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1. 1An unlicensed person in Alaska advertises that she is qualified to provide dental hygiene services but has not yet treated a patient. Which statement applies?

   1. A. The license requirement begins only when dental hygiene services are performed
   2. B. The license requirement also covers advertising or announcing that one is qualified to practice
   3. C. The license requirement begins only when an offer to practice is accepted
   4. D. The license requirement begins only when an attempt to practice reaches a patient

   Answer: B

   Explanation: AS 08.32.010 states that a person may not "practice, offer or attempt to practice, or advertise or announce as being prepared or qualified to practice dental hygiene without a license." The prohibition reaches the advertisement itself.

   Reference: Alaska Dental Statutes and Regulations (2025) — AS 08.32.010

2. 2An Alaska dental hygienist wants to practice ordinary dentistry, with neither the student nor substitute-dentist exception applicable. Which professional credential must she obtain for that practice?

   1. A. An Alaska dental hygiene license
   2. B. An Alaska restorative-function endorsement
   3. C. An Alaska advanced-practice hygiene permit
   4. D. An Alaska license to practice dentistry

   Answer: D

   Explanation: "Except as provided in AS 08.36.238 and 08.36.254, a person may not practice, or attempt to practice, dentistry without a license." The dentistry license is the credential for ordinary dentistry; the other real hygiene credentials authorize different work.

   Reference: AS 08.36, Dentistry (Alaska Legislature BASIS) — AS 08.36.100

3. 3A dental hygiene applicant presents CPR certification earned through a fully online course with no practical session. How does Alaska treat that certification?

   1. A. Acceptable if completed within 30 days
   2. B. Acceptable if the course includes a written test
   3. C. Unacceptable because an online course must include a hands-on component
   4. D. Unacceptable unless renewed every six months

   Answer: C

   Explanation: 12 AAC 28.920(a) states: "Online courses are not acceptable, unless there is a hands-on component."

   Reference: Alaska Dental Statutes and Regulations (2025) — 12 AAC 28.920(a)

4. 4An Alaska dental hygiene applicant graduated from a one-year program accredited by CODA. Does that education satisfy the statutory duration requirement?

   1. A. Yes, because accreditation alone controls
   2. B. Yes, if the applicant also passes the clinical examination
   3. C. No, the academic program must be at least two years in duration
   4. D. No, the academic program must be at least four years in duration

   Answer: C

   Explanation: AS 08.32.014(a)(1)(A) requires an academic program in dental hygiene "of at least two years duration" that was CODA-accredited and board-approved at graduation. A one-year program is insufficient.

   Reference: Alaska Dental Statutes and Regulations (2025) — AS 08.32.014(a)(1)(A)

5. 5After finding that a hygienist violated AS 08.32, the Alaska Board wants to impose a disciplinary consequence. Which AS 08.36.070 power directly authorizes that action?

   1. A. Maintain a registry of licensees and registered assistants in good standing
   2. B. Issue procedure-specific permits and certificates to qualified practitioners
   3. C. Hold a hearing and order a sanction for an AS 08.32 violation
   4. D. Adopt regulations that make AS 08.32 and AS 08.36 effective

   Answer: C

   Explanation: "hold hearings and order the disciplinary sanction of a person who violates this chapter, AS 08.32, or a regulation of the board;" The other listed Board powers are real but do not themselves impose discipline on a violator.

   Reference: AS 08.36, Dentistry (Alaska Legislature BASIS) — AS 08.36.070(a)(4)

6. 6What minimum score must an applicant earn on the written Alaska dental hygiene jurisprudence examination?

   1. A. 60 percent
   2. B. 70 percent
   3. C. 75 percent
   4. D. 80 percent

   Answer: B

   Explanation: 12 AAC 28.935(c) requires the applicant to pass the written Alaska jurisprudence examination "with a passing score of at least 70 percent."

   Reference: Alaska Dental Statutes and Regulations (2025) — 12 AAC 28.935(c)

7. 7Which evidence satisfies Alaska's statutory written-theory examination requirement for an initial dental hygiene license?

   1. A. The Joint Commission written theory examination or a Board-approved equivalent
   2. B. A Board-approved state or regional clinical examination
   3. C. Graduation from a Board-approved CODA-accredited program
   4. D. A passing Alaska dental hygiene jurisprudence examination score

   Answer: A

   Explanation: AS 08.32.014(a)(1)(B) requires proof that the applicant "has passed a written theory examination of the American Dental Association Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations or an equivalent examination approved by the board."

   Reference: Alaska Dental Statutes and Regulations (2025) — AS 08.32.014(a)(1)(B)

8. 8A dental licensee renewing a license has not taken the two-hour pain-management and opioid-use/addiction course in the preceding two years. Which fact supports the statutory exception?

   1. A. The licensee has not prescribed an opioid during that two-year period.
   2. B. The licensee has completed the ordinary continuing-education total.
   3. C. The Board is satisfied the licensee lacks a current valid federal DEA registration number.
   4. D. The licensee holds a current federal DEA registration but has not used it.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: "unless the licensee has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that the licensee does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number;" The exception turns on lack of a current valid DEA registration demonstrated to the Board, not prescribing history or general CE.

   Reference: AS 08.36, Dentistry (Alaska Legislature BASIS) — AS 08.36.070(a)(7)

9. 9What is the maximum term of an Alaska dental hygiene collaborative agreement?

   1. A. One year
   2. B. Two years
   3. C. Five years
   4. D. Until the hygienist's license expires

   Answer: B

   Explanation: 12 AAC 28.956(h)(2) provides that a collaborative agreement "may not have a term exceeding two years."

   Reference: Alaska Dental Statutes and Regulations (2025) — 12 AAC 28.956(h)(2)

10. 10Besides the written theory examination, what clinical examination must an Alaska dental hygiene applicant have passed?

    1. A. A clinical examination selected by the applicant's employer
    2. B. A state or regional dental hygiene clinical examination approved by the board
    3. C. A clinical examination approved only by the applicant's school
    4. D. A clinical examination administered only inside Alaska

    Answer: B

    Explanation: AS 08.32.014(a)(1)(C) requires that the applicant "has successfully passed a state or regional dental hygiene clinical examination approved by the board."

    Reference: Alaska Dental Statutes and Regulations (2025) — AS 08.32.014(a)(1)(C)