OKLAHOMA JURISPRUDENCE FINAL EXAM 2025/2026
ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <NEWEST
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Define Direct Supervision .......Answer.........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, 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.
Define General Supervision .......Answer.........The supervising
dentist has diagnosed any conditions to be treated within the
past 13 months, has personally authorized the procedures to be
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performed by a dental hygienist, and will evaluate the results of
the dental treatment withing a reasonable time as determined by
the nature of the procedures 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.
Can a dental assistant or maxillofacial surgery assistant be
supervised under general supervision? .......Answer.........No, only a
dental hygienist can be supervised under general supervision
Define Indirect Supervision .......Answer.........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 procedures are
being performed and will evaluate the results of the dental
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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 dentist evaluates dental treatment results,
what determines the reasonable time in which the treatment may
be evaluated? .......Answer.........1. The nature of the procedure
performed
2. The needs of the patient
3. The professional judgement of the supervising dentist
Define patient or a patient of record .......Answer.........An
individual who has given a medical history and has been
examined and accepted by a dentist for dental care.
What are some examples of a treatment facility?
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(Define treatment facility) .......Answer.........- 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
- A penal institution operated by or under contract with the
federal or state government
- A public or private school
- A patient of record's private residence
- A mobile dental unit