MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
UPDATED /GRADED A+
*general hsupervision h- h✔✔The hdentist hhas hprior hknowledge handhhas hgiven hconsent hfor hthe
hprocedures hbeing hperformed hduring hwhich hthe hdentist his hnot hrequired hto hbe hpresent hin hthe
hdental hofficehor hon hthe hpremises.
*indirect h- h✔✔Thehdentist his hin hthe hoffice, hauthorizes hthe hprocedures, handhremains hin hthe
hoffice hwhile hthe hprocedures hare hbeing hperformed hby hthe hallied hdental hpersonnel.
direct h- h✔✔The hdentist his hin hthe hdental hoffice, hpersonally hdiagnoses hthe hcondition hto hbe
htreated, hpersonally hauthorizes hthe hprocedure, hand hbefore hdismissal hof hthe hpatient, hevaluates
hthe hperformance hof hthe hallied hdental hpersonnel.
personal h- h✔✔The hdentist his hpersonally hoperating hon ha hpatient handhauthorizes hthe hallied hdental
hpersonnel hto haid hin htreatment hby hconcurrently hperforming hsupportive hprocedures.
DH, hDT hor hDA hmust hdo hthese hbefore hadministering hnitrous h- h✔✔take ha hcourse hwith ha
hminimum hof h*12 hhours* htotal hcomprised hof hdidactic hinstruction, hpersonally hadministering hand
hmanaging hat hleast h*3* hindividual hsupervisedhcases
who hcan hplace hsealants hafter hcompleting ha hcourse hby ha hschool haccredited hby hthe hcommission
hon hdental haccreditation? h- h✔✔DH, hDT, hDA
*WHO hcanhgive hlocal hanesthesia hafter hcompleting ha hcourse hon hlocal hanesthesia hfrom ha hschool
haccredited hby hthe hCommission hon hDental hAccreditation h- h✔✔DH hand hDT h(not hDA)
,*Dental hhygienists hand hlicensed hdental hassistants hshall hnot htake himpressions hand hbite
hregistrations hfor h hof hfixed hand hremovable hprostheses. h- h✔✔Final hconstruction
*Before hremoval hof hbond hmaterial, ha hdental hhygienisthor hlicensed hdental hassistant hmust
hsuccessfully hcomplete ha hcourse hin hthe huse hof h hfor hthe hexpress hpurpose hof hthe
hremoval hof hbond hmaterial hfrom hteeth. h- h✔✔rotary hinstruments
*Scope hof hPractice* h- h✔✔---
DH hand hDA hwith hrestorativehfunctions hcan hplace, hcontour, hand hadjust hamalgam, hglass hionomers,
hand hstainless hsteel hcrowns hon hclass h h
(supragingival) h- h✔✔Class hI, hII, hV h
- ha hdental hhygienist hor hdental hassistant hmust hsuccessfully hcomplete ha hboardhapproved hcourse
hon hthese hspecific hrestorative hprocedures.
application hof hpit hand hfissurehsealants h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral h
LDA h- hindirect
*Administer hLA h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
*monitor ha hpatient hon hnitrous h- h✔✔DH h- hGeneral
LDA h- hIndirect
T/F h-- hDH hor hLDA hshall hNOT htake himpressions hand hbite hregistrations hfor hthe hFINAL hconstruction
hof hfixed hand hremovable hprostheses. h- h✔✔True
*Utilizing hrotary hinstruments hfor hthe hremoval hof hbond hmaterial hfrom hteeth h- h✔✔DH h- hindirect
LDA h- hindirect
Performing hany hor hall hrestorative hprocedures hlimited hto hplacing, hcontouring, h& hadjusting
hamalgam, hglass hionomers, hand hClass hI hand hV hsupra hcomposite hrestorations h- h✔✔DH h- hindirect
,LDA h- hindirect
*managing hand hremoving hIV hlines h- h✔✔DH h- hindirect
LDA h- hindirect
*placing hanhIV hline h- h✔✔DH h- hdirect
LDA h- hdirect
administering hany hmedications hor hagents h- h✔✔Personal hDH hand hRDA
*Perform hpreliminary hcharting hincluding hassessments hand hexisting hrestoration, hdetermine hthe
hperio hstatus, hand hformulate hthe hDH htx hplan hin hcoordination hwith hDDS h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
*make hreferrals hin hconsultation hwith hDDS h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
*complete hprophy hwith hscaling, hroot hplaning, handhpolishing hrestorations h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
dietary handhnutritional hcounseling h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
*replacement, hcementation handhadjustment hof hINTACT htemporary hrestorations h- h✔✔DH h-
hgeneral h
LDA h- hgeneral
*removehoverhangs h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
Complete hpreliminary hcharting hof horal hcavity handhsurrounding hstructures hw/ hexception hof hperio
hprobing hand hassessment hof hthe hperio hstructureh- h✔✔LDA h- hgeneral
of hcourse hDH hcan hdo hthis htoo, hwith hprobing
, take hphotographs hintra hor hextra horally h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral h
LDA h- hgeneral
take hvital hsigns h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
LDA h- hgeneral
place htemporary hfillings h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
LDA h- hgeneral
*cut harch hwires, hremovehloose hbands hor hbrackets h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
LDA h- hgeneral
*take hX-rays h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
LDA h- hgeneral
*take himpressions hfor hcasts handhbite hregistrations h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
LDA h- hgeneral
*place hand hremove hortho hseparators h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral h
LDA h- hgeneral
*deliver hvacuum-formed hortho hretainers h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
DA h- hgeneral
*etch henamel hsurfaces; happly hand hadjust hsealants h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral h
LDA h- hindirect
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
UPDATED /GRADED A+
*general hsupervision h- h✔✔The hdentist hhas hprior hknowledge handhhas hgiven hconsent hfor hthe
hprocedures hbeing hperformed hduring hwhich hthe hdentist his hnot hrequired hto hbe hpresent hin hthe
hdental hofficehor hon hthe hpremises.
