GA Dental Hygiene Jurisprudence study guide
GA Dental Hygiene Jurisprudence · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Georgia Dental Hygiene Jurisprudence Examination is the law-and-rules component that the Georgia Board of Dentistry requires of candidates seeking dental hygiene licensure in the state. It is not a clinical exam and does not test hand instrumentation or radiograph technique. The GA Dental Hygiene Jurisprudence study guide has 7 sections and about 2,981 words.
01Georgia Dental Practice Act: Scope, Definitions, and Board Authority
Questions here check whether you know who regulates dentistry in Georgia, what the Act defines as practice, and the outer limits of Board power. Most misses come from mixing statute with rule, or the Board with a professional association.
476 words, about 2 min02Licensure, Renewal, and Continuing Education Requirements
This domain covers how a hygienist lawfully gets and keeps a Georgia license: the examination pathway, licensure by credentials, biennial renewal, continuing education, and the consequences of a lapsed license. Examination pathway: graduation from a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, a passing score on the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination, passage of a Board-approved clinical examination, and compliance with the Board's jurisprudence requirements.
412 words, about 2 min03Scope of Practice for Dental Hygienists and Supervision Levels
Expect item stems that describe a clinical scenario and ask whether the hygienist may legally perform the service, and under which supervision level. The hygiene license covers assessment and data collection, prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, coronal polishing, topical fluoride, sealants, radiographs the dentist orders, impressions, periodontal charting, and patient education.
404 words, about 2 min04Infection Control, Sterilization, and Safety Standards
This domain checks whether you can map a real office practice onto the Board's infection control rule, the CDC infection control guidelines for dental settings, and OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard at 29 CFR 1910.1030. A written exposure control plan, reviewed and updated, with the hepatitis B vaccination offered at no cost and post-exposure evaluation available.
419 words, about 2 min05Patient Records, Informed Consent, and Confidentiality
This domain tests documentation standards, record retention and release, the elements of a valid informed consent, and the confidentiality duties that run alongside HIPAA. Contemporaneous, legible, signed and dated entries; the author is identifiable.
426 words, about 2 min06Professional Conduct, Ethics, and Disciplinary Grounds
Questions here ask you to identify whether conduct is a disciplinary ground, which sanction the Board can impose, and how the disciplinary process actually runs. Obtaining or renewing a license by fraud or misrepresentation.
419 words, about 2 min07Delegation, Referrals, and Collaborative Practice
This domain tests the boundary between what a dentist may delegate and what must stay with the dentist, how lawful referrals work, and how supervision functions in public health and school-based settings. Diagnosis, treatment planning, prescribing, and final clinical responsibility cannot be delegated.
425 words, about 2 min