Dental Jurisprudence Exam questions and answers well illust .
Direct supervision - .Level of supervision in which the dentist is physically present when the dental auxiliary performs delegated functions
Direct supervision duties - .Dentist is in the office, personally diagnosed condition to be treated, personally autho's procedure, evaluates performance of the allied dental professional
General supervision - .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 - .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 - .Overseeing an assistant's work by working in the immediate area
Indirect supervision duties - .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 - .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. - .DH-general
Complete charting with the exception of periodontal proving and assessment of periodontal structures - .LDA-general
Obtain informed consent within scope of practice - .DH, LDA- general
Take photos extraorally and intraorally - .DH, LDA-general
Take vital signs such as pulse rate and blood pressure as directed by dentist. - .DH, LDA-general
Make referrals to dentists, physicians, and other practitioners in consultation with a dentist. - .DH-general
Complete prophylaxis to include scaling, root planing, polishing of restorations. - .DH-general
Dietary analysis, salivary analysis and preparation of smears for dental health purposes - .DH-general
Replacement, cementation, and adjustment of intact temporary restorations extraorally or intraorally. - .DH-general
Recement intact temporary restorations - .DH, LDA-general
Place temporary fillings (not including temporization of inlays, onlays, crowns, and bridges). - .DH, LDA-general
Cut arch wires, remove loose bands, or remove loose brackets on orthodontic appliances. - .DH, LDA-general
Remove excess bond material from ortho appliances - .DH-general LDA-direct
Etch appropriate enamel surfaces, apply and adjust pit and fissure sealants - .DH-general LDA-indirect
Administer local anesthesia - .DH-general
Administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia pursuant to the rule provisions - .DH-general LDA-direct
Monitor a patient who has been induced by a dentist into nitrous oxide oxygen relative analgesia - .DH-general LDA-indirect
Remove marginal overhangs - .DH-general
Perform mechanical polishing to clinical crowns not including instrumentation. Removal of calculus by instrumentation must be done by the dentist or dental hygienist before mechanical polishing. - .DH-general LDA-indirect
Take radiographs - .DH, LDA-general
Remove excess cement from inlays, crowns, bridges and ortho appliances with hand instruments only - .DH-general LDA-indirect
Apply topical medications such as, but not limited to, topical fluoride, bleaching agents, and cavity varnishes in appropriate dosages or quantities as prescribed by a dentist. - .DH-general LDA-indirect
Take impressions for casts and appropriate bite registration - .DH, LDA- general
Place and remove rubber dam - .DH-general LDA-indirect
Preselect orthodontic bands - .DH-general LDA-indirect
Place and remove elastic orthodontic separators - .DH, LDA- general
Remove and replace ligature ties and arch wires on orthodontic appliances - .DH-general LDA-indirect
Deliver vacuum-formed orthodontic retainers. - .DH, LDA- general
Remove sutures - .DH-general LDA-indirect
Place and remove periodontal packs - .DH-general LDA-indirect
Dry root canals with paper points - .DH-general LDA-indirect
Place cotton pellets and temporary restorative materials into endodontic openings - .DH-general LDA-indirect
Perform restorative procedures limited to: placing, contouring, and adjusting amalgam
restorations and glass ionomers; adapting and cementing stainless steel crowns; and placing, contouring, and adjusting class I, II, & V supragingival composite restorations on primary and permanent teeth. - .DH, LDA-indirect
Maintain and remove intravenous lines under supervision of dentist holding a valid general anesthesia or moderate sedation certificate - .DH, LDA-indirect
Monitor a patient during each phase of general anesthesia or moderate sedation using noninvasive instrumentation under supervision of dentist holding a valid certification - .DH, LDA-indirect
Remove bond material from teeth with rotary instruments after removal of orthodontic appliances. - .DH, LDA-direct
Place and remove matrix bands - .DH, LDA- direct
Fabricate, cement, and adjust temporary restorations extraorally or intraorally. - .DH, LDA-direct
Remove temporary restorations with hand instruments only - .DH, LDA- direct
Etch appropriate enamel surfaces before bonding of orthodontic appliances by a dentist. - .DH, LDA- direct
Attach prefit and preadjusted ortho appliances - .DH, LDA- direct
Remove fixed ortho bands and brackets - .DH, LDA- direct
Initiate and place an intravenous infusion line in preparation for intravenous medications and sedation under supervision of dentist holding a valid general anesthesia or moderate sedation certificate. - .DH, LDA-direct
Place nonsurgical retraction material for gingival displacement. - .DH, LDA- direct
Concurrently perform supportive services if the dentist holds a valid general anesthesia or moderate sedation certificate, is personally treating a patient, and authorizes the allied dental personnel to aid in treatment including the administration of medications into an existing intravenous line, an enteral agent, or emergency medications in an emergent situation. - .DH, LDA-personal
autonomy - .self-determination
Beneficence - .Of benefit to the patient
Code of ethics - .Voluntary standards of behavior established by a profession
Confidentiality - .Never revealing any personal information about the patient
Ethics - .Moral standards of conduct; rules or principles that govern proper conduct
Justice - .Fair treatment of the patient