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MN Dental Jurisprudence Exam 2024
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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 supervision ✔✔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 ✔✔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.
Biological monitoring for the proper functioning of sterilization cycles should be done? ✔✔Weekly
A dental assistant with a limited registration is allowed to perform which of the following? ✔✔expose radiographs
LDA licensed dentist and dental hygienist must complete a Board specified number of hours of approved continuing education every ✔✔5 years
licenses must be renewed ✔✔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? ✔✔LDA and the dentist
An authorization for laboratory work performed by a dental technician must be ✔✔-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 ✔✔dentist authorizrs the procedure
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? ✔✔indirect supervision
It would be acceptable for an assistant to place sealants under general supervision ✔✔false; dentist has to check
it would be acceptable for a hygienist to scale and root plan under general supervision ✔✔true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to monitor nitrous oxide under direct supervision ✔✔true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to place temporary fillings to provide palliative treatment under general supervision ✔✔true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to remove marginal overhangs under general supervision ✔✔true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to take radiographs under general supervision ✔✔true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to administer nitrous oxide under indirect supervision ✔✔true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to monitor nitrous oxide under general supervision ✔✔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 ✔✔false; amalgam, restorations. DA dpes
It would be acceptable for an assistant to take impression under general supervision ✔✔true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place and remove matrix bands under direct supervision ✔✔true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to scale supragingival under direct supervision ✔✔false
It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove sutures under direct supervision ✔✔true
It is acceptable for a hygienist to remove temporary restorations with hand instruments under general supervision ✔✔false
It is acceptable for an assistant to remove temporary restorations with hand instruments under direct supervision ✔✔true
It is acceptable for a hygienist to etch enamel before bonding of ortho appliances under direct supervision ✔✔true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to place sealants under indirect supervision ✔✔true
It would be acceptable for a hygienist to apply topical medications such as fluoride under general supervision ✔✔true
It would be acceptable for an assistant to apply topical medications such as fluoride under what supervision ✔✔direct
It would be acceptable for an assistant to remove marginal overhangs under direct supervision ✔✔false
65: an examination required as a condition of licensure must be taken within how many years of the application for licensure? ✔✔ 5
How many times can a dentist, hygienist or assistant fail the clinical examination required by the board before further education is necessary? ✔✔2, LDA
Every dentist, hygienist and assistant must display what in their office in which they practice? ✔✔license certificate
If the board feels there is a risk of harm to others, what may they do to that professional? ✔✔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? ✔✔ 500
**if you have a change of address, how much time do you have to notify the board ✔✔30 days
which of the following is not a core subject? ✔✔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 ** ✔✔true
Sterilization of reusable air/water syringe tips, ultrasonic inserts, and handpieces in best done with ✔✔-all, dry heat, chemical vapor, steam under pressure
The definition of informed consent involves explaining all options for treatment including risks and benefits of receiving/not receiving treatment ✔✔true
Which of the following is true regarding what must be included in a patient's chart or record? ✔✔medication that is prescribed after hours
A DHCP only has to sign their initials in patients notes when they are in a group practice? ✔✔false
It would be acceptable for a dentist to treat an emergency patient who is not their regular patient and who regularly saw a different dentist**** ✔✔true
A complete medical and dental history does NOT need to be completed for emergency treatment**** ✔✔false
Records should be kept for 7 years after the last time the patient was seen**** ✔✔true
If the dental hygienist violates a statue, who might be reprimanded by the Board? ✔✔-dentist and/ or hygienist
It is acceptable for a dentist to send out a flier to a community about the dental practice that has some of his/her educational credentials on it? ✔✔yes*
Is it acceptable behavior to write a patient a letter dismissing them from the practice* ✔✔yes*
It is acceptable behavior for a dentist to leave a group practice and open up his own practice in the same community? ✔✔true*
Which of the following orthodontic duties can be registered DA not perform? ✔✔-recement orthodontic bands**
How long do you have to keep your past professional development files once your cycle has ended? ✔✔24 months
Who is the office can dismiss a person who was previously under conscious sedation? ✔✔dentist
-who in the office can administer conscious sedation? ✔✔dentist
A DHCP is required to report to the Board if an employee is violating a statue or rule ✔✔true
If a patient provides a written request to have his/her record transferred to another provider, does the provider need to comply? ✔✔yes
The definition of anxiolysis is administering a pharmacological agent that does not impair the patient's ability to maintain normal mental abilities and vital functions ✔✔true
What requirement must a dentist meet in order to deliver a pharmacologic agent for the purpose of anxiolysis ✔✔-must complete a course and clinical competency from an accredited program **
Which of the following procedures can a dental assistant perform when a hygienist is in the office, but a dentist is not? ✔✔cut arch wires
Which of the following needs to have oxygen levels monitored while administering it? ✔✔- conscious sedation**
Which of the following can a dental assistant not apply? ✔✔-root canal irrigator **
LDA; direct ✔✔****utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material, a LDA must have completed a course in the use of rotary instruments for the express purpose of the removal of bond material from teeth.
