Oklahoma Jurisprudence Updated Questions
and Answers (2026/2027) | Practice Review
| A+ Verified
• Define Direct Supervision -✓✓The supervising dentist is in the dental office or
treatment facility and during the appt. They personally examine the patient,
diagnoses any conditions that need to be treated , and authorizes the procedures to
be performed by a dental hygienist, dental assistant, or oral maxillofacial surgery
assistant. The supervising dentist is continually on site and physically present when
the procedures are being performed. Before the dismissal of the patient, they
evaluate the results of the dental treatment.
• Define General Supervision -✓✓The supervising dentist has diagnosed any
conditions to be treated within the past 13 months, has personally authorized the
procedures to be performed by a dental hygienist, and will evaluate the results of
the dental treatment withing a reasonable time as determined by the nature of the
procedures performed, the needs or the patient, and the professional judgement of
the supervising dentist. General supervision may only be used to supervise a
hygienist and may not be used to supervise an oral maxillofacial surgery assistant
or dental assistant.
• Can a dental assistant or maxillofacial surgery assistant be supervised under
general supervision? -✓✓No, only a dental hygienist can be supervised under
general supervision
• Define Indirect Supervision -✓✓The supervising dentist is in the dental office or
treatment facility and has personally diagnosed any conditions to be treated,
authorizes the procedures to be performed by the dental hygienist, remains in the
dental office or treatment facility while the procedures are being performed and
will evaluate the results of the dental treatment within a reasonable time as
determined by the nature of the procedures performed, the needs of the patient, and
,the professional judgement of the supervising dentist. Indirect supervision may not
be used for an oral maxillofacial surgery assistant or a dental assistant.
• When the supervising dentist evaluates dental treatment results, what determines
the reasonable time in which the treatment may be evaluated? -✓✓1. The nature of
the procedure performed
2. The needs of the patient
3. The professional judgement of the supervising dentist
• Define patient or a patient of record -✓✓An individual who has given a medical
history and has been examined and accepted by a dentist for dental care.
• What are some examples of a treatment facility?
(Define treatment facility) -✓✓- A federal, tribal, state or local public health
facility
- A federal qualified health care facility (FQHC)
- A private health facility
- A group home or residential care facility serving the elderly, handicapped or
juveniles
- A hospital or dental ambulatory center (DASC)
- A nursing home
- A penal institution operated by or under contract with the federal or state
government
- A public or private school
- A patient of record's private residence
- A mobile dental unit
- A dental college, dental program, dental hygiene program or dental assisting
program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or,
,- Such other places as are authorized by the rules of the Board
• The Oklahoma Board of Dentistry consists of ____ dentists, ____ dental
hygienist, ____ members who represent the public. -✓✓- 8 dentists
- 1 dental hygienist
- 2 public memebers
• How do the public members of the Board become members? -✓✓- Appointed by
the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate
- Each member shall take and subscribe to the oath of office or affirmation
provided in Article XV of the Oklahoma Constitution
• Each member of the Board will hold office for how many years? -✓✓3 years,
until a successor in office is elected and qualified
• How many consecutive terms may a Board member serve? -✓✓Board members
shall not serve more than 3 consecutive terms
• How is a dentist or dental hygienist eligible to serve on the Board (they are
elected by their peers/colleagues)? -✓✓To be eligible to be elected to and serve on
the Board, a dentist or dental hygienist must have been licensed to practice in this
state for at least 5 years, and for the 5 years prior to the date of counting the
ballots, not have been subjected to a penalty imposed by the Board of its
predecessor board.
• Nominations for dentist members of the Board must be by petition and signed by
at least how many dentists residing in the district to be represented by the
nominee? -✓✓10 dentists
, • Nominations for dental hygienist members of the Board must be by petition and
signed by how many dental hygienists residing in the state? -✓✓10 dental
hygienists
• Nominations for dentist members of the Board must be by petition and signed by
dentists residing in the ____ to be represented by the nominee. -✓✓district
• Nominations for dental hygienist members of the Board must be by petition and
signed by dental hygienists residing in the ______. -✓✓state
• Dentist members of the Board may be recalled and removed from the Board in a
special election to be conducted by the Board upon receipt of a written recall
petition signed by at least what percentage of the dentists residing in the district
represented by the member who is subject of the recall petition? -✓✓At least 20%
• Dentist members of the Board may be recalled and removed from the Board in a
special election to be conducted by the Board upon what? -✓✓A receipt of a
written recall petition signed by at least 20 % of the dentists residing in the district
represented by the member who is subject of the recall petition.
