MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE TIP
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET
A+
✔✔-Cavity preparation; and restoration of primary and permanent teeth
-Pulpotomies on primary teeth
-pulp capping on primary and permanent teeth.
-Stabilization of reimplanted teeth.
-Remove sutures.
-Brush biopsies. - ✔✔DT - indirect
ADT - general
✔✔-Extraction of periodontaly diseased permanent teeth with mobility of +3 to +4 as
permitted by the collaborative management agreement. (Not including unerupted,
impacted, fractured)
-Oral evaluation and assessment of dental disease and the formation of an
individualized treatment plan authorized by a collaborating dentist
-Make appropriate referrals to dentists, physicians, and other practitioners in
consultation with the collaborating dentist. - ✔✔ADT - GENERAL
---DT cannot do these
✔✔-Repair of defective prosthetic devices
-Placement of temporary crowns: and preparation and placement of preformed crowns
,*Provide emergency palliative treatment of dental pain
-Extractions of baby teeth - ✔✔DT - indirect
ADT - general
✔✔LDA General Supervision (all) - ✔✔-cut arch wires on ortho appliance
-remove loose bands on ortho appliance
-remove loose brackets on ortho appliances
-re-cement intact temp restorations
-place temp fillings, not including temporization of Inlays, onlays, crowns, and bridges
-take radiographs
-impressions for casts and appropriate bite registration, not to include impressions and
bite registrations for final construction of fixed and removable prostheses
-deliver vacuum-formed ortho retainers
-place and remove elastic ortho separators
-complete prelim charting
-take photographs extra and intraorally
-vital signs - pulse, bp as directed by dds
-obtain informed consent for treatments authorized by the supervising dentist pursuant
to the licensed da scope
✔✔DH Direct supervision (all) - ✔✔Etch for ortho, remove CRs, fabricate temp
restorations, place/remove matrix bands, remove ortho cement with rotary instruments,
attach ortho appliances, remove fixed ortho bands/brackets, initiate and place IV lines,
place nonsurgical retraction material for gingival displacement.
✔✔DH personal supervision - ✔✔Help DDS with sedation if completed extra education.
✔✔*Rules, regulations, and CE requirements* - ✔✔____
✔✔*can a dentist accept money for making a referral (renumeration = $) to another
dentist? - ✔✔nope
✔✔*the patient can be terminated for: - ✔✔- pt failure to comply with treatment or
professional advice (ex: advanced perio)
- consistent tardiness or failed appts
- failure to pay for services rendered
- behavior mngmt issues
✔✔*Can a LDA scale and clean mandibular anteriors on a pediatric patient? - ✔✔NO
The LDA and DDS would both be held accountable
✔✔*Who could be in trouble by the Board of Dentistry if a DH/LDA practices beyond
their scope of practice, even when the DDS did NOT request them to and the DH/LDA
acted on their own - ✔✔both the DDS and DH/LDA
, ✔✔Ad: "Our practice specialized in cosmetic dentistry, *promising* *superior* *results*
in the quest to achieve your perfect smile"
What is wrong w/ the above ad? - ✔✔DDS cannot say they are SUPERIOR and cannot
PROMISE the results of a tx.
They are creating a false/unjustified expectation.
*Also, cosmetic dentistry is not recognized as a 'specialty' by the ADA*
✔✔In advertising a dental office, the DDS cannot use terms such as "top" or "best".
They cannot make a claim that a survey, ballot, or poll constitutes a ranking for who
they are or what they do; ex) "the top 15%" or "voted best.." T/F - ✔✔true
✔✔5 components of CPR training - ✔✔-AED
-Barrier mask or bag for ventilation
-Foreign body airway obstruction
-Two person rescuer
-Adult, child, and infant CPR
✔✔Good Samaritan Law - ✔✔a person at the scene of an emergency who knows that
another person is exposed to or has suffer harm shall give *reasonable assistance* to
the exposed person
✔✔Criminal law - ✔✔law that deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal
offenses (crime against society)
✔✔Civil law - ✔✔deal with disputes between individuals, organizations, or between the
two, in which compensation is awarded to the victim
✔✔What actions would cause an immediate suspension of a Dental Professional
License? - ✔✔1. Dependence on alcohol, drugs, or other substances
2. Writing unauthorized prescriptions
✔✔*How many CE credits does a LDA, DDS, DT and DH need to have in a 2 year
period? - ✔✔25 for LDA and DH
50 for DDS and DT's
✔✔fundamental credits - ✔✔directly related to clinical practice of dentistry
*minimum of 15 credits for LDA and DH;
30 for DDS and dental therapists
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET
A+
✔✔-Cavity preparation; and restoration of primary and permanent teeth
-Pulpotomies on primary teeth
-pulp capping on primary and permanent teeth.
