MN Dental Jurisprudence Exam Questions and
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*general supervision - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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.
direct - ✔✔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 - ✔✔The dentist is personally operating on a patient and authorizes the allied dental personnel
to aid in treatment by concurrently performing supportive procedures.
DH, DT or DA must do these before administering nitrous - ✔✔take a course with a minimum of *12
hours* total comprised of didactic instruction, personally administering and managing at least *3*
individual supervised cases
who can place sealants after completing a course by a school accredited by the commission on dental
accreditation? - ✔✔DH, DT, DA
*WHO can give local anesthesia after completing a course on local anesthesia from a school accredited by
the Commission on Dental Accreditation - ✔✔DH and DT (not DA)
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,*Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and bite registrations for
_____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. - ✔✔Final construction
*Before removal of bond material, a dental hygienist or licensed dental assistant must successfully
complete a course in the use of ____________ for the express purpose of the removal of bond material
from teeth. - ✔✔rotary instruments
*Scope of Practice* - ✔✔---
DH and DA with restorative functions can place, contour, and adjust amalgam, glass ionomers, and
stainless steel crowns on class _______
(supragingival) - ✔✔Class I, II, V
- a dental hygienist or dental assistant must successfully complete a board approved course on these
specific restorative procedures.
application of pit and fissure sealants - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - indirect
*Administer LA - ✔✔DH - general
*monitor a patient on nitrous - ✔✔DH - General
LDA - Indirect
T/F -- DH or LDA shall NOT take impressions and bite registrations for the FINAL construction of fixed
and removable prostheses. - ✔✔True
*Utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material from teeth - ✔✔DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
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,Performing any or all restorative procedures limited to placing, contouring, & adjusting amalgam, glass
ionomers, and Class I and V supra composite restorations - ✔✔DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*managing and removing IV lines - ✔✔DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*placing an IV line - ✔✔DH - direct
LDA - direct
administering any medications or agents - ✔✔Personal DH and RDA
*Perform preliminary charting including assessments and existing restoration, determine the perio status,
and formulate the DH tx plan in coordination with DDS - ✔✔DH - general
*make referrals in consultation with DDS - ✔✔DH - general
*complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing restorations - ✔✔DH - general
dietary and nutritional counseling - ✔✔DH - general
*replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary restorations - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
*remove overhangs - ✔✔DH - general
Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding structures w/ exception of perio probing
and assessment of the perio structure - ✔✔LDA - general
of course DH can do this too, with probing
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, take photographs intra or extra orally - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
take vital signs - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
place temporary fillings - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
*cut arch wires, remove loose bands or brackets - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
*take X-rays - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
*take impressions for casts and bite registrations - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
*place and remove ortho separators - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
*deliver vacuum-formed ortho retainers - ✔✔DH - general
DA - general
*etch enamel surfaces; apply and adjust sealants - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - indirect
*monitor a patient on nitrous oxide - ✔✔DH - general
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Answers 100% Pass
*general supervision - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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.
direct - ✔✔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 - ✔✔The dentist is personally operating on a patient and authorizes the allied dental personnel
to aid in treatment by concurrently performing supportive procedures.
DH, DT or DA must do these before administering nitrous - ✔✔take a course with a minimum of *12
hours* total comprised of didactic instruction, personally administering and managing at least *3*
individual supervised cases
who can place sealants after completing a course by a school accredited by the commission on dental
accreditation? - ✔✔DH, DT, DA
*WHO can give local anesthesia after completing a course on local anesthesia from a school accredited by
the Commission on Dental Accreditation - ✔✔DH and DT (not DA)
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,*Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and bite registrations for
_____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. - ✔✔Final construction
*Before removal of bond material, a dental hygienist or licensed dental assistant must successfully
complete a course in the use of ____________ for the express purpose of the removal of bond material
from teeth. - ✔✔rotary instruments
*Scope of Practice* - ✔✔---
DH and DA with restorative functions can place, contour, and adjust amalgam, glass ionomers, and
stainless steel crowns on class _______
(supragingival) - ✔✔Class I, II, V
- a dental hygienist or dental assistant must successfully complete a board approved course on these
specific restorative procedures.
application of pit and fissure sealants - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - indirect
*Administer LA - ✔✔DH - general
*monitor a patient on nitrous - ✔✔DH - General
LDA - Indirect
T/F -- DH or LDA shall NOT take impressions and bite registrations for the FINAL construction of fixed
and removable prostheses. - ✔✔True
*Utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material from teeth - ✔✔DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
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,Performing any or all restorative procedures limited to placing, contouring, & adjusting amalgam, glass
ionomers, and Class I and V supra composite restorations - ✔✔DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*managing and removing IV lines - ✔✔DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*placing an IV line - ✔✔DH - direct
LDA - direct
administering any medications or agents - ✔✔Personal DH and RDA
*Perform preliminary charting including assessments and existing restoration, determine the perio status,
and formulate the DH tx plan in coordination with DDS - ✔✔DH - general
*make referrals in consultation with DDS - ✔✔DH - general
*complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing restorations - ✔✔DH - general
dietary and nutritional counseling - ✔✔DH - general
*replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary restorations - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
*remove overhangs - ✔✔DH - general
Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding structures w/ exception of perio probing
and assessment of the perio structure - ✔✔LDA - general
of course DH can do this too, with probing
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, take photographs intra or extra orally - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
take vital signs - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
place temporary fillings - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
*cut arch wires, remove loose bands or brackets - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
*take X-rays - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
*take impressions for casts and bite registrations - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
*place and remove ortho separators - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - general
*deliver vacuum-formed ortho retainers - ✔✔DH - general
DA - general
*etch enamel surfaces; apply and adjust sealants - ✔✔DH - general
LDA - indirect
*monitor a patient on nitrous oxide - ✔✔DH - general
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