INSURANCE LICENSING ASSESSMENT
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 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 General Supervision.
Answer: Perform preliminary charting of the oral cavity and
surrounding structures to include case histories,
,perform initial and periodic examinations and assessments to
determine periodontal status, and
formulate a dental hygiene treatment plan in coordination with a
dentist's treatment plan.
◉ LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Complete preliminary charting of the oral cavity and
surrounding structures with the exception of
periodontal probing and assessment of the periodontal structure.
◉ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Obtain informed consent within scope of practice.
◉ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Take photographs extraorally or intraorally.
◉ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Take vital signs such as pulse rate and blood pressure as
directed by a dentist.
◉ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Make referrals to dentists, physicians, and other
practitioners in consultation with a dentist.
, ◉ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Complete prophylaxis to include scaling, root planing,
polishing of restorations.
◉ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Dietary analysis, salivary analysis and preparation of
smears for dental health purposes.
◉ DH General Supervision.
Answer: Replacement, cementation, and adjustment of intact
temporary restorations extraorally or
intraorally.
◉ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Recement intact temporary restorations.
◉ DH/LDA General Supervision.
Answer: Place temporary fillings (not including temporization of
inlays, onlays, crowns, and bridges).
◉ DH/LDA General Supervision.