CALIFORNIA DENTAL LAW AND ETHICS
ACTUAL TEST PAPER COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 100 PERCENT
VERIFIED
⩥ A dental assistant who uses a mouth mirror to inspect the oral cavity
and chart existing restorations, missing teeth, and obvious lesions is
within her scope of practice..
Answer: False
⩥ Janet is a DA, under direct supervision she can.
Answer: Place, wedge, and remove matrices
⩥ Bill is an RDA. Under general supervision, Bill can place and remove
temporary sedative dressings. Under direct supervision, Bill can apply
etchant to a tooth for bonding restorative materials..
Answer: Both True
⩥ During your lunch break, you leave the office. Your RDH is
completing a prophy while you are away, but the patient is experiencing
dentin hypersensitivity and requests local anesthesia. Your RDH calls
you, you should:.
Answer: Advise your RDH to wait for your return or reschedule the
patient
,⩥ A dental assistant (DA) can start the administration of nitrous oxide
when.
Answer: When the dentist is chairside
⩥ Carla has Dental Shield PPO and was treated by you at your office on
March 3rd. On March 3rd, Carla was scheduled for a 60-minute
appointment where you had planned to complete composite restorations
at 2-O, 3-MO, and 4-MOD. During the appointment, you ran out of time
and forgot to complete the occlusal composite on number 2. However,
your office manager billed Carla's insurance for a 1 surface composite
on tooth number 2. The insurance has issued payment for all three
restorations..
Answer: Request that your office manager notify the insurance company
and return the payment
⩥ Verbal consent is sufficient for an occlusal composite. Verbal consent
is sufficient for an extraction..
Answer: Both False
⩥ A patient's stepmother calls your office requesting a copy of her
child's dental chart..
Answer: Advise the step-parent that a release of records will need to be
obtained from one of the patient's parents or legal guardians
,⩥ A patient recently underwent shoulder surgery and has been struggling
with post-operative pain. He requests a prescription to manage the
shoulder pain during dental appointments. You should:.
Answer: Do not prescribe any medications for the management of pain
not related dental care you provided
⩥ John is your cousin, but not a patient of record. John calls you on your
cell phone Saturday morning reporting a tooth-ache because a temporary
crown his dentist just made is too high. He tried to call his dentist, but
his dentist did not answer his phone. You should:.
Answer: Advise John to contact his dentist
⩥ Gina has been a patient of record for 17 years. Last year she updated
her health history form to include a back injury. Gina recently contacted
your office with requests to amend her health history because she is
applying for disability insurance. Your office manager asks Gina to
submit her request in writing and Gina complies. You should.
Answer: Deny Gina's request because the information proposed to be
amended is accurate and complete
⩥ To dispose of expired narcotic analgesics, a dentist needs to contact.
Answer: A reverse distributor
⩥ After observing abuse, a dentist has.
Answer: 36 hours to file a written report to local law enforcement
, ⩥ Your partner (another dentist) is going through a divorce. Since
separating from his wife, he has reported late to work on multiple
occasions. Today, he is having difficulty maintaining his balance and is
slurring his speech. You suspect that your partner is intoxicated..
Answer: Recommend that your partner take the rest of the day off and
report your suspicions to the Dental Board
⩥ According to the dental board, if a person advertises or represents
himself as a dentist in a newspaper insert, he is practicing dentistry..
Answer: True
⩥ You have presented to a working interview where you have been
asked to complete a crown preparation for a patient named Joe. Sally is
your RDA and maintains an active dental license in Brazil. Sally states
that after you prepare the tooth for the crown, she will pack the cord,
obtain the final impression, fabricate the temporary, temporarily cement
the provisional, and dismiss the patient. All of the following statements
regarding the scenario above are true except:.
Answer: Sally is allowed to adjust the occlusion of the provisional after
it is cemented
⩥ A two-year-old patient presents to your office with her step-mother for
a comprehensive examination. During the examination, poor oral
hygiene and multiple carious lesions are noted. The treatment plan
consists of multiple resin restorations, a pulpotomy, and a stainless-steel
ACTUAL TEST PAPER COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 100 PERCENT
VERIFIED
⩥ A dental assistant who uses a mouth mirror to inspect the oral cavity
and chart existing restorations, missing teeth, and obvious lesions is
within her scope of practice..
