DENTAL ASSISTANT JURISPRUDENCE
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 LEGAL
AND ETHICS QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED GRADED A+
●● How do laws become rules?
Answer: Legislature sends laws to the State Board of Dental Examiners
(SBDE) who writes laws to rules and regulations.
●● SBDE has the authority to:
Answer: Reprimand
Fine
Suspend License/Registration (DDS/RDH/RDA)
●● Structure of the SBDE:
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: -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?
Answer: 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:
Answer: -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"
Answer: 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
Answer: -Only gloves, tongue depressors and light may be used
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 LEGAL
AND ETHICS QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED GRADED A+
●● How do laws become rules?
Answer: Legislature sends laws to the State Board of Dental Examiners
(SBDE) who writes laws to rules and regulations.
●● SBDE has the authority to:
Answer: Reprimand
Fine
Suspend License/Registration (DDS/RDH/RDA)
●● Structure of the SBDE:
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: 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
Answer: -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?
Answer: 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:
Answer: -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"
Answer: 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
Answer: -Only gloves, tongue depressors and light may be used
