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Ohio Dental Jurisprudence Practice Test

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The board and its examinations 12

  • A person reports a suspected violation to the board in good faith. What does the statute give that person? ORC 4715.03(D). Topic: The board and its examinations.
  • Besides the dentists, who fills the remaining seats on the Ohio board? ORC 4715.02. Topic: The board and its examinations.
  • How long is a board term in Ohio, and how many terms may one person serve? ORC 4715.02. Topic: The board and its examinations.
  • How long must a dentist have practiced in Ohio before being appointed to the board? ORC 4715.02. Topic: The board and its examinations.
  • How many members of the Ohio board must be dentists? ORC 4715.02. Topic: The board and its examinations.
  • How many members sit on the Ohio state dental board? ORC 4715.02. Topic: The board and its examinations.
  • How often must the Ohio board hold meetings? ORC 4715.03(A). Topic: The board and its examinations.
  • Two dentist members of the board must be recognized specialists. What limit applies to them? ORC 4715.02. Topic: The board and its examinations.
  • What may the board's written jurisprudence examination for dentists cover? ORC 4715.03(E)(2). Topic: The board and its examinations.
  • What vote does the board need to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license? ORC 4715.03(B). Topic: The board and its examinations.
  • Which board members may not give a regional clinical examination to a student or graduate of an Ohio dental college? ORC 4715.02. Topic: The board and its examinations.
  • Which officers of the Ohio board must be chosen from its dentist members? ORC 4715.03(A). Topic: The board and its examinations.
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Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education 23

  • A dentist licensed in another state may volunteer without an Ohio license at a charitable event that lasts no more than how long? ORC 4715.09(G). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • A dentist misses the renewal date but otherwise follows the law. How long does the license stay valid and in good standing? ORC 4715.14(C). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • After how many examinations must an applicant show completed refresher courses before being admitted again? ORC 4715.12. Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How far ahead must the board be told that an out-of-state dentist will practice at a charitable event? ORC 4715.09(G). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How long is a volunteer's certificate for a retired dentist valid? ORC 4715.42(E)(1). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How long is an Ohio license to practice dentistry valid? ORC 4715.14(A)(1). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How long must a dentist keep the duplicate of a written work authorization sent to a dental laboratory? ORC 4715.09(B). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How long must a dentist keep the receipts or certificates that document continuing education? ORC 4715.141(C). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How long must an applicant have held full licensure in good standing before retiring to qualify for a volunteer's certificate? ORC 4715.42(C)(3). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many continuing education hours must a dentist certify to renew a volunteer's certificate? ORC 4715.42(E)(2). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many hours of continuing dental education must an Ohio dentist complete every two years? ORC 4715.141(A). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How many hours of non-clinical, practice management courses may count toward a renewal period? OAC 4715-8-01(B)(2). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How much continuing education credit does a dentist earn for 50 to 60 contact minutes of instruction? ORC 4715.141(A). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How much of the continuing education requirement may come from unpaid volunteer service as a clinician? OAC 4715-8-01(B)(5). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • How often must a limited teaching license be renewed? ORC 4715.16(B). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Under ORC 4715.10(D), what may take the place of a regional testing agency examination? ORC 4715.10(D). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Under the board's rule, what test score must a licensee reach before supervised self-instruction earns credit? OAC 4715-8-01(A)(2). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • What is the minimum age for an Ohio license to practice dentistry? ORC 4715.10(C)(1). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Where may the holder of a limited resident's license practice dentistry? ORC 4715.16(A). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Where must a dentist keep the license displayed? ORC 4715.17. Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Which national board parts does ORC 4715.10 require of a dental license applicant? ORC 4715.10(C)(3). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Whom may the holder of a volunteer's certificate treat? ORC 4715.42(D). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.
  • Within how many days must a dentist tell the board's secretary of a change of office address or employment? ORC 4715.14(D). Topic: Dental licenses, renewal and continuing education.

