Free Alaska Dentist Jurisprudence Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

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1. 1An Alaska dentist has begun seeing patients at a new office. Where must the dentist place the professional license?

   1. A. In a conspicuous place where the dentist practices
   2. B. In the office's locked personnel file
   3. C. At the dentist's principal residence
   4. D. Only on the division's online profile

   Answer: A

   Explanation: AS 08.36.240 says, “The licensee shall display the license in a conspicuous place where the licensee practices.” The new office therefore needs a visible display.

   Reference: Dental Statutes and Regulations — AS 08.36.240

2. 2Under general supervision, which task may an Alaska dental hygienist perform?

   1. A. Issue unrestricted prescriptions for controlled substances
   2. B. Prepare teeth surgically for permanent restorations
   3. C. Perform preliminary charting and triage for a dental-hygiene assessment
   4. D. Diagnose oral disease and prescribe definitive dental treatment

   Answer: C

   Explanation: AS 08.32.110(a)(1)(A) permits, under general supervision, “preliminary charting and triage to formulate a dental hygiene assessment and dental hygiene treatment plan.”

   Reference: Dental Statutes and Regulations — AS 08.32.110(a)(1)(A)

3. 3How many continuing-education contact hours must a dentist ordinarily document for Alaska license renewal?

   1. A. 20 contact hours
   2. B. 24 contact hours
   3. C. 32 contact hours
   4. D. 40 contact hours

   Answer: C

   Explanation: 12 AAC 28.400(a)(1) requires “completion of at least 32 contact hours of continuing education.”

   Reference: Dental Statutes and Regulations — 12 AAC 28.400(a)(1)

4. 4A general dentist wants an advertisement to call her an orthodontic specialist. What must she first hold in Alaska?

   1. A. A sedation permit
   2. B. A specialist license in orthodontics
   3. C. A dental director designation
   4. D. A courtesy license

   Answer: B

   Explanation: AS 08.36.242 prohibits public specialist representations “unless the dentist has a specialist license in that branch.”

   Reference: Dental Statutes and Regulations — AS 08.36.242

5. 5What combination allows a dental hygienist to administer and monitor nitrous oxide-oxygen conscious sedation in Alaska?

   1. A. Board certification plus direct or indirect dentist supervision
   2. B. A restorative endorsement plus general supervision
   3. C. A collaborative agreement without certification
   4. D. An advanced-practice permit without supervision

   Answer: A

   Explanation: AS 08.32.110(a)(2) permits this function “if certified by the board and under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed dentist.”

   Reference: Dental Statutes and Regulations — AS 08.32.110(a)(2)

6. 6A dentist is renewing an Alaska dental license for the first time after one complete licensed year in the concluding period. What fraction of the ordinary continuing-education hours applies for that year?

   1. A. One quarter
   2. B. One third
   3. C. Three quarters
   4. D. One half

   Answer: D

   Explanation: 12 AAC 28.405(a)(1) requires “at least one-half of the number of contact hours” for each complete licensed year.

   Reference: Dental Statutes and Regulations — 12 AAC 28.405(a)(1)

7. 7A dentist holds an Alaska specialist license in periodontics. What practice limit follows from that license?

   1. A. Practice is limited to public-health clinics
   2. B. Practice is limited to patients referred in writing
   3. C. Practice is limited to the licensed specialty branch
   4. D. Practice is limited to forty days each year

   Answer: C

   Explanation: AS 08.36.243(c) states that specialist practice “is limited to the branch of dentistry in which the dentist holds a specialist license.”

   Reference: Dental Statutes and Regulations — AS 08.36.243(c)

8. 8Which function may an Alaska dentist not delegate to a dental hygienist under the statutory exclusions?

   1. A. Removing marginal overhangs
   2. B. Using local periodontal therapeutic agents
   3. C. Nonsurgical periodontal therapy
   4. D. Writing prescriptions for drugs

   Answer: D

   Explanation: AS 08.32.110(c)(1)(A) states that the section does not authorize delegation of “prescriptions for drugs.”

   Reference: Dental Statutes and Regulations — AS 08.32.110(c)(1)(A)

9. 9What is the maximum Internet continuing education that may count toward renewal during one 24-hour period?

   1. A. 8 hours
   2. B. 4 hours
   3. C. 12 hours
   4. D. 16 hours

   Answer: A

   Explanation: 12 AAC 28.410(i) limits credit to “not more than eight hours of continuing education taken through the Internet in a 24-hour period.”

   Reference: Dental Statutes and Regulations — 12 AAC 08.36.070

10. 10During license renewal, what legal matter from the prior registration period must an Alaska dentist report?

    1. A. Each malpractice claim resolved without legal action
    2. B. Each administrative complaint about office scheduling
    3. C. Each collection action concerning an unpaid patient account
    4. D. Each legal action concerning the quality of professional services

    Answer: D

    Explanation: AS 08.36.250(b) requires reporting “each instance during the prior registration period in which the quality of the licensee’s professional services was the subject of legal action.”

    Reference: Dental Statutes and Regulations — AS 08.36.250(b)