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MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE PRACTICE EXAM/
MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE EXAM RECENT
AND COMPLETE VERSION ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/ 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 - 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 dentistrya. True b. False -
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 - ANSWER: True
In advertising, it is illegal for a dentist to imply superiority over other dentists.a.
True b. False - 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 formsB. A penalty
fee for late renewalC. Failure to renew registration, resulting in suspension of
registrationD. All of the above - 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?
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A. Dry root canals with paper points
B. Pre-select orthodontic bands
C. Take radiographs
D. Remove temporary restorations - 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 radiographsB. Take preliminary impressionsC.
Mechanical polish to the clinical crowns onlyD. None of the above - ANSWER:
None of the above
Each board member should have been lawfully in active practice in MN for 2 years
immediately preceding appointment - ANSWER: False, 5 years
Written Authorization forms must be kept for a minimum of 2 years - ANSWER:
True
Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents and cavity varnishes as
prescribed by dentist. (LDA ONLY) - ANSWER: Indirect
Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents, cavity varnishes, and
desensitizing agents. (DH ONLY) - ANSWER: General
Remove excess cement from inlays, crowns, bridges, or orthodontic appliances
with hand instruments only (LDA) - ANSWER: Indirect
Remove temporary restorations with hand instruments only. (LDA) - ANSWER:
Direct
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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) - 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) -
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 - 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
C. only sterilized when coming into contact with blood
D. all of the above
E. B and C - ANSWER: B.sterilized by heat or steam methods
MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE PRACTICE EXAM/
MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE EXAM RECENT
AND COMPLETE VERSION ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/ 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 - 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 dentistrya. True b. False -
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 - ANSWER: True
In advertising, it is illegal for a dentist to imply superiority over other dentists.a.
True b. False - 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 formsB. A penalty
fee for late renewalC. Failure to renew registration, resulting in suspension of
registrationD. All of the above - 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?
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A. Dry root canals with paper points
B. Pre-select orthodontic bands
C. Take radiographs
D. Remove temporary restorations - 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 radiographsB. Take preliminary impressionsC.
Mechanical polish to the clinical crowns onlyD. None of the above - ANSWER:
None of the above
Each board member should have been lawfully in active practice in MN for 2 years
immediately preceding appointment - ANSWER: False, 5 years
Written Authorization forms must be kept for a minimum of 2 years - ANSWER:
True
Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents and cavity varnishes as
prescribed by dentist. (LDA ONLY) - ANSWER: Indirect
Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents, cavity varnishes, and
desensitizing agents. (DH ONLY) - ANSWER: General
Remove excess cement from inlays, crowns, bridges, or orthodontic appliances
with hand instruments only (LDA) - ANSWER: Indirect
Remove temporary restorations with hand instruments only. (LDA) - ANSWER:
Direct
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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) - 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) -
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 - 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
C. only sterilized when coming into contact with blood
D. all of the above
E. B and C - ANSWER: B.sterilized by heat or steam methods
