Oklahoma Dental Hygiene Jurisprudence Exam Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
Dental ambulatory surgical center (DASC) means
Answer:
a facility that operates exclusively for the purpose of furnishing outpatient surgical services to
patients. A DASC shall have the same privileges and requirements as a dental office and additionally
must be an accredited facility by the appropriate entity
Question 2:
DAs work under
Answer:
direct supervision
Question 3:
OM surgery assistants work under
Answer:
direct visual supervision
, Question 4:
Direct supervision means
Answer:
the supervisory dentist is in the dental office or treatment facility and, during the appointment,
personally examines the patient, diagnoses any conditions 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 continuously on site and physically present in the dental office
or treatment facility while the procedures are being performed and, before dismissal of the patient,
evaluates the results of the dental treatment
Question 5:
Direct visual supervision means
Answer:
the supervisory dentist has direct ongoing visual oversight which shall be maintained at all times
during any procedure authorized to be performed by a dental assistant or an oral maxillofacial
surgery assistant
Question 6:
General supervision means
Answer:
the supervisory dentist has diagnosed any conditions to be treated within the past thirteen (13)
months, has personally authorized the procedures to be performed by a dental hygienist, and will
evaluate the 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 judgment of the
supervisory 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
Question 1:
Dental ambulatory surgical center (DASC) means
Answer:
a facility that operates exclusively for the purpose of furnishing outpatient surgical services to
patients. A DASC shall have the same privileges and requirements as a dental office and additionally
must be an accredited facility by the appropriate entity
Question 2:
DAs work under
Answer:
direct supervision
Question 3:
OM surgery assistants work under
Answer:
direct visual supervision
, Question 4:
Direct supervision means
Answer:
the supervisory dentist is in the dental office or treatment facility and, during the appointment,
personally examines the patient, diagnoses any conditions 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 continuously on site and physically present in the dental office
or treatment facility while the procedures are being performed and, before dismissal of the patient,
evaluates the results of the dental treatment
Question 5:
Direct visual supervision means
Answer:
the supervisory dentist has direct ongoing visual oversight which shall be maintained at all times
during any procedure authorized to be performed by a dental assistant or an oral maxillofacial
surgery assistant
Question 6:
General supervision means
Answer:
the supervisory dentist has diagnosed any conditions to be treated within the past thirteen (13)
months, has personally authorized the procedures to be performed by a dental hygienist, and will
evaluate the 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 judgment of the
supervisory 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
