I  do not understand why the Board of dentistry feels it is necessary for its members to take a jurisprudence examination every three years.   First of all, what is the board basing this on? Can the board show any empirical data to prove that this is necessary. Secondly can they show anything that will prove to the public and to the dental profession that doing this will make the public safer, which is their charge.  Or, are they simply overreacting to the transgressions of a few, which impact on the vast majority of dentists. It seems to me that enforcing the rules  which are in place,  on those who break them, is the way to go. I do not see how implementing another level of government bureaucracy benefits anyone.