NC Dental Rules Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
Who is legally able to write a lab work order? Choose all that apply.
Select one or more:
a. DA II
b. dental hygienist
c. DA I - Answer -all of the above
Who can legally polish a denture extraorally with a work order? Choose all that
apply.
Select one or more:
a. dental hygienist
b. DA II
c. DA I - Answer -all of the above
A DAII may legally polish the coronal portion of a tooth after completing _______
- hours of didactic and _______ - hours of clinical instruction.
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,Select one:
a. 4, 3
b. 2, 5
c. 3, 4
d. 5, 2 - Answer -c
In a Board election, dental hygienists may vote for:
Select one:
a. None of the above
b. consumers
c. dentists
d. A and B
e. dental hygienists - Answer -e
Which of the following members of the NC State Board of Dental Examiners can
participate or vote in any matters of the Board, which involves the issuance,
renewal, or revocation of the license to practice dentistry in the state of NC?
Select one:
a. dental assistant
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, b. dental hygienist
c. All of the above
d. A and B
e. dentist - Answer -e
The consumer or lay person on the Board is nominated by:
Select one:
a. a petition sent to th Board signed by 10 consumers
b. a letter sent to the Board by a dentist, hygienist, or another consumer
c. consumer members are not nominated
d. a petition sent to the Board signed by 10 dentists - Answer -c
Election of members to the NC Board of Dental Examiners shall be held____ to
elect successors to those members whose terms are expiring in the year of the
election.
Select one:
a. every 4 years
b. every 3 years
c. every 2 years
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and Answers
Who is legally able to write a lab work order? Choose all that apply.
Select one or more:
a. DA II
b. dental hygienist
c. DA I - Answer -all of the above
Who can legally polish a denture extraorally with a work order? Choose all that
apply.
Select one or more:
a. dental hygienist
b. DA II
c. DA I - Answer -all of the above
A DAII may legally polish the coronal portion of a tooth after completing _______
- hours of didactic and _______ - hours of clinical instruction.
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,Select one:
a. 4, 3
b. 2, 5
c. 3, 4
d. 5, 2 - Answer -c
In a Board election, dental hygienists may vote for:
Select one:
a. None of the above
b. consumers
c. dentists
d. A and B
e. dental hygienists - Answer -e
Which of the following members of the NC State Board of Dental Examiners can
participate or vote in any matters of the Board, which involves the issuance,
renewal, or revocation of the license to practice dentistry in the state of NC?
Select one:
a. dental assistant
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, b. dental hygienist
c. All of the above
d. A and B
e. dentist - Answer -e
The consumer or lay person on the Board is nominated by:
Select one:
a. a petition sent to th Board signed by 10 consumers
b. a letter sent to the Board by a dentist, hygienist, or another consumer
c. consumer members are not nominated
d. a petition sent to the Board signed by 10 dentists - Answer -c
Election of members to the NC Board of Dental Examiners shall be held____ to
elect successors to those members whose terms are expiring in the year of the
election.
Select one:
a. every 4 years
b. every 3 years
c. every 2 years
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