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Which of the following cannot be applied by a licensed dental assistant?
A. Topical anesthetic
B. Topical fluoride
C. Intravenous drugs
D. Cavity varnish ✔✔C. Intravenous drugs
Any person desiring to perform services as a dentist, hygienist, or licensed dental assistant must submit an application to the board of dentistrya. True b. False ✔✔True
A dental technician who repairs a patient's denture at the request of the patient would be practicing dentistry without a license.a. True b. False ✔✔True
In advertising, it is illegal for a dentist to imply superiority over other dentists.a. True b. False ✔✔True
Failure to inform the Board of a name and address change could result in which of the following?A. Failure to receive biennial registration renewal formsB. A penalty fee for late renewalC. Failure to renew registration, resulting in suspension of registrationD. All of the above ✔✔All of the above
Which of the following functions can be performed by a licensed dental assistant when the dentist is out of the office?
A. Dry root canals with paper points
B. Pre-select orthodontic bands
C. Take radiographs
D. Remove temporary restorations ✔✔C. Take radiographs
Which of the following functions can be performed by a dental assistant if the dentist is in the office?A. Take radiographsB. Take preliminary impressionsC. Mechanical polish to the clinical crowns onlyD. None of the above ✔✔None of the above
Each board member should have been lawfully in active practice in MN for 2 years immediately preceding appointment ✔✔False, 5 years
Perform restorative procedures limited to: placing, contouring, and adjusting amalgam restorations and glass ionomers; adapting and cementing stainless steel crowns; and placing,contouring, and adjusting class I, II, & V supragingival composite restorations on primary and permanent teeth. (DH, LDA BOTH) ✔✔Indirect
Which of the following is/are acceptable for a fundamental activity in professional development
A. General attendance at state conventions
B. CPR
C. Voluntary clinic work
D Restorative functions course
E. B and D ✔✔CPR and Restorative functions course
b and d
Hand pieces and air/water syringes should be?
A. soaked in a chemical sterilization solution
B. sterilized by heat or steam methods
C. only sterilized when coming into contact with blood
D. all of the above
E. B and C ✔✔B.sterilized by heat or steam methods
Standard precautions should be followed in which of the following situations? ✔✔When treating all patients
a collaborating dentist is limited to entering into a collaborative agreement with no more than ____ dental therapist/ advanced dental therapist at any one time....a. 10b. 7c. 5d. 3 ✔✔ 5
a collaborative agreement between the dentist and the dental therapist must be reviewed, updated and submitted to the board of dentistry how often?a. monthlyb. bi-monthlyc. yearlyd. biennially ✔✔yearly
a licensed dental therapist is limited to supervising no more than how many licensed dental assistant ✔✔ 4
a professional firm must submit which of the following board of dentistry ✔✔annual report
when a licensee fails a professional portfolio audit, which of the following will automatically occur in the licensee's next renewal period? ✔✔a mandatory audit of the licensee's professional portfolio in the next renewal period by the appropriate board committee
after receiving a complaint the mn board of dentistry has how long to resolve or dismiss the complaint unless the board determines that resolving or dismissing the complaint cannot reasonable be accomlished in this time and is not in the interest of the public ✔✔1 year
which of the following is characterized by moderate impairment to the patient's cognitive function and coordination, but leaves unaffected the patient's ventilator and cardiovascular ✔✔minimal sedation
how long must a dentist retain patient's dental records beyond the time that the dentist has last treated the patienta.16yearsb. 17yearsc, 6 yearsd. 7 years ✔✔7 years
which of the following means a depressed level of consciousness produced by a pharmacological agent during which the patient cannot be easily aroused but responds purposefully following repeated or painful stimulation ✔✔deep sedation
of the following duties, which one requires completion of an additional course in order for the licensed dental assisstant to perform the duty ✔✔remove bond material with rotary instruments after removal of orthodontic appliances
of the following duties, which one requires completion of an additional course in order for the licensed dental hyigenist to perform the duty ✔✔administer local anesthesia
a licensed dental therapist must perform which of the following duties under indirect supervision within the parameters of his/her collaborative management agreement ✔✔brush biopsy
if a dental therapist, dental hygienist,or a dental assistant performs a services not authorized by the dentist, that behavior is called ✔✔conduct unbecoming a licensee
what are the current core subjects for your professional development requirements? ✔✔1. infection control
2.patient communications
3.record keeping
4.ethics
5.treatment and diagnosis
- management of medical emergencies
when electronic records are kept, a dentist must keep either a duplicate hard copy or____ ✔✔unaltered electric copy
A limited registration dental assistant may perform which of the following expanded functions? ✔✔Take Radiographs
Which of the following is true if a correction needs to be done in a patient record? ✔✔Place a single line through the mistake
Which of the following functions can be performed by a dental hygienist when the dentist is out of the office?
