DENTAL JURISPRUDENCE
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● Direct supervision duties
Answer: Dentist is in the office, personally diagnosed condition to be
treated, personally autho's procedure, evaluates performance of the allied
dental professional
●● General supervision
Answer: Level of supervision in which the dental auxiliary performs
delegated functions according to the instructions of the dentist, who is
not necessarily physically present
●● General Supervision duties
Answer: Dentist has prior knowledge and has given consent for the
procedures being performed during which the dentist is not required to
be present in the office or on the premises.
●● Indirect supervision
Answer: Overseeing an assistant's work by working in the immediate
area
,●● Indirect supervision duties
Answer: Dentist must be in the office area but not necessarily present in
the same room as the aux, dentist must be available to evaluate
procedure.
●● Personal Supervision
Answer: while the dentist is personally treating a patient, the dental
hygienist is authorized to aid in the treatment by concurrently
performing a supportive procedure
●● Performs charting, perform initial and periodic exams and
assessments to determine periodontal status and formulate treatment
plan in coordination with the dentists plan.
Answer: DH-general
●● Complete charting with the exception of periodontal proving and
assessment of periodontal structures
Answer: LDA-general
●● Obtain informed consent within scope of practice
Answer: DH, LDA- general
●● Take photos extraorally and intraorally
Answer: DH, LDA-general
, ●● Take vital signs such as pulse rate and blood pressure as directed by
dentist.
Answer: DH, LDA-general
●● Make referrals to dentists, physicians, and other practitioners in
consultation with a dentist.
Answer: DH-general
●● Complete prophylaxis to include scaling, root planing, polishing of
restorations.
Answer: DH-general
●● Dietary analysis, salivary analysis and preparation of smears for
dental health purposes
Answer: DH-general
●● Replacement, cementation, and adjustment of intact temporary
restorations extraorally or intraorally.
Answer: DH-general
●● Recement intact temporary restorations
Answer: DH, LDA-general
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● Direct supervision duties
Answer: Dentist is in the office, personally diagnosed condition to be
treated, personally autho's procedure, evaluates performance of the allied
dental professional
●● General supervision
Answer: Level of supervision in which the dental auxiliary performs
delegated functions according to the instructions of the dentist, who is
not necessarily physically present
●● General Supervision duties
Answer: Dentist has prior knowledge and has given consent for the
procedures being performed during which the dentist is not required to
be present in the office or on the premises.
●● Indirect supervision
Answer: Overseeing an assistant's work by working in the immediate
area
,●● Indirect supervision duties
Answer: Dentist must be in the office area but not necessarily present in
the same room as the aux, dentist must be available to evaluate
procedure.
●● Personal Supervision
Answer: while the dentist is personally treating a patient, the dental
hygienist is authorized to aid in the treatment by concurrently
performing a supportive procedure
●● Performs charting, perform initial and periodic exams and
assessments to determine periodontal status and formulate treatment
plan in coordination with the dentists plan.
Answer: DH-general
●● Complete charting with the exception of periodontal proving and
assessment of periodontal structures
Answer: LDA-general
●● Obtain informed consent within scope of practice
Answer: DH, LDA- general
●● Take photos extraorally and intraorally
Answer: DH, LDA-general
, ●● Take vital signs such as pulse rate and blood pressure as directed by
dentist.
Answer: DH, LDA-general
●● Make referrals to dentists, physicians, and other practitioners in
consultation with a dentist.
Answer: DH-general
●● Complete prophylaxis to include scaling, root planing, polishing of
restorations.
Answer: DH-general
●● Dietary analysis, salivary analysis and preparation of smears for
dental health purposes
Answer: DH-general
●● Replacement, cementation, and adjustment of intact temporary
restorations extraorally or intraorally.
Answer: DH-general
●● Recement intact temporary restorations
Answer: DH, LDA-general
