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Arizona Dental Jurisprudence Exam Study Guide: Practice Questions

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The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education 21

  • A dentist changes the primary mailing address. Within how many days must the board be told in writing? Answer: Ten days. Source: A.R.S. 32-1236(I). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • A dentist opens a second office. What must the dentist obtain from the board? Answer: A duplicate license for each office. Source: A.R.S. 32-1236(F). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • A dentist provides botulinum toxin type A or dermal fillers to patients. How much related training must the continuing education include? Answer: At least 12 Credit Hours. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-1203. Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • A licensee relies on an advanced cardiac life support course for renewal. When must the course have been completed? Answer: Within two years before the renewal application. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-1202(B). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • A practice is a professional corporation. What must be conspicuously displayed at the entrance to each owned location? Answer: The name and address of record of the dentist owners. Source: A.R.S. 32-1262(D). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
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The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education, continued

  • Besides dentists and hygienists, who sits on the board? Answer: Two public members and one business entity member. Source: A.R.S. 32-1203(A). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How long is the term of a member of the Arizona dental board? Answer: Four years. Source: A.R.S. 32-1203(A). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many consecutive terms may a board member serve? Answer: Not more than two. Source: A.R.S. 32-1203(D). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many credit hours of a dentist's continuing education must be in opioid education? Answer: At least three. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-1203. Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many hours of recognized continuing dental education must a dental hygienist complete in each renewal period? Answer: 45 Credit Hours. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-1204. Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many hours of recognized continuing dental education must a dentist complete in each renewal period? Answer: 63 hours. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-1203. Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many licensed dentists sit on the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners? Answer: Six. Source: A.R.S. 32-1203(A). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many of a dentist's 63 hours may come from practice organization and management, patient management skills and methods of health care delivery? Answer: No more than 15. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-1203. Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How recent must an applicant's clinical examination be? Answer: Within five years preceding the application. Source: A.R.S. 32-1233. Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • What must a business entity do before it offers dental services? Answer: Register with the board. Source: A.R.S. 32-1213(A). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • What penalty does the board impose if a dentist fails to give notice of an address change within ten days? Answer: $50. Source: A.R.S. 32-1236(I). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • When does an Arizona dentist's license expire? Answer: Thirty days after the birth month, every third year. Source: A.R.S. 32-1236(A). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • When may dentistry be practiced under a name other than that of the licensed practitioners? Answer: If the name is not deceptive or misleading. Source: A.R.S. 32-1262(C). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Where must a licensee's receipt for the current licensure period be displayed? Answer: Where patients or visitors can always readily see it. Source: A.R.S. 32-1262(F). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Which of these is one of the three examinations an applicant for an Arizona dental license must have passed? Answer: The Arizona dental jurisprudence examination. Source: A.R.S. 32-1233. Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Within what period after expiration may a dentist reinstate an expired license by a renewal application, the fee and a penalty? Answer: Twenty-four months. Source: A.R.S. 32-1236(D). Topic: The board, licenses, renewal and continuing education.

Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision 20

  • A certified hygienist gives local anesthetics under general supervision. How old must the patient of record be? Answer: At least eighteen. Source: A.R.S. 32-1281(F). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • A hygienist treats patients in a school or long-term care facility outside an affiliated practice. How recently must a dentist have examined them? Answer: Within the previous year. Source: A.R.S. 32-1281(H). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • After what may an expanded function dental assistant place interim therapeutic restorations under general supervision? Answer: A consultation through teledentistry. Source: A.R.S. 32-1291.01(C). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • For local anesthetics under general supervision, how recently must a dentist have examined the patient? Answer: Within the previous twelve months. Source: A.R.S. 32-1281(F). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • How does a dental assistant remove excess cement from inlays, crowns, bridges and orthodontic appliances? Answer: With hand instruments. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-701(A). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • How many dental hygienists may a dentist supervise at a time? Answer: Not more than three. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-603. Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • In the dental hygiene article, what does direct supervision mean? Answer: The dentist is present in the office. Source: A.R.S. 32-1281(J). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • In the dental hygiene article, what does general supervision mean? Answer: The dentist is available for consultation, in the office or not. Source: A.R.S. 32-1281(J). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • To enter an affiliated practice relationship, how much must a hygienist have practiced in each of the two preceding years? Answer: At least five hundred hours. Source: A.R.S. 32-1289.01(B). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Under what supervision does a certified hygienist administer nitrous oxide analgesia? Answer: Direct supervision of a dentist. Source: A.R.S. 32-1281(F). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Under what supervision does a dental hygienist ordinarily practice? Answer: General supervision of a licensed dentist. Source: A.R.S. 32-1281(D). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Under what supervision may a dental assistant apply sealants under the board's rule? Answer: Direct Supervision of a dentist or dental therapist. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-701(A). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Under what supervision may an expanded function dental assistant apply sealants and fluoride varnish? Answer: General supervision and direction of a licensed dentist. Source: A.R.S. 32-1291.01(D). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • What does the rule say about a dental hygienist performing an irreversible procedure? Answer: It is barred, except botulinum toxin type A or dermal fillers. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-601(C). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • What must a dental assistant have done before exposing radiographs under a dentist's general supervision? Answer: Passed an examination approved by the board. Source: A.R.S. 32-1291(A). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • What part may a dental assistant take in nitrous oxide analgesia under the board's rule? Answer: Observe the patient as instructed. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-701(A). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Which final impression may a dental assistant take for a fixed or removable prosthesis? Answer: A final digital impression. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-701 and R4-11-702. Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Which of these may a dental assistant do under general supervision under the board's rule? Answer: Instruct patients in oral hygiene. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-701(B). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Which of these shall a dental assistant NOT perform? Answer: Activating orthodontic appliances. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-702. Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Who decides the restorative materials an expanded function dental assistant uses? Answer: The dentist. Source: A.R.S. 32-1291.01(B). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.

Records, dentist of record and dispensing 14

  • A dentist dies. Within how many days must the administrator or executor of the estate notify the board? Answer: Within sixty days. Source: A.R.S. 32-1270(A). Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.
  • A dentist of record is leaving the practice. What must the dentist ensure before leaving? Answer: That a new dentist of record is on each record. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-501(C). Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.
  • A patient asks in writing for the records to be sent to another dentist. How soon must copies be transferred? Answer: Within fifteen business days. Source: A.R.S. 32-1264(D). Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.
  • A patient has an unpaid balance for dental services. May copies of the records be withheld for that reason? Answer: No. Source: A.R.S. 32-1264(D). Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.
  • Before a dentist dispenses a drug, the patient gets a written prescription with a statement in bold type. What does it say? Answer: That the dentist or a pharmacy of your choice may fill it. Source: A.R.S. 32-1298(B). Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.
  • Before changing a treatment plan the patient agreed to, what must the dentist of record obtain? Answer: The patient's consent, including any added costs. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-501(B). Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.
  • For how long may the executor of a deceased dentist's estate employ a licensed dentist to continue the practice without registering as a business entity? Answer: Not more than one year. Source: A.R.S. 32-1270. Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.
  • For how long must a child patient's dental records be retained? Answer: Three years past age eighteen or six past last service, if later. Source: A.R.S. 32-1264(E). Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.
  • For how long must a dispensing dentist keep purchase records of drugs and devices? Answer: Three years from the date purchased. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-1404(C). Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.
  • For how long must an adult patient's dental records be retained? Answer: At least six years after the last date of service. Source: A.R.S. 32-1264(E). Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.
  • What is the highest temperature the rule allows in a dentist's drug storage areas? Answer: 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-1403. Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.
  • What must be true of electronic patient records under the maintenance of records statute? Answer: They must be retrievable in paper form. Source: A.R.S. 32-1264(A). Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.
  • Which drugs may a dentist NOT dispense under the dispensing statute? Answer: Schedule II controlled substances that are opioids. Source: A.R.S. 32-1298(A). Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.
  • With what must a complete upper or lower denture be marked? Answer: The patient's name. Source: A.R.S. 32-1271(A). Topic: Records, dentist of record and dispensing.

