MN Dental Jurisprudence Exam New Update
2024/2025 Questions and Answers Actual Test with
complete solution
/. Which of the following cannot be applied by a licensed dental assistant?
A. Topical anesthetic
B. Topical fluoride
C. Intravenous drugs
D. Cavity varnish - Answer-✅C. Intravenous drugs
/.Any person desiring to perform services as a dentist, hygienist, or licensed dental
assistant must submit an application to the board of dentistrya. True b. False - Answer-
✅True
/.A dental technician who repairs a patient's denture at the request of the patient would
be practicing dentistry without a license.a. True b. False - Answer-✅True
/.In advertising, it is illegal for a dentist to imply superiority over other dentists.a. True b.
False - Answer-✅True
/.Failure to inform the Board of a name and address change could result in which of the
following?A. Failure to receive biennial registration renewal formsB. A penalty fee for
late renewalC. Failure to renew registration, resulting in suspension of registrationD. All
of the above - Answer-✅All of the above
/.Which of the following functions can be performed by a licensed dental assistant when
the dentist is out of the office?
A. Dry root canals with paper points
B. Pre-select orthodontic bands
C. Take radiographs
D. Remove temporary restorations - Answer-✅C. Take radiographs
/.Which of the following functions can be performed by a dental assistant if the dentist is
in the office?A. Take radiographsB. Take preliminary impressionsC. Mechanical polish
to the clinical crowns onlyD. None of the above - Answer-✅None of the above
/.Each board member should have been lawfully in active practice in MN for 2 years
immediately preceding appointment - Answer-✅False, 5 years
, /.Written Authorization forms must be kept for a minimum of 2 years - Answer-✅True
/.Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents and cavity varnishes as
prescribed by dentist. (LDA ONLY) - Answer-✅Indirect
/.Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents, cavity varnishes, and
desensitizing agents. (DH ONLY) - Answer-✅General
/.Remove excess cement from inlays, crowns, bridges, or orthodontic appliances with
hand instruments only (LDA) - Answer-✅Indirect
/.Remove temporary restorations with hand instruments only. (LDA) - Answer-✅Direct
/.Perform preliminary charting of the oral cavity and surrounding structures to include
case histories, perform initial and periodic examinations and assessments to determine
periodontal status, and formulate a dental hygiene treatment plan in coordination with a
dentist's treatment plan. (DH ONLY) - Answer-✅General
/.Perform restorative procedures limited to: placing, contouring, and adjusting amalgam
restorations and glass ionomers; adapting and cementing stainless steel crowns; and
placing,contouring, and adjusting class I, II, & V supragingival composite restorations on
primary and permanent teeth. (DH, LDA BOTH) - Answer-✅Indirect
/.Which of the following is/are acceptable for a fundamental activity in professional
development
A. General attendance at state conventions
B. CPR
C. Voluntary clinic work
D Restorative functions course
E. B and D - Answer-✅CPR and Restorative functions course
b and d
/.Hand pieces and air/water syringes should be?
A. soaked in a chemical sterilization solution
B. sterilized by heat or steam methods
C. only sterilized when coming into contact with blood
D. all of the above
E. B and C - Answer-✅B.sterilized by heat or steam methods
/.Standard precautions should be followed in which of the following situations? -
Answer-✅When treating all patients
2024/2025 Questions and Answers Actual Test with
complete solution
/. Which of the following cannot be applied by a licensed dental assistant?
A. Topical anesthetic
B. Topical fluoride
C. Intravenous drugs
D. Cavity varnish - Answer-✅C. Intravenous drugs
/.Any person desiring to perform services as a dentist, hygienist, or licensed dental
assistant must submit an application to the board of dentistrya. True b. False - Answer-
✅True
/.A dental technician who repairs a patient's denture at the request of the patient would
be practicing dentistry without a license.a. True b. False - Answer-✅True
/.In advertising, it is illegal for a dentist to imply superiority over other dentists.a. True b.
False - Answer-✅True
/.Failure to inform the Board of a name and address change could result in which of the
following?A. Failure to receive biennial registration renewal formsB. A penalty fee for
late renewalC. Failure to renew registration, resulting in suspension of registrationD. All
of the above - Answer-✅All of the above
/.Which of the following functions can be performed by a licensed dental assistant when
the dentist is out of the office?
A. Dry root canals with paper points
B. Pre-select orthodontic bands
C. Take radiographs
D. Remove temporary restorations - Answer-✅C. Take radiographs
/.Which of the following functions can be performed by a dental assistant if the dentist is
in the office?A. Take radiographsB. Take preliminary impressionsC. Mechanical polish
to the clinical crowns onlyD. None of the above - Answer-✅None of the above
/.Each board member should have been lawfully in active practice in MN for 2 years
immediately preceding appointment - Answer-✅False, 5 years
, /.Written Authorization forms must be kept for a minimum of 2 years - Answer-✅True
/.Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents and cavity varnishes as
prescribed by dentist. (LDA ONLY) - Answer-✅Indirect
/.Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents, cavity varnishes, and
desensitizing agents. (DH ONLY) - Answer-✅General
/.Remove excess cement from inlays, crowns, bridges, or orthodontic appliances with
hand instruments only (LDA) - Answer-✅Indirect
/.Remove temporary restorations with hand instruments only. (LDA) - Answer-✅Direct
/.Perform preliminary charting of the oral cavity and surrounding structures to include
case histories, perform initial and periodic examinations and assessments to determine
periodontal status, and formulate a dental hygiene treatment plan in coordination with a
dentist's treatment plan. (DH ONLY) - Answer-✅General
/.Perform restorative procedures limited to: placing, contouring, and adjusting amalgam
restorations and glass ionomers; adapting and cementing stainless steel crowns; and
placing,contouring, and adjusting class I, II, & V supragingival composite restorations on
primary and permanent teeth. (DH, LDA BOTH) - Answer-✅Indirect
/.Which of the following is/are acceptable for a fundamental activity in professional
development
A. General attendance at state conventions
B. CPR
C. Voluntary clinic work
D Restorative functions course
E. B and D - Answer-✅CPR and Restorative functions course
b and d
/.Hand pieces and air/water syringes should be?
A. soaked in a chemical sterilization solution
B. sterilized by heat or steam methods
C. only sterilized when coming into contact with blood
D. all of the above
E. B and C - Answer-✅B.sterilized by heat or steam methods
/.Standard precautions should be followed in which of the following situations? -
Answer-✅When treating all patients
