CALIFORNIA DENTAL LAW AND ETHICS
FINAL PAPER EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
AND FULLY CORRECT RESPONSES
GUARANTEED TO PASS
⩥ Dental Board.
Answer: Dental Board of California
⩥ Direct supervision.
Answer: the supervision of dental procedures based on instructions
given by a licensed dentist who is required to be physically present in
the Tx facility during the performance of those procedures.
⩥ General supervision.
Answer: the supervision of dental procedures based on instructions
given by a licensed dentist who is not required to be physically present
in the Tx facility during the performance of those procedures.
⩥ Oral prophylaxis.
Answer: preventive and therapeutic dental procedures that include
bacterial debridements with complete removal, supra and subgingivally,
of calculus, soft deposits, plaque, and stains, and the smoothing of tooth
surfaces
,⩥ Objective of tx (prophy).
Answer: to create an environment in which the patient can maintain
healthy hard and soft tissues
⩥ T or F: A RDH licensed in another state may teach in a DH college
without being licensed in this state if he or she has a special permit.
Answer: True
⩥ RDH, RDHAP, RDHEF authorized to perform the duties of a RDA
specified in this chapter.
Answer: Before Dec 31, 2005
⩥ RDH, RDHAP, RDHEF shall qualify for and receive a RDA license
prior to performance of the duties of a RDA specified in this chapter.
Answer: on & after Jan 1, 2006
⩥ RDH functions.
Answer: DH assessment, development, planning, and implementation of
a DH care plan
oral health education, counseling, and health screenings
,⩥ The practice of dental hygiene does not include any of the following
procedures:.
Answer: 1) Diagnosis and comprehensive treatment planning.
2) Placing, condensing, carving, or removal of permanent restorations.
3) Surgery or cutting on hard and soft tissue including, but not limited
to, the removal of teeth and the cutting and suturing of soft tissue.
4) Prescribing medication.
5) Administering local/general anesthesia, oral/parenteral conscious
sedation, except for the administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen,
whether administered alone or in combination with each other, or local
anesthesia pursuant to Section 1909.
⩥ RDH Functions under DIRECT Supervision.
Answer: 1) Soft-tissue curettage.
2) Administration of local anesthesia.
3) Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether administered
alone or in combination with each other.
⩥ RDH Functions under GENERAL Supervision.
Answer: 1) Preventive and therapeutic interventions, including oral
prophylaxis, scaling, and root planing.
2) Application of topical, therapeutic, and subgingival agents used for
the control of caries and periodontal disease.
, 3) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and application and
activation of agents with non-laser, light-curing devices.
4) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and placements of in-
office, tooth-whitening devices.
⩥ RDH Functions WITHOUT Supervision.
Answer: Educational services, oral health training programs, and oral
health screenings
b. Refer any screened patients with possible oral abnormalities to a
dentist for a comprehensive exam, diagnosis, and Tx plan.
c. In any public health program created by federal, state, or local law or
administered by a federal, state, county, or local governmental entity, a
RDH may provide, without supervision, DH preventive services in
addition to oral screenings, including, but not limited to, the application
of fluorides and pit and fissure sealants.
⩥ T or F: A RDH employed as described in this subdivision may submit,
or allow to be submitted, any insurance or third-party claims for patient
services performed as authorized in this article.
Answer: True
⩥ How long does a licensee have to notify the board of a physical/email
address change?.
Answer: 30 days
FINAL PAPER EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
AND FULLY CORRECT RESPONSES
GUARANTEED TO PASS
⩥ Dental Board.
Answer: Dental Board of California
⩥ Direct supervision.
Answer: the supervision of dental procedures based on instructions
given by a licensed dentist who is required to be physically present in
the Tx facility during the performance of those procedures.
⩥ General supervision.
Answer: the supervision of dental procedures based on instructions
given by a licensed dentist who is not required to be physically present
in the Tx facility during the performance of those procedures.
⩥ Oral prophylaxis.
Answer: preventive and therapeutic dental procedures that include
bacterial debridements with complete removal, supra and subgingivally,
of calculus, soft deposits, plaque, and stains, and the smoothing of tooth
surfaces
,⩥ Objective of tx (prophy).
Answer: to create an environment in which the patient can maintain
healthy hard and soft tissues
⩥ T or F: A RDH licensed in another state may teach in a DH college
without being licensed in this state if he or she has a special permit.
Answer: True
⩥ RDH, RDHAP, RDHEF authorized to perform the duties of a RDA
specified in this chapter.
Answer: Before Dec 31, 2005
⩥ RDH, RDHAP, RDHEF shall qualify for and receive a RDA license
prior to performance of the duties of a RDA specified in this chapter.
Answer: on & after Jan 1, 2006
⩥ RDH functions.
Answer: DH assessment, development, planning, and implementation of
a DH care plan
oral health education, counseling, and health screenings
,⩥ The practice of dental hygiene does not include any of the following
procedures:.
Answer: 1) Diagnosis and comprehensive treatment planning.
2) Placing, condensing, carving, or removal of permanent restorations.
3) Surgery or cutting on hard and soft tissue including, but not limited
to, the removal of teeth and the cutting and suturing of soft tissue.
4) Prescribing medication.
5) Administering local/general anesthesia, oral/parenteral conscious
sedation, except for the administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen,
whether administered alone or in combination with each other, or local
anesthesia pursuant to Section 1909.
⩥ RDH Functions under DIRECT Supervision.
Answer: 1) Soft-tissue curettage.
2) Administration of local anesthesia.
3) Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether administered
alone or in combination with each other.
⩥ RDH Functions under GENERAL Supervision.
Answer: 1) Preventive and therapeutic interventions, including oral
prophylaxis, scaling, and root planing.
2) Application of topical, therapeutic, and subgingival agents used for
the control of caries and periodontal disease.
, 3) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and application and
activation of agents with non-laser, light-curing devices.
4) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and placements of in-
office, tooth-whitening devices.
⩥ RDH Functions WITHOUT Supervision.
Answer: Educational services, oral health training programs, and oral
health screenings
b. Refer any screened patients with possible oral abnormalities to a
dentist for a comprehensive exam, diagnosis, and Tx plan.
c. In any public health program created by federal, state, or local law or
administered by a federal, state, county, or local governmental entity, a
RDH may provide, without supervision, DH preventive services in
addition to oral screenings, including, but not limited to, the application
of fluorides and pit and fissure sealants.
⩥ T or F: A RDH employed as described in this subdivision may submit,
or allow to be submitted, any insurance or third-party claims for patient
services performed as authorized in this article.
Answer: True
⩥ How long does a licensee have to notify the board of a physical/email
address change?.
Answer: 30 days
