Dental Hygiene Mock Jurisprudence EXAM 2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A dentist or dental hygiene member of the board may serve no more then 2 consecutive terms. -
answer>>False.
MS dental hygienists may place subgingival periodontal treatment agents for patients. - answer>>True.
Dental assistants may do supragingival scaling on pediatric patients under the direct supervision of a
licensed dentist. - answer>>False.
Licensed MS nurses are allowed to administer local anesthesia in the dental office. - answer>>False.
Dental auxiliaries are allowed to adjust the gingival side of a complete or partial denture. -
answer>>True.
Licensed DH are allowed to use soft tissue lasers to treat perio pockets. - answer>>False.
A DH who has graduated from a foreign DH school may be eligible for licensure by credentials if they
have practiced for a minimum for 3 years. - answer>>False.
A DH must score a minimum of 75% on a jurisprudence exam within 60 days of applying for licensure. -
answer>>False.
A dentist is not required to release treatment records to patients. - answer>>False.
Licensed dentists are allowed to prescribe medications for sinus problems and smoking cessation. -
answer>>True.
, Controlled substances may be dispensed if a bound record of all drugs received and dispensed to
patients is maintained. - answer>>True.
The board is composed of 6 members. - answer>>False.
Complaints must include name, address, phone number, and signature of the party filing the complaint.
- answer>>False.
A dentist or hygienist must practice 5 or more years preceding his or her appointment to the board. -
answer>>True.
Periodontics is that specialty of dentistry which encompasses the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
of diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the teeth or their substitutes and the
maintenance of the health, function, and aesthetics of these structures and tissues. - answer>>True.
Only final semester dental or dental hygiene students enrolled full time during a regular spring/fall
semester and in good standing shall be eligible for supervised practice at a private dental clinic. -
answer>>True.
The DH member of the board shall only vote on rules, regulations, policy, and administrative matters
relating to the licensing, qualifications, and practice of dental hygiene. - answer>>True.
Oral and maxillary pathology is the branch of dentistry which is concerned with the morphology,
physiology, and pathology of the human dental pulp and periradicular tissues. - answer>>False.
Dental health is that form of dental practice which serves the community as a patient rather than the
individual. - answer>>True.
You must work a minimum of one day/month for 3 consecutive months to maintain active license
status. - answer>>False.
ANSWERS
A dentist or dental hygiene member of the board may serve no more then 2 consecutive terms. -
answer>>False.
MS dental hygienists may place subgingival periodontal treatment agents for patients. - answer>>True.
Dental assistants may do supragingival scaling on pediatric patients under the direct supervision of a
licensed dentist. - answer>>False.
Licensed MS nurses are allowed to administer local anesthesia in the dental office. - answer>>False.
Dental auxiliaries are allowed to adjust the gingival side of a complete or partial denture. -
answer>>True.
Licensed DH are allowed to use soft tissue lasers to treat perio pockets. - answer>>False.
A DH who has graduated from a foreign DH school may be eligible for licensure by credentials if they
have practiced for a minimum for 3 years. - answer>>False.
A DH must score a minimum of 75% on a jurisprudence exam within 60 days of applying for licensure. -
answer>>False.
A dentist is not required to release treatment records to patients. - answer>>False.
Licensed dentists are allowed to prescribe medications for sinus problems and smoking cessation. -
answer>>True.
, Controlled substances may be dispensed if a bound record of all drugs received and dispensed to
patients is maintained. - answer>>True.
The board is composed of 6 members. - answer>>False.
Complaints must include name, address, phone number, and signature of the party filing the complaint.
- answer>>False.
A dentist or hygienist must practice 5 or more years preceding his or her appointment to the board. -
answer>>True.
Periodontics is that specialty of dentistry which encompasses the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
of diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the teeth or their substitutes and the
maintenance of the health, function, and aesthetics of these structures and tissues. - answer>>True.
Only final semester dental or dental hygiene students enrolled full time during a regular spring/fall
semester and in good standing shall be eligible for supervised practice at a private dental clinic. -
answer>>True.
The DH member of the board shall only vote on rules, regulations, policy, and administrative matters
relating to the licensing, qualifications, and practice of dental hygiene. - answer>>True.
Oral and maxillary pathology is the branch of dentistry which is concerned with the morphology,
physiology, and pathology of the human dental pulp and periradicular tissues. - answer>>False.
Dental health is that form of dental practice which serves the community as a patient rather than the
individual. - answer>>True.
You must work a minimum of one day/month for 3 consecutive months to maintain active license
status. - answer>>False.
