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1. 1A Mississippi dentist relocates both the practice office and residence. By when must the dentist notify the Board of each new address?

   1. A. Within 30 days
   2. B. Within 10 days
   3. C. Within 45 days
   4. D. At the next biennial renewal

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 73-9-19 states, "Every licensee shall notify the board within thirty (30) days of any change in address of his or her office or residence." Both changes must therefore be reported within 30 days.

   Reference: Laws 73 9 19 — § 73-9-19, first paragraph

2. 2A Mississippi health licensing board proposes a practice rule that burdens one group of its licensees but not the others. Which constraint governs that rule?

   1. A. The practice rule must apply equally to all board licensees
   2. B. The practice rule may distinguish licensees by renewal year
   3. C. The practice rule may distinguish licensees by office location
   4. D. The practice rule may distinguish licensees by fee category

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "enforce any rule or regulation affecting the practice of its licensees that does not apply equally to the practice of all of its licensees." The statute requires equal application of practice rules to the board's licensees; the other proposed distinctions permit unequal application.

   Reference: Miss. Code Ann. § 73-49-1 — § 73-49-1

3. 3A recognized dental school arranges supervised care in a private clinic, with the clinic dentist properly designated as an adjunct instructor. Which student meets Regulation 3's student eligibility condition?

   1. A. A final-year student enrolled part-time in a regular fall semester and in good standing
   2. B. A penultimate-year student enrolled full-time in a regular fall semester and in good standing
   3. C. A final-year student enrolled full-time in a regular fall semester and in good standing
   4. D. A final-year student enrolled full-time in a summer term and in good standing

   Answer: C

   Explanation: "Only final-year dental or dental hygiene students, enrolled full-time during a regular spring or fall semester, and in good standing, shall be eligible for supervised practice at a private dental clinic." The rule requires final year, full-time status in a regular spring or fall semester, and good standing. Each competing profile changes one of those conditions.

   Reference: Board Regulation 3 — Board Regulation 3, item 2

4. 4A college asks whether a dentist qualifies as full-time faculty under Mississippi Regulation 9. Assuming the college is recognized and the employment is full-time, what minimum teaching commitment is required?

   1. A. At least twenty-four hours of teaching each week
   2. B. At least twenty-eight hours of teaching each week
   3. C. At least thirty-two hours of teaching each week
   4. D. At least forty hours of teaching each week

   Answer: C

   Explanation: "devote at least 32 hours per week to such endeavor." The regulation sets at least 32 hours per week. Because the question asks for the minimum threshold, greater commitments do not create a second answer.

   Reference: Board Regulation 9 — Board Regulation 9

5. 5A dental assistant who is not a licensed hygienist will expose dental radiographs for a Mississippi practice. Which Board credential must the assistant obtain?

   1. A. A radiology permit issued by the Dental Board
   2. B. An anesthesia permit issued by the Dental Board
   3. C. A dental hygiene license issued by the Dental Board
   4. D. A portable dentistry permit issued by the Dental Board

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "Dental auxiliaries who desire to use ionizing radiation procedures in dentistry must obtain a radiology permit from the Board." Regulation 25 requires a radiology permit for auxiliaries who use ionizing radiation. The other credentials govern different activities or practitioners.

   Reference: Board Regulation 25 — Board Regulation 25, § 1

6. 6Which Mississippi dentist must register with the Prescription Monitoring Program?

   1. A. Only a dentist who dispenses Schedule II drugs
   2. B. A dentist who prescribes, administers, dispenses, or proposes to handle any controlled substance
   3. C. Only a dentist disciplined for prescribing
   4. D. Only an anesthesia permit holder

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Regulation 35 requires PMP registration for every dentist who "prescribes, administers, or dispenses any controlled substance" or proposes to do so.

   Reference: Ms Board Regulations — Board Regulation 35, section 6

7. 7What practitioner identification must every Mississippi dental advertisement contain?

   1. A. Only the facility name
   2. B. Only the dentist's license number
   3. C. The full name and degree of the practitioner who will provide services
   4. D. The name of the practice manager

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Regulation 43 states, "All advertisements shall contain the full name and degree of the practitioner who will provide services."

   Reference: Current Reg 43 — Board Regulation 43, section 3

8. 8What minimum Mississippi practice pattern satisfies the Board's definition of three months of active practice during each one-year period in a biennial cycle?

   1. A. Three consecutive full calendar months
   2. B. Ninety total clinical days
   3. C. One week in each of three months
   4. D. At least one day per month in any three months

   Answer: D

   Explanation: Regulation 49 uses the threshold "minimum of one (1) day per month for any three (3) months" during each one-year renewal period; the three months need not be consecutive.

   Reference: Current Reg 49 — Board Regulation 49, section 3

9. 9A utilization review program plans to deny a Mississippi patient's dental care as unnecessary. Whose prior evaluation and concurrence does Regulation 59 require for that adverse determination?

   1. A. A dentist holding only an out-of-state specialty license
   2. B. A dentist licensed only in a neighboring state
   3. C. A dentist currently licensed to practice in Mississippi
   4. D. A dentist whose Mississippi license is on inactive status

   Answer: C

   Explanation: "No determination adverse to a patient or to any dental provider shall be made on any question relating to the necessity or justification for dental care services without prior evaluation and concurrence in the adverse determination by a dentist licensed to practice in Mississippi." The determination requires a currently Mississippi-licensed dentist's prior evaluation and concurrence; another state's license, an out-of-state specialty license, or inactive Mississippi status does not meet that condition.

   Reference: Board Regulation 59 — Board Regulation 59, § 1

10. 10The Mississippi Dental Board mails a dentist notice of a disciplinary hearing. What minimum interval must separate mailing or service of the summons from the hearing date?

    1. A. At least fourteen days after mailing or service
    2. B. At least twenty-one days after mailing or service
    3. C. At least thirty days after mailing or service
    4. D. At least forty-five days after mailing or service

    Answer: C

    Explanation: "The Notice of Hearing shall name a date for hearing not less than thirty (30) days from the date of the mailing or service of the summons." Article IV.C sets a minimum of thirty days from mailing or service; the question asks for the minimum, so a longer interval does not make another choice correct.

    Reference: Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners Rules of Procedure — Rules of Procedure, Art. IV.C