National State Dental Board

Question 1

Purpose of Ohio state dental board

Answer 1

Protect the public

Question 2

How much ce are dental hygienists required to take

Answer 2

Dental hygienists must have taken 24 hours of CE every 2 years

Question 3

Dental hygienists can do sulcular placement of prescribed materials

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Dental hygienists can’t remove sutures. T/F

Answer 4

False RDH can remove sutures

Question 5

T/F dental hygienist can administer local anesthesia or nitrous oxide without a dentist present

Answer 5

False nitrous oxide and local anesthesia can only be performed under the direct supervision of a dentist

Question 6

The dentist must be physically present

Answer 6

Direct supervision

Question 7

The dentist does not need to be physically present BUT certain conditions must be met

Answer 7

General supervision

Question 8

A dental hygienist may provide for not more than—— or no more than ____ dental hygiene services to a patient when the supervising dentist is not physically present.

Answer 8

15 days or no more than 3 weeks

Question 9

Under general supervision, DHY must have at least ___ of experience in dental hygiene

Answer 9

1 year and 1500 hours

Question 10

What course is required for dental hygienists to take under general supervision

Answer 10

4 hour course in medical emergencies

Question 11

The dDS must have examined the pt how long ago for them to be ok to be seen by a hygienist under general supervision

Answer 11

1 year

Question 12

How many dental hygienists can be supervised under the same dentist

Answer 12

4

Question 13

An Interviewer is mostly concerned about these three things

Answer 13

Strengths
Motivation
Fit

Question 14

Name 3 basic financial statements

Answer 14

Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash flow statement

Question 15

What is the formula for equity/net worth

Answer 15

Assets - liabilities

Question 16

This statement is for operating investing and financing

Answer 16

Cash flow statement

Question 17

Presents financial position at a specific point in time

Answer 17

Balance sheet

Question 18

Aka known as statement of net worth

Answer 18

Balance sheet

Question 19

This financial statement can span any particular time frame

Answer 19

Income statement

Question 20

This identifies the health of the dental practice

Answer 20

Financial analysis

Question 21

Three ways to increase value of practice

Answer 21

Lower overhead
Increase revenue
Track expenses

Question 22

Common overhead issues

Answer 22

Staff salaries

Dental supplies

Question 23

This is used to identify trends and compare to the industry benchmarks

Answer 23

Financial analysis

Question 24

Overhead and ____ have an inverse relationship.

Answer 24

Value

Question 25

Process of getting new hires adjusted to the social and performance aspects of their new jobs quickly and smoothly

Answer 25

New employee on boarding

Question 26

Ongoing continuous process of communicating and clarifying job responsibilities, priorities and performance expectations

Answer 26

Performance managmebt

Question 27

Studies that predict how much time it costs to replace an employee

Answer 27

Six to nine months salary

Question 28

Studies that say turnover varies by wage and role for low and mid range positions

Answer 28

Low - 16% of salary

Moderate 20% of salary

Question 29

Type of insurance benefits

Answer 29

Indemnity
PPO
HMO/DMO
Capitation

Question 30

If a dentist gives a 15% fee reduction, then their profits will fall by only 15%

Answer 30

False - without increasing production or decreasing costs, profits will fall by much more than 15%