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1. 1How recently must an initial North Dakota dentist applicant have passed the state laws-and-rules examination?

   1. A. Within 6 months of application
   2. B. Within 1 year of application
   3. C. Within 2 years of application
   4. D. Within 5 years of application

   Answer: B

   Explanation: NDCC 43-28-10.1(4) requires the applicant to have passed, "within one year of making application, a written examination on the laws and rules." Therefore the one-year period controls.

   Reference: North Dakota Century Code t43c28 — NDCC 43-28-10.1(4)

2. 2Two new staff members will practice in North Dakota: one as a dental hygienist and one as a registered dental assistant. Which board authorizations must they first obtain, respectively?

   1. A. A dental hygiene license and a dental-assistant registration.
   2. B. A dental hygiene registration and a dental-assistant license.
   3. C. A dental hygiene permit and a dental-assistant registration.
   4. D. A dental hygiene license and a dental-assistant permit.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: NDCC 43-20-08 says a person may not practice dental hygiene or practice as a registered or qualified dental assistant "without first obtaining from the board a license or registration." In this pairing, the hygienist requires a license and the registered assistant requires registration; a permit or reversed credential does not meet the stated prerequisite.

   Reference: North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-20, Dental Hygienists and Assistants — NDCC 43-20-08

3. 3A dentist selected for North Dakota's loan repayment program chooses private practice rather than a public health, underserved-focus, or nonprofit clinic. Which patient-service commitment meets the program's stated term?

   1. A. Accept patients with commercial coverage and assignment of benefits.
   2. B. Accept patients with Medicare coverage and assignment of benefits.
   3. C. Accept medical-assistance patients and assignments.
   4. D. Accept patients with workers' compensation and assignments.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The program says selected dentists "shall agree to accept medical assistance patients and assignments or provide dental services in a public health clinic, a practice with a focus on an underserved population, or a nonprofit dental clinic." Because the dentist chooses private practice outside those clinic routes, medical-assistance patients and assignments are the qualifying commitment; the other payer categories are different.

   Reference: North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-28.1, Dentists' Loan Repayment Program — NDCC 43-28.1-01

4. 4A North Dakota dentist serving in the National Guard was activated for 45 days and faces a renewal-compliance hardship. What response does the military-renewal statute require of the dental board?

   1. A. Apply the ordinary renewal requirements despite the activation.
   2. B. Issue a full new dental license for the duration of activation.
   3. C. Issue a provisional license whenever activation exceeds 30 days.
   4. D. Provide for renewal exceptions by rule or on a case-by-case basis.

   Answer: D

   Explanation: NDCC 43-51-11 directs boards to "adopt rules to provide for or shall grant on a case-by-case basis exceptions to the board's license renewal requirements" for hardships from activation exceeding 30 days. The remedy is a renewal exception process, rather than a new or provisional license; ordinary renewal without that route would omit the statutory accommodation.

   Reference: North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-51, Professional and Occupational Licensing — NDCC 43-51-11(1)(a)

5. 5An out-of-state dentist seeks universal licensure in North Dakota, and no effective compact, license-transfer, mobility, or reciprocity arrangement governs the board. What is the minimum active-use period required within the three years immediately before application?

   1. A. At least one of the preceding three years.
   2. B. All three of the preceding three years.
   3. C. At least two of the preceding three years.
   4. D. At least two of the preceding four years.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: NDCC 43-51.1-02(1)(a) specifies "Actively has used the license for two of the three years immediately preceding submitting an application under this section." The statutory minimum is two within the immediately preceding three years. One is insufficient; all three is more than the required minimum; two across four does not establish two within three.

   Reference: North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-51.1, Universal Licensure and Board Operations — NDCC 43-51.1-02(1)(a)

6. 6For initial licensure, how recently must the applicant have passed the JCNDE examination?

   1. A. Within 1 year
   2. B. Within 2 years
   3. C. Within 5 years
   4. D. Within 6 months

   Answer: C

   Explanation: NDAC 20-02-01-03.1(1) says the applicant must have passed the JCNDE examination "within five years of application."

   Reference: nd1.ac_web — NDAC 20-02-01-03.1(1)

7. 7Which task may an unregistered dental assistant perform under general supervision?

   1. A. Place a rubber dam
   2. B. Provide oral hygiene instruction and education
   3. C. Take dental radiographs
   4. D. Remove sutures

   Answer: B

   Explanation: NDAC 20-03-01-01(1)(b) permits an unregistered assistant to "provide oral hygiene instructions and education under general supervision."

   Reference: nd1.ac_web — NDAC 20-03-01-01(1)(b)

8. 8A permitted hygienist will administer local anesthesia to a 16-year-old. Which supervision is required?

   1. A. General supervision
   2. B. Indirect supervision for a minor
   3. C. Direct visual supervision
   4. D. Contiguous supervision

   Answer: B

   Explanation: NDAC 20-04-01-03(3)(a)(2) permits local anesthesia to a patient under eighteen "under indirect supervision."

   Reference: nd1.ac_web — NDAC 20-04-01-03(3)(a)(2)

9. 9A dentist voluntarily contacts the professional health program administrator about a potentially impairing condition. The contact alone has revealed no safety concern, refusal, or noncompliance. What is the reporting consequence of the self-referral itself?

   1. A. The administrator reports it to the board at the next license renewal.
   2. B. The administrator reports it to the board after every initial evaluation.
   3. C. The administrator immediately reports every voluntary contact to the board.
   4. D. The administrator does not report solely because of the self-referral.

   Answer: D

   Explanation: NDAC 20-06-01-05(2)(a) says a licensee seeking assistance "will not be reported to the board solely on the basis of this self-referral." Later refusal, an evaluation showing a practice or safety concern, or treatment noncompliance can change that result. None is present here, so the mere contact does not trigger a report.

   Reference: North Dakota Administrative Code chapter 20-06-01, Professional Health Program — NDAC 20-06-01-05(2)(a)

10. 10A patient is deciding whether to accept a dentist's proposed treatment and asks about other reasonable treatments. Which response follows the ADA Code's patient-involvement provision?

    1. A. Present the proposed treatment and defer alternatives until after consent.
    2. B. Present the proposed treatment and its reasonable alternatives for discussion.
    3. C. Present the proposed treatment and only the dentist's preferred outcome.
    4. D. Present the proposed treatment and ask the patient to waive alternatives.

    Answer: B

    Explanation: ADA Code section 1.A says the dentist should inform the patient of "the proposed treatment, and any reasonable alternatives" so the patient can participate in the decision. Deferring, omitting, or seeking a waiver of reasonable alternatives does not meet that provision.

    Reference: American Dental Association Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct — ADA Code of Professional Conduct §1.A, Patient Involvement