Free Indiana Dental and Dental Hygiene Law Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1What must an Indiana dental hygienist have to administer local dental anesthetic under a dentist's direct supervision?

   1. A. A dentist's authorization plus current basic-life-support certification
   2. B. A general-anesthesia permit plus supervised clinical experience
   3. C. Board-approved education plus a board-issued dental-hygiene anesthetic permit
   4. D. A dental-hygiene license plus five years of supervised practice

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The controlling text states, “received a board issued dental hygiene anesthetic permit”. IC 25-13-1-10.6 requires the stated board-approved education and a dental hygiene anesthetic permit for administration under direct supervision.

   Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-13-1-10.6(a)

2. 2How must a covered denture or partial denture delivered by an Indiana dentist be marked?

   1. A. With the patient's name
   2. B. With only the laboratory's address
   3. C. With the dentist's tax number
   4. D. With the date of the patient's next visit

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The controlling text states, “marked with the patient's name”. IC 25-14-2-4 requires every denture and partial denture covered by the chapter to be marked with the patient's name.

   Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-14-2-4

3. 3A dentist-license applicant was arrested, but the charge was dismissed without a conviction. How must the licensing board treat that arrest when assessing licensure?

   1. A. Exclude the arrest from its licensure consideration.
   2. B. Treat the arrest as a conviction of concern.
   3. C. Use the arrest to impose a five-year disqualification.
   4. D. Use the arrest to require a probationary license.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "The board, commission, or committee may not: (1) use nonspecific terms, such as moral turpitude or good character, as a licensing or certification requirement; or (2) consider an arrest that does not result in a conviction." The statutory prohibition covers an arrest that never resulted in conviction; conviction-based evaluation is a separate process.

   Reference: Indiana Code 2026, Title 25 — IC 25-1-1.1-6(d)

4. 4Since January 1, 2024, what is Indiana's general rule for submitting a new or renewal professional-license application?

   1. A. Electronic submission is the default, but an individual may request a paper application
   2. B. Paper submission is the default unless the board orders electronic filing
   3. C. Either paper or electronic filing is available without making a request
   4. D. Electronic submission is mandatory and no paper application may be requested

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The controlling text states, “must be submitted electronically”. IC 25-1-5-4.6 makes electronic submission the default beginning January 1, 2024, while allowing an individual to request a paper application from the agency.

   Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-1-5-4.6(a)

5. 5During an in-person visit, an Indiana dentist refers an insured patient to a named outside specialist without confirming the specialist's network status. How must the dentist provide the required out-of-network information?

   1. A. By an electronic or paper copy of the written notice.
   2. B. By an oral explanation at the patient's next office visit.
   3. C. By sending a referral note only to the patient's insurer.
   4. D. By documenting the referral only in the patient's chart.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "A provider that makes a referral shall provide to the covered individual an electronic or paper copy of written notice" A referral without confirmed network status calls for written notice to the covered individual; oral or internal communication does not replace that copy.

   Reference: Indiana Code 2026, Title 25 — IC 25-1-9.1-12(a)-(b)

6. 6A dentist holds a current out-of-state license issued under standards substantially equivalent to Indiana's and meets the other statutory eligibility checks. Which licensing route do those facts establish?

   1. A. The statewide reciprocity pathway.
   2. B. The dentist endorsement pathway.
   3. C. The dental faculty license pathway.
   4. D. The dental instructor license pathway.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The chapter states a board shall "issue a license or certificate to an applicant" who "Holds a current license or certificate from another state or jurisdiction; and" whose licensing requirements are "substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements for a license or certificate of" the Indiana board. With the other statutory checks stipulated, these facts establish statewide reciprocity. Endorsement, faculty, and instructor licenses have separate qualifications not supplied by this scenario.

   Reference: Indiana Code 2026, Title 25 — IC 25-1-21-5(1)

7. 7A benefits reviewer wants to use a patient's dental diagnostic materials to recommend a change to the treatment plan on which benefits are based. Which professional license is required to perform that activity under Indiana's rule?

   1. A. A licensed dental hygienist.
   2. B. A licensed dentist.
   3. C. A qualified dental assistant.
   4. D. A dental laboratory technician.

   Answer: B

   Explanation: "Any person using dental diagnostic materials for the purpose of recommending changes in the treatment plan upon which benefits are based is practicing dentistry and must be a dentist." Using dental diagnostic materials to recommend changes to that treatment plan is defined as practicing dentistry, so the person doing it must be a dentist.

   Reference: Indiana Administrative Code 2026, Title 828, Article 1 — 828 IAC 1-4-2

8. 8A licensed hygienist applies for an Indiana local-dental-anesthetic permit. What are the respective minimum didactic-instruction and laboratory-work hours in the qualifying course?

   1. A. Ten didactic hours and fourteen laboratory hours.
   2. B. Fourteen didactic hours and fifteen laboratory hours.
   3. C. Fifteen didactic hours and ten laboratory hours.
   4. D. Fifteen didactic hours and fourteen laboratory hours.

   Answer: D

   Explanation: "fifteen (15) hours of didactic instruction and fourteen (14) hours of laboratory work" The course minimum is fifteen didactic hours and fourteen laboratory hours; each alternative changes at least one minimum.

   Reference: Indiana Administrative Code 2026, Title 828, Article 3 — 828 IAC 3-2-2(a)

9. 9For an Indiana instructor's dental license, what is the minimum prior licensed-practice history during the nine years immediately before application?

   1. A. Two years of licensed practice during the prior three years.
   2. B. Two years of licensed practice during the prior five years.
   3. C. Five years of licensed practice during the prior nine years.
   4. D. Seven years of licensed practice during the prior nine years.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: "for not less than five (5) years out of the nine (9) years immediately preceding the submission of the application." The instructor route requires at least five years of licensure or equivalent practice authority in the preceding nine years. Other periods belong to different routes or exceed the minimum.

   Reference: Indiana Administrative Code 2026, Title 828, Article 5 — 828 IAC 5-1-1(b)(9)

10. 10How does Indiana's universal-precautions rule direct health care workers to treat human blood and certain body fluids?

    1. A. As infectious only when a test is positive
    2. B. As if known to be infectious for HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens
    3. C. As noninfectious when the patient reports good health
    4. D. As infectious only in hospitals

    Answer: B

    Explanation: The controlling text states, “treated as if known to be infectious for HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens”. 410 IAC 1-4-5 defines universal precautions as treating all human blood and certain human body fluids as though known to be infectious for HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens.

    Reference: Title 410, ARTICLE 1. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL | IARP — Rule 4, Sec. 5