Minnesota Dental Jurisprudence | Actual
Questions and Answers | 2026 Update |
100% Correct - Verified
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.
** Intermediate Level Disinfectant -✓✓Liquid chemical germicide registered by EPA as a
hospital disinfectant with a claim of potency as tuberculocidal
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
**Critical Instruments -✓✓used to penetrate soft tissue or bone or contact with blood.
must be sterilized after each use
**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
HEP B dose schedule -✓✓Initial Dose
1 month
6 month
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**
Engineering control -✓✓Equipment/device used to prevent the exposure to any possible
disease or injury
Questions and Answers | 2026 Update |
100% Correct - Verified
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.
** Intermediate Level Disinfectant -✓✓Liquid chemical germicide registered by EPA as a
hospital disinfectant with a claim of potency as tuberculocidal
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
**Critical Instruments -✓✓used to penetrate soft tissue or bone or contact with blood.
must be sterilized after each use
**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
HEP B dose schedule -✓✓Initial Dose
1 month
6 month
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**
Engineering control -✓✓Equipment/device used to prevent the exposure to any possible
disease or injury
