MN DA Jurisprudence Exam
General Supervision - answersThe DDS has prior knowledge and has given
consent for the procedures being performed, which DDS is NOT required to be present
in office or on premises
Indirect Supervision - answersDDS in office, authorizes procedure, and remains in office
(but does not need to check work)
Direct Supervision - answersLevel of supervision in which the dentist is physically
present when the dental auxiliary performs delegated functions (evaluates performance
of dental personnel)
Personal Supervision - answersDDS is personally operating on a pt. & authorizes allied
dental personnel to aid in treatment by concurrently performing supportive procedures
Who can attach prefit and preadjusted ortho appliances? - answersDH - direct
LDA - direct
Who can remove & replace ligature ties and arch wires on ortho appliances? -
answersDH - general
LDA - general
Who can remove fixed ortho bands & brackets? - answersDH - direct
LDA - direct
Who can deliver vacuum formed ortho retainers? - answersDH - general
LDA - general
Who can remove sutures? - answersDH - general
LDA - indirect
Who can remove&place periodontal packs? - answersDH- general
LDA - indirect
Who can dry root canals with paper points? - answersDH - general
LDA - indirect
Who can place cotton pellets and temporary restorative materials into endodontic
openings? - answersDH - general
, LDA - indirect
Who can maintain and remove IV lines under supervision of dentist holding a valid
general anesthesia or moderate sedation certificate? - answersDH - indirect
LDA - indirect
Who can monitor a patient during each phase of general anesthesia or moderate
sedation using non-invasive instrumentation under supervision of dentist holding a valid
general anesthesia or moderate sedation certificate? - answersDH - indirect
LDA - indirect
Who can initiate and place an intravenous infusion line in preparation for intravenous
medication and sedation under supervision of dentist holding a valid general anesthesia
or moderate sedation certificate? - answersDH - direct
LDA - direct
Who can concurrently perform supportive services if the dentist holds a valid general
anesthesia or moderate sedation certificate, is personally treating a patient, and
authorizes the allied dental personnel to aid in treatment including the administration of
medications into an existing intravenous line, an enteral agent, or emergency
medications in an emergent situation? - answersDH - personal
LDA - personal
Who can place non-surgical retraction material for gingival displacement? - answersDH
- direct
LDA - direct
Who can administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia pursuant to the rule provisions? -
answersDH - general
LDA - direct
Who can monitor a patient who has been induced by a dentist into nitrous oxide relative
analgesia? - answersDH - general
LDA - indirect
Who can 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, and V supragingival composite
restorations on primary and permanent teeth? - answersDH - indirect
LDA - indirect
Who can remove marginal overhangs? - answersDH - general
Who can place and remove matrix bands? - answersDH - direct
LDA - direct
General Supervision - answersThe DDS has prior knowledge and has given
consent for the procedures being performed, which DDS is NOT required to be present
in office or on premises
Indirect Supervision - answersDDS in office, authorizes procedure, and remains in office
(but does not need to check work)
Direct Supervision - answersLevel of supervision in which the dentist is physically
present when the dental auxiliary performs delegated functions (evaluates performance
of dental personnel)
Personal Supervision - answersDDS is personally operating on a pt. & authorizes allied
dental personnel to aid in treatment by concurrently performing supportive procedures
Who can attach prefit and preadjusted ortho appliances? - answersDH - direct
LDA - direct
Who can remove & replace ligature ties and arch wires on ortho appliances? -
answersDH - general
LDA - general
Who can remove fixed ortho bands & brackets? - answersDH - direct
LDA - direct
Who can deliver vacuum formed ortho retainers? - answersDH - general
LDA - general
Who can remove sutures? - answersDH - general
LDA - indirect
Who can remove&place periodontal packs? - answersDH- general
LDA - indirect
Who can dry root canals with paper points? - answersDH - general
LDA - indirect
Who can place cotton pellets and temporary restorative materials into endodontic
openings? - answersDH - general
, LDA - indirect
Who can maintain and remove IV lines under supervision of dentist holding a valid
general anesthesia or moderate sedation certificate? - answersDH - indirect
LDA - indirect
Who can monitor a patient during each phase of general anesthesia or moderate
sedation using non-invasive instrumentation under supervision of dentist holding a valid
general anesthesia or moderate sedation certificate? - answersDH - indirect
LDA - indirect
Who can initiate and place an intravenous infusion line in preparation for intravenous
medication and sedation under supervision of dentist holding a valid general anesthesia
or moderate sedation certificate? - answersDH - direct
LDA - direct
Who can concurrently perform supportive services if the dentist holds a valid general
anesthesia or moderate sedation certificate, is personally treating a patient, and
authorizes the allied dental personnel to aid in treatment including the administration of
medications into an existing intravenous line, an enteral agent, or emergency
medications in an emergent situation? - answersDH - personal
LDA - personal
Who can place non-surgical retraction material for gingival displacement? - answersDH
- direct
LDA - direct
Who can administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia pursuant to the rule provisions? -
answersDH - general
LDA - direct
Who can monitor a patient who has been induced by a dentist into nitrous oxide relative
analgesia? - answersDH - general
LDA - indirect
Who can 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, and V supragingival composite
restorations on primary and permanent teeth? - answersDH - indirect
LDA - indirect
Who can remove marginal overhangs? - answersDH - general
Who can place and remove matrix bands? - answersDH - direct
LDA - direct
