Rules Midterm Exam Questions And All
Correct Answers.
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Placing or removing temporary restorations with non-mechanical hand
instruments only - Answer Direct - DA; General - RDH
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Polishing dental restorations & clinical crowns of the teeth when not for
the purpose of changing the existing contour of the tooth and only with the following: burnishers, slow-
speed handpieces, rubber cups, bristle brushes, & porte polishers - Answer Direct - DA; General - RDH
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Removing excess cement from dental restorations and appliances with
non-mechanical hand instruments only (additionally ultra-sonic scalers for RDH only) - Answer Direct -
DA; General - RDH
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Cementing temporary crowns and bridges with temporary cement -
Answer Direct - DA; Indirect - RDH
Level of Supervision: DA - Monitor the administration of nitrous-oxide oxygen making adjustments only
during the administration and turning it off at the completion of dental procedure - Answer Direct
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Selecting and pre-sizing orthodontic bands, including the selection of
the proper size band for a tooth to be banded which does not include or involve adapting, contouring,
trimming, or otherwise modifying the band material - Answer Direct
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Selecting and pre-sizing archwires prescribed by the patient's dentist so
long as the dentist makes all final adjustments to bend, arch form determination, and symmetry prior to
final placement - Answer Direct
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Selecting prescribed extra-oral appliances by pre-selected or pre-
measurement which does not include final fit adjustment - Answer Direct
, Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Preparing a tooth surface by applying conditioning agents for
orthodontic appliances by conditioning or placing of sealant materials which does not include placing
brackets - Answer Direct
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Using appropriate implements for preliminary charting of existing
restorations and missing teeth and a visual assessment of existing oral conditions - Answer Direct - DA;
General - RDH
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Fabricating temporary crowns or bridges intra-orally which shall not
include any adjustment of occlusion to the appliance or existing dentition - Answer Direct
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Packing and removing retraction cord, so long as it does not contain
vasoactive chemicals and is used solely for restorative dental procedures - Answer Direct
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Removing and recementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands
that are not permanently attached to any appliance - Answer Direct (and emergency)
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Inserting or removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-op osteitis
when the patient is uncomfortable due to loss of dressing in diagnosed osteitis - Answer Direct (and
emergency)
Level of Supervision: DA - Making impressions for study casts which are being made for the purpose of
fabricating orthodontic retainers - Answer Direct
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Taking impressions for and delivery of at-home bleaching trays - Answer
Direct - DA; General - RDH
Level of Supervision: DA - Taking impressions for passive appliance, occlusal guards, space maintainers,
and protective mouth guards - Answer Direct
Level of Supervision: DA & RDH- Applying topical anesthetic and anti-inflammatory agents which are NOT
applied by aerosol or jet spray - Answer Direct - DA; General - RDH