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1. 1Before the Montana renewal period ends, what must an active dental hygienist do to renew the license?

   1. A. Submit a renewal form, satisfy certification and continuing-education requirements, and pay renewal fees
   2. B. Submit a new original application, retake the clinical examination, and pay an application fee
   3. C. File an inactive-status request, submit school transcripts, and pay a late fee
   4. D. Request a screening-panel review, submit fingerprints, and complete a jurisprudence interview

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 37-1-141(2) says a licensee must “submit a completed renewal form, comply with all certification and continuing education requirements ... and remit renewal fees before the end of the renewal period.” The first option tracks that complete renewal process.

   Reference: 37-1-141. License renewal -- lapse -- expiration -- termination, MCA — 37-1-141(2)

2. 2A Montana dentist treats a patient whom the dentist believes has a reportable communicable disease. To whom must the dentist immediately report the case?

   1. A. The Montana Board of Dentistry.
   2. B. The local health officer.
   3. C. A local law enforcement officer.
   4. D. The professional licensing department.

   Answer: B

   Explanation: MCA 37-2-301 directs the treating practitioner to "immediately report the case to the local health officer." The local health officer is the specified recipient of the disease report, rather than the licensing or law enforcement authorities used for other reports.

   Reference: Montana Code Annotated 2025 — 37-2-301 — 37-2-301(1), MCA

3. 3A Montana dentist authorizes a hygienist's treatment and knows it will occur but leaves the premises. Which supervision level can still apply?

   1. A. Direct supervision
   2. B. General supervision
   3. C. Personal supervision
   4. D. On-site supervision

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 37-4-405 defines general supervision as treatment with the dentist's intent and knowledge and says, “The supervising dentist need not be on the premises.” This scenario fits general supervision.

   Reference: 37-4-405. Dental hygienist to practice under supervision of licensed dentist -- exceptions -- definitions, MCA — 37-4-405(6)(b)

4. 4A Montana dental provider is not subject to HIPAA's health information privacy provisions. Which Montana Code Annotated Title 50, Chapter 16 privacy part applies on that basis?

   1. A. Part 8 of Title 50, Chapter 16.
   2. B. Part 5 of Title 50, Chapter 16.
   3. C. Both Part 5 and Part 8 of Title 50, Chapter 16.
   4. D. Neither Part 5 nor Part 8 of Title 50, Chapter 16.

   Answer: B

   Explanation: MCA 50-16-505 says Part 5 applies "only to a health care provider that is not subject to the privacy provisions" of HIPAA. MCA 50-16-802 says Part 8 "applies only to health care providers subject" to HIPAA privacy protections. The stated provider falls under Part 5 alone.

   Reference: Montana Code Annotated 2025 — 50-16-505 — 50-16-505, MCA

5. 5A first-time Montana dental hygienist applicant is documenting the required national written examination. Which examination must the applicant show as passed?

   1. A. National Board Dental Hygiene Examination
   2. B. Dental Admission Test
   3. C. Advanced Dental Admission Test
   4. D. Integrated National Board Dental Examination

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The Board checklist requires the “NBDHE written exam administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations.” The NBDHE is therefore the required national written examination for this applicant.

   Reference: License Checklist — page 1, License Requirements, item 2

6. 6A Montana dental license applicant discloses a violent misdemeanor conviction. No Board rule provides a different process. How must the application be classified for review under the division rule?

   1. A. As a routine application for staff review.
   2. B. As a nonroutine application for Board review.
   3. C. As a routine application for Board review.
   4. D. As a nonroutine application for staff review.

   Answer: B

   Explanation: NEW RULE I provides that "all violent misdemeanor or felony" convictions "must be reviewed by the board as nonroutine applications" unless Board rule provides otherwise. The disclosed violent misdemeanor therefore triggers nonroutine Board review, rather than either routine or staff-only handling.

   Reference: MAR Notice No. 24-101-309 — proposed ARM 24.101.406 — NEW RULE I (6), MAR p. 1824

7. 7A Montana dental hygienist misses the renewal date and the license becomes lapsed. For how long after the renewal date may the license be reactivated as lapsed?

   1. A. 30 days
   2. B. 45 days
   3. C. 60 days
   4. D. 90 days

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 37-1-141(3) permits reactivation of “a lapsed license within 45 days after the renewal date.” The applicable window is 45 days.

   Reference: 37-1-141. License renewal -- lapse -- expiration -- termination, MCA — 37-1-141(3)

8. 8A licensed dental professional is treating a patient with a gunshot wound in Montana. Which report is required as soon as practicable?

   1. A. Report to the local health officer by the fastest possible means.
   2. B. Report to the licensing department by the fastest possible means.
   3. C. Report to a law enforcement officer by the fastest possible means.
   4. D. Report to the professional licensing board by the fastest possible means.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: MCA 37-2-302 says a licensed health care professional treating a gunshot or stabbing victim "shall as soon as is practicable make a report to a law enforcement officer by the fastest possible means." This injury report goes to law enforcement; the other recipients serve different reporting rules.

   Reference: Montana Code Annotated 2025 — 37-2-302 — 37-2-302, MCA

9. 9What fact distinguishes direct supervision from general supervision under Montana dental hygiene law?

   1. A. The dentist has signed a standing order
   2. B. The patient is a current patient of record
   3. C. The dentist is physically on the premises
   4. D. The hygienist holds a limited access permit

   Answer: C

   Explanation: For direct supervision, section 37-4-405 says, “The treatment must be performed while the dentist is on the premises.” On-premises presence is the distinguishing fact.

   Reference: 37-4-405. Dental hygienist to practice under supervision of licensed dentist -- exceptions -- definitions, MCA — 37-4-405(6)(a)

10. 10A third party asks a Montana dental practice governed by the non-HIPAA Part 5 to release a patient's record. No disclosure exception applies. What must precede release?

    1. A. The third party's written promise to keep the records confidential.
    2. B. The patient's oral consent recorded in the treatment notes.
    3. C. The patient's written authorization, followed as written.
    4. D. The provider's entry of the recipient in its disclosure log.

    Answer: C

    Explanation: Part 5 applies to a provider "not subject to the privacy provisions" of HIPAA (MCA 50-16-505). MCA 50-16-525 says it "may not disclose health care information about a patient to any other person without the patient's written authorization" outside exceptions, and a disclosure under that authorization "must conform to the authorization." The proposed substitutes do not supply that authorization.

    Reference: Montana Code Annotated 2025 — 50-16-505 — 50-16-505, MCA