Chapter 1

Perspectives on Local Anesthesia for Dental Professionals

True or false

1) Troubleshooting is the ability to critically assess and resolve anesthesia inadequacies in order

to provide comfortable patient care.

A) True

B) False

Answer: A

Objective: 1

2) Dental hygienists and mid-level providers in all states and provinces receive the same

education, and require the same level of supervision for administering local anesthesia.

A) True

B) False

Answer: B

Explanation: B) Specific requirements for dental hygienists and mid-level providers vary

regarding the type, degree, or extent of injections, as well as the required extent of supervision,

education, and examination. Clinicians must be knowledgeable regarding the specifics of the

practice acts governing their particular practice locations.

Objective: 1

3) Dentists are the only providers of local anesthesia in dentistry in North America.

A) True

B) False

Answer: B

Explanation: B) In most states and provinces, dental local anesthesia providers include dentists,

dental hygienists, and in some states and provinces, mid-level and/or expanded function

clinicians.

Objective: 2

4) The first state to license dental hygienists to deliver local anesthetic agents was California in

1975.

A) True

B) False

Answer: B

Explanation: B) The first state to license dental hygienists to deliver local anesthetic agents was

Washington in 1971.

Objective: 2

5) The first state to license dental hygienists to deliver local anesthetic agents was Washington in

1971.

A) True

B) False

Answer: A

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