Your supervising dentist asks you to perform a function you are not legally permitted to do even though he/ she tells you they will take responsibility. Would it be appropriate to perform the function?

Only if the patient consents to it
Only if there is nobody else to do it
Only if he/she watches you
It is never all right to perform functions outside of your legally permitted duties.

It is never all right to perform functions outside of your legally permitted duties.

Rationale: It is never all right for you to perform a function outside of your permitted duties, no matter what your employer says they will do. It is ultimately your license that will be in jeopardy. You can be fined and/or lose your license, which means that you will lose your livelihood.