Minnesota Dental Jurisprudence 2023 Practice questions and answers;
(Complete quiz bank)
Dentists can have how many Dental Therapists working under them? Ans - Five
Advanced Dental Therapist can have how many assistants working under them? Ans - Four
What is the deadline date used by dental corp to file their annual report? Ans - On or before January 1st
What are the Four functions of MN board of Dentistry? Ans - -Licensure
-Cont competence
-Complaints / Compliance -Policy
Who is on the board of Dentistry? Ans - 9 members:
- 5 DDS
- 1 DH
- 1 DA
- 2 Members of the general public
Anxiolysis Ans - Utilization of pharmacological or nonpharm methods to reduce patient anxiety
What are required CDE courses for DDS, RDH, RDA? Ans - DDS- 50hrs (30 fundamental)
DH/DA - 25hrs (15 fundamental)
Examples of core subject categories Ans - infection control, record keeping, patient communication, management of medical emergencies, tx and dx (DDS only).
Recognized specialty of dental practices Ans - -Endodontics, Oral?maxillofacial surgery, Oral pathology, Orthodontics, Pediatrics,
Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Public health.
What can non-registered Dental Assistant perform? Ans - Perform all duties not directly
related with performing dental treatment or services on patients
The board requires submission of what info in the annual reports Ans - name and office
of corp, address of corp, name/address of director/officer/shareholder/ DDS shall maintain dental records and need what kind of specific data? Ans - Personal data, cc, dental & med hx, clinical exam, dx, tx plan, informed consent, progress notes
** How long should DDS retain dental records? Ans - 7 years beyond time the pt was last seen by DDS.
** If under 18 - 7 years after the age 18
Sterilization Ans - The process of eliminating or killing all forms of microbial life
Non-critical instruments Ans - Instruments that came into contact only with intact skin such as chair-side buttons, BP cuffs, components of x-ray heads
High-level Disinfection Ans - It is capable of destroying all viruses. FDA defines as it as a sterilant used for a shorter contact time.
Precleaning Ans - the process of removing debris/blood prior to disinfection
Disinfection Ans - destruction of pathogenic and other kinds of microorganisms except spores.
** Intermediate Level Disinfectant Ans - Liquid chemical germicide registered by EPA as a hospital disinfectant with a claim of potency as tuberculocidal
Low-level Disinfectant Ans - 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 Ans - used to penetrate soft tissue or bone or contact with blood. must be sterilized after each use
**Semi-critical instruments Ans - 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 Ans - Initial Dose
1 month
6 month
Standard Precautions Ans - 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 Ans - Equipment/device used to prevent the exposure to any possible disease or injury
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