TEXAS JURISPRUDENCE DENTAL Questions
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‣ SBDE has the authority to: -✓✓Reprimand
Fine
Suspend License/Registration (DDS/RDH/RDA)
‣ Structure of the SBDE: -✓✓15 unpaid, volunteer members:
-8 DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgeries)
-2 RDH (Dental Hygienist)
-5 Public Members
Paid Staff:
-Executive Director
-Legal Advisors
-Committees, Clerks, Advisors to assist board
‣ Board Duties and Powers -✓✓Adopt and enforce rules necessary to:
-ensure following of rules made to protect public health and safety
-rules to protect the public from the spread of infections in dentistry
-examine applications for license in the practice of dentistry
-organize board meetings
‣ Ineligibility for Licensure -✓✓Conviction of Felony or Misdemeanor
that:
--directly relates to the duties/responsibilities of the dentist
--directly relates to dental assisting
Certification can be revoked if terms of parole are disobeyed
‣ Factors of a Conviction -✓✓-Nature and Seriousness of crime
-Relation of crime to the occupation in Dentistry
, -Extent to which a license might further an opportunity to engage in
further crime
-Relationship of the crime to the ability, capacity or fitness required to
perform the duties and discharge the responsibility of the licensed
occupation
‣ Who can Practice Dentistry? -✓✓A person may not practice or offer to
practice dentistry or dental surgery or represent that the person practices
dentistry unless the person holds a license issued by the board
‣ A person DOES NOT practice dentistry if the person is a: -✓✓-Faculty
member of a reputable dental/dental hygiene school
-Student of a reputable dental school who performs operations without
pay
-Performs laboratory work (only on inert matter)
-Licensed state physician who does not represent Dentistry
-Dental Hygienist who practices within strict conformity with the state
law
-Dental assistant who performs duties permited under the Dental
Practice Act
‣ Visual Dental Inspection "Screenings" -✓✓Inspections (exam) made
by a health care worker can be performed by a Dental Assistant,
Teacher, School Nurse.
-Done as a group activity in a public setting with no charged fee
‣ Purpose of Visual Dental Inspections -✓✓-Only gloves, tongue
depressors and light may be used
-Purpose it to recognize potential problems and refer to a dentist
‣ Duties the Dentist MAY NOT Delegate: -✓✓-Smoothing of the teeth
by polishing or root planning
-Comprehensive examination
-Cutting of hard or soft tissue
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Complete A+ Guide | 100% Correct
‣ SBDE has the authority to: -✓✓Reprimand
Fine
Suspend License/Registration (DDS/RDH/RDA)
‣ Structure of the SBDE: -✓✓15 unpaid, volunteer members:
-8 DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgeries)
-2 RDH (Dental Hygienist)
-5 Public Members
Paid Staff:
-Executive Director
-Legal Advisors
-Committees, Clerks, Advisors to assist board
‣ Board Duties and Powers -✓✓Adopt and enforce rules necessary to:
-ensure following of rules made to protect public health and safety
-rules to protect the public from the spread of infections in dentistry
-examine applications for license in the practice of dentistry
-organize board meetings
‣ Ineligibility for Licensure -✓✓Conviction of Felony or Misdemeanor
that:
--directly relates to the duties/responsibilities of the dentist
--directly relates to dental assisting
Certification can be revoked if terms of parole are disobeyed
‣ Factors of a Conviction -✓✓-Nature and Seriousness of crime
-Relation of crime to the occupation in Dentistry
, -Extent to which a license might further an opportunity to engage in
further crime
-Relationship of the crime to the ability, capacity or fitness required to
perform the duties and discharge the responsibility of the licensed
occupation
‣ Who can Practice Dentistry? -✓✓A person may not practice or offer to
practice dentistry or dental surgery or represent that the person practices
dentistry unless the person holds a license issued by the board
‣ A person DOES NOT practice dentistry if the person is a: -✓✓-Faculty
member of a reputable dental/dental hygiene school
-Student of a reputable dental school who performs operations without
pay
-Performs laboratory work (only on inert matter)
-Licensed state physician who does not represent Dentistry
-Dental Hygienist who practices within strict conformity with the state
law
-Dental assistant who performs duties permited under the Dental
Practice Act
‣ Visual Dental Inspection "Screenings" -✓✓Inspections (exam) made
by a health care worker can be performed by a Dental Assistant,
Teacher, School Nurse.
-Done as a group activity in a public setting with no charged fee
‣ Purpose of Visual Dental Inspections -✓✓-Only gloves, tongue
depressors and light may be used
-Purpose it to recognize potential problems and refer to a dentist
‣ Duties the Dentist MAY NOT Delegate: -✓✓-Smoothing of the teeth
by polishing or root planning
-Comprehensive examination
-Cutting of hard or soft tissue
