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Alaska Dental Jurisprudence Practice Test

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The Board of Dental Examiners 14

  • An accusation is filed against a board member for violating AS 08.36.315. What happens to the member's seat? AS 08.36.025. Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.
  • At least how many times a year must the Alaska dental board meet? AS 08.36.040. Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.
  • For how long must a dentist have practiced in Alaska immediately before being appointed to the board? AS 08.36.010(a). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.
  • How many members of the Alaska dental board must be licensed dentists? AS 08.36.010(a). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.
  • How many members sit on the Alaska Board of Dental Examiners? AS 08.36.010(a). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.
  • How often must the board publish a summary of the disciplinary actions it has taken? AS 08.36.070(a)(8). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.
  • What is the longest term a board officer may serve under AS 08.36.030? AS 08.36.030(b). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.
  • What makes a quorum of the Alaska dental board? AS 08.36.050. Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.
  • What may the public member of the Alaska dental board not have? AS 08.36.010(a). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.
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The Board of Dental Examiners, continued

  • When may the board order a dentist or dental hygienist to submit to a physical or mental examination? AS 08.36.070(b)(1). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.
  • Which addresses does the board's registry hold for each licensed dentist and dental hygienist? AS 08.36.091. Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.
  • Who alone has authority to end the employment of the dental board's investigator? AS 08.36.073. Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.
  • Who may be elected president of the Alaska Board of Dental Examiners? AS 08.36.030(a). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.
  • With which body must the Alaska dental board affiliate and pay annual dues? AS 08.36.070(a)(3). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners.

Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education 36

  • A courtesy license is valid for no more than how many days of practice in 12 consecutive months? 12 AAC 28.955(d). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • A dentist applies by examination on a clinical examination certificate. Within what time before the application must the examination have been passed? 12 AAC 28.940(b)(8). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • A dentist gives a board-accepted lecture for the first time. How many contact hours are awarded for each 50 minutes? 12 AAC 28.410(d). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • A dentist never receives the department's renewal notice. Is the dentist excused from renewing? AS 08.36.250(a). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • A dentist renewing for the first time documents what share of the usual continuing education for each complete year licensed in the period? 12 AAC 28.405(a). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • A general dentist without a specialist license advertises a fellowship and an area of focus. What must the advertisement include? 12 AAC 28.959(c). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • A licensee holds a board waiver of the CPR requirement because of a physical disability. What condition applies at work? 12 AAC 28.920(b). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • A newly licensed dentist already holds a DEA registration number. By when must the dentist register with the controlled substance prescription database? 12 AAC 28.953. Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • At least how long before a dental license expires must the department notify the dentist? AS 08.36.250(a). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • At the time of graduation, an applicant's dental school must be accredited by which body? 12 AAC 28.938. Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • The board denies a dental license on the basis of the applicant's interview. What must it do? AS 08.36.110(b). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • Courses in practice management and risk management are limited to how many hours per licensing period? 12 AAC 28.410(g). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • Does a dental hygienist applying for an Alaska license by credentials take the jurisprudence examination? 12 AAC 28.937(d). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • For how long is a temporary permit to substitute for an incapacitated dentist first valid? AS 08.36.254(f). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • For what limited purpose does the board issue a courtesy license to a nonresident dentist? 12 AAC 28.955(b). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • For what period is a temporary military courtesy license issued? 12 AAC 28.958(c). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many contact hours is one academic semester credit hour worth? 12 AAC 28.400(d). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many contact hours of continuing education must a dental hygienist document to renew an Alaska license? 12 AAC 28.400(b). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many contact hours of continuing education must a dentist document to renew an Alaska license? 12 AAC 28.400(a). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many hours of CPR training may count toward the continuing education for one renewal period? 12 AAC 28.410(c). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many hours of Internet continuing education taken in one 24-hour period may count? 12 AAC 28.410(i). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • In the temporary permit law, a dentist is "incapacitated" when a health condition prevents practice for more than how long? AS 08.36.254(h). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • Is an online CPR course acceptable for an Alaska dental license or renewal? 12 AAC 28.920(a). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • Temporary permits and their extensions are not valid for more than how many calendar days in any 24 consecutive months? AS 08.36.254(f). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • Under the Alaska rules, one contact hour is at least how many minutes of instruction? 12 AAC 28.400(d). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • What does the jurisprudence examination for a dentist applying by credentials cover? 12 AAC 28.951(d). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • What happens to the license of an Alaska dentist who does not pay the renewal fee? AS 08.36.250(c). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • What limit applies to the practice of a dentist who obtains an Alaska specialist license? AS 08.36.243(c). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • What score passes the written Alaska jurisprudence examination for a dentist applying by examination? 12 AAC 28.940(c). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • When applying to renew, what must a dentist report to the board about the prior registration period? AS 08.36.250(b). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • Where may the holder of a temporary permit treat patients? AS 08.36.254(c). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • Where must an Alaska dentist display the license? AS 08.36.240. Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • Which address is a licensee's address for official notices and service of legal process? 12 AAC 28.900. Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • Which dentist applicant must be interviewed in person before an Alaska license is issued? AS 08.36.234(d). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • Which renewing dentists must show two hours of continuing education in pain management and opioid use and addiction? 12 AAC 28.400(a)(3). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.
  • Within what time after the renewal fee was due may the board reinstate a forfeited dental license without examination? AS 08.36.250(c). Topic: Licenses, the jurisprudence exam, renewal and continuing education.

Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements 24

  • A dental hygiene student performs procedures without a license as part of a course of study. What must the clinical program have? AS 08.32.095(a). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • A hygienist and the affiliated dentist end a collaborative agreement early. By when must each notify the board? 12 AAC 28.956(i). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • A hygienist certified in another jurisdiction applies for Alaska local anesthetic certification without a recent examination. How often must the hygienist have given local anesthetics in the last two years? 12 AAC 28.320(b). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • How does AS 08.32.190 define "general supervision" of a dental hygienist? AS 08.32.190(3). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • How many clock hours of didactic instruction must a local anesthetics course for hygienists include? 12 AAC 28.340. Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • How many current collaborative agreements may the board approve with one licensed dentist? AS 08.32.115(d). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • How many documented hours of clinical experience in the preceding five years does a hygienist need for a collaborative agreement? AS 08.32.115(a). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • How many hours of clinical instruction must a nitrous oxide course for dental hygienists include? 12 AAC 28.345(b). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • How much extra continuing education per biennial period does a hygienist practicing under a collaborative agreement owe? 12 AAC 28.956(d). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • Under "indirect supervision" of a dental hygienist, where must the dentist be while the procedures are performed? AS 08.32.190(4). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • Under what supervision does the holder of a courtesy license for dental hygiene practice? 12 AAC 28.955(f). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • Under what supervision may a board-certified dental hygienist administer local anesthetic agents? AS 08.32.110(a)(1). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • Under what supervision may a certified dental hygienist administer and monitor nitrous oxide-oxygen conscious sedation? AS 08.32.110(a)(2). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • Until when is an advanced practice permit valid? AS 08.32.125(e). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • What does "direct supervision" of a hygienist require that indirect supervision does not? AS 08.32.190(2). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • What does a restorative function endorsement let a dental hygienist do under direct supervision? AS 08.32.085(b). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • What is the longest term a collaborative agreement may have? 12 AAC 28.956(h). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • What may a dental hygienist with an advanced practice permit prescribe? AS 08.32.125(a)(11). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • What must a hygienist who provides services under an advanced practice permit maintain? AS 08.32.125(d). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • What must the affiliated dentist in a collaborative agreement adopt? 12 AAC 28.956(e). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • What written recommendation must an advanced practice hygienist give the patient or the patient's parent or guardian? AS 08.32.125(d). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • When does a hygienist's certification to administer local anesthetic agents expire? 12 AAC 28.350(a). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • Which of these may not be delegated to a dental hygienist under AS 08.32.110? AS 08.32.110(c). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.
  • Which patient may a hygienist with an advanced practice permit treat without a dentist's supervision? AS 08.32.125(b). Topic: Dental hygienists: supervision, permits and collaborative agreements.

