ADC Written (Dental Therapy) Practice Questions - ADC Written Examination - Dental Therapy Exam

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A dental therapist in Australia is asked by a parent to extract a permanent first molar in a healthy 9-year-old. The therapist last performed an extraction during clinical training two years ago and has not maintained competence. What is the most appropriate action under the Dental Board of Australia's recency-of-practice and scope expectations?

Ask the supervising dentist to watch while the therapist proceeds without further preparation Perform the extraction, since deciduous and permanent extractions fall within the dental therapy scope Decline and refer the patient, as practitioners must only provide care for which they have maintained competence and currency Provide the service because the parent has given verbal consent

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Decline and refer the patient, as practitioners must only provide care for which they have maintained competence and currency

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