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MN Dental Jurisprudence Exam
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Which of the following cannot be applied by a licensed dental assistant?
A. Topical anesthetic
B. Topical fluoride
C. Intravenous drugs
D. Cavity varnish - ✔✔C. Intravenous drugs
Any person desiring to perform services as a dentist, hygienist, or licensed
dental assistant must submit an application to the board of dentistrya. True
b. False - ✔✔True
A dental technician who repairs a patient's denture at the request of the
patient would be practicing dentistry without a license.a. True b. False -
✔✔True
In advertising, it is illegal for a dentist to imply superiority over other
dentists.a. True b. False - ✔✔True
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Failure to inform the Board of a name and address change could result in
which of the following?A. Failure to receive biennial registration renewal
formsB. A penalty fee for late renewalC. Failure to renew registration,
resulting in suspension of registrationD. All of the above - ✔✔All of the
above
Which of the following functions can be performed by a licensed dental
assistant when the dentist is out of the office?
A. Dry root canals with paper points
B. Pre-select orthodontic bands
C. Take radiographs
D. Remove temporary restorations - ✔✔C. Take radiographs
Which of the following functions can be performed by a dental assistant if
the dentist is in the office?A. Take radiographsB. Take preliminary
impressionsC. Mechanical polish to the clinical crowns onlyD. None of the
above - ✔✔None of the above
Each board member should have been lawfully in active practice in MN for
2 years immediately preceding appointment - ✔✔False, 5 years
Written Authorization forms must be kept for a minimum of 2 years -
✔✔True
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Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents and cavity varnishes
as prescribed by dentist. (LDA ONLY) - ✔✔Indirect
Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents, cavity varnishes,
and desensitizing agents. (DH ONLY) - ✔✔General
Remove excess cement from inlays, crowns, bridges, or orthodontic
appliances with hand instruments only (LDA) - ✔✔Indirect
Remove temporary restorations with hand instruments only. (LDA) -
✔✔Direct
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, and formulate a dental
hygiene treatment plan in coordination with a dentist's treatment plan. (DH
ONLY) - ✔✔General
Perform restorative procedures limited to: placing, contouring, and
adjusting amalgam restorations and glass ionomers; adapting and
cementing stainless steel crowns; and placing,contouring, and adjusting
class I, II, & V supragingival composite restorations on primary and
permanent teeth. (DH, LDA BOTH) - ✔✔Indirect
MN Dental Jurisprudence Exam
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Which of the following cannot be applied by a licensed dental assistant?
A. Topical anesthetic
B. Topical fluoride
C. Intravenous drugs
D. Cavity varnish - ✔✔C. Intravenous drugs
Any person desiring to perform services as a dentist, hygienist, or licensed
dental assistant must submit an application to the board of dentistrya. True
b. False - ✔✔True
A dental technician who repairs a patient's denture at the request of the
patient would be practicing dentistry without a license.a. True b. False -
✔✔True
In advertising, it is illegal for a dentist to imply superiority over other
dentists.a. True b. False - ✔✔True
,©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
Failure to inform the Board of a name and address change could result in
which of the following?A. Failure to receive biennial registration renewal
formsB. A penalty fee for late renewalC. Failure to renew registration,
resulting in suspension of registrationD. All of the above - ✔✔All of the
above
Which of the following functions can be performed by a licensed dental
assistant when the dentist is out of the office?
A. Dry root canals with paper points
B. Pre-select orthodontic bands
C. Take radiographs
D. Remove temporary restorations - ✔✔C. Take radiographs
Which of the following functions can be performed by a dental assistant if
the dentist is in the office?A. Take radiographsB. Take preliminary
impressionsC. Mechanical polish to the clinical crowns onlyD. None of the
above - ✔✔None of the above
Each board member should have been lawfully in active practice in MN for
2 years immediately preceding appointment - ✔✔False, 5 years
Written Authorization forms must be kept for a minimum of 2 years -
✔✔True
, ©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents and cavity varnishes
as prescribed by dentist. (LDA ONLY) - ✔✔Indirect
Apply topical medications, including bleaching agents, cavity varnishes,
and desensitizing agents. (DH ONLY) - ✔✔General
Remove excess cement from inlays, crowns, bridges, or orthodontic
appliances with hand instruments only (LDA) - ✔✔Indirect
Remove temporary restorations with hand instruments only. (LDA) -
✔✔Direct
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, and formulate a dental
hygiene treatment plan in coordination with a dentist's treatment plan. (DH
ONLY) - ✔✔General
Perform restorative procedures limited to: placing, contouring, and
adjusting amalgam restorations and glass ionomers; adapting and
cementing stainless steel crowns; and placing,contouring, and adjusting
class I, II, & V supragingival composite restorations on primary and
permanent teeth. (DH, LDA BOTH) - ✔✔Indirect
