MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔dental hygiene services authorized to be performed are: - ✔✔1- oral health
promotion
2- removal of deposit and stain from surface of teeth
3- application of topical preventive or prophy agents, including fluoride varnish and pit
and fissure sealants
4- polishing and smoothing restorations
5- removal of marginal overhangs
6- performance of preliminary charting
7- taking radiographs
8- performance of SRP
(all under general supervision)
✔✔does the dentist need to examine the pt or be present during injection of local
anesthesia or nitrous once delegated in collaborative agreement with licensed dds and
dh? - ✔✔no
✔✔DH collaborative agreement must include.. - ✔✔1- consideration for med comp pt
and med conditions for which dental eval and treatment plan must occur *prior* to
provision of dh services
2- age and procedure specific standard collaborative practice *protocols*, including
recommended intervals for the performance of dh services and a period of time in which
an exam by dds should occur
3- copies of *consent to treatment form* provide to patient by dental hygienist
4- specific protocols for the placement of *pit and fissure sealants* and requirements for
*follow up care* to assure efficacy of sealants after applications
5- procedure for creating and *maintaining dental records* for the patients that are
treated
✔✔collaborative management agreement between a DDS and a DT must include: -
✔✔1. settings where the DT can serve
,2. any practice limitations (DT vrs. ADT) with the level of supervision
3. procedure specific protocalls
4. procedure to maintain dental records
5. a plan to manage medical emergencies
6. quality assurance plan (referral, chart review, follow up care)
7. protocalls for administering and dispensing meds
8. supervision criteria for DAs
✔✔dental hygiene consent to treatment must include statement stating that - ✔✔dh
services provided are not a substitute for dental exam by licensed dds
✔✔A DT is limited to practicing in settings that serve ______ - ✔✔low income,
uninsured, and underserved patients
✔✔referal form - ✔✔for all referrals to pt for further procedures, dh must fill out and
*provide a copy* for collaborating dds
✔✔health care facility or nonprofit organizations are limited to: (for collaborative
agreement) - ✔✔hospital, nursing home, home health agency, group home serving
elderly, disabled, or juveniles; state-operated facility licensed by commissioner of
human services or commissioner of corrections; and federal, state, or local public health
facility, community clinic, tribal clinic, schools
✔✔what must be on every complete upper and lower denture and removable dental
prosthesis? - ✔✔patients name and social security number
✔✔if ssn and pt name on prosthesis is not practicable id should be presented as
follows: - ✔✔- ssn of pt may be omitted if name of pt is shown
-initials of pt must be shown alone if use of pt name is impracticable
- identification marks may be omitted in entirety if none of the forms of id are practicable
or clinically safe
✔✔do you ID mark older prosthesis without this info? - ✔✔yes
✔✔applicant must submit new background check if more than ____________ has
Relapsed since the applicants last submitted background check to the board - ✔✔1
year
✔✔no license issued to any applicant who refuses to consent to a criminal background
check or fails to submit fingerprints within __________ after submission of application
for licensure - ✔✔90 days
✔✔how long does a person have to challenge accuracy of a report of background check
- ✔✔30 days after they get their report back
, ✔✔how long does the board give the applicant to challenge the accuracy or
completeness of the report - ✔✔180 days
✔✔when temp license is suspended, the regulated person shall be provided with at
least _______________ notice of any hearing held pursuant to this section - ✔✔10
days
✔✔if the board has not completed its investigation and final order within
_________________ days the temp suspension shall be lifted unless the regulated
person requests a delay in disciplinary preceedings for any reason - ✔✔30 days
✔✔self-reporting: when should a regulated person who is diagnosed as infected with
HIV, HBV, or HCVreport the info to the commissioner - ✔✔no more than 30 days after
learning of the diagnosis or 30 days after becoming licensed or registered by the state
✔✔*infection control reporting- a regulated person shall, within _____________, report
to the appropriate board personal knowledge of a serious failure or a pattern of failure
by another regulated person to comply with accepted and prevailing infection control
procedures related to prevention of hiv hbv and hcv transmission - ✔✔10 days
✔✔how long after an infection control report does the designated office have to meet
with the board - ✔✔30 days of receiving report
✔✔without hearing, the board may temporarily suspend the right to practice of a
regulated person if they find they have refused to submit or comply with monitoring.... -
✔✔infection control
✔✔it is unlawful for any person to.. - ✔✔-enable a unlicensed person to practice
dentistry
-practice without a license
-not go by his or her own name (and degree)
✔✔regulated person shall be provided with at least ________notice of a hearing under
temp suspension infection control - ✔✔20 days
✔✔supervising dds requirements - ✔✔-board-approved MN licensed dds for at least 5
consecutive years
-license shall not be subject to, or pending, corrective or disciplinary action within the
previous five years according to NN statutes
- acceptable written agreement between limited licensed dds and supervising dds- may
only supervise 1 for duration of agreement- written agreement shall include info
acknowledgment that limited dds agrees to practice clinical dentistry at least 1,100
hours annual for a period of 3 consecutive years
