KY Dental Juris study guide
KY Dental Juris · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
Kentucky dental jurisprudence is the law-and-rules portion of dental licensure in the Commonwealth. This page is an independent study guide for dentists, dental hygienists, and candidates preparing for the Kentucky Board of Dentistry's jurisprudence requirement. The KY Dental Juris study guide has 9 sections and about 3,070 words.
01Kentucky Dental Practice Act: statutory structure, definitions, and scope
This domain tests the statutory skeleton of Kentucky dental regulation: what counts as dentistry, who may practice, and how the Board’s rules fit under the statute. KRS Chapter 313 is the Dental Practice Act.
376 words, about 2 min02Licensure, license renewal, and continuing education requirements
This domain tests how a dentist or hygienist gets a Kentucky license, keeps it current, and avoids practicing on a lapsed credential. Kentucky licenses dentists and dental hygienists through examination and through alternative pathways the Board recognizes, such as credentials or limited faculty/temporary licenses.
353 words, about 2 min03Grounds for disciplinary action, unprofessional conduct, and impairment
This domain tests the Board’s disciplinary reach: what conduct supports action, how impairment is handled, and what does not need to be proved. KRS 313.130 lists grounds including fraud or deceit in obtaining a license, gross ignorance or inefficiency, unprofessional conduct, habitual intemperance, addiction, conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, violating a Board order, aiding unlicensed practice, and failing to cooperate with an investigation.
353 words, about 2 min04Infection control, sterilization, and public health requirements
This domain tests whether the candidate knows the practical infection-control rules a Kentucky dental office must follow and the public-health duties that accompany practice. Kentucky expects dental offices to follow current CDC infection-control guidance and OSHA’s bloodborne-pathogens rule (29 CFR 1910.1030).
343 words, about 2 min05Supervision and delegation to dental hygienists and dental assistants
This domain tests who may perform which tasks, under what level of supervision, and who remains responsible when something goes wrong. Direct supervision: the dentist is on the premises, authorizes the procedure, and is available to see the patient.
334 words, about 2 min06Patient records, informed consent, confidentiality, and HIPAA-adjacent obligations
This domain tests the documentation and privacy rules that surround treatment: what goes in the record, how long it stays, when it can be released, and how consent is proved. A dental record should identify the patient, date of service, diagnosis, treatment rendered, medications, radiographs, consent discussions, and unusual events.
351 words, about 2 min07Prescribing, controlled substances, and the KASPER monitoring program
This domain tests lawful prescribing by a dentist: authority, limits, monitoring, and documentation. A dentist may prescribe within the scope of dental practice.
325 words, about 2 min08Advertising, fee splitting, solicitation, and professional ethics
This domain tests the business-side ethics rules: how a Kentucky dental practice may advertise, how it may pay people, and how it may solicit patients. Advertising must be truthful and not misleading.
303 words, about 2 min09Board of Dentistry authority, complaint process, and administrative hearings
This domain tests how the Kentucky Board of Dentistry exercises authority: its composition, investigation, hearing, and appeal framework. The Board consists of nine members appointed by the Governor: six dentists, one dental hygienist, one dental assistant, and one consumer member.
332 words, about 2 min