CALIFORNIA RDH LAW AND ETHICS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
◉ Integrity. Answer: When any health care provider acts with
decency of care.
◉ True. Answer: As of 2006 the RDH is eligible to receive a
registered dental assistant license. True or False
◉ At 12 midnight on the LAST day of the license's birth month, of a
two year term.. Answer: When does an RDH license expire?
◉ You have 7 days to get the report in.. Answer: If a patient was to
die in the dental facility, when should the written report be completed
and sent to the board?
◉ 30 days. Answer: How long do you have to notify the boards if you
have an address or e-mail change?
◉ 10 days. Answer: How long do you have to notify the board if you
have a name change?
, ◉ The general standards of right and wrong that guide behavior
within society. Answer: What is the fundamental principle of ethics?
◉ Beneficence. Answer: What core value is the primary role in
promoting the well being of others and engaging in health
promotion/disease prevention activities?
◉ Veracity. Answer: Trusting that your patient is telling you the truth
and that as a RDH, we tell them the truth.
◉ Social trust, it's unprofessional conduct. Answer: What core value
is being violated when the RDH has a martini on their lunch?
◉ Veracity. Answer: What core value is violated when the dental
hygienist presents treatment that is clearly excessive?
◉ Autonomy. Answer: The dental hygienist presents SRP treatment to
the patient, and the patient responds with, "I don't want to do that I
just want the basic cleaning." What core value is the patient
practicing?
◉ responsibility. Answer: What fundamental principle is being used
when we accept consequences of our actions or the failure to act and
are willing to make ethical choice and publicly affirm them?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
◉ Integrity. Answer: When any health care provider acts with
decency of care.
◉ True. Answer: As of 2006 the RDH is eligible to receive a
registered dental assistant license. True or False
◉ At 12 midnight on the LAST day of the license's birth month, of a
two year term.. Answer: When does an RDH license expire?
◉ You have 7 days to get the report in.. Answer: If a patient was to
die in the dental facility, when should the written report be completed
and sent to the board?
◉ 30 days. Answer: How long do you have to notify the boards if you
have an address or e-mail change?
◉ 10 days. Answer: How long do you have to notify the board if you
have a name change?
, ◉ The general standards of right and wrong that guide behavior
within society. Answer: What is the fundamental principle of ethics?
◉ Beneficence. Answer: What core value is the primary role in
promoting the well being of others and engaging in health
promotion/disease prevention activities?
◉ Veracity. Answer: Trusting that your patient is telling you the truth
and that as a RDH, we tell them the truth.
◉ Social trust, it's unprofessional conduct. Answer: What core value
is being violated when the RDH has a martini on their lunch?
◉ Veracity. Answer: What core value is violated when the dental
hygienist presents treatment that is clearly excessive?
◉ Autonomy. Answer: The dental hygienist presents SRP treatment to
the patient, and the patient responds with, "I don't want to do that I
just want the basic cleaning." What core value is the patient
practicing?
◉ responsibility. Answer: What fundamental principle is being used
when we accept consequences of our actions or the failure to act and
are willing to make ethical choice and publicly affirm them?
