Oklahoma Jurisprudence
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The supervising dentist is in the dental office or
treatment facility and during the appt. They personally
examine the patient, diagnoses any conditions that
need to be treated , and authorizes the procedures to
be performed by a dental hygienist, dental assistant,
Define Direct Supervision
or oral maxillofacial surgery assistant. The supervising
dentist is continually on site and physically present
when the procedures are being performed. Before
the dismissal of the patient, they evaluate the results
of the dental treatment.
The supervising dentist has diagnosed any conditions
to be treated within the past 13 months, has personally
authorized the procedures to be performed by a
dental hygienist, and will evaluate the results of the
dental treatment withing a reasonable time as
Define General
determined by the nature of the procedures
Supervision
performed, the needs or the patient, and the
professional judgement of the supervising dentist.
General supervision may only be used to supervise a
hygienist and may not be used to supervise an oral
maxillofacial surgery assistant or dental assistant.
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Can a dental assistant or No, only a dental hygienist can be supervised under
maxillofacial surgery general supervision
assistant be supervised
under general
supervision?
The supervising dentist is in the dental office or
treatment facility and has personally diagnosed any
conditions to be treated, authorizes the procedures to
be performed by the dental hygienist, remains in the
dental office or treatment facility while the
Define Indirect procedures are being performed and will evaluate the
Supervision results of the dental treatment within a reasonable
time as determined by the nature of the procedures
performed, the needs of the patient, and the
professional judgement of the supervising dentist.
Indirect supervision may not be used for an oral
maxillofacial surgery assistant or a dental assistant.
When the supervising 1. The nature of the procedure performed
dentist evaluates dental 2. The needs of the patient
treatment results, what 3. The professional judgement of the supervising
determines the dentist
reasonable time in which
the treatment may be
evaluated?
An individual who has given a medical history and has
Define patient or a patient
been examined and accepted by a dentist for dental
of record
care.
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- A federal, tribal, state or local public health facility
- A federal qualified health care facility (FQHC)
- A private health facility
- A group home or residential care facility serving the
elderly, handicapped or juveniles
- A hospital or dental ambulatory center (DASC)
- A nursing home
What are some examples - A penal institution operated by or under contract
of a treatment facility? with the federal or state government
(Define treatment facility) - A public or private school
- A patient of record's private residence
- A mobile dental unit
- A dental college, dental program, dental hygiene
program or dental assisting program accredited by
the Commission on Dental Accreditation or,
- Such other places as are authorized by the rules of
the Board
The Oklahoma Board of - 8 dentists
Dentistry consists of ____ - 1 dental hygienist
dentists, ____ dental - 2 public memebers
hygienist, ____ members
who represent the public.
- Appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation
How do the public by the Senate
members of the Board - Each member shall take and subscribe to the oath of
become members? office or affirmation provided in Article XV of the
Oklahoma Constitution
Each member of the 3 years, until a successor in office is elected and
Board will hold office for qualified
how many years?
How many consecutive Board members shall not serve more than 3
terms may a Board consecutive terms
member serve?
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To be eligible to be elected to and serve on the
How is a dentist or dental
Board, a dentist or dental hygienist must have been
hygienist eligible to serve
licensed to practice in this state for at least 5 years,
on the Board (they are
and for the 5 years prior to the date of counting the
elected by their
ballots, not have been subjected to a penalty
peers/colleagues)?
imposed by the Board of its predecessor board.
Nominations for dentist 10 dentists
members of the Board
must be by petition and
signed by at least how
many dentists residing in
the district to be
represented by the
nominee?
Nominations for dental 10 dental hygienists
hygienist members of the
Board must be by petition
and signed by how many
dental hygienists residing
in the state?
Nominations for dentist district
members of the Board
must be by petition and
signed by dentists residing
in the ____ to be
represented by the
nominee.
Nominations for dental state
hygienist members of the
Board must be by petition
and signed by dental
hygienists residing in the
______.
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