National State Dental Board Flashcards
Purpose of Ohio state dental board
Protect the public
How much ce are dental hygienists required to take
Dental hygienists must have taken 24 hours of CE every 2 years
Dental hygienists can do sulcular placement of prescribed materials
True
Dental hygienists can’t remove sutures. T/F
False RDH can remove sutures
T/F dental hygienist can administer local anesthesia or nitrous oxide without a dentist present
False nitrous oxide and local anesthesia can only be performed under the direct supervision of a dentist
The dentist must be physically present
Direct supervision
The dentist does not need to be physically present BUT certain conditions must be met
General supervision
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.
15 days or no more than 3 weeks
Under general supervision, DHY must have at least ___ of experience in dental hygiene
1 year and 1500 hours
What course is required for dental hygienists to take under general supervision
4 hour course in medical emergencies
The dDS must have examined the pt how long ago for them to be ok to be seen by a hygienist under general supervision
1 year
How many dental hygienists can be supervised under the same dentist
4
An Interviewer is mostly concerned about these three things
Strengths
Motivation
Fit
Name 3 basic financial statements
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash flow statement
What is the formula for equity/net worth
Assets - liabilities
This statement is for operating investing and financing
Cash flow statement
Presents financial position at a specific point in time
Balance sheet
Aka known as statement of net worth
Balance sheet
This financial statement can span any particular time frame
Income statement
This identifies the health of the dental practice
Financial analysis
Three ways to increase value of practice
Lower overhead
Increase revenue
Track expenses
Common overhead issues
Staff salaries
Dental supplies
This is used to identify trends and compare to the industry benchmarks
Financial analysis
Overhead and ____ have an inverse relationship.
Value
Process of getting new hires adjusted to the social and performance aspects of their new jobs quickly and smoothly
New employee on boarding
Ongoing continuous process of communicating and clarifying job responsibilities, priorities and performance expectations
Performance managmebt
Studies that predict how much time it costs to replace an employee
Six to nine months salary
Studies that say turnover varies by wage and role for low and mid range positions
Low - 16% of salary
Moderate 20% of salary
Type of insurance benefits
Indemnity
PPO
HMO/DMO
Capitation
If a dentist gives a 15% fee reduction, then their profits will fall by only 15%
False - without increasing production or decreasing costs, profits will fall by much more than 15%
