Louisiana Jurisprudence Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
, What is the term? Dentistry
The evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment,
including nonsurgical, surgical, or related procedures, of
diseases, disorders, or conditions of the oral cavity,
maxillofacial areas or the adjacent and associated
structures and their impact on the human body provided
by a dentist within the scope of his education, training,
and experience, in accordance with the ethics of the
profession and applicable law.
What is the term? Another State
Each of the several states, other than Louisiana, and
includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
What is the term? Board
Louisiana State Board of Dentistry.
What is the term? Dental assistant
A person who is employed by a licensed practicing
dentist and performs the duties authorized by the
Louisiana State Board of Dentistry only under his direct
on-premises supervision, direction, and responsibility.
What is the term? Dental hygienist
A person licensed under the provision of this Chapter to
perform those duties authorized by the Louisiana State
Board of Dentistry as set forth in rules and regulations
promulgated by the board in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act.
What is the term? Expanded duty dental assistant
Person who is employed by a licensed practicing dentist
and has passed an expanded function for dental
assistants course approved by the Louisiana State Board
of Dentistry that shall not consist of less than thirty
classroom hours, or who has graduated from a dental
assisting program accredited by the Commission on
Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association
provided the program teaches functions as provided for
in LAC 46:XXXIII.502 and .503; may perform any
functions authorized by the Louisiana State Board of
Dentistry under the direct, on-premises supervision,
direction, and responsibility of the dentist.
and CORRECT Answers
, What is the term? Dentistry
The evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment,
including nonsurgical, surgical, or related procedures, of
diseases, disorders, or conditions of the oral cavity,
maxillofacial areas or the adjacent and associated
structures and their impact on the human body provided
by a dentist within the scope of his education, training,
and experience, in accordance with the ethics of the
profession and applicable law.
What is the term? Another State
Each of the several states, other than Louisiana, and
includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
What is the term? Board
Louisiana State Board of Dentistry.
What is the term? Dental assistant
A person who is employed by a licensed practicing
dentist and performs the duties authorized by the
Louisiana State Board of Dentistry only under his direct
on-premises supervision, direction, and responsibility.
What is the term? Dental hygienist
A person licensed under the provision of this Chapter to
perform those duties authorized by the Louisiana State
Board of Dentistry as set forth in rules and regulations
promulgated by the board in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act.
What is the term? Expanded duty dental assistant
Person who is employed by a licensed practicing dentist
and has passed an expanded function for dental
assistants course approved by the Louisiana State Board
of Dentistry that shall not consist of less than thirty
classroom hours, or who has graduated from a dental
assisting program accredited by the Commission on
Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association
provided the program teaches functions as provided for
in LAC 46:XXXIII.502 and .503; may perform any
functions authorized by the Louisiana State Board of
Dentistry under the direct, on-premises supervision,
direction, and responsibility of the dentist.
