OH Dental Hygiene Jurisprudence study plan

Map the Ohio Dental Practice Act structure by outlining how the statute delegates rulemaking authority to the State Dental Board and where the Ohio Administrative Code chapters on dentistry sit

Define the Board's composition, appointment process, member qualifications, and term limits from the statute, and list the Board's core statutory duties

Trace the statutory path of a rule from Board proposal through public hearing and filing, and identify which Board actions require a hearing versus routine adoption

Build a personal one-page authority chart linking each major practice topic (licensure, supervision, discipline, infection control) to its statute or rule citation

Distinguish statutory violations from rule violations and identify which enforcement mechanism (citation, fine, suspension, revocation, reprimand) attaches to each

Outline the Board's investigation and hearing sequence from complaint intake through final order, noting where the licensee's response rights arise

Compare consent agreements, summary suspension, and formal adjudication orders, and state when each is available

Identify the statutory grounds for disciplinary action against a hygienist and rank them by how often they appear in Board actions

Define general supervision, direct supervision, and personal supervision as used in Ohio, and state exactly what presence and prior authorization each requires

List the specific hygiene services a hygienist may perform under general supervision versus those requiring the dentist to be physically present

Identify settings where a hygienist may practice and any additional requirements tied to public health, school, or institutional settings

Explain the conditions under which a hygienist may administer local anesthesia and nitrous oxide, including required training and supervision

Map the collaborative practice relationship: what the agreement must contain, who may enter it, and what the dentist retains responsibility for

Sequence the licensure pathway: application, examination, criminal records check, jurisprudence requirement, and issuance

List every continuing education requirement for renewal, including hour totals, mandatory subject areas, and any limits on self-study or online hours

State the renewal cycle, late renewal consequences, lapsed-license rules, and reinstatement conditions

Differentiate initial licensure, renewal, inactive status, and reinstatement in a side-by-side comparison

Identify the documentation a hygienist must retain for CE audits and the retention period

Apply the scope-of-practice matrix to at least 15 scenario-style fact patterns and justify each answer with a citation

State the required elements of an infection control program: standard precautions, hand hygiene, PPE selection, and sharps handling

Describe instrument processing in order from transport through cleaning, packaging, sterilization, and storage, and identify monitoring requirements for each sterilizer cycle

Explain the handling of regulated medical waste and the documentation expected for sterilization logs and equipment maintenance

Define the patient record contents required by rule and state the retention period and who owns the record

Apply confidentiality rules to at least 10 release-of-information scenarios, including minors, subpoenas, and third-party payers

Outline the informed consent conversation for hygiene treatment and identify what must be documented

Identify common professional conduct violations such as boundary issues, misrepresentation, impaired practice, and failure to report, and state the reporting duty each triggers

Write a short corrective action plan for a hypothetical record-keeping deficiency

Draft a compliant collaborative practice or supervision agreement outline covering scope, communication, emergency provisions, and termination

Analyze at least 8 delegation scenarios and determine whether the assigned task may be delegated to a hygienist, assistant, or unlicensed person

Classify a set of hypothetical conduct scenarios by violation type and predict the likely disciplinary range

Identify the penalties available to the Board and the appeal route from a final Board order

Distinguish unlicensed practice from lapsed-license practice and state the consequences of each

Complete two full-length timed practice exams and score each by domain to expose weak areas

Re-review the three lowest-scoring domains using the authority chart and supervision matrix built in earlier weeks

Recite from memory the supervision levels, CE hour requirements, renewal cycle, and record retention period

Review all flagged uncertain items and confirm each against the statute or rule text before test day

Finalize a one-page pre-exam reference sheet of the highest-yield numbers and definitions