IOWA DENTAL BOARD JURISPRUDENCE
EXAM
120 Multiple-Choice Questions — Answers & Rationales Included
Prepared as an original study exam based on the Iowa dental practice act (Iowa Code Chapter 153) and
Iowa Administrative Code 481, Chapters 570–581.
1. The primary purpose of licensure by the Iowa Dental Board is to:
A. Guarantee income to dental professionals
B. Protect the public from unqualified individuals and unsafe practice
C. Promote dental schools located in Iowa
D. Limit the number of dentists practicing in the state
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Licensure exists to protect the public from unqualified practitioners
and unsafe practice, not to benefit practitioners economically or restrict
competition.
2. How many total members serve on the Iowa Dental Board?
A. Five
B. Seven
C. Nine
D. Eleven
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Board consists of nine members appointed by the Governor
and confirmed by the Iowa Senate.
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,3. What is the composition of the nine-member Iowa Dental Board?
A. 9 dentists
B. 5 dentists, 2 dental hygienists, 2 public members
C. 6 dentists, 3 public members
D. 3 dentists, 3 hygienists, 3 assistants
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Board is composed of five licensed dentists, two licensed
dental hygienists, and two members of the public who are not licensed in
dentistry or dental hygiene.
4. Board members of the Iowa Dental Board are appointed by whom?
A. The Iowa Dental Association
B. The Governor, subject to confirmation by the Iowa Senate
C. The outgoing Board chairperson
D. The Iowa Board of Medicine
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Board members are appointed by the Governor and must be
confirmed by the Iowa Senate.
5. What is the length of a single term for an Iowa Dental Board member?
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Five years
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Board members serve three-year terms and may be reappointed for
up to a total of three terms (nine years).
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,6. What is the maximum number of consecutive terms a Board member
may serve?
A. One term
B. Two terms
C. Three terms
D. There is no limit
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A Board member may serve a maximum of three three-year terms,
totaling up to nine years.
7. Which of the following is NOT a duty of the Iowa Dental Board?
A. Administering licensing examinations
B. Issuing licenses, registrations, and permits
C. Setting the fee schedule dentists may charge patients for procedures
D. Investigating complaints and enforcing the dental practice act
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Board regulates licensure, examinations, standards, and
discipline; it does not set the fees dentists charge patients for clinical services.
8. Iowa law requires that Board membership be balanced with respect to:
A. Years of clinical experience only
B. Gender and political affiliation
C. Geographic region of residence exclusively
D. Dental specialty practiced
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: State law requires the Board to maintain a balance among its
members by gender and political party affiliation.
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, 9. The Dental Hygiene Committee is established under which Iowa Code
section?
A. 153.15
B. 153.33A
C. 147.1
D. 272C.15
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Iowa Code section 153.33A establishes the Dental Hygiene
Committee as a standing committee of the Board.
10. How is the Dental Hygiene Committee composed?
A. Two dental hygienist Board members and one dentist Board member
B. Three dentist Board members
C. Two dentists and two hygienists
D. One public member and two dentists
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The committee consists of two dental hygienist members of the
Board and one dentist member of the Board who has supervised and
collaborated with a hygienist for at least three years.
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EXAM
120 Multiple-Choice Questions — Answers & Rationales Included
Prepared as an original study exam based on the Iowa dental practice act (Iowa Code Chapter 153) and
Iowa Administrative Code 481, Chapters 570–581.
1. The primary purpose of licensure by the Iowa Dental Board is to:
A. Guarantee income to dental professionals
B. Protect the public from unqualified individuals and unsafe practice
C. Promote dental schools located in Iowa
D. Limit the number of dentists practicing in the state
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Licensure exists to protect the public from unqualified practitioners
and unsafe practice, not to benefit practitioners economically or restrict
competition.
2. How many total members serve on the Iowa Dental Board?
A. Five
B. Seven
C. Nine
D. Eleven
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Board consists of nine members appointed by the Governor
and confirmed by the Iowa Senate.
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,3. What is the composition of the nine-member Iowa Dental Board?
A. 9 dentists
B. 5 dentists, 2 dental hygienists, 2 public members
C. 6 dentists, 3 public members
D. 3 dentists, 3 hygienists, 3 assistants
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Board is composed of five licensed dentists, two licensed
dental hygienists, and two members of the public who are not licensed in
dentistry or dental hygiene.
4. Board members of the Iowa Dental Board are appointed by whom?
A. The Iowa Dental Association
B. The Governor, subject to confirmation by the Iowa Senate
C. The outgoing Board chairperson
D. The Iowa Board of Medicine
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Board members are appointed by the Governor and must be
confirmed by the Iowa Senate.
5. What is the length of a single term for an Iowa Dental Board member?
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Five years
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Board members serve three-year terms and may be reappointed for
up to a total of three terms (nine years).
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,6. What is the maximum number of consecutive terms a Board member
may serve?
A. One term
B. Two terms
C. Three terms
D. There is no limit
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A Board member may serve a maximum of three three-year terms,
totaling up to nine years.
7. Which of the following is NOT a duty of the Iowa Dental Board?
A. Administering licensing examinations
B. Issuing licenses, registrations, and permits
C. Setting the fee schedule dentists may charge patients for procedures
D. Investigating complaints and enforcing the dental practice act
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Board regulates licensure, examinations, standards, and
discipline; it does not set the fees dentists charge patients for clinical services.
8. Iowa law requires that Board membership be balanced with respect to:
A. Years of clinical experience only
B. Gender and political affiliation
C. Geographic region of residence exclusively
D. Dental specialty practiced
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: State law requires the Board to maintain a balance among its
members by gender and political party affiliation.
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, 9. The Dental Hygiene Committee is established under which Iowa Code
section?
A. 153.15
B. 153.33A
C. 147.1
D. 272C.15
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Iowa Code section 153.33A establishes the Dental Hygiene
Committee as a standing committee of the Board.
10. How is the Dental Hygiene Committee composed?
A. Two dental hygienist Board members and one dentist Board member
B. Three dentist Board members
C. Two dentists and two hygienists
D. One public member and two dentists
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The committee consists of two dental hygienist members of the
Board and one dentist member of the Board who has supervised and
collaborated with a hygienist for at least three years.
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