NC Dental Rules UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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.
Select one:
a. 4, 3
b. 2, 5
c. 3, 4
d. 5, 2 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
b. dental hygienist
c. All of the above
d. A and B
e. dentist - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
d. each year - CORRECT ANSWER -d
Who is legally able to perform Sulcular Irrigation? Choose all that apply.
, Select one or more:
a. dental hygienist
b. DA II
c. DA I - CORRECT ANSWER -a
Laws that govern the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene are made by the NCSBDE.
Select one:
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER -false
In an investigative panel hearing concerning alleged substance abuse by Suri Ididit, RDH, a
licensed NC dental hygienist, all members of the board can vote in this hearing except:
Select one:
a. Consumer
b. Dentist
c. Hygienist - CORRECT ANSWER -a
When is the dental hygienist exempt from the direct supervision requirement?
Select one:
a. while working in a private practice
b. while working under the limited supervision requirement
c. while working for the Dept. Of Human Resources as a public health hygienist
d. either b or c
e. a dental hygienist is never exempt from the direct supervision requirement - CORRECT
ANSWER -d
If the Board does not automatically send a licensed dental hygienist a renewal application, the
dental hygienist does not have to renew his/her license until the Board sends the application.
Select one:
Questions and CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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.
Select one:
a. 4, 3
b. 2, 5
c. 3, 4
d. 5, 2 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
b. dental hygienist
c. All of the above
d. A and B
e. dentist - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
d. each year - CORRECT ANSWER -d
Who is legally able to perform Sulcular Irrigation? Choose all that apply.
, Select one or more:
a. dental hygienist
b. DA II
c. DA I - CORRECT ANSWER -a
Laws that govern the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene are made by the NCSBDE.
Select one:
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER -false
In an investigative panel hearing concerning alleged substance abuse by Suri Ididit, RDH, a
licensed NC dental hygienist, all members of the board can vote in this hearing except:
Select one:
a. Consumer
b. Dentist
c. Hygienist - CORRECT ANSWER -a
When is the dental hygienist exempt from the direct supervision requirement?
Select one:
a. while working in a private practice
b. while working under the limited supervision requirement
c. while working for the Dept. Of Human Resources as a public health hygienist
d. either b or c
e. a dental hygienist is never exempt from the direct supervision requirement - CORRECT
ANSWER -d
If the Board does not automatically send a licensed dental hygienist a renewal application, the
dental hygienist does not have to renew his/her license until the Board sends the application.
Select one:
