MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE EXAM 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
◉ person. Answer: includes an individual, corporation, partnership,
or any other legal entity
◉ state. Answer: when used in reference to a state other than MN,
means any other state of the U.S., District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
◉ CODA stands for. Answer: Commission on Dental Accreditation
◉ Dental health care personnel (DHCP). Answer: individuals who
work in a dental practice who may be exposed to body fluids such as
blood or saliva
◉ assistant. Answer: any person who assists a dentist in carrying
out the basic duties of a dental office
◉ health care facility, program, or nonprofit organization includes.
Answer: hospital; nursing home; home health agency; group home
serving the elderly, disabled, or juveniles; state operated facility
licensed by the commissioner of human health services or the
commissioner of corrections; federal, state, or local public health
,facility, community clinic, tribal clinic, school authority, head start
program, or nonprofit organization that saves individuals who are
uninsured or who are MN health care public program recipients
◉ General supervision. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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 Supervision. Answer: The dentist is personally operating
on a patient and authorizes the allied dental personnel to aid in
treatment by concurrently performing supportive procedures
◉ Public health supervision. Answer: A type of supervision in which
a licensed dental hygienist may provide dental hygiene services, as
specified by state law or regulations, when such services are
provided as part of an organized community program in various
,public health settings, as designated by state law, and with general
oversight of such programs by a licensed dentist designated by the
state
◉ Medical emergency. Answer: Medically necessary care which is
immediately needed to preserve life, prevent serious impairment to
bodily functions, organs, or parts, or prevent placing the physical or
mental health of the patient in serious injury
◉ Patient. Answer: A natural person who has received healthcare
services from a provider for the treatment or examination of a
medical, psychiatric, or mental condition, the surviving spouse &
parents of a deceased patient or a person that the patient appoints
in writing as a representative
for minors: patient includes a parent or guardian or a person acting
as a parent or guardian in the absence of a parent or guardian
◉ analgesia. Answer: the diminution or elimination of pain as a
result of the administration of an agent including but not limited to
local anesthesia, nitrous oxide, & pharmacological &
nonpharmalogical methods
◉ anxiolysis/minimal sedation. Answer: has to do w/sedation; a
relaxed state & usually the patient is awake; patient can follow
directions or answer questions
, ◉ Deep sedation. Answer: a depressed level of consciousness
produced by a pharmacological or nonpharmological method or a
combination of both during which patients can't be easily aroused
but respond purposefully following repeated or painful stimulation;
characterized by impairment of the patients ability to independently
maintain ventilatory function, spontaneous ventilation potentially
being inadequate to meet a patients needs & the need for assistance
in maintaining a patients airway; patients cardiovascular function
doesn't typically require assistance
◉ Enteral. Answer: A technique of administration in which the agent
is ABSORBED through the gastrointestinal tract or oral mucosa such
as w/ oral, rectal, or sublingual administration
◉ General anesthesia. Answer: An induced state of unconsciousness
produced by a pharmacological or nonpharmacological method or
combination during which patients are not arousable even by
painful stimulation; characterized by the frequent impairment of the
patient's need for assistance in maintaining a patent airway, the
need for (+) pressure ventilation due to depressed spontaneous
ventilation or drug induced depression of neuromuscular function,
& potential impairment of cardiovascular function
◉ Inhalation. Answer: A technique of administration in which the
gaseous or volatile is introduced into the pulmonary tree & whose
primary effect is due to absorption through the pulmonary bed
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
◉ person. Answer: includes an individual, corporation, partnership,
or any other legal entity
◉ state. Answer: when used in reference to a state other than MN,
means any other state of the U.S., District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
◉ CODA stands for. Answer: Commission on Dental Accreditation
◉ Dental health care personnel (DHCP). Answer: individuals who
work in a dental practice who may be exposed to body fluids such as
blood or saliva
◉ assistant. Answer: any person who assists a dentist in carrying
out the basic duties of a dental office
◉ health care facility, program, or nonprofit organization includes.
Answer: hospital; nursing home; home health agency; group home
serving the elderly, disabled, or juveniles; state operated facility
licensed by the commissioner of human health services or the
commissioner of corrections; federal, state, or local public health
,facility, community clinic, tribal clinic, school authority, head start
program, or nonprofit organization that saves individuals who are
uninsured or who are MN health care public program recipients
◉ General supervision. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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 Supervision. Answer: The dentist is personally operating
on a patient and authorizes the allied dental personnel to aid in
treatment by concurrently performing supportive procedures
◉ Public health supervision. Answer: A type of supervision in which
a licensed dental hygienist may provide dental hygiene services, as
specified by state law or regulations, when such services are
provided as part of an organized community program in various
,public health settings, as designated by state law, and with general
oversight of such programs by a licensed dentist designated by the
state
◉ Medical emergency. Answer: Medically necessary care which is
immediately needed to preserve life, prevent serious impairment to
bodily functions, organs, or parts, or prevent placing the physical or
mental health of the patient in serious injury
◉ Patient. Answer: A natural person who has received healthcare
services from a provider for the treatment or examination of a
medical, psychiatric, or mental condition, the surviving spouse &
parents of a deceased patient or a person that the patient appoints
in writing as a representative
for minors: patient includes a parent or guardian or a person acting
as a parent or guardian in the absence of a parent or guardian
◉ analgesia. Answer: the diminution or elimination of pain as a
result of the administration of an agent including but not limited to
local anesthesia, nitrous oxide, & pharmacological &
nonpharmalogical methods
◉ anxiolysis/minimal sedation. Answer: has to do w/sedation; a
relaxed state & usually the patient is awake; patient can follow
directions or answer questions
, ◉ Deep sedation. Answer: a depressed level of consciousness
produced by a pharmacological or nonpharmological method or a
combination of both during which patients can't be easily aroused
but respond purposefully following repeated or painful stimulation;
characterized by impairment of the patients ability to independently
maintain ventilatory function, spontaneous ventilation potentially
being inadequate to meet a patients needs & the need for assistance
in maintaining a patients airway; patients cardiovascular function
doesn't typically require assistance
◉ Enteral. Answer: A technique of administration in which the agent
is ABSORBED through the gastrointestinal tract or oral mucosa such
as w/ oral, rectal, or sublingual administration
◉ General anesthesia. Answer: An induced state of unconsciousness
produced by a pharmacological or nonpharmacological method or
combination during which patients are not arousable even by
painful stimulation; characterized by the frequent impairment of the
patient's need for assistance in maintaining a patent airway, the
need for (+) pressure ventilation due to depressed spontaneous
ventilation or drug induced depression of neuromuscular function,
& potential impairment of cardiovascular function
◉ Inhalation. Answer: A technique of administration in which the
gaseous or volatile is introduced into the pulmonary tree & whose
primary effect is due to absorption through the pulmonary bed
