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take vital signs - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
LDA - general
place temporary fillings - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
LDA - general
*cut arch wires, remove loose bands or brackets - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
LDA - general
*take X-rays - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
LDA - general
*take impressions for casts and bite registrations - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
LDA - general
*place and remove ortho separators - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
LDA - general
*deliver vacuum-formed ortho retainers - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
DA - general
*Dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants shall not take impressions and bite registrations for
_____________ of fixed and removable prostheses. - CORRECT ANSWERS-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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-rotary instruments
*Scope of Practice* - CORRECT ANSWERS----
DH and DA with restorative functions can place, contour, and adjust amalgam, glass ionomers, and
stainless steel crowns on class _______
(supragingival) - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
LDA - indirect
*Administer LA - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
*monitor a patient on nitrous - CORRECT ANSWERS-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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
*Utilizing rotary instruments for the removal of bond material from teeth - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
,*managing and removing IV lines - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - indirect
LDA - indirect
*placing an IV line - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - direct
LDA - direct
administering any medications or agents - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
*make referrals in consultation with DDS - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
*complete prophy with scaling, root planing, and polishing restorations - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH -
general
dietary and nutritional counseling - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
*replacement, cementation and adjustment of INTACT temporary restorations - CORRECT ANSWERS-
DH - general
LDA - general
*remove overhangs - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
Complete preliminary charting of oral cavity and surrounding structures w/ exception of perio probing
and assessment of the perio structure - CORRECT ANSWERS-LDA - general
of course DH can do this too, with probing
, take photographs intra or extra orally - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
LDA - general
*etch enamel surfaces; apply and adjust sealants - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
LDA - indirect
*monitor a patient on nitrous oxide - CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
LDA - indirect
*mechanical polishing clinical crowns (calculus must be removed by DDS or DH before polishing) -
CORRECT ANSWERS-DH - general
LDA - indirect
*general supervision - CORRECT ANSWERS-The dentist has prior knowledge and has given consent for
the procedures being performed during which the dentist is not required to be present in the dental
office or on the premises.
*indirect - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-take a course with a
minimum of *12 hours* total comprised of didactic instruction, personally administering and managing
at least *3* individual supervised cases