MINNESOTA DENTAL STUDY EXAMS GUIDE
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What are the elective activities that can be done for professional development? -
✔✔Distance learning
Self-study
Scholarly activities
Volunteerism/community Service
General attendance at a state or national convention (3credits)
✔✔The board may refuse to renew a license for failure to meet professional
development requirements. - ✔✔True
✔✔All licensees must keep documentation in an acceptable portfolio in the event you
are notified of a board audit. - ✔✔True
✔✔What are the contents of a portfolio should include? - ✔✔Proof of current Healthcare
Provider CPR course
Proof of completing board developed self-assessment
Documentation of the required number of hours of Fundamental and Elective Activities
Core Competencies
✔✔LDA can administer only with a maximum dose prescribed by the DDS. - ✔✔True
✔✔Any incident that arises as a result of administering anesthesia, nitrous oxide or any
type of sedation does not need to be reported to the board of dentistry. - ✔✔False, Any
incident SHALL be reported to the BOD within 10 days.
✔✔Dental lab need to have an authorization from a DDS? - ✔✔True
✔✔How long do you need to keep records for any lab work that was sent to a dental
lab? - ✔✔2 years
, ✔✔who sets the fee for transferring of records? - ✔✔Department of Health
✔✔What does it mean if a dental assistant has a limited license? - ✔✔It means a
person holding a limited license permit as a dental assistant. Example is no Radiograph.
✔✔What can a dental assistant do if they do not have a license? - ✔✔Can do chairside
assisting and instruments transferring.
✔✔Patients have a right to access a copy of their records. - ✔✔True
✔✔HIPAA privacy rights are enforced by the Office of Civil Rights - ✔✔True
✔✔The term covered entity applies only to physicians. - ✔✔False
✔✔Health care provider includes all entities involved in a transactions. - ✔✔True
✔✔Medical Records are both private and confidential. - ✔✔True
✔✔Health care providers are required to give patients a copy of the notice of privacy
policies. - ✔✔True
✔✔HIPAA provides both civil and criminal penalties for violations. - ✔✔True
✔✔Covered entities must provide training for all employees to comply with HIPAA. -
✔✔True
✔✔Covered entities must implement written policies to comply with HIPAA. - ✔✔True
✔✔Covered entities must have appropriate safeguards to control access to records. -
✔✔True
✔✔Transmission of information between two parties to carry out financial administrative
activities related to health care. - ✔✔Transaction
✔✔Keeping something secluded from the view of others. - ✔✔private
✔✔May be a health care provider, billing sevice, insurance company or anyone else
involved in a transaction that is covered by HIPAA. - ✔✔covered entity
✔✔The release, transfer, provision of access, or divulging in any other manner
information the entity possesses. - ✔✔disclosure
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What are the elective activities that can be done for professional development? -
✔✔Distance learning
Self-study
Scholarly activities
Volunteerism/community Service
General attendance at a state or national convention (3credits)
✔✔The board may refuse to renew a license for failure to meet professional
development requirements. - ✔✔True
✔✔All licensees must keep documentation in an acceptable portfolio in the event you
are notified of a board audit. - ✔✔True
✔✔What are the contents of a portfolio should include? - ✔✔Proof of current Healthcare
Provider CPR course
Proof of completing board developed self-assessment
Documentation of the required number of hours of Fundamental and Elective Activities
Core Competencies
✔✔LDA can administer only with a maximum dose prescribed by the DDS. - ✔✔True
✔✔Any incident that arises as a result of administering anesthesia, nitrous oxide or any
type of sedation does not need to be reported to the board of dentistry. - ✔✔False, Any
incident SHALL be reported to the BOD within 10 days.
✔✔Dental lab need to have an authorization from a DDS? - ✔✔True
✔✔How long do you need to keep records for any lab work that was sent to a dental
lab? - ✔✔2 years
, ✔✔who sets the fee for transferring of records? - ✔✔Department of Health
✔✔What does it mean if a dental assistant has a limited license? - ✔✔It means a
person holding a limited license permit as a dental assistant. Example is no Radiograph.
✔✔What can a dental assistant do if they do not have a license? - ✔✔Can do chairside
assisting and instruments transferring.
✔✔Patients have a right to access a copy of their records. - ✔✔True
✔✔HIPAA privacy rights are enforced by the Office of Civil Rights - ✔✔True
✔✔The term covered entity applies only to physicians. - ✔✔False
✔✔Health care provider includes all entities involved in a transactions. - ✔✔True
✔✔Medical Records are both private and confidential. - ✔✔True
✔✔Health care providers are required to give patients a copy of the notice of privacy
policies. - ✔✔True
✔✔HIPAA provides both civil and criminal penalties for violations. - ✔✔True
✔✔Covered entities must provide training for all employees to comply with HIPAA. -
✔✔True
✔✔Covered entities must implement written policies to comply with HIPAA. - ✔✔True
✔✔Covered entities must have appropriate safeguards to control access to records. -
✔✔True
✔✔Transmission of information between two parties to carry out financial administrative
activities related to health care. - ✔✔Transaction
✔✔Keeping something secluded from the view of others. - ✔✔private
✔✔May be a health care provider, billing sevice, insurance company or anyone else
involved in a transaction that is covered by HIPAA. - ✔✔covered entity
✔✔The release, transfer, provision of access, or divulging in any other manner
information the entity possesses. - ✔✔disclosure
