MN Dental Jurisprudence Exam With complete
solutions | latest update 2026/2027
*general supervision - Ans 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 - Ans 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 - Ans 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 - Ans 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 - Ans 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? - Ans 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 - Ans DH and DT (not DA)
,*Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and bite
registrations for _____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. - Ans 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. - Ans rotary instruments
*Scope of Practice* - Ans ---
DH and DA with restorative functions can place, contour, and adjust amalgam, glass ionomers,
and stainless steel crowns on class _______
(supragingival) - Ans 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 - Ans DH - general
LDA - indirect
*Administer LA - Ans DH - general
*monitor a patient on nitrous - Ans 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. - Ans True
,*Utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material from teeth - Ans 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 - Ans DH -
indirect
LDA - indirect
*managing and removing IV lines - Ans DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*placing an IV line - Ans DH - direct
LDA - direct
administering any medications or agents - Ans 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 - Ans DH - general
*make referrals in consultation with DDS - Ans DH - general
*complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing restorations - Ans DH - general
dietary and nutritional counseling - Ans DH - general
, *replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary restorations - Ans DH -
general
LDA - general
*remove overhangs - Ans DH - general
Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding structures w/ exception of perio
probing and assessment of the perio structure - Ans LDA - general
of course DH can do this too, with probing
take photographs intra or extra orally - Ans DH - general
LDA - general
take vital signs - Ans DH - general
LDA - general
place temporary fillings - Ans DH - general
LDA - general
*cut arch wires, remove loose bands or brackets - Ans DH - general
LDA - general
*take X-rays - Ans DH - general
LDA - general
solutions | latest update 2026/2027
*general supervision - Ans 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 - Ans 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 - Ans 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 - Ans 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 - Ans 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? - Ans 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 - Ans DH and DT (not DA)
,*Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and bite
registrations for _____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. - Ans 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. - Ans rotary instruments
*Scope of Practice* - Ans ---
DH and DA with restorative functions can place, contour, and adjust amalgam, glass ionomers,
and stainless steel crowns on class _______
(supragingival) - Ans 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 - Ans DH - general
LDA - indirect
*Administer LA - Ans DH - general
*monitor a patient on nitrous - Ans 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. - Ans True
,*Utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material from teeth - Ans 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 - Ans DH -
indirect
LDA - indirect
*managing and removing IV lines - Ans DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*placing an IV line - Ans DH - direct
LDA - direct
administering any medications or agents - Ans 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 - Ans DH - general
*make referrals in consultation with DDS - Ans DH - general
*complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing restorations - Ans DH - general
dietary and nutritional counseling - Ans DH - general
, *replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary restorations - Ans DH -
general
LDA - general
*remove overhangs - Ans DH - general
Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding structures w/ exception of perio
probing and assessment of the perio structure - Ans LDA - general
of course DH can do this too, with probing
take photographs intra or extra orally - Ans DH - general
LDA - general
take vital signs - Ans DH - general
LDA - general
place temporary fillings - Ans DH - general
LDA - general
*cut arch wires, remove loose bands or brackets - Ans DH - general
LDA - general
*take X-rays - Ans DH - general
LDA - general