Dental hygienists 23

  • A temporarily retired hygienist asks for reinstatement. How many continuing education hours must the last two years show? ORC 4715.242(A)(2). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • After services under the oral health access supervision program, by when should the hygienist try to schedule the patient's appointment with a dentist? ORC 4715.366(B). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • After the local anesthesia course, how soon must the hygienist pass the written examination? ORC 4715.231(B)(1). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • Before a hygienist treats a patient with the dentist absent, how recently must the dentist have examined that patient? ORC 4715.22(C)(5). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • For how long may a qualified hygienist treat patients while the supervising dentist is away from the location? ORC 4715.22(C). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • How long is the required course on practicing under oral health access supervision? ORC 4715.372(B). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • How long must a board-approved local anesthesia course for hygienists be? ORC 4715.231(C). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • How long must a dental hygienist keep continuing education records? ORC 4715.25(D). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • How many dental hygienists may practice clinical hygiene under one Ohio dentist at the same time? ORC 4715.23. Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • How many hours of continuing education must an Ohio dental hygienist complete in each two-year period? ORC 4715.25(A). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • In the oral health access supervision program, how many permit-holding hygienists may work under one authorizing dentist at a time? ORC 4715.367. Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • Under an oral health access supervision permit, what is a hygienist forbidden to do for the patient? ORC 4715.365(E). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • Under the oral health access supervision program, a procedure that needs several visits must be finished within what time? ORC 4715.365(D)(2). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • Under what supervision may a qualified Ohio hygienist administer local anesthesia? ORC 4715.231(A). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • What experience must a hygienist have before practicing while the supervising dentist is absent? ORC 4715.22(C)(1). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • What happens when a hygienist who is not temporarily retired fails to renew registration? ORC 4715.24(A). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • What must a patient be told before a hygiene appointment that the supervising dentist will miss? ORC 4715.22(C)(9). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • When may a dentist assign the application of silver diamine fluoride to a hygienist? ORC 4715.23. Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • Where must a dental hygienist's license be exhibited? ORC 4715.24(C). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • Which arrangement does ORC 4715.22(F) forbid? ORC 4715.22(F). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • Which certification must a hygienist hold each time registration is renewed? ORC 4715.251. Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • Which procedure may a hygienist never perform while the supervising dentist is away under ORC 4715.22(C)? ORC 4715.22(C)(3). Topic: Dental hygienists.
  • Which service may a hygienist provide with the dentist absent even if the dentist has never examined the patient? ORC 4715.22(E). Topic: Dental hygienists.

Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators 17

  • Apart from the exceptions the statute lists, under what supervision do dental assistants perform procedures? ORC 4715.39(F). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • How long is the sealant course a certified dental assistant must complete? ORC 4715.39(C)(3). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • How long must an educational program for a dental x-ray machine operator certificate be? ORC 4715.53(B)(2). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • How many dental assistants may one dentist supervise in coronal polishing at any given time? ORC 4715.39(B)(3). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • How many expanded function dental auxiliaries may practice under the same dentist at one time? ORC 4715.64(B). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • How many sealants must the supervising dentist have watched the assistant apply successfully? ORC 4715.39(C)(4). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • How much instruction must a dental x-ray machine operator complete to renew the certificate? ORC 4715.53(D). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • In the board's definitions, what does "direct supervision" add to the dentist being physically present? OAC 4715-3-01. Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • What does the board's rule call supervision in which the dentist is operating on the patient while an auxiliary helps? OAC 4715-3-01. Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • What instrument may a certified dental assistant use to polish the clinical crowns of teeth? ORC 4715.39(B)(1). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • What must happen before a dental assistant polishes a patient's teeth? ORC 4715.39(B)(2). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • When does an expanded function dental auxiliary's first registration expire? ORC 4715.63(A). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • When may an x-ray machine operator take radiographs with the supervising dentist absent? ORC 4715.56(B)(1). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • Which life-support credential must an applicant for expanded function dental auxiliary registration hold? ORC 4715.62(A)(4). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • Which restorative materials may an expanded function dental auxiliary place? ORC 4715.64(A)(1). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • Which task does the board's rule say no dentist may delegate? OAC 4715-11-06(I). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.
  • Who may place the final root canal filling under OAC 4715-11-06? OAC 4715-11-06(G). Topic: Assistants, expanded function auxiliaries and x-ray operators.

Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising 25

  • A general dentist advertises a list of specific services. What must the statement also carry? OAC 4715-13-03(E). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • Against which virus must every dentist and dental health care worker show immunity or immunization? OAC 4715-20-01(A). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • Before first prescribing an opioid analgesic or benzodiazepine, what period must the drug database report cover? ORC 4715.302(B)(1). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • Besides a death, which adverse occurrence must be reported to the board? OAC 4715-5-06(A). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • The drug database review in ORC 4715.302 does not apply when the drug is prescribed for a period of no more than how long? ORC 4715.302(C)(2). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • How long may the sign of a former dentist stay up at an office? OAC 4715-13-04(A)(6). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • How long must documentation of sterilizer testing and repairs be kept in the dental facility? OAC 4715-20-02(A)(5). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • How long must each different media advertisement be kept by the advertising licensee? OAC 4715-13-01(A). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • How must high speed handpieces be processed between patients? OAC 4715-20-02(A)(2). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • How often must heat sterilizing devices be tested with a biological monitoring system? OAC 4715-20-02(A)(4). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • How soon must a dentist notify the board after learning of a death that resulted directly from treatment in a dental facility? OAC 4715-5-06(A). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • How soon must a mobile dental facility operator tell the board and treatment venues that the facility has stopped operating? ORC 4715.72. Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • In the teledentistry sections, what is "synchronous, real-time communication"? ORC 4715.43(A)(4). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • May an Ohio dentist prescribe an extended-release or long-acting opioid for acute pain? OAC 4715-6-02(A)(1). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • Under a teledentistry permit, what may a dentist prescribe without examining the patient in person? ORC 4715.431(A)(2). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • What average daily morphine equivalent dose may an opioid prescription for acute pain not exceed, apart from the listed exceptions? OAC 4715-6-02(A)(3). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • What does the board's rule say about disposable gloves? OAC 4715-20-01(C)(1). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • What is the limit on a first opioid prescription for a minor's episode of acute pain? OAC 4715-6-02(A)(3). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • What is the limit on a first opioid prescription for an adult's episode of acute pain? OAC 4715-6-02(A)(3). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • What must be marked on every removable prosthesis a dentist fabricates or orders? OAC 4715-5-08(A). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • When treatment with an opioid continues, how often must the dentist request new database reports? ORC 4715.302(B)(2). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • Who may give a testimonial or endorsement in dental advertising? OAC 4715-13-01(C). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • Who must be physically present in the facility when dental students perform clinical procedures on patients? ORC 4715.33. Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • Whose name must every print, broadcast or internet advertisement of a dental practice include? OAC 4715-13-01(D). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.
  • Whose names may appear in the name or sign of a dental practice? OAC 4715-13-02(C). Topic: Office rules: infection control, prescribing and advertising.

