MN DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
General supervision - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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? - ANS 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 - ANS DH and DT (not DA)
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,*Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and bite
registrations for _____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. - ANS 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. - ANS rotary instruments
T/F - ONLY a dentist can cement ortho bands and adjust ortho wires - ANS true
*Rules, regulations, and CE requirements* - ANS ____
*can a dentist accept money for making a referral (renumeration = $) to another dentist? -
ANS nope
*the patient can be terminated for: - ANS - pt failure to comply with treatment or
professional advice (ex: advanced perio)
- consistent tardiness or failed appts
- failure to pay for services rendered
- behavior mngmt issues
*Can a LDA scale and clean mandibular anteriors on a pediatric patient? - ANS NO
The LDA and DDS would both be held accountable
*Who could be in trouble by the Board of Dentistry if a DH/LDA practices beyond their scope of
practice, even when the DDS did NOT request them to and the DH/LDA acted on their own -
ANS both the DDS and DH/LDA
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, Ad: "Our practice specialized in cosmetic dentistry, *promising* *superior* *results* in the
quest to achieve your perfect smile"
What is wrong w/ the above ad? - ANS DDS cannot say they are SUPERIOR and cannot
PROMISE the results of a tx.
They are creating a false/unjustified expectation.
*Also, cosmetic dentistry is not recognized as a 'specialty' by the ADA*
In advertising a dental office, the DDS cannot use terms such as "top" or "best". They cannot
make a claim that a survey, ballot, or poll constitutes a ranking for who they are or what they
do; ex) "the top 15%" or "voted best.." T/F - ANS true
5 components of CPR training - ANS -AED
-Barrier mask or bag for ventilation
-Foreign body airway obstruction
-Two person rescuer
-Adult, child, and infant CPR
Good Samaritan Law - ANS a person at the scene of an emergency who knows that another
person is exposed to or has suffer harm shall give *reasonable assistance* to the exposed
person
Criminal law - ANS law that deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses
(crime against society)
Civil law - ANS deal with disputes between individuals, organizations, or between the two, in
which compensation is awarded to the victim
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
General supervision - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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? - ANS 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 - ANS DH and DT (not DA)
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,*Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and bite
registrations for _____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. - ANS 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. - ANS rotary instruments
T/F - ONLY a dentist can cement ortho bands and adjust ortho wires - ANS true
*Rules, regulations, and CE requirements* - ANS ____
*can a dentist accept money for making a referral (renumeration = $) to another dentist? -
ANS nope
*the patient can be terminated for: - ANS - pt failure to comply with treatment or
professional advice (ex: advanced perio)
- consistent tardiness or failed appts
- failure to pay for services rendered
- behavior mngmt issues
*Can a LDA scale and clean mandibular anteriors on a pediatric patient? - ANS NO
The LDA and DDS would both be held accountable
*Who could be in trouble by the Board of Dentistry if a DH/LDA practices beyond their scope of
practice, even when the DDS did NOT request them to and the DH/LDA acted on their own -
ANS both the DDS and DH/LDA
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, Ad: "Our practice specialized in cosmetic dentistry, *promising* *superior* *results* in the
quest to achieve your perfect smile"
What is wrong w/ the above ad? - ANS DDS cannot say they are SUPERIOR and cannot
PROMISE the results of a tx.
They are creating a false/unjustified expectation.
*Also, cosmetic dentistry is not recognized as a 'specialty' by the ADA*
In advertising a dental office, the DDS cannot use terms such as "top" or "best". They cannot
make a claim that a survey, ballot, or poll constitutes a ranking for who they are or what they
do; ex) "the top 15%" or "voted best.." T/F - ANS true
5 components of CPR training - ANS -AED
-Barrier mask or bag for ventilation
-Foreign body airway obstruction
-Two person rescuer
-Adult, child, and infant CPR
Good Samaritan Law - ANS a person at the scene of an emergency who knows that another
person is exposed to or has suffer harm shall give *reasonable assistance* to the exposed
person
Criminal law - ANS law that deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses
(crime against society)
Civil law - ANS deal with disputes between individuals, organizations, or between the two, in
which compensation is awarded to the victim
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