Oklahoma Jurisprudence Questions and
Answers | Study Guide | Grade A+
• Dental ambulatory surgical center (DASC) means -✓✓a facility that operates
exclusively for the purpose of furnishing outpatient surgical services to patients. A
DASC shall have the same privileges and requirements as a dental office and
additionally must be an accredited facility by the appropriate entity
• DAs work under -✓✓direct supervision
• OM surgery assistants work under -✓✓direct visual supervision
• Direct supervision means -✓✓the supervisory dentist is in the dental office or
treatment facility and, during the appointment, personally examines the patient,
diagnoses any conditions 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 continuously on site and physically present in the dental office or
treatment facility while the procedures are being performed and, before dismissal of the
patient, evaluates the results of the dental treatment
• Direct visual supervision means -✓✓the supervisory dentist has direct ongoing visual
oversight which shall be maintained at all times during any procedure authorized to be
performed by a dental assistant or an oral maxillofacial surgery assistant
• General supervision means -✓✓the supervisory dentist has diagnosed any conditions
to be treated within the past thirteen (13) months, has personally authorized the
procedures to be performed by a dental hygienist, 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 judgment of the
supervisory 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
• Indirect supervision means -✓✓the supervisory 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 a 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 judgment of the supervisory dentist. Indirect supervision may not
be used for an oral maxillofacial surgery assistant or a dental assistant
• A treatment facility means -✓✓a. a federal, tribal, state or local public health facility,
b. a federal qualified health care facility (FQHC),
c. a private health facility,
, d. a group home or residential care facility serving the elderly, handicapped or juveniles,
e. a hospital or dental ambulatory surgery center (DASC),
f. a nursing home,
g. a penal institution operated by or under contract with the federal or state government,
h. a public or private school,
i. a patient of record's private residence,
j. a mobile dental unit,
k. a dental college, dental program, dental hygiene program or dental assisting program
accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, or
l. such other places as are authorized by the rules of the Board
• The board consists of -✓✓8 DDS
1 RDH
2 members of the public
• How many districts are there? -✓✓8
• How are dentists elected? -✓✓By other dentists in their district
• How is the RDH elected? -✓✓By all RDHs in the state
• How are the public members elected? -✓✓Appointed by the governor with
confirmation by the Senate
• How long can members serve on the board? -✓✓3 year terms with no more than 3
consecutive terms
• A vacant among DDS and RDH member shall be filled in a special election within -
✓✓60 days
• The DH Advisory Committee is composed of -✓✓One current RDH member of the
board
Two RDH's recommended by the board
Two RDHs recommended by ODHA
• The DHAC must meet -✓✓annually, but no more than 4x per year
• You have to be ____ to practice dentistry. -✓✓21
• You have to be ______ to practice dental hygiene -✓✓18
• Dental specialties recognized by the board are -✓✓a. dental public health,
b. endodontics,
c. oral and maxillofacial surgery,
d. oral and maxillofacial radiology,
Answers | Study Guide | Grade A+
• Dental ambulatory surgical center (DASC) means -✓✓a facility that operates
exclusively for the purpose of furnishing outpatient surgical services to patients. A
DASC shall have the same privileges and requirements as a dental office and
additionally must be an accredited facility by the appropriate entity
• DAs work under -✓✓direct supervision
• OM surgery assistants work under -✓✓direct visual supervision
• Direct supervision means -✓✓the supervisory dentist is in the dental office or
treatment facility and, during the appointment, personally examines the patient,
diagnoses any conditions 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 continuously on site and physically present in the dental office or
treatment facility while the procedures are being performed and, before dismissal of the
patient, evaluates the results of the dental treatment
• Direct visual supervision means -✓✓the supervisory dentist has direct ongoing visual
oversight which shall be maintained at all times during any procedure authorized to be
performed by a dental assistant or an oral maxillofacial surgery assistant
• General supervision means -✓✓the supervisory dentist has diagnosed any conditions
to be treated within the past thirteen (13) months, has personally authorized the
procedures to be performed by a dental hygienist, 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 judgment of the
supervisory 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
• Indirect supervision means -✓✓the supervisory 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 a 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 judgment of the supervisory dentist. Indirect supervision may not
be used for an oral maxillofacial surgery assistant or a dental assistant
• A treatment facility means -✓✓a. a federal, tribal, state or local public health facility,
b. a federal qualified health care facility (FQHC),
c. a private health facility,
, d. a group home or residential care facility serving the elderly, handicapped or juveniles,
e. a hospital or dental ambulatory surgery center (DASC),
f. a nursing home,
g. a penal institution operated by or under contract with the federal or state government,
h. a public or private school,
i. a patient of record's private residence,
j. a mobile dental unit,
k. a dental college, dental program, dental hygiene program or dental assisting program
accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, or
l. such other places as are authorized by the rules of the Board
• The board consists of -✓✓8 DDS
1 RDH
2 members of the public
• How many districts are there? -✓✓8
• How are dentists elected? -✓✓By other dentists in their district
• How is the RDH elected? -✓✓By all RDHs in the state
• How are the public members elected? -✓✓Appointed by the governor with
confirmation by the Senate
• How long can members serve on the board? -✓✓3 year terms with no more than 3
consecutive terms
• A vacant among DDS and RDH member shall be filled in a special election within -
✓✓60 days
• The DH Advisory Committee is composed of -✓✓One current RDH member of the
board
Two RDH's recommended by the board
Two RDHs recommended by ODHA
• The DHAC must meet -✓✓annually, but no more than 4x per year
• You have to be ____ to practice dentistry. -✓✓21
• You have to be ______ to practice dental hygiene -✓✓18
• Dental specialties recognized by the board are -✓✓a. dental public health,
b. endodontics,
c. oral and maxillofacial surgery,
d. oral and maxillofacial radiology,
