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Minnesota Dental Jurisprudence
2024/2025 Already Passed
Dentists can have how many Dental Therapists working under them? ✔✔Five
Advanced Dental Therapist can have how many assistants working under them? ✔✔Four
What is the deadline date used by dental corp to file their annual report? ✔✔On or before January 1st
What are the Four functions of MN board of Dentistry? ✔✔-Licensure
- Cont competence
- Complaints / Compliance
- Policy
Who is on the board of Dentistry? ✔✔9 members:
- 2 Members of the general public
Anxiolysis ✔✔Utilization of pharmacological or nonpharm methods to reduce patient anxiety
What are required CDE courses for DDS, RDH, RDA? ✔✔DDS- 50hrs (30 fundamental)
DH/DA - 25hrs (15 fundamental)
Examples of core subject categories ✔✔infection control, record keeping, patient communication, management of medical emergencies, tx and dx (DDS only).
Recognized specialty of dental practices ✔✔-Endodontics, Oral?maxillofacial surgery, Oral pathology, Orthodontics, Pediatrics,
Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Public health.
What can non-registered Dental Assistant perform? ✔✔Perform all duties not directly related with performing dental treatment or services on patients
Disinfection ✔✔destruction of pathogenic and other kinds of microorganisms except spores.
** Intermediate Level Disinfectant ✔✔Liquid chemical germicide registered by EPA as a hospital disinfectant with a claim of potency as tuberculocidal
Low-level Disinfectant ✔✔Liquid germicide registered with EPA as a hospital disinfectant. OSHA requires also have a label claim for potenct against HIV & HBV if used for disinfecting clinical contact sufaces
**Critical Instruments ✔✔used to penetrate soft tissue or bone or contact with blood. must be sterilized after each use
**Semi-critical instruments ✔✔instruments do not penetrate soft tissue/bone but contact mucous or non intact skin. these should be sterilized or get the high level disinfectant
HEP B dose schedule ✔✔Initial Dose
1 month
6 month
Standard Precautions ✔✔Designed to protect HCP and patients from pathogens that can spread by blood or all other body fluid, excretion or secretion, non-intact skin and mucous membrane. ALWAYS USE PPE
Engineering control ✔✔Equipment/device used to prevent the exposure to any possible disease or injury
Post-exposure Incident info ✔✔-Date & Time
-Details of the exposure
-Details about if the source material was known
-Details of exposed person
-Details of post exposure management and follow up.
Preferred method of washing hands during routine or non-surgical procedures ✔✔water and non- antimicrobial soap
Preferred method for washing hands between patients ✔✔non-antimicrobial soap, anti-microbial soap, alcohol based hand rub and surgical antisepsis (2-6 mins)
How should the instruments be placed in the sterilizer? ✔✔Packaged correctly and loosely into the sterilizer so as not to impede penetration of the sterilant
Clinical contact surfaces ✔✔Directly contaminated from patient materials either by direct spray/splatter generated during dental procedures or by contact with DHCP's gloved hands.
Ex: light handles, switches, X-ray equipments, chairs, computers, drawer handles and counter tops
how should barriers be removed? ✔✔with gloves
What type of disinfectants should be used to clean between patients? ✔✔-Low level disinfectant
-Intermediate level disinfectant
What are housekeeping surfaces? ✔✔floors, walls, sinks
the majority of soiled items in a dental office fall under what type of waste? ✔✔General medical waste & general waste
waste that carries a substantial risk of infection during handling or disposal ✔✔Regulated medical waste & infectious waste
Ex: Saturated cotton rolls/gauze, surgically removed soft and hard tissue, extracted teeth, contaminated sharps
What type of container is used for sharps ✔✔puncture resistant container with bio-hazard label
when should dental water units be flushed ✔✔beginning of the day for 2-3 mins & between patients for 20-30 secs
how is dental waterline biofilm removed ✔✔Chemical germicides
what needs to be used when irrigating and or cooling during an oral surgery procedure? ✔✔Sterile solutions (saline or water)
when using a saliva ejector, what is the patient recommended not to do? ✔✔Do Not close lips or seal the tip of the saliva ejector
In continuing education, How many credits can be taken in the fundamental category? ✔✔ 15 hours
In continuing education, what is the maximum number of hours that can be taken in the elective category? ✔✔10 hours
Type of course that would not be eligible for credit in professional development. ✔✔marketing
accounting
What does a fundamental activity mean? ✔✔Directly related to clinical dental service
Credits for professional development can all be in the fundamental category. ✔✔True
What is an acceptable documentations of your continuing education courses? ✔✔Professional Development Portfolio contents of Core competencies, fundamental and elective activities, CPR & Self-Assessment
What are the subject areas for the State jurisprudence Exam? ✔✔Record Keeping
Infection control
Personal conduct and Ethical
behavior
General Duties
Delegation Duties
What are the 2 main subject areas for the Minnesota Dental Assisting Licensure Exam? ✔✔Expanded Functions
Radiology
Who needs to submit an application to the board of dentistry? ✔✔Dental Hygienist, Dental Assistant, and Dentist
Who needs to do the self-assessment? ✔✔Dental Assistant, Dental Hygienist, and Dentist
What subjects are in the core competencies? ✔✔-Ethics
-Infection contol
-Record Keeping
How many times the Board of Dentistry meets? ✔✔at least twice a year
Meetings are exclusive for the members of Board of Dentistry ✔✔False, Some meetings are open to the public.