Discipline and penalties 12

  • A dentist prescribes drugs for other than legal and legitimate therapeutic purposes. Under ORC 4715.30 this is: ORC 4715.30(A)(8). Topic: Discipline and penalties.
  • A dentist waives insurance copayments to draw patients in. How does ORC 4715.30 treat this? ORC 4715.30(A)(13). Topic: Discipline and penalties.
  • After a summary suspension, when must a requested hearing be held unless both sides agree otherwise? ORC 4715.30(G). Topic: Discipline and penalties.
  • The board orders a physical or mental examination of a license holder. Who pays for it? ORC 4715.30(D). Topic: Discipline and penalties.
  • How soon after completing the hearing must the board issue its final order following a summary suspension? ORC 4715.30(G). Topic: Discipline and penalties.
  • What follows when a license holder is convicted of an offense such as murder, kidnapping or rape? ORC 4715.30(F). Topic: Discipline and penalties.
  • What is the penalty for a first offense of failing to display a dental license? ORC 4715.99(A). Topic: Discipline and penalties.
  • What is the penalty for a first offense of practicing dentistry in Ohio without a license? ORC 4715.99(C). Topic: Discipline and penalties.
  • What two findings must the secretary and vice-secretary make before recommending a suspension without a hearing? ORC 4715.30(G). Topic: Discipline and penalties.
  • What vote lets the board suspend a license without a prior hearing? ORC 4715.30(G). Topic: Discipline and penalties.
  • When is the manager or proprietor of a dental facility subject to discipline for a staff member's violation? ORC 4715.30(B). Topic: Discipline and penalties.
  • Which set of actions may the board take against a license under ORC 4715.30(C)? ORC 4715.30(C). Topic: Discipline and penalties.

How this list was compiled: Our own questions on the law the Ohio State Dental Board's jurisprudence examination covers. ORC 4715.03(E)(2) and 4715.10(C)(4), read on 2026-10-16, require a written jurisprudence examination that covers only the statutes and administrative rules governing dentistry in Ohio; the board's Dentist licensing page (https://dental.ohio.gov/licensing-and-renewal/001-dentist, opened 2026-10-16) calls it an open book exam over Ohio Revised Code 4715 and Ohio Administrative Code 4715 and gives 75% as the score to pass. The board publishes no content outline, so the six topics here are this site's own sorting. Every fact was read on 2026-10-16 on the state's Ohio Laws site: Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4715 (https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/chapter-4715) and Ohio Administrative Code 4715 (https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/4715). Each question names its section and links to the text. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site, written from the public text of the Ohio statutes and rules. Nothing is taken from the board's jurisprudence examination, its question file, a prep company or a review book.

How it works

An unofficial Ohio dental jurisprudence practice test: 112 of our own questions on Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4715 and Ohio Administrative Code 4715. The Ohio State Dental Board gives the real jurisprudence exam and is not affiliated with this page.

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What is left out

Law only. Fees, the sedation and anesthesia permit rules, the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact and the board's investigation procedure are not asked. Statute and rules are as they stood on the state's Ohio Laws site on October 16, 2026. Practice for an exam, not medical advice.

  • A dentist owes thirty hours of continuing education every two years; a dental hygienist owes twenty (ORC 4715.141, 4715.25).
  • One dentist may supervise at most four practicing hygienists and at most two expanded function dental auxiliaries at a time (ORC 4715.23, 4715.64).
  • A first opioid prescription for acute pain is capped at seven days for adults and five for minors (OAC 4715-6-02).

Questions and answers

Is the Ohio dental jurisprudence exam open book?

Yes. The board's Dentist licensing page calls it an open book exam over the Ohio Dental Practice Act, which it describes as Ohio Revised Code 4715 and Ohio Administrative Code 4715.

What score do you need to pass the Ohio dental jurisprudence exam?

75% or higher, the board's page says, and it emails applicants who need to retake the exam. A scored run on this page uses the same 75% mark.

How many questions are on the Ohio dental jurisprudence exam?

The board's Dentist licensing page gives no count and no time limit. It links a Jurisprudence Exam Questions file and an Answer Sheet there, beside the Dental Practice Act.

Who has to take the Ohio jurisprudence exam?

Every applicant for a license to practice dentistry. ORC 4715.10(C)(4) requires a written jurisprudence examination given by the board, and ORC 4715.03(E)(2) limits it to the statutes and administrative rules governing dentistry in Ohio.

Is this the board's exam?

No. The questions were written for this site from the public statutes and rules, never from the board's examination or its question file. The Ohio State Dental Board has not reviewed this page.

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