GA Dental Jurisprudence study plan

Build a one-page term sheet defining every statutory term in the Georgia Dental Practice Act (practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, supervision levels, unlicensed practice) and write each definition in your own words.

Map the Board of Dentistry's rulemaking, investigative, and disciplinary authority into a flow diagram from complaint intake to final order.

Explain aloud, without notes, the boundary between what a dentist may delegate and what only a licensed dentist may perform, citing the scope categories rather than memorizing section numbers.

Write 15 original scenario questions about scope-of-practice edge cases (e.g., a hygienist asked to perform a procedure outside hygiene scope) and answer each with a one-sentence rule statement.

Convert your scope cheat sheet into a supervision matrix that lists direct, indirect, and general supervision tasks side by side with who may perform each.

Draft three delegation scenarios involving dental assistants and hygienists and identify the supervising-dentist obligations in each (examination, authorization, on-site presence).

List the elements of a defensible standard-of-care analysis and apply them to two hypothetical treatment failures.

Self-test on Domain 1 and Domain 3 items and log every miss by cause (unknown rule, misread question, wrong supervision level).

Write the correct sequence for instrument processing from chairside transport through sterilization and storage, and identify the failure points a Board inspector would cite.

Compare accepted sterilization monitoring methods and state what records must be kept and for how long.

Draft a 10-step office infection-control checklist a new employee could follow on day one.

Explain the public-health reporting duties that touch a dental office (communicable disease, exposure incidents) and who must be notified.

Build a timeline of licensure steps from application through initial license, renewal cycle, and reinstatement after lapse, noting which failures trigger discipline versus a late fee.

Summarize continuing-education hours required per renewal cycle and which categories count, in a table you can recall from memory.

Outline the prescribing rules for controlled substances in dental practice, including registration, query of the state prescription database, and limits on refills.

Write five original recordkeeping scenarios (e.g., a missing DEA number on a prescription, an unsigned chart entry) and state the correct action for each.

Define the required contents of a patient record and identify what must never be altered, backdated, or omitted.

Draft a model informed-consent conversation script for a common procedure covering risks, alternatives, and the patient's right to refuse.

Explain the confidentiality rule and its recognized exceptions (minor consent, court order, public-health reporting) with an example of each.

Answer 20 mixed practice questions on records, consent, and prescribing, then rewrite every missed question as a corrected rule statement.

Classify at least 15 behaviors as permitted advertising, prohibited advertising, fee splitting, or unprofessional conduct, and justify each classification.

Write out the mandatory-reporting triggers and the reporting chain, including self-reporting obligations after an arrest or impairment issue.

Describe the impaired-practitioner pathway from identification through evaluation, monitoring, and return to practice.

List the range of disciplinary sanctions and match each to a representative violation.

Audit your CE plan against the renewal requirement and identify any shortfall in hours or categories before exam day.

Write a personal professional-responsibility statement covering recordkeeping, informed consent, and reporting duties in your own words.

Re-run all previously missed questions from weeks 1-6 and confirm each is now answered correctly with a stated rule.

Complete a 60-question timed mixed set and record your score by domain.

Re-drill the four highest-weight and highest-error domains using only your own notes and flashcards, no new material.

Take two full-length timed practice exams under exam conditions and compare domain scores between attempts.

Rewrite every remaining missed item as a one-line rule and recite the rules aloud until recall is automatic.

Write a final one-page summary of the ten rules you are most likely to forget and review it the morning of the exam.