LDA indirect ✔✔*pit and fissure sealants, a LDA must have successfully completed a course in pit and fissures sealants at a dental, dental hygiene, or dental setting school accredited by Commission of Dental Accreditation
*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
*self assessment is a _____ credit ✔✔Fundamental; printed from ADA website; usually updated every 2yrs. completed and put in professional portfolio; 1 credit
*what are core subjects?? ✔✔-Record Keeping-Ethics
-Infection Control-
Patient Communication-Management of med. emergencies-Diagnosis and tx. planning (optional for DH/LDA)
*elective credits ✔✔activities directly related to, or supportive of the practice of dentistry;
Max. of 10 credits for DH/LDA; 20 for DDS and dental therapistsex) Self-study-scholarly articlesScholarly activities- presentationsVolunteering/Community ServiceGeneral Attendance- 3 credits for a state or national dental convention
*Each dental professional is required to keep documentation of their CE for the current 2 year cycle AND the previous ____ year cycle ✔✔past 2 year cycle
*All DHCP must renew their license every _____ on the date when they originally got their license ✔✔2 years
*infection control reporting- a regulated person shall, within _____________, report to the appropriate board personal knowledge of a serious failure or a pattern of failure by another regulated person to comply with accepted and prevailing infection control procedures related to prevention of hiv hbv and hcv transmission ✔✔10 dyas
*what is biennial term ✔✔properly renewed license or permit issued by board valid from first day of month following expiration for 24 months until renewed or terminated according to procedures in this part
*a DT can supervise no more than ____ licensed or non-licensed DAs in any one practice setting ✔✔ 4
*A DT must enter into a __________ with a DDS ✔✔collaborative management agreement(all agreements but be reviewed, signed. updated and submitted to the board EVERY YEAR)
Minimal Sedation (Conscious sedation) ✔✔Anxiolysis- reduction in anxiety
*lightest form of sedation
ex) N2O2, oral medication, or IV sedation(need 12 hours of a course with 3 different "practice cases")
*limited licensed dental assistant ✔✔non-licensed dental assistants that have taken a course in taking RADIOGRAPHS.
Moderate Sedation (still conscious) ✔✔relaxed, awake and can still respondex: N2O2, oral meds, IV sedation (need 60 hours during an extra course with practice)
during an extra course with practice)
Deep sedation (unconscious) ✔✔can only be performed by an anesthesiologist or an oral surgeon (need extra schooling)
*means a depressed level of consciousness produced by a pharmacological agent during which the patient connote be easily aroused but responds purposefully following repeated or painful stimulation ✔✔deep sedation
*general anesthesia (unconscious) ✔✔for extreme cases of dental care (oral and maxillofacial surgeons)
high level disinfection ✔✔elimination of all microorganisms expect bacteria spores
Decontamination ✔✔removal, inactivation, or destruction of HBV and HIV on a surface or item to the point where HBV and/or HIV are no longer capable of causing infection and the surface or item is rendered and for barehanded touching, use or disposal
disinfection ✔✔destroys most pathogenic and other microorganisms by physical or chemical mean
-does not ensure the degree of safety associated with sterilization process
(ex, sanitary wipes used to wipe down the cubicle)
Sterilization ✔✔destroys all microorganisms, including substantial numbers of resistant bacterial spores, by heat (steam autoclave, dry heat, and unsaturated chemical vapor) or liquid chemical sterilant
