NC ADJUSTER (3) FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Indirect supervision.
Answer: 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.
◍ General.
Answer: 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.
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: 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, andformulate a dental
hygiene treatment plan in coordination with a dentist's treatment plan.
◍ LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Complete preliminary charting of the oral cavity and surrounding
structures with the exception ofperiodontal probing and assessment of the
periodontal structure.
◍ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Obtain informed consent within scope of practice.
◍ Direct supervision.
Answer: 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.
◍ Biological monitoring for the proper functioning of sterilization cycles
should be done?.
Answer: Weekly
◍ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Take photographs extraorally or intraorally.
◍ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Take vital signs such as pulse rate and blood pressure as directed
by a dentist.
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Make referrals to dentists, physicians, and other practitioners in
consultation with a dentist.
◍ A dental assistant with a limited registration is allowed to perform which of
the following?.
Answer: expose radiographs
◍ LDA licensed dentist and dental hygienist must complete a Board specified
number of hours of approved continuing education every.
Answer: 5 years
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Complete prophylaxis to include scaling, root planing, polishing of
restorations.
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Dietary analysis, salivary analysis and preparation of smears for
dental health purposes.
◍ licenses must be renewed.
Answer: annually
◍ A licensed dental assistant frequently recements temporary crowns when the
dentist is not in the office. A dentist did not authorize the procedure. Who is
legally responsible for the LDA's act?.
, Answer: LDA and the dentist
◍ An authorization for laboratory work performed by a dental technician must
be.
Answer: -all, dated, in duplicate, on a printed form, personally signed by the
dentist *
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Replacement, cementation, and adjustment of intact temporary
restorations extraorally orintraorally.
◍ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Recement intact temporary restorations.
◍ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Place temporary fillings (not including temporization of inlays,
onlays, crowns, and bridges).
◍ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Cut arch wires, remove loose bands, or remove loose brackets on
orthodontic appliances.
◍ DH General SupervisionLDA Direct Supervision.
Answer: Remove excess bond material from orthodontic appliances.
◍ DH/LDA Direct Supervision.
Answer: Remove bond material from teeth with rotary instruments after
removal of orthodontic appliances.
◍ In Minnesota, a dental technique may repair a prosthodontic device being
used in a patient mouth if.
Answer: dentist authorizrs the procedure
◍ DH General SupervisionLDA Indirect Supervision.
Answer: Etch appropriate enamel surfaces, apply and adjust pit and fissure
sealants.
◍ It would be acceptable for an assistant to administer local anesthesia under
direct supervision.
, Answer: Fasle
◍ it would be acceptable for an assistant to administer nitrous oxide under
general supervision.
Answer: false
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Administer local anesthesia.
◍ DH General SupervisionLDA Direct Supervision.
Answer: Administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia pursuant to the rule
provisions.
◍ It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place sealants under general
supervision.
Answer: true
◍ It would acceptable for a hygienist to diagnose caries under direct
supervision.
Answer: false; only dentist
◍ DH General SupervisionLDA Indirect Supervision.
Answer: Monitor a patient who has been induced by a dentist into nitrous
oxide-oxygen relative analgesia.
◍ DH/LDA Indirect Supervision.
Answer: Perform restorative procedures limited to: placing, contouring, and
adjusting amalgamrestorations and glass ionomers; adapting and cementing
stainless steel crowns; and placing,contouring, and adjusting class I, II, & V
supragingival composite restorations on primary andpermanent teeth.
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Remove marginal overhangs.
◍ It would be acceptable for a hygienist to remove ortho bonding material
with rotary instruments under what supervision?.
Answer: direct
◍ DH/LDA Direct Supervision.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Indirect supervision.
Answer: 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.
◍ General.
Answer: 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.
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: 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, andformulate a dental
hygiene treatment plan in coordination with a dentist's treatment plan.
◍ LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Complete preliminary charting of the oral cavity and surrounding
structures with the exception ofperiodontal probing and assessment of the
periodontal structure.
◍ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Obtain informed consent within scope of practice.
◍ Direct supervision.
Answer: 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.
◍ Biological monitoring for the proper functioning of sterilization cycles
should be done?.
Answer: Weekly
◍ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Take photographs extraorally or intraorally.
◍ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Take vital signs such as pulse rate and blood pressure as directed
by a dentist.
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Make referrals to dentists, physicians, and other practitioners in
consultation with a dentist.
◍ A dental assistant with a limited registration is allowed to perform which of
the following?.
Answer: expose radiographs
◍ LDA licensed dentist and dental hygienist must complete a Board specified
number of hours of approved continuing education every.
Answer: 5 years
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Complete prophylaxis to include scaling, root planing, polishing of
restorations.
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Dietary analysis, salivary analysis and preparation of smears for
dental health purposes.
◍ licenses must be renewed.
Answer: annually
◍ A licensed dental assistant frequently recements temporary crowns when the
dentist is not in the office. A dentist did not authorize the procedure. Who is
legally responsible for the LDA's act?.
, Answer: LDA and the dentist
◍ An authorization for laboratory work performed by a dental technician must
be.
Answer: -all, dated, in duplicate, on a printed form, personally signed by the
dentist *
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Replacement, cementation, and adjustment of intact temporary
restorations extraorally orintraorally.
◍ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Recement intact temporary restorations.
◍ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Place temporary fillings (not including temporization of inlays,
onlays, crowns, and bridges).
◍ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Cut arch wires, remove loose bands, or remove loose brackets on
orthodontic appliances.
◍ DH General SupervisionLDA Direct Supervision.
Answer: Remove excess bond material from orthodontic appliances.
◍ DH/LDA Direct Supervision.
Answer: Remove bond material from teeth with rotary instruments after
removal of orthodontic appliances.
◍ In Minnesota, a dental technique may repair a prosthodontic device being
used in a patient mouth if.
Answer: dentist authorizrs the procedure
◍ DH General SupervisionLDA Indirect Supervision.
Answer: Etch appropriate enamel surfaces, apply and adjust pit and fissure
sealants.
◍ It would be acceptable for an assistant to administer local anesthesia under
direct supervision.
, Answer: Fasle
◍ it would be acceptable for an assistant to administer nitrous oxide under
general supervision.
Answer: false
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Administer local anesthesia.
◍ DH General SupervisionLDA Direct Supervision.
Answer: Administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia pursuant to the rule
provisions.
◍ It would be acceptable for a hygienist to place sealants under general
supervision.
Answer: true
◍ It would acceptable for a hygienist to diagnose caries under direct
supervision.
Answer: false; only dentist
◍ DH General SupervisionLDA Indirect Supervision.
Answer: Monitor a patient who has been induced by a dentist into nitrous
oxide-oxygen relative analgesia.
◍ DH/LDA Indirect Supervision.
Answer: Perform restorative procedures limited to: placing, contouring, and
adjusting amalgamrestorations and glass ionomers; adapting and cementing
stainless steel crowns; and placing,contouring, and adjusting class I, II, & V
supragingival composite restorations on primary andpermanent teeth.
◍ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Remove marginal overhangs.
◍ It would be acceptable for a hygienist to remove ortho bonding material
with rotary instruments under what supervision?.
Answer: direct
◍ DH/LDA Direct Supervision.
