NC Dental Jurisprudence case studies
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The North Carolina Dental Jurisprudence examination is the law-and-rules component that the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners uses to confirm that applicants for dental and dental hygiene licensure know the statutes and administrative rules that govern practice in the state. Candidates preparing for the NC Dental Law and Rules Examination are typically new graduates, dentists and hygienists moving into North Carolina from another jurisdiction, and licensees returning after a lapse. The NC Dental Jurisprudence case studies are 5 cases and about 2,852 words.
1The Lapsed DA II and the Saturday Impression
Alvarez owns a two-chair general practice in Hickory. On a busy Saturday the only clinical staff are Jordan, a DA I, and Morgan, a DA II whose Board registration lapsed 47 days ago because she never submitted renewal paperwork; her CDA certification is current.
607 words, about 3 min2Forty Oxycodone for a Fifteen-Year-Old
A 15-year-old boy has three third molars removed on a Friday afternoon by Dr. The surgery is uncomplicated.
546 words, about 3 min3The Sedation Permit and the High-Risk Implant Patient
Chen holds a moderate sedation permit for her Asheville office; her last Board inspection was 14 months ago. She plans IV midazolam 5 mg plus fentanyl 50 mcg for a 68-year-old, ASA III patient with treated hypertension, BMI 38, and a STOP-BANG score of 6, for four implant placements.
578 words, about 3 min4The Retired License and the Free Clinic Saturday
Whitfield, 63, stopped seeing patients 26 months ago and now runs a dental consulting company. She has paid her annual renewal fee each year and, on the renewal form, checked the box attesting to completion of the required continuing education, although she completed only 8 hours in the past year and no CPR course; her CPR card expired 18 months ago.
577 words, about 3 min5The Complaint After the Needlestick
A hygienist at a four-operatory practice in Greenville reports to the Board that she was instructed to 'spray off' endodontic files and reuse them, and that the office autoclave has no spore-test logs for 10 months; the door gasket is taped. She also says she sustained a needlestick from a contaminated explorer three weeks ago because the office has no safety-engineered devices and staff recap by hand; she was told to 'just wash it.' One week after her report, the owner-dentist fires her, saying 'we can't have disloyal people.' The dentist then calls the Board's assigned investigator three times to ask what the complainant said and emails the hygienist demanding she withdraw the complaint.
544 words, about 3 min