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1. Gowns should be bagged at the practice they were used.
A. True
B. False - answersA. True
2. Handpieces, air/water syringes, and ultrasonic scalers should be:
A. Wiped or soaked in liquid chemical germicides
B. Run to discharge water and air for several minutes at the beginning of each clinic day
and for a minimum of 20-30 seconds after use on each patient.
C. Sterilized by autoclaving, dry heat, or chemical vapor sterilizer
D. B and C only
E. A, B, and C - answersD. B and C only
3. LDA, DDS, and RDH must complete a board-specified number of hours of approved
continued dental education, once:
A. a year
B. every 2 years
C. every 4 years
D. every 5 years - answersB. every 2 years
4. The minimum number of required hours of continuing dental education is:
A. Dentists 90 hours; hygienists 50 hours; lda 30 hours
B. Dentists, hygienists, and lda 50 hours
C. Dentists 50 hours, hygienists and lda's 25 hours
D. None of these - answersC. Dentists 50 hours, hygienists and lda's 25 hours
5. Which of the following is not acceptable for continuing education credit?
A. Performance of community volunteer work
B. Attendance at a district dental society education program
C. Attendance at the ADA Convention
D. All of the above are acceptable - answersD. All of the above are acceptable
6. How many days do you have to submit your portfolio to the Board once you have
been notified you are being audited?
,A. One week
B. 10 days
C. 3 weeks
D. 60 days - answersD. 60 days
7. Handwashing:
A. Of gloves with soap is permissible between patients
B. Need not be done if gloves are placed on the hands before treating a patient
C. Must be done before and after treating each patient
D. Is not required unless blood exposure or blood contamination substances are
encountered
E. Both A and C - answersC. Must be done before and after treating each patient
8. According to the Board's rules on CDE, how many credit hours of elective activities
are needed for registrants?
A. 0 hours are required
B. 1 hour every 2 years
C. 3 hours every CDE cycle
D. 10 hours each CDE cycle - answersA. 0 hours are required
9. A professional dental corporation must file an annual report with the Board on, or
before, January 1st each year
A. True
B. False - answersA. True
10. The Board may refuse to renew a license or registration for failure to meet CDE
requirements
A. True
B. False - answersA. True
11. A dentist can administer a pharmacological agent for the purpose of analgesia if the
dentist has:
A. a current license to practice dentistry in Minnesota
B. registered with the Board prior to July 27th, 1992
C. satisfactorily completed a course resulting in clinical competency
D. taken a course in advanced cardiac life support - answersC. satisfactorily completed
a course resulting in clinical competency
12. A dentist must assess a patient's respiratory function by the monitoring of tissue
oxygenation or by the use of superior method when administering a pharmacological
agent for the purpose of:
, A. Conscious sedation
B. Anxiolysis
C. Analgesia
D. None of the above - answersA. Conscious sedation
13. A licensee may administer nitrous oxide in Minnesota if the licensee:
A. Has been licensed by another state that has requirements for administration of the
agent by a licensee
B. Successfully completed a 12 hour CDE course presented by an institution accredited
by the Commission of Accreditation
C. Was administering the agent and registered that fact with the Board prior to July
27th, 1992
D. Either B or C - answersD. Either B or C
14. When must a dentist notify the Board of any incident that results in a serious or
unusual outcome following the administration of nitrous oxide?
A. At the end of each calendar year
B. January 1st and July 1st of each year
C. No later than 30 days after the incident
D. Within 10 days of the incident - answersD. Within 10 days of the incident
15. Prior to the discharge of a patient who has received nitrous oxide, which of the
following persons which have proper training, can ensure that the effects of the
medication have dissipated and monitoring is no longer necessary?
A. LDA
B. Dentist
C. Hygienist
D. All of the above - answersD. All of the above
16. An LDA frequently re-cements temporary crows for patients when a dentist is not in
the office. A dentist does not authorize the procedure. Who is legally responsible for the
LDA?
