MINNESOTA DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE CORRECT
2027 SCRIPT ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Fundamental professional development includes information directly related to
______________ ____________ ________________ - ✔✔Clinical Dental Services
✔✔Name the categories included in fundamental professional development.
(REPMITH) - ✔✔record-keeping
ethics
patient communications
management of medical emergencies
infection Control
treatment and diagnosis
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
✔✔At least ___ course of professional development must be in the category of infection
control. - ✔✔1
✔✔Elective activities may include... - ✔✔-attendance at a multiday state or national
dental convention for a maximum of three credit hours per convention
-Volunteering/community service
-self-study/professional reading
-scholarly articles
-table clinics
-authoring a dental article in a recognized publication
-participating in dental research
-dental practice management courses
-leadership or committee involvement with a dental board/association
, ✔✔What must be included in your professional development portfolio? - ✔✔confirming
documentation from the presenting organization that provides the attendee's name,
name of the organization or presenter, course date, number of credit hours, subject
matter, or program title
a personal log of published articles read by the licensee including title of the article,
name of author, name of journal or periodical, and date of published article
✔✔How long must you keep CE documentation? - ✔✔for the current biennial period
and the previous period.
✔✔If you fail the boards professional development audit what are the outcomes? -
✔✔1. given 6 months to comply with requirements and complete necessary
compliances
2. Disciplinary Action
✔✔Professional portfolio audits are conducted by the board how often? - ✔✔At random
✔✔When must you pay a fee for an audit? - ✔✔If you fair two previous audits
✔✔ If you fail two consecutive clinical examinations what is required by the board
before licensure is issued? - ✔✔-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
✔✔If you fail a clinical exam for a third time, what will be the result? - ✔✔Prohibited
from retaking the clinical exam again, license will not be issued.
✔✔An Emeritus Inactive license allows the dental professional to... - ✔✔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... - ✔✔-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.
✔✔What are the required professional development hours for a dental hygienist and
dental assistant? - ✔✔25 hours every 2 years
2027 SCRIPT ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Fundamental professional development includes information directly related to
______________ ____________ ________________ - ✔✔Clinical Dental Services
✔✔Name the categories included in fundamental professional development.
(REPMITH) - ✔✔record-keeping
ethics
patient communications
management of medical emergencies
infection Control
treatment and diagnosis
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
✔✔At least ___ course of professional development must be in the category of infection
control. - ✔✔1
✔✔Elective activities may include... - ✔✔-attendance at a multiday state or national
dental convention for a maximum of three credit hours per convention
-Volunteering/community service
-self-study/professional reading
-scholarly articles
-table clinics
-authoring a dental article in a recognized publication
-participating in dental research
-dental practice management courses
-leadership or committee involvement with a dental board/association
, ✔✔What must be included in your professional development portfolio? - ✔✔confirming
documentation from the presenting organization that provides the attendee's name,
name of the organization or presenter, course date, number of credit hours, subject
matter, or program title
a personal log of published articles read by the licensee including title of the article,
name of author, name of journal or periodical, and date of published article
✔✔How long must you keep CE documentation? - ✔✔for the current biennial period
and the previous period.
✔✔If you fail the boards professional development audit what are the outcomes? -
✔✔1. given 6 months to comply with requirements and complete necessary
compliances
2. Disciplinary Action
✔✔Professional portfolio audits are conducted by the board how often? - ✔✔At random
✔✔When must you pay a fee for an audit? - ✔✔If you fair two previous audits
✔✔ If you fail two consecutive clinical examinations what is required by the board
before licensure is issued? - ✔✔-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
✔✔If you fail a clinical exam for a third time, what will be the result? - ✔✔Prohibited
from retaking the clinical exam again, license will not be issued.
✔✔An Emeritus Inactive license allows the dental professional to... - ✔✔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... - ✔✔-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.
✔✔What are the required professional development hours for a dental hygienist and
dental assistant? - ✔✔25 hours every 2 years
