OSCE DENTAL HYGIENE FINAL REVIEW
SHEET 2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ *indirect. Answer: The dentist is in the office, authorizes the
procedures, and remains in the office while the procedures are being
performed by the allied dental personnel.
◉ direct. Answer: The dentist is in the dental office, personally
diagnoses the condition to be treated, personally authorizes the
procedure, and before dismissal of the patient, evaluates the performance
of the allied dental personnel.
◉ personal. Answer: The dentist is personally operating on a patient and
authorizes the allied dental personnel to aid in treatment by concurrently
performing supportive procedures.
◉ DH, DT or DA must do these before administering nitrous. Answer:
take a course with a minimum of *12 hours* total comprised of didactic
instruction, personally administering and managing at least *3*
individual supervised cases
◉ who can place sealants after completing a course by a school
accredited by the commission on dental accreditation?. Answer: DH,
DT, DA
,◉ *WHO can give local anesthesia after completing a course on local
anesthesia from a school accredited by the Commission on Dental
Accreditation. Answer: DH and DT (not DA)
◉ *Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take
impressions and bite registrations for _____________ of fixed and
removable prostheses.. Answer: Final construction
◉ *Before removal of bond material, a dental hygienist or licensed
dental assistant must successfully complete a course in the use of
____________ for the express purpose of the removal of bond material
from teeth.. Answer: rotary instruments
◉ *Scope of Practice*. Answer: ---
◉ DH and DA with restorative functions can place, contour, and adjust
amalgam, glass ionomers, and stainless steel crowns on class _______
(supragingival). Answer: Class I, II, V
- a dental hygienist or dental assistant must successfully complete a
board approved course on these specific restorative procedures.
◉ application of pit and fissure sealants. Answer: DH - general
LDA - indirect
◉ *Administer LA. Answer: DH - general
,◉ *monitor a patient on nitrous. Answer: DH - General
LDA - Indirect
◉ T/F -- DH or LDA shall NOT take impressions and bite registrations
for the FINAL construction of fixed and removable prostheses.. Answer:
True
◉ *Utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material from
teeth. Answer: DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
◉ Performing any or all restorative procedures limited to placing,
contouring, & adjusting amalgam, glass ionomers, and Class I and V
supra composite restorations. Answer: DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
◉ *managing and removing IV lines. Answer: DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
◉ *placing an IV line. Answer: DH - direct
LDA - direct
◉ administering any medications or agents. Answer: Personal DH and
RDA
, ◉ *Perform preliminary charting including assessments and existing
restoration, determine the perio status, and formulate the DH tx plan in
coordination with DDS. Answer: DH - general
◉ *make referrals in consultation with DDS. Answer: DH - general
◉ *complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing
restorations. Answer: DH - general
◉ dietary and nutritional counseling. Answer: DH - general
◉ *replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary
restorations. Answer: DH - general
LDA - general
◉ *remove overhangs. Answer: DH - general
◉ Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding
structures w/ exception of perio probing and assessment of the perio
structure. Answer: LDA - general
of course DH can do this too, with probing
◉ take photographs intra or extra orally. Answer: DH - general
LDA - general
SHEET 2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ *indirect. Answer: The dentist is in the office, authorizes the
procedures, and remains in the office while the procedures are being
performed by the allied dental personnel.
◉ direct. Answer: The dentist is in the dental office, personally
diagnoses the condition to be treated, personally authorizes the
procedure, and before dismissal of the patient, evaluates the performance
of the allied dental personnel.
◉ personal. Answer: The dentist is personally operating on a patient and
authorizes the allied dental personnel to aid in treatment by concurrently
performing supportive procedures.
◉ DH, DT or DA must do these before administering nitrous. Answer:
take a course with a minimum of *12 hours* total comprised of didactic
instruction, personally administering and managing at least *3*
individual supervised cases
◉ who can place sealants after completing a course by a school
accredited by the commission on dental accreditation?. Answer: DH,
DT, DA
,◉ *WHO can give local anesthesia after completing a course on local
anesthesia from a school accredited by the Commission on Dental
Accreditation. Answer: DH and DT (not DA)
◉ *Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take
impressions and bite registrations for _____________ of fixed and
removable prostheses.. Answer: Final construction
◉ *Before removal of bond material, a dental hygienist or licensed
dental assistant must successfully complete a course in the use of
____________ for the express purpose of the removal of bond material
from teeth.. Answer: rotary instruments
◉ *Scope of Practice*. Answer: ---
◉ DH and DA with restorative functions can place, contour, and adjust
amalgam, glass ionomers, and stainless steel crowns on class _______
(supragingival). Answer: Class I, II, V
- a dental hygienist or dental assistant must successfully complete a
board approved course on these specific restorative procedures.
◉ application of pit and fissure sealants. Answer: DH - general
LDA - indirect
◉ *Administer LA. Answer: DH - general
,◉ *monitor a patient on nitrous. Answer: DH - General
LDA - Indirect
◉ T/F -- DH or LDA shall NOT take impressions and bite registrations
for the FINAL construction of fixed and removable prostheses.. Answer:
True
◉ *Utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material from
teeth. Answer: DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
◉ Performing any or all restorative procedures limited to placing,
contouring, & adjusting amalgam, glass ionomers, and Class I and V
supra composite restorations. Answer: DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
◉ *managing and removing IV lines. Answer: DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
◉ *placing an IV line. Answer: DH - direct
LDA - direct
◉ administering any medications or agents. Answer: Personal DH and
RDA
, ◉ *Perform preliminary charting including assessments and existing
restoration, determine the perio status, and formulate the DH tx plan in
coordination with DDS. Answer: DH - general
◉ *make referrals in consultation with DDS. Answer: DH - general
◉ *complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing
restorations. Answer: DH - general
◉ dietary and nutritional counseling. Answer: DH - general
◉ *replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary
restorations. Answer: DH - general
LDA - general
◉ *remove overhangs. Answer: DH - general
◉ Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding
structures w/ exception of perio probing and assessment of the perio
structure. Answer: LDA - general
of course DH can do this too, with probing
◉ take photographs intra or extra orally. Answer: DH - general
LDA - general
