All patient approval will be performed at the candidate's assigned operatory beginning precisely at the times stated in the schedule in the Dental Hygiene Format and Candidate Guide. Candidates are prohibited from the clinic during this time period and may not enter the clinic until advised that they may do so.
Patients are to be seated with the operatory light on.
If the examiners reject the teeth selected by the candidate and the alternate teeth selected or dismiss a patient as unacceptable, the candidate may submit additional patients. If the teeth selected and the alternate selection are disapproved, the patient will be removed from the patient pool. Submission of additional patients will occur following the initial patient approval period. Candidates are reminded that there will be a one time 5 point deduction for improper selection of teeth if the first selection is rejected even if the second selection is approved. Candidates may not submit any patient for approval who has previously been removed from the patient pool.