bridges, or orthodontic appliances with
hand instruments only (LDA) (correct answer) Indirect
Remove temporary restorations with hand instruments only. (LDA) (correct answer)
Direct
Perform preliminary charting of the oral cavity and surrounding structures to include
case histories, perform initial and periodic examinations and assessments to determine
periodontal status, and formulate a dental hygiene treatment plan in coordination with a
dentist's treatment plan. (DH ONLY) (correct answer) General
Perform restorative procedures limited to: placing, contouring, and adjusting amalgam
restorations and glass ionomers; adapting and cementing stainless steel crowns; and
placing, contouring, and adjusting class I, II, & V supragingival composite restorations
on primary and permanent teeth. (DH, LDA BOTH) (correct answer) Indirect
Which of the following is/are acceptable for a fundamental activity in professional
development
A. General attendance at state conventions
B. CPR
C. Voluntary clinic work
D Restorative functions course
E. B and D (correct answer) CPR and Restorative functions course
b and d
Hand pieces and air/water syringes should be?
A. soaked in a chemical sterilization solution
B. sterilized by heat or steam methods
