MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT!!
,*general supervision - ANSWER The dentist has prior knowledge and has given
consent for the procedures being performed during which the dentist is not required to
be present in the dental office or on the premises.
*indirect - ANSWER The dentist is in the office, authorizes the procedures, and remains
in the office while the procedures are being performed by the allied dental personnel.
direct - ANSWER The dentist is in the dental office, personally diagnoses the condition
to be treated, personally authorizes the procedure, and before dismissal of the patient,
evaluates the performance of the allied dental personnel.
personal - ANSWER The dentist is personally operating on a patient and authorizes the
allied dental personnel to aid in treatment by concurrently performing supportive
procedures.
DH, DT or DA must do these before administering nitrous - ANSWER take a course with
a minimum of *12 hours* total comprised of didactic instruction, personally administering
and managing at least *3* individual supervised cases
who can place sealants after completing a course by a school accredited by the
commission on dental accreditation? - ANSWER DH, DT, DA
*WHO can give local anesthesia after completing a course on local anesthesia from a
school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation - ANSWER DH and DT
(not DA)
*Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and bite
registrations for _____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. - ANSWER Final
construction
*Before removal of bond material, a dental hygienist or licensed dental assistant must
successfully complete a course in the use of ____________ for the express purpose of
the removal of bond material from teeth. - ANSWER rotary instruments
*Scope of Practice* - ANSWER ---
, Performing any or all restorative procedures limited to placing, contouring, & adjusting
amalgam, glass ionomers, and Class I and V supra composite restorations - ANSWER
DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*managing and removing IV lines - ANSWER DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*placing an IV line - ANSWER DH - direct
LDA - direct
administering any medications or agents - ANSWER Personal DH and RDA
*Perform preliminary charting including assessments and existing restoration, determine
the perio status, and formulate the DH tx plan in coordination with DDS - ANSWER DH -
general
*make referrals in consultation with DDS - ANSWER DH - general
*complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing restorations - ANSWER DH -
general
dietary and nutritional counseling - ANSWER DH - general
*replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary restorations -
ANSWER DH - general
LDA - general
*remove overhangs - ANSWER DH - general
Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding structures w/ exception of
perio probing and assessment of the perio structure - ANSWER LDA - general
of course DH can do this too, with probing
take photographs intra or extra orally - ANSWER DH - general
LDA - general
take vital signs - ANSWER DH - general
LDA - general
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT!!
,*general supervision - ANSWER The dentist has prior knowledge and has given
consent for the procedures being performed during which the dentist is not required to
be present in the dental office or on the premises.
*indirect - ANSWER The dentist is in the office, authorizes the procedures, and remains
in the office while the procedures are being performed by the allied dental personnel.
direct - ANSWER The dentist is in the dental office, personally diagnoses the condition
to be treated, personally authorizes the procedure, and before dismissal of the patient,
evaluates the performance of the allied dental personnel.
personal - ANSWER The dentist is personally operating on a patient and authorizes the
allied dental personnel to aid in treatment by concurrently performing supportive
procedures.
DH, DT or DA must do these before administering nitrous - ANSWER take a course with
a minimum of *12 hours* total comprised of didactic instruction, personally administering
and managing at least *3* individual supervised cases
who can place sealants after completing a course by a school accredited by the
commission on dental accreditation? - ANSWER DH, DT, DA
*WHO can give local anesthesia after completing a course on local anesthesia from a
school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation - ANSWER DH and DT
(not DA)
*Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and bite
registrations for _____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. - ANSWER Final
construction
*Before removal of bond material, a dental hygienist or licensed dental assistant must
successfully complete a course in the use of ____________ for the express purpose of
the removal of bond material from teeth. - ANSWER rotary instruments
*Scope of Practice* - ANSWER ---
, Performing any or all restorative procedures limited to placing, contouring, & adjusting
amalgam, glass ionomers, and Class I and V supra composite restorations - ANSWER
DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*managing and removing IV lines - ANSWER DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*placing an IV line - ANSWER DH - direct
LDA - direct
administering any medications or agents - ANSWER Personal DH and RDA
*Perform preliminary charting including assessments and existing restoration, determine
the perio status, and formulate the DH tx plan in coordination with DDS - ANSWER DH -
general
*make referrals in consultation with DDS - ANSWER DH - general
*complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing restorations - ANSWER DH -
general
dietary and nutritional counseling - ANSWER DH - general
*replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary restorations -
ANSWER DH - general
LDA - general
*remove overhangs - ANSWER DH - general
Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding structures w/ exception of
perio probing and assessment of the perio structure - ANSWER LDA - general
of course DH can do this too, with probing
take photographs intra or extra orally - ANSWER DH - general
LDA - general
take vital signs - ANSWER DH - general
LDA - general