A. LDA who performed the procedure
B. Hygenist
C. Dentist who employs the LDA
D. A and C only
E. A, B, and C - answersC. Dentist who employs the LDA
17. Employers must provide:
A. Written policies for monitoring the adherence to recommended protective measures
1. Gowns should be bagged at the practice they were used.
A. True
B. False - answersA. True
2. Handpieces, air/water syringes, and ultrasonic scalers should be:
A. Wiped or soaked in liquid chemical germicides
B. Run to discharge water and air for several minutes at the beginning of each clinic day
and for a minimum of 20-30 seconds after use on each patient.
C. Sterilized by autoclaving, dry heat, or chemical vapor sterilizer
D. B and C only
E. A, B, and C - answersD. B and C only
3. LDA, DDS, and RDH must complete a board-specified number of hours of approved
continued dental education, once:
A. a year
B. every 2 years
C. every 4 years
D. every 5 years - answersB. every 2 years
4. The minimum number of required hours of continuing dental education is:
A. Dentists 90 hours; hygienists 50 hours; lda 30 hours
B. Dentists, hygienists, and lda 50 hours
C. Dentists 50 hours, hygienists and lda's 25 hours
D. None of these - answersC. Dentists 50 hours, hygienists and lda's 25 hours
5. Which of the following is not acceptable for continuing education credit?
A. Performance of community volunteer work
B. Attendance at a district dental society education program
C. Attendance at the ADA Convention
D. All of the above are acceptable - answersD. All of the above are acceptable
6. How many days do you have to submit your portfolio to the Board once you have
been notified you are being audited?
,A. One week
B. 10 days
C. 3 weeks
D. 60 days - answersD. 60 days
7. Handwashing:
A. Of gloves with soap is permissible between patients
B. Need not be done if gloves are placed on the hands before treating a patient
C. Must be done before and after treating each patient
D. Is not required unless blood exposure or blood contamination substances are
encountered
E. Both A and C - answersC. Must be done before and after treating each patient
8. According to the Board's rules on CDE, how many credit hours of elective activities
are needed for registrants?
A. 0 hours are required
B. 1 hour every 2 years
C. 3 hours every CDE cycle
D. 10 hours each CDE cycle - answersA. 0 hours are required
9. A professional dental corporation must file an annual report with the Board on, or
before, January 1st each year
A. True
B. False - answersA. True
10. The Board may refuse to renew a license or registration for failure to meet CDE
requirements
A. True
B. False - answersA. True
11. A dentist can administer a pharmacological agent for the purpose of analgesia if the
dentist has:
A. a current license to practice dentistry in Minnesota
B. registered with the Board prior to July 27th, 1992
C. satisfactorily completed a course resulting in clinical competency
D. taken a course in advanced cardiac life support - answersC. satisfactorily completed
a course resulting in clinical competency
12. A dentist must assess a patient's respiratory function by the monitoring of tissue
oxygenation or by the use of superior method when administering a pharmacological
agent for the purpose of:
, A. Conscious sedation
B. Anxiolysis
C. Analgesia
D. None of the above - answersA. Conscious sedation
13. A licensee may administer nitrous oxide in Minnesota if the licensee:
A. Has been licensed by another state that has requirements for administration of the
agent by a licensee
B. Successfully completed a 12 hour CDE course presented by an institution accredited
by the Commission of Accreditation
C. Was administering the agent and registered that fact with the Board prior to July
27th, 1992
D. Either B or C - answersD. Either B or C
14. When must a dentist notify the Board of any incident that results in a serious or
unusual outcome following the administration of nitrous oxide?
A. At the end of each calendar year
B. January 1st and July 1st of each year
C. No later than 30 days after the incident
D. Within 10 days of the incident - answersD. Within 10 days of the incident
15. Prior to the discharge of a patient who has received nitrous oxide, which of the
following persons which have proper training, can ensure that the effects of the
medication have dissipated and monitoring is no longer necessary?
A. LDA
B. Dentist
C. Hygienist
D. All of the above - answersD. All of the above
16. An LDA frequently re-cements temporary crows for patients when a dentist is not in
the office. A dentist does not authorize the procedure. Who is legally responsible for the
LDA?
A. LDA who performed the procedure
B. Hygenist
C. Dentist who employs the LDA
D. A and C only
E. A, B, and C - answersC. Dentist who employs the LDA
17. Employers must provide:
A. Written policies for monitoring the adherence to recommended protective measures
