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1. 1Who may engage in or offer to engage in the practice of dentistry in North Carolina?

   1. A. Any dental-school graduate
   2. B. A holder of a valid Board license or renewal certificate
   3. C. Any person working under a dentist's direction
   4. D. Any nationally certified dental professional

   Answer: B

   Explanation: G.S. 90-29(a) bars practice or an offer to practice unless the person holds "a valid license or certificate of renewal" issued by the Board.

   Reference: Ncgs Chapter 90 — G.S. 90-29(a)

2. 2A dentist gives information to a dental peer review committee. Which circumstance removes the witness immunity that Article 2A ordinarily gives for providing information?

   1. A. The information proves inaccurate despite a reasonable chart review.
   2. B. The information conflicts with a later witness whom the dentist did not know.
   3. C. The information is false and the dentist knew contrary facts when reporting it.
   4. D. The information lacks corroboration in the committee's available records.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: G.S. 90-48.9 excepts information when "The information is false, and the person providing the information knew, or had good reason to believe that the information was false." C establishes knowing falsity. Later-discovered error, conflict with an unknown witness, and lack of corroboration alone do not establish that mental state or the separate unrelated-information exception.

   Reference: North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 90 — G.S. 90-48.9(2)

3. 3A hygienist has the required clinical experience, current annual CPR, and the employing dentist's designation for G.S. 90-233(a1) standing-order care. What is the minimum additional annual Board-approved medical-emergency education required?

   1. A. Four hours each year, beyond the usual hygiene CE requirement.
   2. B. Six hours each year, beyond the usual hygiene CE requirement.
   3. C. Eight hours each year, beyond the usual hygiene CE requirement.
   4. D. Ten hours each year, beyond the usual hygiene CE requirement.

   Answer: B

   Explanation: G.S. 90-233(a1) requires a hygienist "who completes six hours each year of Board-approved continuing education in medical emergencies in addition to the requirements of G.S. 90-225.1". The question asks the minimum additional time: six hours. Eight or ten would exceed it, while four falls short; the stem supplies the other personal qualifications.

   Reference: North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 90 — G.S. 90-233(a1)

4. 4A dental-license applicant reports a conviction. After considering the required factors, the Board asks which conviction finding may support denial under G.S. 93B-8.1(b). Which finding is sufficient under that subsection?

   1. A. The conviction is recorded as a felony in the applicant's history.
   2. B. The conviction is labeled a crime of moral turpitude by the Board.
   3. C. The conviction is directly related to the duties of licensed dentistry.
   4. D. The conviction resulted in a term of incarceration for the applicant.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The statute permits conviction-based denial only if the history is directly related to licensed duties or involves a violent or sexual crime, and says "no board shall deny an applicant a license based on a determination that a conviction is for a crime of moral turpitude." A felony label or incarceration alone is insufficient; C supplies a statutory ground, subject to factor review. This tests the actual threshold rather than automatic denial.

   Reference: North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 93B — G.S. 93B-8.1(b)

5. 5An applicant is preparing for initial North Carolina dental licensure. What score is required on each Board sterilization and jurisprudence examination?

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

   Answer: C

   Explanation: 21 NCAC 16B .0303(a) requires a passing score of "at least 80 percent" on both Board examinations; therefore 80 percent is the minimum.

   Reference: Ncac Chapter 16 Rules — 21 NCAC 16B .0303(a)

6. 6A North Carolina dentist plans to administer a COVID-19 diagnostic or antibody test to a patient. What condition must the test meet under the dental-practice statute?

   1. A. It must be approved or authorized for emergency use by the FDA
   2. B. It must be selected by the patient's employer
   3. C. It must be performed only at a hospital laboratory
   4. D. It must be ordered by a county health director

   Answer: A

   Explanation: G.S. 90-29(b)(14) permits dentists to administer such tests to patients "only if such tests have been approved or authorized for emergency use by the United States Food and Drug Administration."

   Reference: Ncgs Chapter 90 — G.S. 90-29(b)(14)

7. 7A hospital supplied original patient charts to a dental peer review committee. In a civil case about the care, counsel requests the same charts directly from the hospital. How does Article 2A treat that request?

   1. A. The charts become confidential committee records wherever they are kept.
   2. B. The original-source charts remain discoverable despite their committee use.
   3. C. The charts may be discovered only if every committee member agrees.
   4. D. The original-source charts may be used only in a Board disciplinary case.

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The exception states "information, documents or records otherwise available from original sources are not to be construed as immune from discovery or use in any civil action merely because they were presented during proceedings of a committee". Committee deliberations are protected, but presenting independently held hospital records does not cloak those originals.

   Reference: North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 90 — G.S. 90-48.10

8. 8A hygienist otherwise qualifies to work without the dentist physically present under a G.S. 90-233(a1) standing order. Which proposed location is expressly eligible without needing a further Office of Rural Health designation?

   1. A. A for-profit dental practice's satellite operatory.
   2. B. A for-profit hospital's dental clinic.
   3. C. A nursing home serving its residents.
   4. D. A for-profit employer's onsite dental suite.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The statutory list begins "The services are performed in nursing homes; rest homes; long-term care facilities; schools" and continues with specified public, nonprofit and federally qualified clinics plus approved shortage-area facilities. A nursing home is express. The for-profit sites are outside those categories, and the stem excludes an independent Office of Rural Health designation.

   Reference: North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 90 — G.S. 90-233(a1)(4)

9. 9A dental applicant is told that a criminal-history entry may prevent licensure and wants to correct it or provide rehabilitation evidence. How long does G.S. 93B-8.1(b4) allow for that response?

   1. A. 15 days from notice.
   2. B. 30 days from notice.
   3. C. 45 days from notice.
   4. D. 60 days from notice.

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The statute provides "an applicant shall have 30 days to respond by either correcting any inaccuracy in the criminal history record or submitting evidence of mitigation or rehabilitation" after notice. The other periods are distinct Chapter 93B timing rules, not this response window.

   Reference: North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 93B — G.S. 93B-8.1(b4)

10. 10Which examination results must a North Carolina dental applicant have sent by the applicable entity under the current application rule?

    1. A. ADEX dental licensure examination scores
    2. B. Only the Board jurisprudence score
    3. C. A dental school comprehensive exam score
    4. D. A specialty board certification score

    Answer: A

    Explanation: 21 NCAC 16B .0301(c)(3) requires examination scores that "shall include the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) dental licensure examinations."

    Reference: Ncac Chapter 16 Rules — 21 NCAC 16B .0301(c)(3)