State Board of Dentistry Review PDII

A licensed DDS personally diagnoses the condition to be treated; personally authorizes the procedures; is in the dental office or tx facility during the performance of the authorized procedures; and before dismissal of the pt evaluates the performance of the dental assistant, EDDA or RDH

• Indirect Supervision

• Unsupervised

• Direct Supervision

• General Supervision

Requires prior diagnosis of the patients condition and authorization of a procedure by a dds and the presence of a supervising dds on the premises

• Unsupervised

• Indirect Supervision

• Direct Supervision

• General Supervision

The licensed dds has authorized the procedures being carried out by the dh in accordance with the dds’ tx plan

*however the dds is not required to be present in the office or tx facility during the performance of the procedures

• Indirect Supervision

• Direct Supervision

• General Supervision

• Unsupervised

The science of prevention and treatment of oral disease through the provision of educational and therapeutic services….in cooperative working relationship with a consulting dentist, but without general supervision

*practice independently

• Indirect Supervision

• Unsupervised

• Direct Supervision

• General Supervision

Hygienists in Louisiana can practice under ​ (a)   or ​ (b)   Supervision

• Direct
• General
• Unsupervised
• Indirect

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Can be done under general supervision

,

(b) Can be done under direct supervision

• New Patient

• Teeth Whitening

• Scaling and Root Planing

• Patient hasn't had exam in 12 months

• Hasn't had exam in 6 months

• Prophy

• Established patient

RDH must have at least ​ (a)   year(s) full time practice as RDH before working under general supervision

• ONE
• TWO
• FIVE

Match the following:

• Restricted Licensure

• granted on the basis of licensure in another jurisdiction, permits practice within the scope of the state dental practice act for the purpose of volunteer public service

• Provisional Licensure

• granted on the basis of licensure in another jurisdiction, permits practice within the scope of practice within the scope of the state dental practice act for a limited period of time while the hygienist pursues full licensure status

• Temporary Licensure

• granted on the basis of prior licensure in another jurisdiction, permits a faculty member to practice within the scope of his or her educational responsibilities

A Louisiana Dental Hygienist can acquire an license in multiple ways, including preceptorship ​ (a)   .

• False
• True