How long each member of Board of Dentistry can serve? ✔✔no more than 2 consecutive 4 year terms
Who appoints the positions of the Board? ✔✔The Governor of the State
What are the requirements of the candidates prior to election? ✔✔Candidates must be a resident of the state and have practiced for five years prior to election.
What are the required exams that applicants must have? ✔✔Applicants must have successfully passed any required exams of
- Minnesota Jurisprudence Exam
- Dentist and Hygienist take both a Practical and Written exam (National Boards and CRDTS)
- Dental Assistants must take a written Minnesota Licensure Exam (Radiology and Expanded Functions)
- Dental Assistants need to take the National Certification Exam (DANB - ICE Exam, RHS Exam, General Chairside)
When must be the licenses need a renewal? ✔✔Must be renewed on a biennial (2 years) renewal cycle.
Based on Birth month and Birth year.
The license for each dentist, hygienist and LDA must be displayed in plain sight of all patients in each office that the person practices in. ✔✔True, Duplicate certificates are available at an additional charge.
How long should every dentist, hygienist and assistant must provide the board with written notice after changing an address? ✔✔within 30 days
What are the grounds under immediate suspension? ✔✔habitual intoxicated or drugs user
unauthorized prescription or dispensing of drugs
What are the contents of a portfolio should include? ✔✔Proof of current Healthcare Provider CPR course
Proof of completing board developed self-assessment
Documentation of the required number of hours of Fundamental and Elective Activities
Core Competencies
LDA can administer only with a maximum dose prescribed by the DDS. ✔✔True
Any incident that arises as a result of administering anesthesia, nitrous oxide or any type of sedation does not need to be reported to the board of dentistry. ✔✔False, Any incident SHALL be reported to the BOD within 10 days.
Dental lab need to have an authorization from a DDS? ✔✔True
How long do you need to keep records for any lab work that was sent to a dental lab? ✔✔2 years
who sets the fee for transferring of records? ✔✔Department of Health
What does it mean if a dental assistant has a limited license? ✔✔It means a person holding a limited license permit as a dental assistant. Example is no Radiograph.
What can a dental assistant do if they do not have a license? ✔✔Can do chairside assisting and instruments transferring.
Patients have a right to access a copy of their records. ✔✔True
HIPAA privacy rights are enforced by the Office of Civil Rights ✔✔True
The term covered entity applies only to physicians. ✔✔False
Health care provider includes all entities involved in a transactions. ✔✔True
Medical Records are both private and confidential. ✔✔True
The release, transfer, provision of access, or divulging in any other manner information the entity possesses. ✔✔disclosure
The sharing, employment, application, utilization, examination, or analysis of health information within an organization that hold such information. ✔✔Use
A provider of medical or health services and any other person or organization who furnishes, bills, or is paid for health care in the normal course of business. ✔✔health care provider
Information transmitted by electronic media, maintained in electronic form, or maintained or transmitted in any other form. ✔✔protected health information
Using discretion in keeping information secret. ✔✔confidential
Person designated and responsible for maintaining compliance with HIPAA as well as training of staff. ✔✔privacy officer
8 Components of a Patients Dental Record ✔✔Personal data
Patients reasons for visit
Dental and medical history
Clinical examinations
Diagnosis
Treatment plan
Informed consent
Progress notes
a dentist can deny the right of transfer of a patients records to another dentist if their account is delinquent ✔✔False
A patients dental records must be eligible and recorded in pencil. ✔✔False, All notations must be in ink (blue or black)
Informed consent must be writing ✔✔False
A fee can be charged for the transfer of dental records ✔✔True
