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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 supervision - 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 supervision - 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.
Biological monitoring for the proper functioning of sterilization cycles should be
done? - Answer Weekly
A dental assistant with a limited registration is allowed to perform which of the
following? - Answer expose radiographs
LDA licensed dentist and dental hygienist must complete a Board specified number
of hours of approved continuing education every - Answer 5 years
licenses must be renewed - Answer annually
A licensed dental assistant frequently recements temporary crowns when the dentist
is not in the office. A dentist did not authorize the procedure. Who is legally
responsible for the LDA's act? - Answer LDA and the dentist
An authorization for laboratory work performed by a dental technician must be -
Answer -all, dated, in duplicate, on a printed form, personally signed by the dentist *
In Minnesota, a dental technique may repair a prosthodontic device being used in a
patient mouth if - Answer dentist authorizrs the procedure
It would be acceptable for an assistant to administer local anesthesia under direct
supervision - Answer Fasle
it would be acceptable for an assistant to administer nitrous oxide under general
supervision - Answer false
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place sealants under general supervision -
Answer true
It would acceptable for a hygienist to diagnose caries under direct supervision -
Answer false; only dentist
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It would be acceptable for a hygienist to remove ortho bonding material with rotary
instruments under what supervision? - Answer direct
It would be acceptable for an assistant to place class 1 and 11 amalgams and glass
ionomers, Class 1 and V composites, and stainless-steel crowns under what
supervision? - Answer indirect
It would be acceptable for an assistant to place class 1 and 11 amalgams and glass
ionomers, Class 1 and V composites, and stainless-steel crowns under what
supervision? - Answer indirect supervision
It would be acceptable for an assistant to place sealants under general supervision -
Answer false; dentist has to check
it would be acceptable for a hygienist to scale and root plan under general
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to monitor nitrous oxide under direct
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to place temporary fillings to provide palliative
treatment under general supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to remove marginal overhangs under general
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to take radiographs under general
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to administer nitrous oxide under indirect
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to monitor nitrous oxide under general
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place C1 and 11 amalgams and glass
ionomers C1 and V composites and stainless-steel crowns under general
supervision - Answer false; amalgam, restorations. DA dpes
It would be acceptable for an assistant to take impression under general supervision
- Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place and remove matrix bands under direct
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to scale supragingival under direct
supervision - Answer false
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It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove sutures under direct supervision -
Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to fabricate cement, and adjust temporary
restorations under direct supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to cut arch wires, remove loose bands or
brackets on an orthodontic appliance to provide palliative treatment under general
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove excess bonding material on an
orthodontics appliance under what supervision - Answer direct
It is acceptable for a hygienist to administer local anesthesia under indirect
supervision - Answer true
It is acceptable for an assistant to place and remove matrix bands under what
supervision? - Answer direct
It is acceptable for an assistant to place and remove periodontal dressing under
indirect supervision - Answer true
It is acceptable for a hygienist to place cotton pellets into endodontic openings under
general supervision - Answer true
It is acceptable for a hygienist to remove temporary restorations with hand
instruments under general supervision - Answer false
It is acceptable for an assistant to remove temporary restorations with hand
instruments under direct supervision - Answer true
It is acceptable for a hygienist to etch enamel before bonding of ortho appliances
under direct supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to place sealants under indirect supervision -
Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to apply topical medications such as fluoride
under general supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to apply topical medications such as fluoride
under what supervision - Answer direct
It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove marginal overhangs under direct
supervision - Answer false
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65: an examination required as a condition of licensure must be taken within how
many years of the application for licensure? - Answer 5
How many times can a dentist, hygienist or assistant fail the clinical examination
required by the board before further education is necessary? - Answer 2, LDA
Every dentist, hygienist and assistant must display what in their office in which they
practice? - Answer license certificate
If the board feels there is a risk of harm to others, what may they do to that
professional? - Answer temporarily suspend their license, serve a written notice
stating which statute or rule was violated, set up a hearing in front of the board.
The board may not renew a license is the license owes how much delinquent taxes?
- Answer 500
**if you have a change of address, how much time do you have to notify the board -
Answer 30 days
** under the collaborative agreement for a hygienist, how much clinical experience
must they have in the past 18 months? - Answer 2400 hours
**the maximum number of hygienists a collaborating dentist may enter I collaborative
agreement with is - Answer 4
Restorative functions by an assistant or hygienist may be performed only if - Answer
they complete a board approved course, they learn how to adjust the occlusion on
the newly place restorations, the faculty teaching the educators must have prior
experience teaching these procedures
** the dentist must keep copies of dental lab work orders for how many years -
Answer 2
If the executive director of the board decides a formal complaint needs an
investigation, they will forward the complaint to whom? - Answer the attorney general
A person with knowledge that a dental professional has HIV, HBV, or HCV shall do
what? - Answer -file a report with the commissioner of health
which of the following is not a core subject? - Answer office management
If a patient is exposed to a communicable disease during dental treatment, it is the
DHCP's responsibility to inform the patient of the exposure ** - Answer true
Sterilization of reusable air/water syringe tips, ultrasonic inserts, and handpieces in
best done with - Answer -all, dry heat, chemical vapor, steam under pressure
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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 supervision - 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 supervision - 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.
