DENTAL ASSISTANT JURISPRUDENCE
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Visual dental screenings
Answer: Dental inspections (exams) can be performed by a healthcare
worker such as a Dental Assistant, Teacher, or a School Nurse. The
purpose is to recognize potential problems and to refer to a dentist.
*Only gloves, tongue depressors, and a light may be used.*
When done as a group activity, and taking place in a public setting, *no
fee is charged.*
●● Duties Delegated to Dental Assistant
Answer: A licensed dentist may delegate to a qualified and trained dental
assistant acting under the *Direct Supervision* or *General
Supervision* that a reasonable and prudent dentist would find is withing
the scope of sound dental judgement.
●● Dental Assistant Duties Permitted Under *Direct Supervision*
Answer: An act or procedure that is *reversible*(capable of being
reversed or corrected). *The dentist must be physically present in the
office* when the dentists delegates the act such as:
, 1. Application of pit and fissure sealants
2. Coronal polishing
3. Application of fluoride varnish
●● Dental Assistant Duties Permitted Under *General Supervision*
Answer: General supervision means that the dentist employs or is in
charge of the dental assistant and is responsible for supervising the
services to be performed by the dental assistant. The dentists may or
may not be physically present on the premises when the dental assistant
performs these procedures:
1. Take and process x-rays
2. Provision of interim treatment of a provision of intern of a minor
emergency to an existing patient
3. Delegates the procedure orally or in writing before the dental assistant
performs the procedure.
4. Retains responsibility for the procedure and schedules a follow-up
appointment with the patient within a reasonable time.
●● Duties The Dentist May *Not* Delegate
Answer: 1. Direct pulp capping, pulpotomy, or any endodontic
procedure.
2. Final placement and intraoral adjustment or a fixed or removable
appliance.
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Visual dental screenings
Answer: Dental inspections (exams) can be performed by a healthcare
worker such as a Dental Assistant, Teacher, or a School Nurse. The
purpose is to recognize potential problems and to refer to a dentist.
*Only gloves, tongue depressors, and a light may be used.*
When done as a group activity, and taking place in a public setting, *no
fee is charged.*
●● Duties Delegated to Dental Assistant
Answer: A licensed dentist may delegate to a qualified and trained dental
assistant acting under the *Direct Supervision* or *General
Supervision* that a reasonable and prudent dentist would find is withing
the scope of sound dental judgement.
●● Dental Assistant Duties Permitted Under *Direct Supervision*
Answer: An act or procedure that is *reversible*(capable of being
reversed or corrected). *The dentist must be physically present in the
office* when the dentists delegates the act such as:
, 1. Application of pit and fissure sealants
2. Coronal polishing
3. Application of fluoride varnish
●● Dental Assistant Duties Permitted Under *General Supervision*
Answer: General supervision means that the dentist employs or is in
charge of the dental assistant and is responsible for supervising the
services to be performed by the dental assistant. The dentists may or
may not be physically present on the premises when the dental assistant
performs these procedures:
1. Take and process x-rays
2. Provision of interim treatment of a provision of intern of a minor
emergency to an existing patient
3. Delegates the procedure orally or in writing before the dental assistant
performs the procedure.
4. Retains responsibility for the procedure and schedules a follow-up
appointment with the patient within a reasonable time.
●● Duties The Dentist May *Not* Delegate
Answer: 1. Direct pulp capping, pulpotomy, or any endodontic
procedure.
2. Final placement and intraoral adjustment or a fixed or removable
appliance.
