MN Dental Assistant Jurisprudence Exam Guide Graded A 2024

General - 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 - 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 - 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 - The dentist is personally operating on a patient and authorizes the allied dental personnel to aid in treatment by concurrently performing supportive procedures. DH General Supervision - 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. LDA General Supervision - Complete preliminary charting of the oral cavity and surrounding structures with the exception of periodontal probing and assessment of the periodontal structure. DH/LDA General Supervision - Obtain informed consent within scope of practice. DH/LDA General Supervision - Take photographs extraorally or intraorally. DH/LDA General Supervision - Take vital signs such as pulse rate and blood pressure as directed by a dentist. DH General Supervision - Make referrals to dentists, physicians, and other practitioners in consultation with a dentist. DH General Supervision - Complete prophylaxis to include scaling, root planing, polishing of restorations. DH General Supervision - Dietary analysis, salivary analysis and preparation of smears for dental health purposes. DH General Supervision - Replacement, cementation, and adjustment of intact temporary restorations extraorally or intraorally. DH/LDA General Supervision - Recement intact temporary restorations. DH/LDA General Supervision - Place temporary fillings (not including temporization of inlays, onlays, crowns, and bridges). DH/LDA General Supervision - Cut arch wires, remove loose bands, or remove loose brackets on orthodontic appliances. DH General Supervision LDA Direct Supervision - Remove excess bond material from orthodontic appliances. DH/LDA Direct Supervision - Remove bond material from teeth with rotary instruments after removal of orthodontic appliances. DH General Supervision LDA Indirect Supervision - Etch appropriate enamel surfaces, apply and adjust pit and fissure sealants. DH General Supervision - Administer local anesthesia. DH General Supervision LDA Direct Supervision - Administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia pursuant to the rule provisions. DH General Supervision LDA Indirect Supervision - Monitor a patient who has been induced by a dentist into nitrous oxide-oxygen relative analgesia. DH/LDA Indirect Supervision - 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 General Supervision - Remove marginal overhangs. DH/LDA Direct Supervision - Place and remove matrix bands. DH/LDA Direct Supervision - Fabricate, cement, and adjust temporary restorations extraorally or intraorally.