Minnesota Dental Jurisprudence | Actual
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‣ Dentists can have how many Dental Therapists working under them? -✓✓Five
‣ Advanced Dental Therapist can have how many assistants working under them? -
✓✓Four
‣ DDS can collaborate with how many LDAs? -✓✓No more than 2 LDA
‣ DDS can collaborate with how many DHs? -✓✓No more than 4 DH
‣ What is the deadline date used by dental corp to file their annual report? -✓✓On
or before January 1st
‣ What are the Four functions of MN board of Dentistry? -✓✓Licensure
Continuing competence
Complaints / Compliance
Policy
‣ Who is on the board of Dentistry? -✓✓9 members:
- 5 DDS
- 1 DH
- 1 DA
- 2 Members of the general public
‣ Anxiolysis -✓✓Utilization medication or nonpharmicological methods to reduce
patient anxiety
‣ What are required CE course hours for DDS, RDH, LDA? -✓✓DDS- 50hrs (30
fundamental)
DH/DA - 25hrs (15 fundamental)
‣ 10 recognized specialties of dental practices -✓✓Dental Anesthesiology
Dental Public Health
, Endodontics
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Periodontics
Prosthodontics
‣ The board requires submission of what info in the annual reports for
corporations? -✓✓Name and office of the corporation
Address of the corporation
Name/address of director/officer/shareholder/
‣ Dental records must contain what information on each patient? -✓✓Personal data
Reason for visit (chief complaint)
Dental history
Medical history
Clinical exam
Diagnosis
Treatment plan
Informed consent
Progress notes
‣ How long should DDS retain dental records? -✓✓7 years beyond time the patient
was last seen by DDS.
** If under 18 - 7 years after the age 18 (18+7=25)
‣ Sterilization -✓✓The process of eliminating or killing all forms of microbial life,
and resistnat bacterial spores.
‣ Non-critical instruments -✓✓Instruments that come into contact only with intact
skin such as chair-side buttons, BP cuffs, components of x-ray heads
‣ High-level Disinfection -✓✓It is capable of destroying all viruses. FDA defines
as it as a sterilant used for a shorter contact time.
‣ Pre-cleaning -✓✓The process of removing debris/blood prior to disinfection
Questions and Answers | 100% Correct -
Verified
‣ Dentists can have how many Dental Therapists working under them? -✓✓Five
‣ Advanced Dental Therapist can have how many assistants working under them? -
✓✓Four
‣ DDS can collaborate with how many LDAs? -✓✓No more than 2 LDA
‣ DDS can collaborate with how many DHs? -✓✓No more than 4 DH
‣ What is the deadline date used by dental corp to file their annual report? -✓✓On
or before January 1st
‣ What are the Four functions of MN board of Dentistry? -✓✓Licensure
Continuing competence
Complaints / Compliance
Policy
‣ Who is on the board of Dentistry? -✓✓9 members:
- 5 DDS
- 1 DH
- 1 DA
- 2 Members of the general public
‣ Anxiolysis -✓✓Utilization medication or nonpharmicological methods to reduce
patient anxiety
‣ What are required CE course hours for DDS, RDH, LDA? -✓✓DDS- 50hrs (30
fundamental)
DH/DA - 25hrs (15 fundamental)
‣ 10 recognized specialties of dental practices -✓✓Dental Anesthesiology
Dental Public Health
, Endodontics
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Periodontics
Prosthodontics
‣ The board requires submission of what info in the annual reports for
corporations? -✓✓Name and office of the corporation
Address of the corporation
Name/address of director/officer/shareholder/
‣ Dental records must contain what information on each patient? -✓✓Personal data
Reason for visit (chief complaint)
Dental history
Medical history
Clinical exam
Diagnosis
Treatment plan
Informed consent
Progress notes
‣ How long should DDS retain dental records? -✓✓7 years beyond time the patient
was last seen by DDS.
** If under 18 - 7 years after the age 18 (18+7=25)
‣ Sterilization -✓✓The process of eliminating or killing all forms of microbial life,
and resistnat bacterial spores.
‣ Non-critical instruments -✓✓Instruments that come into contact only with intact
skin such as chair-side buttons, BP cuffs, components of x-ray heads
‣ High-level Disinfection -✓✓It is capable of destroying all viruses. FDA defines
as it as a sterilant used for a shorter contact time.
‣ Pre-cleaning -✓✓The process of removing debris/blood prior to disinfection
