MINNESOTA DENTAL ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔moderate sedation - ✔✔-Conscious sedation
-Relaxed but awake and can respond
-ex: Nitrous, Oral meds, IV sedation
✔✔Deep sedation - ✔✔-Unconscious sedation
-Can only be performed by an anesthesiologist or an oral surgeon
✔✔General sedation - ✔✔-Unconscious sedation
-Reserved for extreme cases of dental care/
*Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
✔✔If a patient experiences uncommon side effects from conscious sedation or nitrous
oxide, how many days does the DHCP have to report - ✔✔10 days
✔✔ Dentists can have how many Dental Therapists working under them? - ✔✔Five
✔✔Advanced Dental Therapist can have how many assistants working under them? -
✔✔Four
✔✔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
-Cont 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 of pharmacological or nonpharm methods to reduce
patient anxiety
✔✔What are required CDE courses for DDS, RDH, RDA? - ✔✔DDS- 50hrs (30
fundamental)
DH/DA - 25hrs (15 fundamental)
✔✔Examples of core subject categories - ✔✔infection control, record keeping, patient
communication, management of medical emergencies, tx and dx (DDS only).
✔✔Recognized specialty of dental practices - ✔✔-Endodontics, Oral?maxillofacial
surgery, Oral pathology, Orthodontics, Pediatrics,
Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Public health.
✔✔What can non-registered Dental Assistant perform? - ✔✔Perform all duties not
directly related with performing dental treatment or services on patients
✔✔The board requires submission of what info in the annual reports - ✔✔name and
office of corp, address of corp, name/address of director/officer/shareholder/
✔✔DDS shall maintain dental records and need what kind of specific data? -
✔✔Personal data, cc, dental & med hx, clinical exam, dx, tx plan, informed consent,
progress notes
✔✔** How long should DDS retain dental records? - ✔✔7 years beyond time the pt was
last seen by DDS.
** If under 18 - 7 years after the age 18
✔✔Sterilization - ✔✔The process of eliminating or killing all forms of microbial life
✔✔Non-critical instruments - ✔✔Instruments that came 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.
✔✔Precleaning - ✔✔the process of removing debris/blood prior to disinfection
✔✔Disinfection - ✔✔destruction of pathogenic and other kinds of microorganisms
except spores.
SET A+
✔✔moderate sedation - ✔✔-Conscious sedation
-Relaxed but awake and can respond
-ex: Nitrous, Oral meds, IV sedation
✔✔Deep sedation - ✔✔-Unconscious sedation
-Can only be performed by an anesthesiologist or an oral surgeon
✔✔General sedation - ✔✔-Unconscious sedation
-Reserved for extreme cases of dental care/
*Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
✔✔If a patient experiences uncommon side effects from conscious sedation or nitrous
oxide, how many days does the DHCP have to report - ✔✔10 days
✔✔ Dentists can have how many Dental Therapists working under them? - ✔✔Five
✔✔Advanced Dental Therapist can have how many assistants working under them? -
✔✔Four
✔✔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
-Cont 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 of pharmacological or nonpharm methods to reduce
patient anxiety
✔✔What are required CDE courses for DDS, RDH, RDA? - ✔✔DDS- 50hrs (30
fundamental)
DH/DA - 25hrs (15 fundamental)
✔✔Examples of core subject categories - ✔✔infection control, record keeping, patient
communication, management of medical emergencies, tx and dx (DDS only).
✔✔Recognized specialty of dental practices - ✔✔-Endodontics, Oral?maxillofacial
surgery, Oral pathology, Orthodontics, Pediatrics,
Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Public health.
✔✔What can non-registered Dental Assistant perform? - ✔✔Perform all duties not
directly related with performing dental treatment or services on patients
✔✔The board requires submission of what info in the annual reports - ✔✔name and
office of corp, address of corp, name/address of director/officer/shareholder/
✔✔DDS shall maintain dental records and need what kind of specific data? -
✔✔Personal data, cc, dental & med hx, clinical exam, dx, tx plan, informed consent,
progress notes
✔✔** How long should DDS retain dental records? - ✔✔7 years beyond time the pt was
last seen by DDS.
** If under 18 - 7 years after the age 18
✔✔Sterilization - ✔✔The process of eliminating or killing all forms of microbial life
✔✔Non-critical instruments - ✔✔Instruments that came 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.
✔✔Precleaning - ✔✔the process of removing debris/blood prior to disinfection
✔✔Disinfection - ✔✔destruction of pathogenic and other kinds of microorganisms
except spores.