Complaints, discipline and advertising 6

  • A death or an incident needing emergency medical response occurs during sedation in a dental office. How soon must a complete report reach the board? Answer: Within 10 days after the occurrence. Source: A.A.C. R4-11-1305. Topic: Complaints, discipline and advertising.
  • A general dentist advertises a specific dental service. Which phrase must the advertisement include? Answer: "Services provided by an Arizona licensed general dentist.". Source: A.A.C. R4-11-1101. Topic: Complaints, discipline and advertising.
  • How old may an alleged violation be before the board may no longer act on a complaint, apart from the listed exceptions? Answer: More than four years. Source: A.R.S. 32-1263.02(A). Topic: Complaints, discipline and advertising.
  • How soon after a board meeting must its audio recording be posted to the board's website? Answer: Within five business days. Source: A.R.S. 32-1205(B). Topic: Complaints, discipline and advertising.
  • Is a letter of concern from the board a disciplinary action? Answer: No, but it is public and may be used later. Source: A.R.S. 32-1201(15). Topic: Complaints, discipline and advertising.
  • What is the largest administrative penalty the board may impose for each violation? Answer: Not more than $2,000. Source: A.R.S. 32-1263.01(A). Topic: Complaints, discipline and advertising.

How this list was compiled: Our own questions on the law the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners' jurisprudence examination covers. The board's Applications and Forms page (https://dentalboard.az.gov/applications-and-forms, opened 2026-10-13) says the examination covers the Arizona Revised Statutes and Arizona Administrative Code governing dentistry, has 50 multiple choice questions, is given online and is open book, allows an hour and needs a score of 75% or higher; it publishes no content outline, so the four topics here are this site's own sorting. Every fact was read on 2026-10-13 in the two texts that page points to: Arizona Revised Statutes Title 32, Chapter 11 on the Arizona Legislature's site (https://www.azleg.gov/arsDetail/?title=32) and Arizona Administrative Code Title 4, Chapter 11, Supplement 25-3, on the Secretary of State's site (https://apps.azsos.gov/public_services/Title_04/4-11.pdf). Each question names its section and links to it. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site, written from the public text of the Arizona statutes and rules. Nothing is taken from the board's jurisprudence examination, a prep company or a review book.

How it works

An unofficial Arizona dental jurisprudence exam study guide: 61 of our own questions on A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 11 and A.A.C. Title 4, Chapter 11. The Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners gives the real examination and is not affiliated.

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What is left out

Law only, and each question cites its section. Fees, sedation permits, denturists and dental therapists are not asked. Practice for an exam, not medical advice.

  • A license expires thirty days after the licensee's birth month every third year (A.R.S. 32-1236).
  • Adult records are kept at least six years after the last date of service (A.R.S. 32-1264).
  • A dentist may supervise no more than three dental hygienists at a time (A.A.C. R4-11-603).

Questions and answers

Is there an Arizona dental jurisprudence exam study guide?

The board's own advice is to study its laws, Title 32, Chapter 11, on the Arizona Legislature's site and its rules, Title 4, Chapter 11, on the Secretary of State's site. This page drills both and shows the section after each answer.

How many questions are on the Arizona dental jurisprudence exam?

Fifty multiple choice questions, with an hour to finish, according to the board's Applications and Forms page. A score of 75% or higher passes.

Is the Arizona dental jurisprudence exam open book?

The board says that because the examination is given online it is considered an open book test. The hour still runs, so it helps to know which article a rule sits in.

Who must take the Arizona jurisprudence exam?

All applicants submit a certificate of completion with the initial application, the board says. A.R.S. 32-1233 and 32-1285 list the Arizona dental jurisprudence examination for dentists and dental hygienists.

Is this the board's examination?

No. The questions were written for this site from the public statutes and rules, never from the examination. The Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners has not reviewed this page.

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