• The dental hygienist member of the Board may be recalled and removed from the
Board in a special recall election to be conducted by the Board upon receipt of a
written recall petition signed by at least what percentage of the licensed dental
hygienists residing in this state? -✓✓At least 20%
• The dental hygienist member of the Board may be recalled and removed from the
Board in a special recall election to be conducted by the Board upon what? -✓✓A
receipt of a written recall petition signed by at least 20 % of the licensed dental
hygienists residing in this state.
and Answers (2026/2027) | Practice Review
| A+ Verified
• Define Direct Supervision -✓✓The supervising dentist is in the dental office or
treatment facility and during the appt. They personally examine the patient,
diagnoses any conditions that need to be treated , and authorizes the procedures to
be performed by a dental hygienist, dental assistant, or oral maxillofacial surgery
assistant. The supervising dentist is continually on site and physically present when
the procedures are being performed. Before the dismissal of the patient, they
evaluate the results of the dental treatment.
• Define General Supervision -✓✓The supervising dentist has diagnosed any
conditions to be treated within the past 13 months, has personally authorized the
procedures to be performed by a dental hygienist, and will evaluate the results of
the dental treatment withing a reasonable time as determined by the nature of the
procedures performed, the needs or the patient, and the professional judgement of
the supervising dentist. General supervision may only be used to supervise a
hygienist and may not be used to supervise an oral maxillofacial surgery assistant
or dental assistant.
• Can a dental assistant or maxillofacial surgery assistant be supervised under
general supervision? -✓✓No, only a dental hygienist can be supervised under
general supervision
• Define Indirect Supervision -✓✓The supervising dentist is in the dental office or
treatment facility and has personally diagnosed any conditions to be treated,
authorizes the procedures to be performed by the dental hygienist, remains in the
dental office or treatment facility while the procedures are being performed and
will evaluate the results of the dental treatment within a reasonable time as
determined by the nature of the procedures performed, the needs of the patient, and
,the professional judgement of the supervising dentist. Indirect supervision may not
be used for an oral maxillofacial surgery assistant or a dental assistant.
• When the supervising dentist evaluates dental treatment results, what determines
the reasonable time in which the treatment may be evaluated? -✓✓1. The nature of
the procedure performed
2. The needs of the patient
3. The professional judgement of the supervising dentist
• Define patient or a patient of record -✓✓An individual who has given a medical
history and has been examined and accepted by a dentist for dental care.
• What are some examples of a treatment facility?
(Define treatment facility) -✓✓- A federal, tribal, state or local public health
facility
- A federal qualified health care facility (FQHC)
- A private health facility
- A group home or residential care facility serving the elderly, handicapped or
juveniles
- A hospital or dental ambulatory center (DASC)
- A nursing home
- A penal institution operated by or under contract with the federal or state
government
- A public or private school
- A patient of record's private residence
- A mobile dental unit
- A dental college, dental program, dental hygiene program or dental assisting
program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or,
,- Such other places as are authorized by the rules of the Board
• The Oklahoma Board of Dentistry consists of ____ dentists, ____ dental
hygienist, ____ members who represent the public. -✓✓- 8 dentists
- 1 dental hygienist
- 2 public memebers
• How do the public members of the Board become members? -✓✓- Appointed by
the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate
- Each member shall take and subscribe to the oath of office or affirmation
provided in Article XV of the Oklahoma Constitution
• Each member of the Board will hold office for how many years? -✓✓3 years,
until a successor in office is elected and qualified
• How many consecutive terms may a Board member serve? -✓✓Board members
shall not serve more than 3 consecutive terms
• How is a dentist or dental hygienist eligible to serve on the Board (they are
elected by their peers/colleagues)? -✓✓To be eligible to be elected to and serve on
the Board, a dentist or dental hygienist must have been licensed to practice in this
state for at least 5 years, and for the 5 years prior to the date of counting the
ballots, not have been subjected to a penalty imposed by the Board of its
predecessor board.
• Nominations for dentist members of the Board must be by petition and signed by
at least how many dentists residing in the district to be represented by the
nominee? -✓✓10 dentists
, • Nominations for dental hygienist members of the Board must be by petition and
signed by how many dental hygienists residing in the state? -✓✓10 dental
hygienists
• Nominations for dentist members of the Board must be by petition and signed by
dentists residing in the ____ to be represented by the nominee. -✓✓district
• Nominations for dental hygienist members of the Board must be by petition and
signed by dental hygienists residing in the ______. -✓✓state
• Dentist members of the Board may be recalled and removed from the Board in a
special election to be conducted by the Board upon receipt of a written recall
petition signed by at least what percentage of the dentists residing in the district
represented by the member who is subject of the recall petition? -✓✓At least 20%
• Dentist members of the Board may be recalled and removed from the Board in a
special election to be conducted by the Board upon what? -✓✓A receipt of a
written recall petition signed by at least 20 % of the dentists residing in the district
represented by the member who is subject of the recall petition.
• The dental hygienist member of the Board may be recalled and removed from the
Board in a special recall election to be conducted by the Board upon receipt of a
written recall petition signed by at least what percentage of the licensed dental
hygienists residing in this state? -✓✓At least 20%
• The dental hygienist member of the Board may be recalled and removed from the
Board in a special recall election to be conducted by the Board upon what? -✓✓A
receipt of a written recall petition signed by at least 20 % of the licensed dental
hygienists residing in this state.