Dental assistants: delegation and certificates 12

  • A dental assistant's restorative function certificate may not be renewed once it has lapsed for how long? 12 AAC 28.880(d). Topic: Dental assistants: delegation and certificates.
  • A dentist authorizes a dental assistant to take radiographs, then leaves the office while they are taken. Is indirect supervision met? AS 08.36.349(2). Topic: Dental assistants: delegation and certificates.
  • A student in a dental assisting course performs procedures without a registration document. Who must directly supervise? AS 08.36.347(a). Topic: Dental assistants: delegation and certificates.
  • How does AS 08.36.370 define "coronal polishing"? AS 08.36.370(3). Topic: Dental assistants: delegation and certificates.
  • How does AS 08.36.370 define a "dental assistant"? AS 08.36.370(4). Topic: Dental assistants: delegation and certificates.
  • On which teeth does a coronal polishing certificate allow a dental assistant to polish? AS 08.36.342(b). Topic: Dental assistants: delegation and certificates.
  • Under what supervision does a certified dental assistant perform coronal polishing? AS 08.36.342(b). Topic: Dental assistants: delegation and certificates.
  • Under what supervision may an advanced practice hygienist delegate the placement of pit and fissure sealants to a qualified dental assistant? 12 AAC 28.936(c). Topic: Dental assistants: delegation and certificates.
  • What continuing education must a dental assistant complete to renew a restorative function certificate? 12 AAC 28.880(b). Topic: Dental assistants: delegation and certificates.
  • When must a dental assistant's coronal polishing certificate be renewed? 12 AAC 28.840(a). Topic: Dental assistants: delegation and certificates.
  • Which limit does AS 08.36.346 put on what a dentist may delegate to a dental assistant under direct supervision? AS 08.36.346(b). Topic: Dental assistants: delegation and certificates.
  • Which task may an Alaska dentist delegate to a dental assistant under indirect supervision? AS 08.36.346(a). Topic: Dental assistants: delegation and certificates.

Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing 23

  • A death occurs on premises used for the practice of dentistry. Within what time must it be reported to the board? AS 08.36.315(11). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • A dentist licensed in another state gives emergency aid to an injured person in Alaska. On what condition is that outside the dentistry chapter? AS 08.36.350(a)(4). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • A dentist will supervise approved institutional research that involves treating dental patients. How far ahead must the board be notified in writing? AS 08.36.365(4). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • A license is summarily suspended because the licensee refused a board-ordered examination. Within what time is the licensee entitled to a hearing? AS 08.36.320(c). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • A patient asks in writing for copies of the complete record. Within what time must the licensee provide them? 12 AAC 28.906(2). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • A person violates the dentistry chapter where no specific penalty is provided. What is the offense? AS 08.36.340. Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • An estate's personal representative comes to hold all ownership interests in a dental office. For how long may the interest be retained before any extension? AS 08.36.367(d). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • AS 08.32.160(8) makes it a ground for discipline for a hygienist to perform clinical procedures without a dentist's supervision. Which exception does that paragraph name? AS 08.32.160(8). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • Besides a licensed dentist, which of these may own or operate a dental clinic under AS 08.36.367? AS 08.36.367(a). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • Besides chronic pain management, when may a prescription exceed the seven-day opioid supply limit? AS 08.36.355(b). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • For how long after it is created must an Alaska dentist maintain a patient or facility record? AS 08.36.315(12). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • Must a patient actually be injured before the board may discipline a dentist for care below minimum professional standards? AS 08.36.315(6). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • To what standard of care is a dentist excepted from the chapter, such as a federal employee on official duty, held? AS 08.36.350(b). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • What daily limit does 12 AAC 28.957 set on an opioid prescribed or dispensed for acute dental pain? 12 AAC 28.957. Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • What is the largest civil fine the board may impose on a dentist for each violation? AS 08.36.317. Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • What is the limit on an initial opioid prescription to an adult patient for outpatient use? AS 08.36.355(a). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • What must an exempt entity that owns a dental clinic name? AS 08.36.367(b). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • What must be permanently marked on every non-metal full base denture when it is processed? 12 AAC 28.700. Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • When writing an opioid prescription for a minor, what must the licensee discuss with the parent or guardian? AS 08.36.355(a). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • Which document does 12 AAC 28.905 adopt as the ethical standards for all dentists in Alaska? 12 AAC 28.905(b). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • Which event must a licensee report to the board within 30 days of its effective date? 12 AAC 28.906(5). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • Which of these is a ground for discipline under AS 08.36.315? AS 08.36.315(4). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.
  • Which of these may a person not licensed by the board do under AS 08.36.367? AS 08.36.367(c). Topic: Discipline, records, ownership and prescribing.

