Free Dentist Jurisprudence Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1An unlicensed consultant reads a patient's dental radiographs and gives a clinical interpretation. How does Missouri law classify that act?

   1. A. It is practicing dentistry
   2. B. It is laboratory work
   3. C. It is dental assisting
   4. D. It is records administration

   Answer: A

   Explanation: RSMo 332.071(6) includes anyone who "interprets or professes to interpret or read dental radiographs" within the "practice of dentistry".

   Reference: Missouri Revisor of Statutes - Revised Statutes of Missouri, RSMo Section 332.071 — 332.071

2. 2A Missouri dentist applicant has completed dental school but has not passed the National Board Examination. Which licensure requirement remains unsatisfied?

   1. A. Pass the National Board Examination
   2. B. Pass only the Missouri jurisprudence examination
   3. C. Complete fifty hours of continuing education
   4. D. Obtain a sedation permit

   Answer: A

   Explanation: 20 CSR 2110-2.010(1)(B) requires the applicant to "Have passed the National Board Examination." The dental degree alone does not satisfy that examination requirement.

   Reference: 20c2110-2 — 20 CSR 2110-2.010(1)(B)

3. 3What formal agreement must the well-being committee or contractor establish with each impaired dental professional?

   1. A. A written contract lasting at least five years
   2. B. An oral agreement reviewed every year
   3. C. A two-year employment contract
   4. D. A three-year specialist agreement

   Answer: A

   Explanation: 20 CSR 2110-3.030(3) requires "written contracts" with each impaired dental professional, and subsection (3)(A) sets "five (5) years" as the minimum duration.

   Reference: Missouri Secretary of State: Code of State Regulations — 20 CSR 2110-3.030(3)(A)

4. 4How often must a Missouri deep-sedation/general-anesthesia individual permit be renewed?

   1. A. Every two years
   2. B. Every three years
   3. C. Every five years
   4. D. Every seven years

   Answer: C

   Explanation: 20 CSR 2110-4.040(2) requires renewal "every five (5) years" from issuance, by June 1.

   Reference: Missouri Secretary of State: Code of State Regulations — 20 CSR 2110-4.040(2)

5. 5Which instruction from a dental management company would violate Missouri's protection of a dentist's professional judgment?

   1. A. Change a patient's diagnosis to increase revenue
   2. B. Select a payroll-processing vendor
   3. C. Arrange the clerical staff schedule
   4. D. Negotiate the office-space lease

   Answer: A

   Explanation: RSMo 332.071(11) reaches conduct that "interferes with the dentist's independent professional judgment." Directing a diagnosis for revenue reasons is that interference; the other choices are administrative services.

   Reference: Missouri Revisor of Statutes - Revised Statutes of Missouri, RSMo Section 332.071 — 332.071

6. 6An applicant passed an approved entry-level competency examination six years ago and now applies for initial Missouri dental licensure. What is the relevant timing problem?

   1. A. The examination must be within ten years
   2. B. The examination must be within the previous five years
   3. C. The examination must be within three years
   4. D. The examination must be within one year

   Answer: B

   Explanation: 20 CSR 2110-2.010(1)(C) requires passage "within the previous five (5) years." A six-year-old result is outside that window.

   Reference: 20c2110-2 — 20 CSR 2110-2.010(1)(C)

7. 7What must an impaired dental professional participating under a well-being-program contract do after a relapse?

   1. A. Wait for the annual report
   2. B. Report all relapses to the committee
   3. C. Report only if patient care was affected
   4. D. Notify only the employer

   Answer: B

   Explanation: 20 CSR 2110-3.030(3)(E) requires that Each impaired dental professional shall "report all relapses to the committee".

   Reference: Missouri Secretary of State: Code of State Regulations — 20 CSR 2110-3.030(3)(E)

8. 8Who is responsible for submitting the application and maintaining documentation for a deep-sedation/general-anesthesia site certificate?

   1. A. The primary dental assistant
   2. B. The anesthesiologist
   3. C. The building owner
   4. D. The dentist-in-charge

   Answer: D

   Explanation: 20 CSR 2110-4.040(3) states: "The "dentist-in-charge" is responsible for submitting the application and maintaining the documentation".

   Reference: Missouri Secretary of State: Code of State Regulations — 20 CSR 2110-4.040(3)

9. 9A dental laboratory constructs a bridge for a Missouri patient. Which authorization satisfies the statutory exception for a nondentist laboratory?

   1. A. Missouri dentist's written uniform work order
   2. B. Patient's written treatment consent
   3. C. Laboratory facility registration
   4. D. Out-of-state dentist's purchase order

   Answer: A

   Explanation: RSMo 332.071(12) allows the work when done pursuant to a "written uniform laboratory work order" of a dentist registered and licensed in Missouri.

   Reference: Missouri Revisor of Statutes - Revised Statutes of Missouri, RSMo Section 332.071 — 332.071

10. 10What minimum score must an applicant earn on the Missouri dental jurisprudence examination?

    1. A. 70%
    2. B. 75%
    3. C. 80%
    4. D. 85%

    Answer: C

    Explanation: 20 CSR 2110-2.010(1)(D) sets the minimum at eighty "percent (80%)." An applicant therefore needs at least 80 percent.

    Reference: 20c2110-2 — 20 CSR 2110-2.010(1)(D)