*indirect h- h✔✔Thehdentist his hin hthe hoffice, hauthorizes hthe hprocedures, handhremains hin hthe
hoffice hwhile hthe hprocedures hare hbeing hperformed hby hthe hallied hdental hpersonnel.
direct h- h✔✔The hdentist his hin hthe hdental hoffice, hpersonally hdiagnoses hthe hcondition hto hbe
htreated, hpersonally hauthorizes hthe hprocedure, hand hbefore hdismissal hof hthe hpatient, hevaluates
hthe hperformance hof hthe hallied hdental hpersonnel.
personal h- h✔✔The hdentist his hpersonally hoperating hon ha hpatient handhauthorizes hthe hallied hdental
hpersonnel hto haid hin htreatment hby hconcurrently hperforming hsupportive hprocedures.
DH, hDT hor hDA hmust hdo hthese hbefore hadministering hnitrous h- h✔✔take ha hcourse hwith ha
hminimum hof h*12 hhours* htotal hcomprised hof hdidactic hinstruction, hpersonally hadministering hand
hmanaging hat hleast h*3* hindividual hsupervisedhcases
who hcan hplace hsealants hafter hcompleting ha hcourse hby ha hschool haccredited hby hthe hcommission
hon hdental haccreditation? h- h✔✔DH, hDT, hDA
*WHO hcanhgive hlocal hanesthesia hafter hcompleting ha hcourse hon hlocal hanesthesia hfrom ha hschool
haccredited hby hthe hCommission hon hDental hAccreditation h- h✔✔DH hand hDT h(not hDA)
,*Dental hhygienists hand hlicensed hdental hassistants hshall hnot htake himpressions hand hbite
hregistrations hfor h hof hfixed hand hremovable hprostheses. h- h✔✔Final hconstruction
*Before hremoval hof hbond hmaterial, ha hdental hhygienisthor hlicensed hdental hassistant hmust
hsuccessfully hcomplete ha hcourse hin hthe huse hof h hfor hthe hexpress hpurpose hof hthe
hremoval hof hbond hmaterial hfrom hteeth. h- h✔✔rotary hinstruments
*Scope hof hPractice* h- h✔✔---
DH hand hDA hwith hrestorativehfunctions hcan hplace, hcontour, hand hadjust hamalgam, hglass hionomers,
hand hstainless hsteel hcrowns hon hclass h h
(supragingival) h- h✔✔Class hI, hII, hV h
- ha hdental hhygienist hor hdental hassistant hmust hsuccessfully hcomplete ha hboardhapproved hcourse
hon hthese hspecific hrestorative hprocedures.
application hof hpit hand hfissurehsealants h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral h
LDA h- hindirect
*Administer hLA h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
*monitor ha hpatient hon hnitrous h- h✔✔DH h- hGeneral
LDA h- hIndirect
T/F h-- hDH hor hLDA hshall hNOT htake himpressions hand hbite hregistrations hfor hthe hFINAL hconstruction
hof hfixed hand hremovable hprostheses. h- h✔✔True
*Utilizing hrotary hinstruments hfor hthe hremoval hof hbond hmaterial hfrom hteeth h- h✔✔DH h- hindirect
LDA h- hindirect
Performing hany hor hall hrestorative hprocedures hlimited hto hplacing, hcontouring, h& hadjusting
hamalgam, hglass hionomers, hand hClass hI hand hV hsupra hcomposite hrestorations h- h✔✔DH h- hindirect
,LDA h- hindirect
*managing hand hremoving hIV hlines h- h✔✔DH h- hindirect
LDA h- hindirect
*placing hanhIV hline h- h✔✔DH h- hdirect
LDA h- hdirect
administering hany hmedications hor hagents h- h✔✔Personal hDH hand hRDA
*Perform hpreliminary hcharting hincluding hassessments hand hexisting hrestoration, hdetermine hthe
hperio hstatus, hand hformulate hthe hDH htx hplan hin hcoordination hwith hDDS h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
*make hreferrals hin hconsultation hwith hDDS h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
*complete hprophy hwith hscaling, hroot hplaning, handhpolishing hrestorations h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
dietary handhnutritional hcounseling h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
*replacement, hcementation handhadjustment hof hINTACT htemporary hrestorations h- h✔✔DH h-
hgeneral h
LDA h- hgeneral
*removehoverhangs h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
Complete hpreliminary hcharting hof horal hcavity handhsurrounding hstructures hw/ hexception hof hperio
hprobing hand hassessment hof hthe hperio hstructureh- h✔✔LDA h- hgeneral
of hcourse hDH hcan hdo hthis htoo, hwith hprobing
, take hphotographs hintra hor hextra horally h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral h
LDA h- hgeneral
take hvital hsigns h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
LDA h- hgeneral
place htemporary hfillings h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
LDA h- hgeneral
*cut harch hwires, hremovehloose hbands hor hbrackets h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
LDA h- hgeneral
*take hX-rays h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
LDA h- hgeneral
*take himpressions hfor hcasts handhbite hregistrations h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
LDA h- hgeneral
*place hand hremove hortho hseparators h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral h
LDA h- hgeneral
*deliver hvacuum-formed hortho hretainers h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral
DA h- hgeneral
*etch henamel hsurfaces; happly hand hadjust hsealants h- h✔✔DH h- hgeneral h
LDA h- hindirect
