Minnesota Dental Jurisprudence 2023 (Complete quiz bank with A+ Guarantee) Questions and answers

1. Dentists can have how many Dental Therapists working under them?: Five 2. Advanced Dental Therapist can have how many assistants working under them?: Four 3. What is the deadline date used by dental corp to file their annual report?- : On or before January 1st 4. What are the Four functions of MN board of Dentistry?: -Licensure -Cont competence -Complaints / Compliance -Policy 5. Who is on the board of Dentistry?: 9 members: - 5 DDS - 1 DH - 1 DA - 2 Members of the general public 6. Anxiolysis: Utilization of pharmacological or nonpharm methods to reduce patient anxiety 7. What are required CDE courses for DDS, RDH, RDA?: DDS- 50hrs (30 fundamental) DH/DA - 25hrs (15 fundamental) 8. Examples of core subject categories: infection control, record keeping, pa- tient communication, management of medical emergencies, tx and dx (DDS only). 9. Recognized specialty of dental practices: -Endodontics, Oral?maxillofacial surgery, Oral pathology, Orthodontics, Pediatrics, Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Public health. 10. What can non-registered Dental Assistant perform?: Perform all duties not directly related with performing dental treatment or services on patients 11. 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/ 12. 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 13. ** 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 14. Sterilization: The process of eliminating or killing all forms of microbial life 15. Non-critical instruments: Instruments that came into contact only with intact skin such as chair-side buttons, BP cuffs, components of x-ray heads 16. High-level Disinfection: It is capable of destroying all viruses. FDA defines as it as a sterilant used for a shorter contact time. 17. Precleaning: the process of removing debris/blood prior to disinfection 18. Disinfection: destruction of pathogenic and other kinds of microorganisms except spores. 19. ** Intermediate Level Disinfectant: Liquid chemical germicide registered by EPA as a hospital disinfectant with a claim of potency as tuberculocidal 20. Low-level Disinfectant: Liquid germicide registered with EPA as a hospital disinfectant. OSHA requires also have a label claim for potenct against HIV & HBV if used for disinfecting clinical contact sufaces 21. **Critical Instruments: used to penetrate soft tissue or bone or contact with blood. must be sterilized after each use 22. **Semi-critical instruments: instruments do not penetrate soft tissue/bone but contact mucous or non intact skin. these should be sterilized or get the high level disinfectant 23. HEP B dose schedule: Initial Dose 1 month 6 month 24. Standard Precautions: Designed to protect HCP and patients from pathogens that can spread by blood or all other body fluid, excretion or secretion, non-intact skin and mucous membrane. **ALWAYS USE PPE** 25. Engineering control: Equipment/device used to prevent the exposure to any possible disease or injury 26. Post-exposure Incident info: -Date & Time -Details of the exposure -Details about if the source material was known -Details of exposed person -Details of post exposure management and follow up. 27. Preferred method of washing hands during routine or non-surgical pro- cedures: water and non-antimicrobial soap