Biological monitoring for the proper functioning of sterilization cycles should be
done? - Answer Weekly
A dental assistant with a limited registration is allowed to perform which of the
following? - Answer expose radiographs
LDA licensed dentist and dental hygienist must complete a Board specified number
of hours of approved continuing education every - Answer 5 years
licenses must be renewed - Answer annually
A licensed dental assistant frequently recements temporary crowns when the dentist
is not in the office. A dentist did not authorize the procedure. Who is legally
responsible for the LDA's act? - Answer LDA and the dentist
An authorization for laboratory work performed by a dental technician must be -
Answer -all, dated, in duplicate, on a printed form, personally signed by the dentist *
In Minnesota, a dental technique may repair a prosthodontic device being used in a
patient mouth if - Answer dentist authorizrs the procedure
It would be acceptable for an assistant to administer local anesthesia under direct
supervision - Answer Fasle
it would be acceptable for an assistant to administer nitrous oxide under general
supervision - Answer false
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place sealants under general supervision -
Answer true
It would acceptable for a hygienist to diagnose caries under direct supervision -
Answer false; only dentist
,MN Dental Jurisprudence Exam 2020
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It would be acceptable for a hygienist to remove ortho bonding material with rotary
instruments under what supervision? - Answer direct
It would be acceptable for an assistant to place class 1 and 11 amalgams and glass
ionomers, Class 1 and V composites, and stainless-steel crowns under what
supervision? - Answer indirect
It would be acceptable for an assistant to place class 1 and 11 amalgams and glass
ionomers, Class 1 and V composites, and stainless-steel crowns under what
supervision? - Answer indirect supervision
It would be acceptable for an assistant to place sealants under general supervision -
Answer false; dentist has to check
it would be acceptable for a hygienist to scale and root plan under general
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to monitor nitrous oxide under direct
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to place temporary fillings to provide palliative
treatment under general supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to remove marginal overhangs under general
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to take radiographs under general
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to administer nitrous oxide under indirect
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to monitor nitrous oxide under general
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place C1 and 11 amalgams and glass
ionomers C1 and V composites and stainless-steel crowns under general
supervision - Answer false; amalgam, restorations. DA dpes
It would be acceptable for an assistant to take impression under general supervision
- Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place and remove matrix bands under direct
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to scale supragingival under direct
supervision - Answer false
,MN Dental Jurisprudence Exam 2020
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It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove sutures under direct supervision -
Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to fabricate cement, and adjust temporary
restorations under direct supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to cut arch wires, remove loose bands or
brackets on an orthodontic appliance to provide palliative treatment under general
supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove excess bonding material on an
orthodontics appliance under what supervision - Answer direct
It is acceptable for a hygienist to administer local anesthesia under indirect
supervision - Answer true
It is acceptable for an assistant to place and remove matrix bands under what
supervision? - Answer direct
It is acceptable for an assistant to place and remove periodontal dressing under
indirect supervision - Answer true
It is acceptable for a hygienist to place cotton pellets into endodontic openings under
general supervision - Answer true
It is acceptable for a hygienist to remove temporary restorations with hand
instruments under general supervision - Answer false
It is acceptable for an assistant to remove temporary restorations with hand
instruments under direct supervision - Answer true
It is acceptable for a hygienist to etch enamel before bonding of ortho appliances
under direct supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to place sealants under indirect supervision -
Answer true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to apply topical medications such as fluoride
under general supervision - Answer true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to apply topical medications such as fluoride
under what supervision - Answer direct
It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove marginal overhangs under direct
supervision - Answer false
, MN Dental Jurisprudence Exam 2020
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65: an examination required as a condition of licensure must be taken within how
many years of the application for licensure? - Answer 5
How many times can a dentist, hygienist or assistant fail the clinical examination
required by the board before further education is necessary? - Answer 2, LDA
Every dentist, hygienist and assistant must display what in their office in which they
practice? - Answer license certificate
If the board feels there is a risk of harm to others, what may they do to that
professional? - Answer temporarily suspend their license, serve a written notice
stating which statute or rule was violated, set up a hearing in front of the board.
The board may not renew a license is the license owes how much delinquent taxes?
- Answer 500
**if you have a change of address, how much time do you have to notify the board -
Answer 30 days
** under the collaborative agreement for a hygienist, how much clinical experience
must they have in the past 18 months? - Answer 2400 hours
**the maximum number of hygienists a collaborating dentist may enter I collaborative
agreement with is - Answer 4
Restorative functions by an assistant or hygienist may be performed only if - Answer
they complete a board approved course, they learn how to adjust the occlusion on
the newly place restorations, the faculty teaching the educators must have prior
experience teaching these procedures
** the dentist must keep copies of dental lab work orders for how many years -
Answer 2
If the executive director of the board decides a formal complaint needs an
investigation, they will forward the complaint to whom? - Answer the attorney general
A person with knowledge that a dental professional has HIV, HBV, or HCV shall do
what? - Answer -file a report with the commissioner of health
which of the following is not a core subject? - Answer office management
If a patient is exposed to a communicable disease during dental treatment, it is the
DHCP's responsibility to inform the patient of the exposure ** - Answer true
Sterilization of reusable air/water syringe tips, ultrasonic inserts, and handpieces in
best done with - Answer -all, dry heat, chemical vapor, steam under pressure
