MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS NEWEST RATED A+ 2025/2026

MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS NEWEST RATED A+ 2025/2026
*general supervision - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS 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? - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS DH and DT (not
DA)

, *Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and bite
registrations for of fixed and removable prostheses. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS rotary instruments



*Scope of Practice* - CORRECT ANSWERS ---



DH and DA with restorative functions can place, contour, and adjust amalgam, glass ionomers,
and stainless steel crowns on class

(supragingival) - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS DH - general

LDA - indirect



*Administer LA - CORRECT ANSWERS DH - general



*monitor a patient on nitrous - CORRECT ANSWERS 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS True

,*Utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material from teeth - CORRECT ANSWERS
DH - indirect

LDA - indirect



Performing any or all restorative procedures limited to placing, contouring, & adjusting
amalgam, glass ionomers, and Class I and V supra composite restorations - CORRECT ANSWERS
DH - indirect

LDA - indirect



*managing and removing IV lines - CORRECT ANSWERS DH - indirect

LDA - indirect



*placing an IV line - CORRECT ANSWERS DH - direct

LDA - direct



administering any medications or agents - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS DH -
general



*make referrals in consultation with DDS - CORRECT ANSWERS DH - general



*complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing restorations - CORRECT ANSWERS
DH - general



dietary and nutritional counseling - CORRECT ANSWERS DH - general

, *replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary restorations - CORRECT
ANSWERS DH - general

LDA - general



*remove overhangs - CORRECT ANSWERS DH - general



Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding structures w/ exception of perio
probing and assessment of the perio structure - CORRECT ANSWERS LDA - general



of course DH can do this too, with probing



take photographs intra or extra orally - CORRECT ANSWERS DH - general

LDA - general



take vital signs - CORRECT ANSWERS DH - general

LDA - general



place temporary fillings - CORRECT ANSWERS DH - general

LDA - general



*cut arch wires, remove loose bands or brackets - CORRECT ANSWERS DH - general

LDA - general



*take X-rays - CORRECT ANSWERS DH - general

LDA - general



*take impressions for casts and bite registrations - CORRECT ANSWERS DH - general