Answer: False
⩥ Janet is a DA, under direct supervision she can.
Answer: Place, wedge, and remove matrices
⩥ Bill is an RDA. Under general supervision, Bill can place and remove
temporary sedative dressings. Under direct supervision, Bill can apply
etchant to a tooth for bonding restorative materials..
Answer: Both True
⩥ During your lunch break, you leave the office. Your RDH is
completing a prophy while you are away, but the patient is experiencing
dentin hypersensitivity and requests local anesthesia. Your RDH calls
you, you should:.
Answer: Advise your RDH to wait for your return or reschedule the
patient
,⩥ A dental assistant (DA) can start the administration of nitrous oxide
when.
Answer: When the dentist is chairside
⩥ Carla has Dental Shield PPO and was treated by you at your office on
March 3rd. On March 3rd, Carla was scheduled for a 60-minute
appointment where you had planned to complete composite restorations
at 2-O, 3-MO, and 4-MOD. During the appointment, you ran out of time
and forgot to complete the occlusal composite on number 2. However,
your office manager billed Carla's insurance for a 1 surface composite
on tooth number 2. The insurance has issued payment for all three
restorations..
Answer: Request that your office manager notify the insurance company
and return the payment
⩥ Verbal consent is sufficient for an occlusal composite. Verbal consent
is sufficient for an extraction..
Answer: Both False
⩥ A patient's stepmother calls your office requesting a copy of her
child's dental chart..
Answer: Advise the step-parent that a release of records will need to be
obtained from one of the patient's parents or legal guardians
,⩥ A patient recently underwent shoulder surgery and has been struggling
with post-operative pain. He requests a prescription to manage the
shoulder pain during dental appointments. You should:.
Answer: Do not prescribe any medications for the management of pain
not related dental care you provided
⩥ John is your cousin, but not a patient of record. John calls you on your
cell phone Saturday morning reporting a tooth-ache because a temporary
crown his dentist just made is too high. He tried to call his dentist, but
his dentist did not answer his phone. You should:.
Answer: Advise John to contact his dentist
⩥ Gina has been a patient of record for 17 years. Last year she updated
her health history form to include a back injury. Gina recently contacted
your office with requests to amend her health history because she is
applying for disability insurance. Your office manager asks Gina to
submit her request in writing and Gina complies. You should.
Answer: Deny Gina's request because the information proposed to be
amended is accurate and complete
⩥ To dispose of expired narcotic analgesics, a dentist needs to contact.
Answer: A reverse distributor
⩥ After observing abuse, a dentist has.
Answer: 36 hours to file a written report to local law enforcement
, ⩥ Your partner (another dentist) is going through a divorce. Since
separating from his wife, he has reported late to work on multiple
occasions. Today, he is having difficulty maintaining his balance and is
slurring his speech. You suspect that your partner is intoxicated..
Answer: Recommend that your partner take the rest of the day off and
report your suspicions to the Dental Board
⩥ According to the dental board, if a person advertises or represents
himself as a dentist in a newspaper insert, he is practicing dentistry..
Answer: True
⩥ You have presented to a working interview where you have been
asked to complete a crown preparation for a patient named Joe. Sally is
your RDA and maintains an active dental license in Brazil. Sally states
that after you prepare the tooth for the crown, she will pack the cord,
obtain the final impression, fabricate the temporary, temporarily cement
the provisional, and dismiss the patient. All of the following statements
regarding the scenario above are true except:.
Answer: Sally is allowed to adjust the occlusion of the provisional after
it is cemented
⩥ A two-year-old patient presents to your office with her step-mother for
a comprehensive examination. During the examination, poor oral
hygiene and multiple carious lesions are noted. The treatment plan
consists of multiple resin restorations, a pulpotomy, and a stainless-steel