Sedation and anesthesia rules 9

  • A dentist's license to practice is suspended. What happens to the dentist's sedation permit? 12 AAC 28.070. Topic: Sedation and anesthesia rules.
  • A patient is hospitalized for complications right after sedation. When does the 48-hour period for the report to the board begin? 12 AAC 28.080(a). Topic: Sedation and anesthesia rules.
  • An inspection report finds a sedation office inadequate. Within what time does the board allow a follow-up inspection? 12 AAC 28.068(f). Topic: Sedation and anesthesia rules.
  • An oral medication for minimal sedation may be given without a permit only if the patient is at least how old? 12 AAC 28.065(3). Topic: Sedation and anesthesia rules.
  • How does 12 AAC 28.990 classify "nitrous oxide sedation"? 12 AAC 28.990(a)(12). Topic: Sedation and anesthesia rules.
  • How often must a dentist with a deep sedation or general anesthesia permit obtain an on-site inspection? 12 AAC 28.068(a). Topic: Sedation and anesthesia rules.
  • In which level, as 12 AAC 28.990 defines it, does the patient respond purposefully to verbal commands and need no intervention to keep the airway open? 12 AAC 28.990(a)(11). Topic: Sedation and anesthesia rules.
  • In which setting may deep sedation or general anesthesia be administered without a board permit? 12 AAC 28.065(4). Topic: Sedation and anesthesia rules.
  • No sedation permit is needed for nitrous oxide if the delivery system guarantees an oxygen concentration of at least what level? 12 AAC 28.065(2). Topic: Sedation and anesthesia rules.

How this list was compiled: Our own questions on the law the Alaska jurisprudence examination covers. 12 AAC 28.940(c) and 28.935(c) require applicants by examination to "pass the written Alaska jurisprudence examination ... conducted by the board with a passing score of at least 70 percent"; 12 AAC 28.951(d) and 28.937(d) require applicants by credentials to document "the jurisprudence examination prepared by the board, covering the provisions of AS 08.32, AS 08.36, and this chapter". The regulations give no question count, time limit or content outline, so the six topics here are this site's own sorting. Every fact was read on 2026-10-16 in the board's own booklet, "Statutes and Regulations, Dentists and Dental Hygienists", September 2026 (revised 9/23/2026), published by the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/DentalStatutes.pdf): AS 08.32, AS 08.36 and 12 AAC 28. The booklet notes that the official versions are the Alaska Statutes and the Alaska Administrative Code. Each question names its section. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site, written from the public text of the Alaska Statutes and the Alaska Administrative Code as printed in the board's booklet. Nothing is taken from the jurisprudence examination, a prep company or a review book.

How it works

An unofficial Alaska dental jurisprudence practice test: 118 of our own questions on AS 08.32, AS 08.36 and the regulations in 12 AAC 28. The Alaska Board of Dental Examiners conducts the real examination and is not affiliated.

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What is left out

Only the law is asked, and every question names its statute or regulation. Fees, application forms, the equipment and staffing rules for sedation permits (12 AAC 28.010 to 28.062) and the controlled substance database statute in the booklet's appendix stay out. The text is the board's booklet dated September 2026. This is practice for an exam, not medical advice.

  • Dentists owe 32 contact hours of continuing education per renewal and dental hygienists 20 (12 AAC 28.400).
  • A collaborative agreement needs 4,000 documented clinical hours in five years and may not run past two years (AS 08.32.115, 12 AAC 28.956).
  • Patient and facility records are kept at least seven years after they are created (AS 08.36.315).

Questions and answers

What score do you need on the Alaska dental jurisprudence exam?

At least 70 percent. 12 AAC 28.940(c) asks a dentist applying by examination to pass the written Alaska jurisprudence examination, conducted by the board, with that score, and 12 AAC 28.935(c) says the same for dental hygienists.

How many questions does the Alaska jurisprudence exam have?

No question count and no time limit appear in the regulations, so none is printed here. Scored runs on this page ask 25 questions against the 70 percent mark and run without a clock.

What is on the Alaska dental jurisprudence exam?

12 AAC 28.951(d) describes an examination prepared by the board covering the provisions of AS 08.32, AS 08.36 and 12 AAC 28. This page drills all three and shows the section after each answer.

Who must pass the Alaska jurisprudence exam?

Dentists and dental hygienists, applying by examination or by credentials. 12 AAC 28.940 and 28.951 require the jurisprudence examination of dentists, and 12 AAC 28.935 and 28.937 of dental hygienists.

Is this the Alaska board's own exam?

No. Every question here was written from the public statutes and regulations, and none comes from the examination. The page has not been reviewed by the Alaska Board of Dental Examiners.

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