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔dental hygiene services authorized to be performed are: - ✔✔1- oral health
promotion
2- removal of deposit and stain from surface of teeth
3- application of topical preventive or prophy agents, including fluoride varnish and pit
and fissure sealants
4- polishing and smoothing restorations
5- removal of marginal overhangs
6- performance of preliminary charting
7- taking radiographs
8- performance of SRP
(all under general supervision)
✔✔does the dentist need to examine the pt or be present during injection of local
anesthesia or nitrous once delegated in collaborative agreement with licensed dds and
dh? - ✔✔no
✔✔DH collaborative agreement must include.. - ✔✔1- consideration for med comp pt
and med conditions for which dental eval and treatment plan must occur *prior* to
provision of dh services
2- age and procedure specific standard collaborative practice *protocols*, including
recommended intervals for the performance of dh services and a period of time in which
an exam by dds should occur
3- copies of *consent to treatment form* provide to patient by dental hygienist
4- specific protocols for the placement of *pit and fissure sealants* and requirements for
*follow up care* to assure efficacy of sealants after applications
5- procedure for creating and *maintaining dental records* for the patients that are
treated
✔✔collaborative management agreement between a DDS and a DT must include: -
✔✔1. settings where the DT can serve
,2. any practice limitations (DT vrs. ADT) with the level of supervision
3. procedure specific protocalls
4. procedure to maintain dental records
5. a plan to manage medical emergencies
6. quality assurance plan (referral, chart review, follow up care)
7. protocalls for administering and dispensing meds
8. supervision criteria for DAs
✔✔dental hygiene consent to treatment must include statement stating that - ✔✔dh
services provided are not a substitute for dental exam by licensed dds
✔✔A DT is limited to practicing in settings that serve ______ - ✔✔low income,
uninsured, and underserved patients
✔✔referal form - ✔✔for all referrals to pt for further procedures, dh must fill out and
*provide a copy* for collaborating dds
✔✔health care facility or nonprofit organizations are limited to: (for collaborative
agreement) - ✔✔hospital, nursing home, home health agency, group home serving
elderly, disabled, or juveniles; state-operated facility licensed by commissioner of
human services or commissioner of corrections; and federal, state, or local public health
facility, community clinic, tribal clinic, schools
✔✔what must be on every complete upper and lower denture and removable dental
prosthesis? - ✔✔patients name and social security number
✔✔if ssn and pt name on prosthesis is not practicable id should be presented as
follows: - ✔✔- ssn of pt may be omitted if name of pt is shown
-initials of pt must be shown alone if use of pt name is impracticable
- identification marks may be omitted in entirety if none of the forms of id are practicable
or clinically safe
✔✔do you ID mark older prosthesis without this info? - ✔✔yes
✔✔applicant must submit new background check if more than ____________ has
Relapsed since the applicants last submitted background check to the board - ✔✔1
year
✔✔no license issued to any applicant who refuses to consent to a criminal background
check or fails to submit fingerprints within __________ after submission of application
for licensure - ✔✔90 days
✔✔how long does a person have to challenge accuracy of a report of background check
- ✔✔30 days after they get their report back
, ✔✔how long does the board give the applicant to challenge the accuracy or
completeness of the report - ✔✔180 days
✔✔when temp license is suspended, the regulated person shall be provided with at
least _______________ notice of any hearing held pursuant to this section - ✔✔10
days
✔✔if the board has not completed its investigation and final order within
_________________ days the temp suspension shall be lifted unless the regulated
person requests a delay in disciplinary preceedings for any reason - ✔✔30 days
✔✔self-reporting: when should a regulated person who is diagnosed as infected with
HIV, HBV, or HCVreport the info to the commissioner - ✔✔no more than 30 days after
learning of the diagnosis or 30 days after becoming licensed or registered by the state
✔✔*infection control reporting- a regulated person shall, within _____________, report
to the appropriate board personal knowledge of a serious failure or a pattern of failure
by another regulated person to comply with accepted and prevailing infection control
procedures related to prevention of hiv hbv and hcv transmission - ✔✔10 days
✔✔how long after an infection control report does the designated office have to meet
with the board - ✔✔30 days of receiving report
✔✔without hearing, the board may temporarily suspend the right to practice of a
regulated person if they find they have refused to submit or comply with monitoring.... -
✔✔infection control
✔✔it is unlawful for any person to.. - ✔✔-enable a unlicensed person to practice
dentistry
-practice without a license
-not go by his or her own name (and degree)
✔✔regulated person shall be provided with at least ________notice of a hearing under
temp suspension infection control - ✔✔20 days
✔✔supervising dds requirements - ✔✔-board-approved MN licensed dds for at least 5
consecutive years
-license shall not be subject to, or pending, corrective or disciplinary action within the
previous five years according to NN statutes
- acceptable written agreement between limited licensed dds and supervising dds- may
only supervise 1 for duration of agreement- written agreement shall include info
acknowledgment that limited dds agrees to practice clinical dentistry at least 1,100
hours annual for a period of 3 consecutive years