A. Administer local anesthesia
B. Monitor a patient induced into nitrous oxide relative analgesia
C. Take radiographs
D. All of the above ✔✔D. All of the above
A dental technician can fabricate a partial denture for a patient if the technician has received which of the following?
A. A written request from the dentist
B. A verbal request from the dentist
C. A request from the patient
D. All of the above ✔✔A. A written request from the dentist
Which of the following is/are true regarding waste disposal?
A. Disposable needles placed intact in puncture proof containers
B. Disposed of according to state and local guidelines
C. Contaminated solid waste should be placed in sturdy impervious bags
D. All of the above ✔✔All of the above
A dentist may administer nitrous oxide relative analgesia in Minnesota if the dentist __________________.
A. has been licensed in Texas and completed the requirements of that state
B. has completed a 12 hour course accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
C. has an auxiliary assisting that is CPR certified
D. had previously registered with the board prior to January 1, 1993
E. B and D ✔✔E. B and D
Which of the following are considered minimum number of hours for professional development for a biennial cycle?
c. Write a letter to the dental professional
d. Discuss this information with their medical doctor ✔✔File a report with the commissioner of health
Which of the following would NOT be a reason that the Board of Dentistry could suspend your license?
a. To ensure that the licensee does not violate statutes again
b. To ensure the licensee does not benefit from the violation financially
c. The Board of Dentistry must generate a certain amount of revenue each year
d. All of the above are reasons to suspend a license ✔✔The Board of Dentistry must generate a certain amount of revenue each year
A registered dental hygienist can perform all of the duties that a licensed dental assistant can perform even when the dentist is NOT in the office.a. Trueb. False ✔✔False
Biological indicator tests will have a strip of paper turn a different color to determine if instruments are sterilized.a. Trueb. False ✔✔False
Who in the dental office needs to be certified in CPR?a. All allied dental health professionalsb. At least one dental professionalc. The dentistd. All DHCP's (dental health care providers) ✔✔All DHCP's (dental health care providers)
Which of the following is NOT a core subject?
a. Office management
b. Patient communication
c. Medical emergencies
d. Ethics ✔✔a. 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.
a. True
b. False ✔✔True
Sterilization of reusable air/water syringe tips, ultrasonic inserts, and handpieces is best done with
a. Dry heat
b. Chemical vapor
If the dental hygienist violates a statute, who might be reprimanded by the Board?
a. Dentist
b. Hygienist
c. Dentists and/or hygienist
d. None of the above ✔✔Dentists and/or hygienist
Is it 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?a. Yesb. No ✔✔Yes
Is it acceptable behavior to write a patient a letter dismissing them from the practice?
a. c
b. No ✔✔Yes
Is it acceptable behavior for a dentist to leave a group practice and open up his own practice in the same community?
a. Yes
b. No ✔✔Yes
Which of the following orthodontic duties can a registered DA not perform?
a. Removal of bond material
b. Recement orthodonti
c bandsc. Preselect orthodontic bands
d. Etch enamel surfaces before bonding of orthodontic appliance by dentist ✔✔Recement orthodonti
Which of the following is an acceptable way to make corrections in a patient record?
a. Crossing it off in pencil and initialing it
b. Using white-out
c. Using an erasable pen and initialing it
d. None of the above ✔✔None of the above
This is the correct sequence of events that should occur between seeing patients:
Remove gloves, wash hands, remove barriers, place clean barriers.
a. True
b. False ✔✔False
