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Arkansas Dental Jurisprudence Practice Test

Unofficial practice on the Arkansas Dental Practice Act and the Board's rules, with the section or article after each answer.

How long must a person have served on the Arkansas board before being elected one of its officers?

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The State Board of Dental Examiners 15

  • A patient complains to the Arkansas board only that a dentist's bill was too high. How do the Board's rules treat a fee dispute? Rules of the Board, Article II(C). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
  • Between which dates must the Arkansas board hold at least one regular meeting each year? A.C.A. 17-82-205(a). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
  • For how long must a dentist or hygienist have practiced in Arkansas before appointment to the Board? A.C.A. 17-82-202(a). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
  • For how many years does the Governor appoint a member of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners? A.C.A. 17-82-201(a). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
  • How are the seats on the Arkansas board divided? A.C.A. 17-82-201(a). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
  • How long must a person have served on the Arkansas board before being elected one of its officers? Rules of the Board, Article I(F). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
  • How many members make up the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners? A.C.A. 17-82-201(a). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
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The State Board of Dental Examiners, continued

  • How much written notice must the president give members before a special meeting of the Arkansas board, unless they waive it? A.C.A. 17-82-205(c). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
  • How old must the Arkansas board member who represents the elderly be? A.C.A. 17-82-201(a). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
  • On what date do newly elected officers of the Arkansas board take up their duties? A.C.A. 17-82-205(b). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
  • What is a quorum of the Arkansas board? A.C.A. 17-82-205(d). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
  • What may the consumer representative on the Arkansas board not do? A.C.A. 17-82-201(a). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
  • Which officers does the Arkansas board elect at its annual meeting? A.C.A. 17-82-205(b). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
  • Which tie makes a dentist ineligible for appointment to the Arkansas board? A.C.A. 17-82-202(b). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.
  • Who sits on the Arkansas board's Complaint Committee? Rules of the Board, Article II(A). Topic: The State Board of Dental Examiners.

Licenses, renewal and continuing education 24

  • A dentist licensed in another state may practice in Arkansas for an employment interview for how many consecutive days per calendar year? A.C.A. 17-82-302. Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • A forfeited Arkansas license is sought back more than two years later. What reexamination does the Act require? A.C.A. 17-82-312(b). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • An Arkansas dentist announces as a specialist. How far may the practice extend? Rules of the Board, Article VII(A). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • An Arkansas dentist says the renewal form never arrived in the mail. Does that excuse a failure to renew? A.C.A. 17-82-310(c). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • An Arkansas hygienist earns ten units more than the reporting period requires. What happens to the extra units? Rules of the Board, Article XIV(F). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • An Arkansas license is automatically forfeited when the licensee stops practicing, in Arkansas or elsewhere, for how long? A.C.A. 17-82-314(a). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • An Arkansas license is forfeited if it is not renewed within how many days after the renewal date? A.C.A. 17-82-311. Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • For how long after the end of a reporting period must an Arkansas licensee keep continuing education records? Rules of the Board, Article XIV(F). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • For how long must a dentist licensed in another state have practiced continuously to apply for an Arkansas license by credentials? A.C.A. 17-82-308(a). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many continuing education units must an Arkansas dental hygienist earn in each two-year reporting period? Rules of the Board, Article XIV(D). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many continuing education units must an Arkansas dentist earn in each two-year reporting period? Rules of the Board, Article XIV(D). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many hours of infection control must an Arkansas registered dental assistant complete each two-year reporting period to renew a permit? Rules of the Board, Article XVII(J). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many hours of prescribing education must a new Arkansas prescriber obtain within the first two years of licensure? Rules of the Board, Article XX. Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many units does an Arkansas licensee earn for each hour of the original presentation of a continuing education course? Rules of the Board, Article XIV(H). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How much of an Arkansas licensee's continuing education in each two-year reporting period must be on infection control? Rules of the Board, Article XIV(E). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How old must an applicant for an Arkansas dental license be? A.C.A. 17-82-304(b). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • To count as practicing "continuously" for an Arkansas license by credentials, how many hours a year must a dentist have practiced in the two calendar years before applying? Rules of the Board, Article IX(A). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Under the Arkansas rules, one continuing education unit equals at least how many minutes? Rules of the Board, Article XIV(B). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • What does the Arkansas rule mean by successful completion of the National Board Examination? Rules of the Board, Article VIII(A). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • What level of cardiopulmonary resuscitation course must Arkansas dentists, hygienists and registered dental assistants hold? Rules of the Board, Article XIV(I). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • What score does Article IX of the Arkansas rules require on the Arkansas Jurisprudence exam? Rules of the Board, Article IX(A). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • When must Arkansas dental assistants who perform expanded duties register their permits? A.C.A. 17-82-405(a). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • When must Arkansas dentists and dental hygienists renew their licenses? A.C.A. 17-82-310(a). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Which course would the Arkansas board not accept as continuing education? Rules of the Board, Article XIV(E). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.

Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision 19

  • An Arkansas dental assistant holds a coronal polishing permit. What else may the dentist then delegate? Rules of the Board, Article XVII(C). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • An Arkansas hygienist under general supervision may place sealants if the dentist examined the teeth no more than how long ago? Rules of the Board, Article XI(C). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • The dentist will be out while an Arkansas hygienist works under general supervision. What must patients be told? Rules of the Board, Article XI(C). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Does an Arkansas hygienist need a Board permit to apply topical anesthesia? Rules of the Board, Article XVI. Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • How many injections of each of the two named nerve blocks must an Arkansas hygienist complete under operative supervision? Rules of the Board, Article XVI(B). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • How much experience must an Arkansas hygienist have before working under general supervision? Rules of the Board, Article XI(C). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • In which settings do the Arkansas rules allow general supervision of a hygienist? Rules of the Board, Article XI(C). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Under general supervision in Arkansas, how recently must the supervising dentist have examined the patient? Rules of the Board, Article XI(C). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Under the Arkansas rules, what is indirect supervision of a hygienist? Rules of the Board, Article XI. Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Under what level of supervision must every function delegated to an Arkansas dental assistant be performed? Rules of the Board, Article XVII(A). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • What limit do the Arkansas rules put on the tasks a dentist assigns to a dental assistant? Rules of the Board, Article XVII(C). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • What sets operative supervision apart in the Arkansas hygiene rules? Rules of the Board, Article XI. Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • When the treating dentist is out of the facility, what may an Arkansas hygienist not do with a registered dental assistant? Rules of the Board, Article XI(C). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Where must an Arkansas registered dental assistant's expanded function permits be kept? Rules of the Board, Article XVII(E). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Which function may an Arkansas dentist delegate only to a licensed dental hygienist? Rules of the Board, Article XI(A). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Which of these is an expanded duty that an Arkansas dental assistant may perform only with a Board permit? Rules of the Board, Article XVII(B). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Which of these may not be delegated to an Arkansas dental hygienist? Rules of the Board, Article XI(B). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Which procedure may an Arkansas hygienist not perform under general supervision? Rules of the Board, Article XI(C). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • With how many collaborative dental hygienists may an Arkansas consulting dentist in private practice hold a collaborative agreement? A.C.A. 17-82-701. Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.

Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing 16

  • A dentist other than the dentist of record treats an Arkansas patient. What goes in the patient's record? Rules of the Board, Article VI(C). Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • An Arkansas advertisement quotes a fee and the dentist may charge more in some cases. What must the advertisement carry? Rules of the Board, Article V(C). Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • An Arkansas dentist's prescription for a Schedule II or III opiate may not exceed the maximum recommended daily dose for how many days? Rules of the Board, Article XX. Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • An Arkansas general dentist offers sedation. Which wording after the dentist's name and degree fits the Board's advertising rule? Rules of the Board, Article V(H). Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • An Arkansas practice uses a fictitious name. What must be displayed in its entrance or reception area? Rules of the Board, Article VI(B). Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • For how long after a dentist leaves an Arkansas practice with a fictitious name must the practice keep that dentist's name in its records? Rules of the Board, Article VI(B). Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • For how long may an Arkansas practice go on using the name of a dentist who is no longer actively associated with it? Rules of the Board, Article VI(C). Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • For how long must an Arkansas dentist keep a copy of every printed advertisement? Rules of the Board, Article V(G). Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • For how long must an Arkansas dentist keep the duplicate copy of a written work authorization sent to a dental laboratory? A.C.A. 17-82-105(c). Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • How often must an Arkansas dentist check the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program when prescribing a Schedule II or III opioid? Rules of the Board, Article XX. Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • What must every advertisement by an Arkansas dentist contain? Rules of the Board, Article V(D). Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • When may an Arkansas dentist practice under a fictitious name? A.C.A. 17-82-104(a). Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • Which of these must an Arkansas dentist's written work authorization to a laboratory contain? A.C.A. 17-82-105(b). Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • Whom may an Arkansas dentist not allow to direct the dentist's practice? A.C.A. 17-82-104(b). Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • Within how many days must an Arkansas dentist file a morbidity report, such as for a patient hospitalized after dental services? Rules of the Board, Article XXIV. Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.
  • Within how many days must an Arkansas dentist file a mortality report with the Board after a death related to a dental procedure? Rules of the Board, Article XXIV. Topic: Advertising, practice names, records and prescribing.

Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties 14

  • A dental corporation is denied a certificate of registration by the Arkansas board. Where may it appeal within thirty days? A.C.A. 4-29-410. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.
  • An Arkansas dentist lets an assistant perform acts the Act prohibits. Whose license or permit may the Board revoke? A.C.A. 17-82-316(d). Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.
  • An Arkansas dentist sends work to a dental laboratory without a written work authorization. How is that graded? A.C.A. 17-82-105(d). Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.
  • The Arkansas board asks a dentist to back up a claim in an advertisement and the dentist does not. What is that failure? Rules of the Board, Article V(B). Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.
  • Besides paying a fee, what must an offender give before a suspended Arkansas license is reinstated? A.C.A. 17-82-316(f). Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.
  • For how long may the Arkansas board place a licensee on probation for one violation? A.C.A. 17-82-316(b). Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.
  • How does Arkansas grade the practice of dentistry without a license? A.C.A. 17-82-301(c). Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.
  • How much time must an accused Arkansas licensee be allowed from the notice of hearing before having to defend the charges? A.C.A. 17-82-317(e). Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.
  • May a license revoked by the Arkansas board later be renewed? A.C.A. 17-82-316(e). Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.
  • What is the largest fine the Arkansas board may impose for one violation under A.C.A. 17-82-316? A.C.A. 17-82-316(b). Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.
  • When is taking a referral fee or rebate unprofessional conduct under the Arkansas rules? Rules of the Board, Article X. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.
  • Which act do the Arkansas rules treat as abandoning a patient? Rules of the Board, Article X. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.
  • Which of these do the Arkansas rules define as unprofessional conduct? Rules of the Board, Article X. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.
  • Written charges against an Arkansas dentist are filed with the Board's secretary. What turns them into a disciplinary hearing? A.C.A. 17-82-317(a). Topic: Unprofessional conduct, discipline and penalties.

How this list was compiled: Our own questions on the law the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners' Jurisprudence Examination covers. The Board's licensure pages (https://healthy.arkansas.gov/boards-commissions/boards/dental-examiners-arkansas-state-board/licensure/ and the hygienist and dental assistant pages under it, opened 2026-10-15) say the jurisprudence examination is an open-book exam that covers the Dental Practice Act, the Dental Corporation Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Board, and that it is emailed to the applicant once the application and fee arrive; Article IX of the Rules and the dental assistant page give a pass mark of 75%. The Board publishes no question count, time limit or content outline, so the five topics here are this site's own sorting. Every fact was read on 2026-10-15 in the booklet the Board posts on its page: Dental Practice Act (May 2025), which holds Arkansas Code Title 17, Chapter 82, the Dental Corporation Act and the Board's Rules and Regulations, Articles I to XXV (https://healthy.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/May-2025-Dental-Practice-Act.pdf). Each question names its section or article. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site, written from the public text of the Arkansas statutes and the Board's rules. Nothing is taken from the Board's Jurisprudence Examination, a prep company or a review book.

How it works

An unofficial Arkansas dental jurisprudence practice test: 88 of our own questions on the Arkansas Dental Practice Act, A.C.A. 17-82, and the Board's rules. The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners gives the real exam and is not affiliated.

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What is left out

Law only, read in the Dental Practice Act booklet the Board posted in May 2025. Fees, the sedation and anesthesia rules, infection control and mobile dental facilities are not asked. Each question cites its section or article. Practice for an exam, not medical advice.

  • Arkansas licenses renew on January 1 of even-numbered years, and one not renewed within thirty days is forfeited (A.C.A. 17-82-310, 17-82-311).
  • Dentists owe fifty continuing education units every two years and hygienists forty, at least one hour of it on infection control (Rules, Article XIV).
  • Every function delegated to a dental assistant is done under personal supervision, with the dentist in the office (Rules, Article XVII).

Questions and answers

Is the Arkansas dental jurisprudence exam open book?

Yes. The Board's licensure page calls it an open-book exam on the Dental Practice Act, the Dental Corporation Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Board, emailed to you once your application and fee arrive.

What score passes the Arkansas jurisprudence exam?

75%. Article IX of the Board's rules sets that score for applicants by credentials, and the Board's dental assistant page gives the same minimum. A mock run on this page asks 25 questions and applies 75%.

How many questions are on the Arkansas dental jurisprudence exam?

The Board's pages give no question count and no time limit, so none is printed here.

Do Arkansas dental assistants take the jurisprudence exam?

Yes, for an expanded duty permit. Article XVII of the rules lists a jurisprudence examination on the Dental Practice Act and the Board's rules for the nitrous oxide, radiography, coronal polishing and sedation monitoring permits.

Is this the exam the Board emails?

No. These questions were written for this site from the public Act and rules, and nothing here comes from the Board's exam. The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners has not reviewed the page.

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