-Stabilization of reimplanted teeth.
-Remove sutures.
-Brush biopsies. - ✔✔DT - indirect
ADT - general
✔✔-Extraction of periodontaly diseased permanent teeth with mobility of +3 to +4 as
permitted by the collaborative management agreement. (Not including unerupted,
impacted, fractured)
-Oral evaluation and assessment of dental disease and the formation of an
individualized treatment plan authorized by a collaborating dentist
-Make appropriate referrals to dentists, physicians, and other practitioners in
consultation with the collaborating dentist. - ✔✔ADT - GENERAL
---DT cannot do these
✔✔-Repair of defective prosthetic devices
-Placement of temporary crowns: and preparation and placement of preformed crowns
,*Provide emergency palliative treatment of dental pain
-Extractions of baby teeth - ✔✔DT - indirect
ADT - general
✔✔LDA General Supervision (all) - ✔✔-cut arch wires on ortho appliance
-remove loose bands on ortho appliance
-remove loose brackets on ortho appliances
-re-cement intact temp restorations
-place temp fillings, not including temporization of Inlays, onlays, crowns, and bridges
-take radiographs
-impressions for casts and appropriate bite registration, not to include impressions and
bite registrations for final construction of fixed and removable prostheses
-deliver vacuum-formed ortho retainers
-place and remove elastic ortho separators
-complete prelim charting
-take photographs extra and intraorally
-vital signs - pulse, bp as directed by dds
-obtain informed consent for treatments authorized by the supervising dentist pursuant
to the licensed da scope
✔✔DH Direct supervision (all) - ✔✔Etch for ortho, remove CRs, fabricate temp
restorations, place/remove matrix bands, remove ortho cement with rotary instruments,
attach ortho appliances, remove fixed ortho bands/brackets, initiate and place IV lines,
place nonsurgical retraction material for gingival displacement.
✔✔DH personal supervision - ✔✔Help DDS with sedation if completed extra education.
✔✔*Rules, regulations, and CE requirements* - ✔✔____
✔✔*can a dentist accept money for making a referral (renumeration = $) to another
dentist? - ✔✔nope
✔✔*the patient can be terminated for: - ✔✔- pt failure to comply with treatment or
professional advice (ex: advanced perio)
- consistent tardiness or failed appts
- failure to pay for services rendered
- behavior mngmt issues
✔✔*Can a LDA scale and clean mandibular anteriors on a pediatric patient? - ✔✔NO
The LDA and DDS would both be held accountable
✔✔*Who could be in trouble by the Board of Dentistry if a DH/LDA practices beyond
their scope of practice, even when the DDS did NOT request them to and the DH/LDA
acted on their own - ✔✔both the DDS and DH/LDA
, ✔✔Ad: "Our practice specialized in cosmetic dentistry, *promising* *superior* *results*
in the quest to achieve your perfect smile"
What is wrong w/ the above ad? - ✔✔DDS cannot say they are SUPERIOR and cannot
PROMISE the results of a tx.
They are creating a false/unjustified expectation.
*Also, cosmetic dentistry is not recognized as a 'specialty' by the ADA*
✔✔In advertising a dental office, the DDS cannot use terms such as "top" or "best".
They cannot make a claim that a survey, ballot, or poll constitutes a ranking for who
they are or what they do; ex) "the top 15%" or "voted best.." T/F - ✔✔true
✔✔5 components of CPR training - ✔✔-AED
-Barrier mask or bag for ventilation
-Foreign body airway obstruction
-Two person rescuer
-Adult, child, and infant CPR
✔✔Good Samaritan Law - ✔✔a person at the scene of an emergency who knows that
another person is exposed to or has suffer harm shall give *reasonable assistance* to
the exposed person
✔✔Criminal law - ✔✔law that deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal
offenses (crime against society)
✔✔Civil law - ✔✔deal with disputes between individuals, organizations, or between the
two, in which compensation is awarded to the victim
✔✔What actions would cause an immediate suspension of a Dental Professional
License? - ✔✔1. Dependence on alcohol, drugs, or other substances
2. Writing unauthorized prescriptions
✔✔*How many CE credits does a LDA, DDS, DT and DH need to have in a 2 year
period? - ✔✔25 for LDA and DH
50 for DDS and DT's
✔✔fundamental credits - ✔✔directly related to clinical practice of dentistry
*minimum of 15 credits for LDA and DH;
30 for DDS and dental therapists
