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Nevada Dental Jurisprudence Practice Test

Unofficial practice on Nevada's dental statutes and regulations, each answer marked with the section it comes from.

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The Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada 10

  • The Committee on Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy includes one dentist from the Board. What must that dentist have done? NRS 631.205(2). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada.
  • For how long must a dentist have practiced in Nevada before the Governor may appoint him or her to the Board? NRS 631.130(1). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada.
  • How many members sit on the Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada? NRS 631.120. Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada.
  • How many members, and of which kind, must be present for the Nevada board to have a quorum? NRS 631.170(4). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada.
  • How many seats on the Nevada board are held by dentists? NRS 631.130(1). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada.
  • What pays the expenses of the Nevada board? NRS 631.180(4). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada.
  • When does the Nevada board's fiscal year run? NRS 631.195. Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada.
  • Which board members may vote on all matters but may not help grade the clinical examinations for dentists? NRS 631.170(2). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada.
  • Which two officers does the Nevada board elect from its members at the first regular meeting of each year? NRS 631.160(1). Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada.
  • Who fills the seats on the Nevada board that are not held by dentists? NRS 631.130. Topic: The Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada.
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Licenses, renewal and continuing education 23

  • A Nevada dentist earns more continuing education hours than a renewal period requires. May the extra hours count toward the next period? NAC 631.173(1). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • A Nevada dentist is registered to dispense controlled substances. How much training on substance use disorders and opioid prescribing is owed each licensure period? NRS 631.344. Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • A Nevada dentist who dispenses controlled substances attests at renewal to a self-query of the Prescription Monitoring Program. How often must the query be made? NAC 631.045. Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • A Nevada licensee does not renew by the deadline. What happens to the license? NRS 631.330(2). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • After the renewal deadline passes, how long does a Nevada licensee have to reinstate before the license is automatically revoked? NRS 631.330(3). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Besides the continuing education hours, what must every Nevada dentist and hygienist keep current? NAC 631.173(4). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • By what date must a Nevada licensee meet the renewal requirements? NRS 631.330(2). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • For how long must a Nevada licensee keep receipts and certificates of continuing education after the course is submitted? NAC 631.177(2). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many hours of approved continuing education must a Nevada dentist on a biennial license complete each renewal period? NAC 631.173(1). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many hours of continuing education must a Nevada dental hygienist complete in a biennial renewal period? NAC 631.173(3). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many hours of infection control must a Nevada dentist or hygienist complete in a biennial period? NAC 631.175(4). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How often must a regular Nevada license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene be renewed? NRS 631.330(1). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How old must a person be to apply for a license to practice dentistry in Nevada? NRS 631.230(1). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How old must an applicant for a Nevada dental hygiene license be? NRS 631.290(1). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Of a hygienist's biennial continuing education in Nevada, how many hours must be in clinical subjects? NAC 631.175(3). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • On what does Nevada law say the Board shall examine each applicant in writing? NRS 631.240(2). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • What average score on the National Board Dental Examination must an applicant for a Nevada dental license show? NRS 631.240(1). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • What happens to the license of a person who does not actively practice in Nevada for 1 year? NRS 631.335(1). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • What is the most continuing education the Nevada board will credit for home study, online study and similar courses? NAC 631.175(6). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Where must a Nevada licensee display the license and any permit issued by the Board? NAC 631.150(3). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Which of these is a specialty for which the Nevada board issues a license? NAC 631.190. Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Within 2 years after initial licensure, each Nevada licensee must complete a course on the medical consequences of what? NRS 631.342(2). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Within how many days must a Nevada licensee give the Board written notice of a change of home or office address? NAC 631.150(2). Topic: Licenses, renewal and continuing education.

Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision 15

  • A Nevada assistant who helps with radiographic procedures must receive how much continuing education in infection control? NAC 631.260(2). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • A Nevada dental assistant fabricates and places a temporary crown. What must happen before the patient is dismissed? NAC 631.220(2). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • A Nevada dentist authorizes a hygienist to provide services. Must the dentist be present while they are provided? NRS 631.311. Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • A Nevada hygienist holds the pharmacy board certificate that allows prescribing. Which may the hygienist still not prescribe or dispense? NRS 631.3105. Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • A Nevada hygienist is removing excess cement from a cemented restoration. What may the hygienist not use? NAC 631.210(2). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Before a Nevada dental assistant polishes teeth with a rubber cup, who must determine that the teeth are free of calculus? NAC 631.220(2). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Before a Nevada hygienist performs services such as scaling or sealants, how recently must the authorizing dentist have examined the patient? NAC 631.210(2). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Before a Nevada hygienist uses a laser for intrasulcular periodontal procedures, how long a course in laser proficiency must the hygienist have completed? NAC 631.210(3). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • In what form may a Nevada dental assistant not administer a topical anesthetic? NAC 631.220(2). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • May a Nevada dentist hand the duty to supervise an assistant under NRS 631.313 to someone else? NAC 631.200. Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • What does Nevada require for every patient who undergoes a radiographic procedure? NAC 631.260(1). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • When may a Nevada dental assistant retract gingival tissue? NAC 631.220(2). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Which act may a Nevada dentist authorize a hygienist to perform before the dentist has examined the patient? NAC 631.210(1). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Which task may a Nevada dentist never assign to a hygienist or assistant under NRS 631.313? NRS 631.313(3). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.
  • Which two procedures may a Nevada dentist authorize a dental assistant to perform before the dentist examines the patient? NAC 631.220(1). Topic: Hygienists and assistants: duties and supervision.

Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership 16

  • A group of Nevada dentists advertises under a fictitious name. What must the advertisement include? NAC 631.270(1). Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • A Nevada dentist joins a plan that makes patients pick from a preselected group and offers no free-choice option. Which penalty may the Board not impose for that? NRS 631.347. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • A Nevada dentist who owns a practice hires a hygienist without checking the license. How does the Board's rule treat that? NAC 631.230. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • A Nevada general dentist without a specialty license sees only orthodontic patients. Which wording does the advertising rule allow? NAC 631.270(2). Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • A Nevada licensee makes an initial orthodontic diagnosis through teledentistry. What must happen before the patient starts using the appliance? NRS 631.34583. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • A Nevada practice asks each new patient to sign an agreement not to complain to the Board. How does the law treat this? NRS 631.3475. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • A nonprofit corporation runs a dental clinic in Nevada under NRS 631.215. Whom must it designate? NRS 631.3452. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • A surviving relative wants to keep a deceased Nevada dentist's practice. What must the relative send the Board, and by when? NAC 631.273. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • After a Nevada dentist dies, for how long may a surviving family member own or control the practice without a license? NRS 631.385. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • How many acts of substandard care does NRS 631.3475 name as unprofessional conduct? NRS 631.3475. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • How must a Nevada licensee tell the Board that a patient died during a dental procedure? NAC 631.155. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • Under Nevada law, practicing under the name of a dentist who has left active practice is unprofessional conduct once the absence exceeds what period? NRS 631.3465. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • What must a licensee who treats Nevada patients through teledentistry possess and maintain? NRS 631.34581. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • When is dividing a fee with a person who referred the patient unprofessional conduct in Nevada? NRS 631.3465. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • Which claim does the Nevada rule on advertising list as false or misleading? NAC 631.270(1). Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.
  • Which of these must a Nevada licensee report to the Board in writing by certified mail? NAC 631.155. Topic: Unprofessional conduct, advertising and ownership.

