MN Dental Jurisprudence Exam Latest
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• *general supervision -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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? -✓✓DH, DT, DA
• *WHO can give local anesthesia after completing a course on local anesthesia from a
school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation -✓✓DH and DT (not DA)
• *Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and bite
registrations for _____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. -✓✓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. -✓✓rotary instruments
,• *Scope of Practice* -✓✓---
• DH and DA with restorative functions can place, contour, and adjust amalgam, glass
ionomers, and stainless steel crowns on class _______
(supragingival) -✓✓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 -✓✓DH - general
LDA - indirect
• *Administer LA -✓✓DH - general
• *monitor a patient on nitrous -✓✓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. -✓✓True
• *Utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material from teeth -✓✓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 -✓✓DH -
indirect
LDA - indirect
• *managing and removing IV lines -✓✓DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
• *placing an IV line -✓✓DH - direct
LDA - direct
• administering any medications or agents -✓✓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 -
✓✓DH - general
• *make referrals in consultation with DDS -✓✓DH - general
• *complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing restorations -✓✓DH -
general
, • dietary and nutritional counseling -✓✓DH - general
• *replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary restorations -✓✓DH
- general
LDA - general
• *remove overhangs -✓✓DH - general
• Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding structures w/ exception of
perio probing and assessment of the perio structure -✓✓LDA - general
of course DH can do this too, with probing
• take photographs intra or extra orally -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• take vital signs -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• place temporary fillings -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• *cut arch wires, remove loose bands or brackets -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• *take X-rays -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• *take impressions for casts and bite registrations -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• *place and remove ortho separators -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• *deliver vacuum-formed ortho retainers -✓✓DH - general
DA - general
• *etch enamel surfaces; apply and adjust sealants -✓✓DH - general
LDA - indirect
• *monitor a patient on nitrous oxide -✓✓DH - general
LDA - indirect
Questions and Answers (2026) | Updated
Comprehensive Review with Detailed
Rationales | A+ Verified
• *general supervision -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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 -✓✓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? -✓✓DH, DT, DA
• *WHO can give local anesthesia after completing a course on local anesthesia from a
school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation -✓✓DH and DT (not DA)
• *Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and bite
registrations for _____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. -✓✓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. -✓✓rotary instruments
,• *Scope of Practice* -✓✓---
• DH and DA with restorative functions can place, contour, and adjust amalgam, glass
ionomers, and stainless steel crowns on class _______
(supragingival) -✓✓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 -✓✓DH - general
LDA - indirect
• *Administer LA -✓✓DH - general
• *monitor a patient on nitrous -✓✓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. -✓✓True
• *Utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material from teeth -✓✓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 -✓✓DH -
indirect
LDA - indirect
• *managing and removing IV lines -✓✓DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
• *placing an IV line -✓✓DH - direct
LDA - direct
• administering any medications or agents -✓✓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 -
✓✓DH - general
• *make referrals in consultation with DDS -✓✓DH - general
• *complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing restorations -✓✓DH -
general
, • dietary and nutritional counseling -✓✓DH - general
• *replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary restorations -✓✓DH
- general
LDA - general
• *remove overhangs -✓✓DH - general
• Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding structures w/ exception of
perio probing and assessment of the perio structure -✓✓LDA - general
of course DH can do this too, with probing
• take photographs intra or extra orally -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• take vital signs -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• place temporary fillings -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• *cut arch wires, remove loose bands or brackets -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• *take X-rays -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• *take impressions for casts and bite registrations -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• *place and remove ortho separators -✓✓DH - general
LDA - general
• *deliver vacuum-formed ortho retainers -✓✓DH - general
DA - general
• *etch enamel surfaces; apply and adjust sealants -✓✓DH - general
LDA - indirect
• *monitor a patient on nitrous oxide -✓✓DH - general
LDA - indirect
