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MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE EXAM/ MN
DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE PRACTICE EXAM
RECENT AND COMPLETE VERSION 2024 ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ BEST
GRADED A+
*general supervision - ANSWER: The dentist has prior knowledge and has given
consent for the procedures being performed during which the dentist is not
required to be present in the dental office or on the premises.
*indirect - ANSWER: The dentist is in the office, authorizes the procedures, and
remains in the office while the procedures are being performed by the allied dental
personnel.
direct - ANSWER: The dentist is in the dental office, personally diagnoses the
condition to be treated, personally authorizes the procedure, and before dismissal
of the patient, evaluates the performance of the allied dental personnel.
personal - ANSWER: The dentist is personally operating on a patient and
authorizes the allied dental personnel to aid in treatment by concurrently
performing supportive procedures.
DH, DT or DA must do these before administering nitrous - ANSWER: take a
course with a minimum of *12 hours* total comprised of didactic instruction,
personally administering and managing at least *3* individual supervised cases
who can place sealants after completing a course by a school accredited by the
commission on dental accreditation? - ANSWER: DH, DT, DA
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*WHO can give local anesthesia after completing a course on local anesthesia
from a school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation - ANSWER:
DH and DT (not DA)
*Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and
bite registrations for _____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. -
ANSWER: Final construction
*Before removal of bond material, a dental hygienist or licensed dental assistant
must successfully complete a course in the use of ____________ for the express
purpose of the removal of bond material from teeth. - ANSWER: rotary
instruments
DH and DA with restorative functions can place, contour, and adjust amalgam,
glass ionomers, and stainless steel crowns on class _______
(supragingival) - ANSWER: Class I, II, V
- a dental hygienist or dental assistant must successfully complete a board
approved course on these specific restorative procedures.
application of pit and fissure sealants - ANSWER: DH - general
LDA - indirect
*Administer LA - ANSWER: DH - general
*monitor a patient on nitrous - ANSWER: DH - General
LDA - Indirect
T/F -- DH or LDA shall NOT take impressions and bite registrations for the
FINAL construction of fixed and removable prostheses. - ANSWER: True
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*Utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material from teeth -
ANSWER: DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
Performing any or all restorative procedures limited to placing, contouring, &
adjusting amalgam, glass ionomers, and Class I and V supra composite restorations
- ANSWER: DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*managing and removing IV lines - ANSWER: DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*placing an IV line - ANSWER: DH - direct
LDA - direct
administering any medications or agents - ANSWER: Personal DH and RDA
*Perform preliminary charting including assessments and existing restoration,
determine the perio status, and formulate the DH tx plan in coordination with DDS
- ANSWER: DH - general
*make referrals in consultation with DDS - ANSWER: DH - general
*complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing restorations -
ANSWER: DH - general
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dietary and nutritional counseling - ANSWER: DH - general
*replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary restorations -
ANSWER: DH - general
LDA - general
*remove overhangs - ANSWER: DH - general
Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding structures w/
exception of perio probing and assessment of the perio structure - ANSWER:
LDA - general
of course DH can do this too, with probing
take photographs intra or extra orally - ANSWER: DH - general
LDA - general
take vital signs - ANSWER: DH - general
LDA - general
place temporary fillings - ANSWER: DH - general
LDA - general
*cut arch wires, remove loose bands or brackets - ANSWER: DH - general
LDA - general
MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE EXAM/ MN
DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE PRACTICE EXAM
RECENT AND COMPLETE VERSION 2024 ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ BEST
GRADED A+
*general supervision - ANSWER: The dentist has prior knowledge and has given
consent for the procedures being performed during which the dentist is not
required to be present in the dental office or on the premises.
*indirect - ANSWER: The dentist is in the office, authorizes the procedures, and
remains in the office while the procedures are being performed by the allied dental
personnel.
direct - ANSWER: The dentist is in the dental office, personally diagnoses the
condition to be treated, personally authorizes the procedure, and before dismissal
of the patient, evaluates the performance of the allied dental personnel.
personal - ANSWER: The dentist is personally operating on a patient and
authorizes the allied dental personnel to aid in treatment by concurrently
performing supportive procedures.
DH, DT or DA must do these before administering nitrous - ANSWER: take a
course with a minimum of *12 hours* total comprised of didactic instruction,
personally administering and managing at least *3* individual supervised cases
who can place sealants after completing a course by a school accredited by the
commission on dental accreditation? - ANSWER: DH, DT, DA
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*WHO can give local anesthesia after completing a course on local anesthesia
from a school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation - ANSWER:
DH and DT (not DA)
*Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and
bite registrations for _____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. -
ANSWER: Final construction
*Before removal of bond material, a dental hygienist or licensed dental assistant
must successfully complete a course in the use of ____________ for the express
purpose of the removal of bond material from teeth. - ANSWER: rotary
instruments
DH and DA with restorative functions can place, contour, and adjust amalgam,
glass ionomers, and stainless steel crowns on class _______
(supragingival) - ANSWER: Class I, II, V
- a dental hygienist or dental assistant must successfully complete a board
approved course on these specific restorative procedures.
application of pit and fissure sealants - ANSWER: DH - general
LDA - indirect
*Administer LA - ANSWER: DH - general
*monitor a patient on nitrous - ANSWER: DH - General
LDA - Indirect
T/F -- DH or LDA shall NOT take impressions and bite registrations for the
FINAL construction of fixed and removable prostheses. - ANSWER: True
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*Utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material from teeth -
ANSWER: DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
Performing any or all restorative procedures limited to placing, contouring, &
adjusting amalgam, glass ionomers, and Class I and V supra composite restorations
- ANSWER: DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*managing and removing IV lines - ANSWER: DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*placing an IV line - ANSWER: DH - direct
LDA - direct
administering any medications or agents - ANSWER: Personal DH and RDA
*Perform preliminary charting including assessments and existing restoration,
determine the perio status, and formulate the DH tx plan in coordination with DDS
- ANSWER: DH - general
*make referrals in consultation with DDS - ANSWER: DH - general
*complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing restorations -
ANSWER: DH - general
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dietary and nutritional counseling - ANSWER: DH - general
*replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary restorations -
ANSWER: DH - general
LDA - general
*remove overhangs - ANSWER: DH - general
Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding structures w/
exception of perio probing and assessment of the perio structure - ANSWER:
LDA - general
of course DH can do this too, with probing
take photographs intra or extra orally - ANSWER: DH - general
LDA - general
take vital signs - ANSWER: DH - general
LDA - general
place temporary fillings - ANSWER: DH - general
LDA - general
*cut arch wires, remove loose bands or brackets - ANSWER: DH - general
LDA - general