Complaints, discipline and penalties 12

  • A Nevada dentist misses the continuing education filing for a second time. What does the Board's rule call that? NAC 631.177(3). Topic: Complaints, discipline and penalties.
  • A person practices dental hygiene in Nevada without a license. What is a first offense? NRS 631.400(2). Topic: Complaints, discipline and penalties.
  • A person wants to appeal a citation the Nevada board issued for illegal practice. How long is there to ask for a hearing in writing? NRS 631.400(6). Topic: Complaints, discipline and penalties.
  • For how long must the Nevada board keep the complaints it receives, including those it does not act on? NRS 631.360(7). Topic: Complaints, discipline and penalties.
  • How does Nevada grade the illegal practice of dentistry? NRS 631.400(1). Topic: Complaints, discipline and penalties.
  • How long before a disciplinary hearing must the Nevada board notify the accused in writing of the charges? NRS 631.360(2). Topic: Complaints, discipline and penalties.
  • Is a Nevada board order that imposes discipline open to the public? NRS 631.350(6). Topic: Complaints, discipline and penalties.
  • May a complaint against a Nevada dentist be filed anonymously? NRS 631.360(1). Topic: Complaints, discipline and penalties.
  • What is the largest administrative fine the Nevada board may assess against a person for illegal practice? NRS 631.400(6). Topic: Complaints, discipline and penalties.
  • What standard of proof must the Nevada board meet before it disciplines a licensee? NRS 631.350(1). Topic: Complaints, discipline and penalties.
  • Which kind of reprimand may the Nevada board not give? NRS 631.350(5). Topic: Complaints, discipline and penalties.
  • Who is immune from civil action for giving the Nevada board information about a licensee? NRS 631.378(1). Topic: Complaints, discipline and penalties.

How this list was compiled: Our own questions on the law the Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners' jurisprudence examination covers. NRS 631.240(2) and 631.300(2) say the Board shall examine each applicant in writing on the contents and interpretation of chapter 631 and the regulations of the Board, and the Board's Initial Licensing Application Guide (rev. 3/2026, https://www.dental.nv.gov/siteassets/applications--forms-links/initial-license-application-guide.pdf, opened 2026-10-15) lists an online jurisprudence exam, with registration provided by the Board office, on its checklists for licensure by examination, by endorsement, by specialty credential and by military credential, for dental therapy licenses and for most limited and restricted licenses. The Board publishes no question count, time limit, pass mark or content outline for it, so the five topics here are this site's own sorting. Every fact was read on 2026-10-15 in the two texts the Board's Laws and Regulations page (https://www.dental.nv.gov/laws--regulations/) points to: Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 631 (https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-631.html, revision of 4/15/2026) and Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 631 (https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/NAC-631.html). 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 Nevada statutes and regulations. Nothing is taken from the Board's jurisprudence examination, a prep company or a review book.

How it works

An unofficial Nevada dental jurisprudence practice test: 76 of our own questions on NRS Chapter 631 and NAC Chapter 631. The Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners gives the real exam online and is not affiliated with this page.

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What is left out

Statute and regulation only; every question names the section it rests on. Fees, anesthesia and sedation permits, dental therapists, expanded function dental assistants and the immunization endorsement are not asked. NRS Chapter 631 is read in the revision of April 15, 2026. Practice for an exam, not medical advice.

  • Most Nevada licenses renew every two years by June 30, and a missed deadline suspends the license automatically (NRS 631.330).
  • On a two-year license dentists owe forty hours of continuing education and hygienists thirty, four of them on infection control (NAC 631.173, 631.175).
  • A hygienist's scaling or sealants need the dentist's authorization and an examination of the patient within the past 18 months (NAC 631.210).

Questions and answers

Is the Nevada dental jurisprudence exam online?

Yes. The Board's Initial Licensing Application Guide, revised March 2026, lists an online jurisprudence exam on its licensing checklists and says the Board office provides the registration.

How many questions are on the Nevada dental jurisprudence exam?

The Board's licensing guide gives no question count, time limit or pass mark, so this page does not guess them. A mock run here asks 25 questions with no clock and gives a score without a verdict.

What does the Nevada dental jurisprudence exam cover?

NRS 631.240 and 631.300 have the Board examine each applicant in writing on the contents and interpretation of chapter 631 and the regulations of the Board. Those regulations are NAC Chapter 631.

Who has to take the Nevada jurisprudence exam?

Applicants for a Nevada license. The guide lists the exam on its checklists for licensure by examination, endorsement, specialty credential and military credential, for dental therapy licenses and for most limited and restricted licenses.

Are these the real Nevada jurisprudence exam questions?

No. Every question here was written for this site from the public text of NRS and NAC Chapter 631, never from the exam. The Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners has not reviewed this page.

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