NC ADJUSTER (3) ACTUAL EXAM
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ TERMS.
Answer: __________
◍ person.
Answer: includes an individual, corporation, partnership, or any other legal
entity
◍ If you fail two consecutive clinical examinations what is required by the
board before licensure is issued?.
Answer: -the applicant must not retake the clinical examination until the
applicant successfully completes additional education provided by an
institution accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
◍ 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
◍ If you fail a clinical exam for a third time, what will be the result?.
Answer: Prohibited from retaking the clinical exam again, license will not
be issued.
◍ An Emeritus Inactive license allows the dental professional to....
Answer: An emeritus inactive license is not a license to practice dentistry,
dental therapy, dental hygiene, or dental assisting. This formal license
recognizes the completion of a licensee's dental career in good standing.
◍ An Emeritus active license allows the dental professional to....
, Answer: -pro bono or volunteer dental practice;-paid practice not to exceed
500 hours per calendar year for the exclusive purpose of providing licensing
supervision to meet the board's requirements; -paid consulting services not
to exceed 500 hours per calendar year.
◍ 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
◍ What are the required professional development hours for a dental hygienist
and dental assistant?.
Answer: 25 hours every 2 years
◍ What are the required professional development hours for a dentist and
dental therapist?.
Answer: 50 hours every two years
◍ 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
◍ What are the professional development hours for an emeritus active dental
hygienist/assistant?.
Answer: 13 hours every two years
◍ What are the professional development hours for an emeritus active
dentist/dental therapist?.
Answer: 25 hours every two years (emeritus)
◍ 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
, ◍ What are the two ways to become licensed in the state of Minnesota?.
Answer: By Credential or By Examination
◍ 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 representativefor 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
◍ What is required for a license by credentials?.
Answer: -Completed Application with Paid Fee-Proof of Graduation from
an Accredited School-Proof of 2,000 hours of practice in the last 36 months.
-Evidence of passing a clinical examination for licensure in another United
States jurisdiction or Canadian province-Evidence of passing all parts of a
national board examination for the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or
dental hygiene-Evidence of passing the MN jurisprudence examination
within the past five years-CPR certification
◍ Initial Licensure Term.
Answer: An initial license or registration issued by the board is valid from
the date issued until the last day of the licensee's or registrant's birth month
in either the following even-numbered year for an even-numbered birthdate
year or the following odd-numbered year for an odd-numbered birthdate
year, or terminated according to the procedures in this part.
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ TERMS.
Answer: __________
◍ person.
Answer: includes an individual, corporation, partnership, or any other legal
entity
◍ If you fail two consecutive clinical examinations what is required by the
board before licensure is issued?.
Answer: -the applicant must not retake the clinical examination until the
applicant successfully completes additional education provided by an
institution accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
◍ 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
◍ If you fail a clinical exam for a third time, what will be the result?.
Answer: Prohibited from retaking the clinical exam again, license will not
be issued.
◍ An Emeritus Inactive license allows the dental professional to....
Answer: An emeritus inactive license is not a license to practice dentistry,
dental therapy, dental hygiene, or dental assisting. This formal license
recognizes the completion of a licensee's dental career in good standing.
◍ An Emeritus active license allows the dental professional to....
, Answer: -pro bono or volunteer dental practice;-paid practice not to exceed
500 hours per calendar year for the exclusive purpose of providing licensing
supervision to meet the board's requirements; -paid consulting services not
to exceed 500 hours per calendar year.
◍ 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
◍ What are the required professional development hours for a dental hygienist
and dental assistant?.
Answer: 25 hours every 2 years
◍ What are the required professional development hours for a dentist and
dental therapist?.
Answer: 50 hours every two years
◍ 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
◍ What are the professional development hours for an emeritus active dental
hygienist/assistant?.
Answer: 13 hours every two years
◍ What are the professional development hours for an emeritus active
dentist/dental therapist?.
Answer: 25 hours every two years (emeritus)
◍ 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
, ◍ What are the two ways to become licensed in the state of Minnesota?.
Answer: By Credential or By Examination
◍ 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 representativefor 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
◍ What is required for a license by credentials?.
Answer: -Completed Application with Paid Fee-Proof of Graduation from
an Accredited School-Proof of 2,000 hours of practice in the last 36 months.
-Evidence of passing a clinical examination for licensure in another United
States jurisdiction or Canadian province-Evidence of passing all parts of a
national board examination for the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or
dental hygiene-Evidence of passing the MN jurisprudence examination
within the past five years-CPR certification
◍ Initial Licensure Term.
Answer: An initial license or registration issued by the board is valid from
the date issued until the last day of the licensee's or registrant's birth month
in either the following even-numbered year for an even-numbered birthdate
year or the following odd-numbered year for an odd-numbered birthdate
year, or terminated according to the procedures in this part.
