CALIFORNIA RDH LAW AND ETHICS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CORRECT
ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Standard of care. Answer: Otherwise known as the customary
standards and practice of the dental profession; a set of professional
standards that are not in law or regulation but established by the
professional within the profession such as code of ethics; the standard
of care is often defined as what a reasonable person would do in the
same or similar circumstance.
◉ Fiduciary Responsibility. Answer: Holding of something of trust to
another; a relationship based on the trust responsibility between
patient and health care provider.
◉ Amoral. Answer: To be without moral; lacking moral sensitivity;
not caring about right and wrong.
◉ Ethics. Answer: A set of principles of right conduct; the general
nature of morals and the specific moral choices made by a person.
◉ Biennial. Answer: Every two years; license renewal is required
biennially.
,◉ Code of ethics. Answer: A collection of rules or guidelines
addressing the ethical standards of a profession of professional entity.
◉ Autonomous/autonomy. Answer: Independent; not controlled by
others or outside forces; self-directed; independent in mind and
judgment.
Ex: Patient's are capable of autonomous decision-making and have the
right to determine what should be done with their body.
◉ Battery. Answer: The commission of bodily harm against another;
unlawful touching or striking of another person.
◉ Continuing education. Answer: After receiving a license, licensees
continuing their education, as a condition of license renewal during
the succeeding two-year period; also applies to permit holders.
◉ Character. Answer: A description of a person's attributes, traits and
abilities; the qualities that define a person or a group; could be used to
define moral or ethical strength.
◉ Confidentiality. Answer: That which held I confidence; done or
communicated in secret; the state of trust placed in a dental assistant
by patient so as not to communicate those items which are privileged
◉ Beneficence. Answer: The state or quality of being kind, charitable
and promoting good will.
,◉ Defamation. Answer: To damage the reputation, character or good
name of another or libel; the making of false statements maliciously.
◉ Nolo Contendere. Answer: Legal term that comes from the Latin
for "I do not wish to contend". It is also referred to as a plea "no
contest"; it is a plea where the defendant neither admits nor disputes a
charge, serving as an alternative to a pleading of guilt or not guilty.
◉ Licensure Categories (Auxiliaries). Answer: DA- unlicensed dental
assistant
RDA- registered dental assistant
OAP- orthodontic assistance permit holder
DSAP- dental sedation assistance permit holder
RDAEF- registered dental assisting in extended functions
RDH- registered dental hygienist
RDHEF- registered dental hygienist in extended functions
RDHAP- registered dental hygienist in alternative practice
, ◉ Impaired Professional. Answer: A professional healthcare provider
who is no longer able to perform fiction in a professional capacity and
with competence; may be impaired by drugs or alcohol.
◉ Implied consent. Answer: By nature of being present in the
treatment facility, it is implied that the patient is seeking treatment; a
dentist may not communicate the full details of the treatment plan -
therfore treatment may being with implied consent without agreeing
in writing or verbally.
◉ Statue. Answer: Otherwise known as laws, established by the
legislature in misdemeanor or felony if violated; dental assisting
duties are in statue.
◉ Direct supervision. Answer: A licensed dentist must be physically
present in the treatment facility during the performance of the
function; the function must be checked and approved by the
supervising dentist prior to dismissal of the patient from the office.
◉ Discrimination. Answer: Treatment or consideration placed on
class or category rather than individual merit; treating persons
differently based in their physical, mental or emotional state, race or
gender.
◉ General supervision. Answer: Does not require the physical
presence of the dentist during the performance not those procedures
based on instructions given by the supervising dentist.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CORRECT
ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Standard of care. Answer: Otherwise known as the customary
standards and practice of the dental profession; a set of professional
standards that are not in law or regulation but established by the
professional within the profession such as code of ethics; the standard
of care is often defined as what a reasonable person would do in the
same or similar circumstance.
◉ Fiduciary Responsibility. Answer: Holding of something of trust to
another; a relationship based on the trust responsibility between
patient and health care provider.
◉ Amoral. Answer: To be without moral; lacking moral sensitivity;
not caring about right and wrong.
◉ Ethics. Answer: A set of principles of right conduct; the general
nature of morals and the specific moral choices made by a person.
◉ Biennial. Answer: Every two years; license renewal is required
biennially.
,◉ Code of ethics. Answer: A collection of rules or guidelines
addressing the ethical standards of a profession of professional entity.
◉ Autonomous/autonomy. Answer: Independent; not controlled by
others or outside forces; self-directed; independent in mind and
judgment.
Ex: Patient's are capable of autonomous decision-making and have the
right to determine what should be done with their body.
◉ Battery. Answer: The commission of bodily harm against another;
unlawful touching or striking of another person.
◉ Continuing education. Answer: After receiving a license, licensees
continuing their education, as a condition of license renewal during
the succeeding two-year period; also applies to permit holders.
◉ Character. Answer: A description of a person's attributes, traits and
abilities; the qualities that define a person or a group; could be used to
define moral or ethical strength.
◉ Confidentiality. Answer: That which held I confidence; done or
communicated in secret; the state of trust placed in a dental assistant
by patient so as not to communicate those items which are privileged
◉ Beneficence. Answer: The state or quality of being kind, charitable
and promoting good will.
,◉ Defamation. Answer: To damage the reputation, character or good
name of another or libel; the making of false statements maliciously.
◉ Nolo Contendere. Answer: Legal term that comes from the Latin
for "I do not wish to contend". It is also referred to as a plea "no
contest"; it is a plea where the defendant neither admits nor disputes a
charge, serving as an alternative to a pleading of guilt or not guilty.
◉ Licensure Categories (Auxiliaries). Answer: DA- unlicensed dental
assistant
RDA- registered dental assistant
OAP- orthodontic assistance permit holder
DSAP- dental sedation assistance permit holder
RDAEF- registered dental assisting in extended functions
RDH- registered dental hygienist
RDHEF- registered dental hygienist in extended functions
RDHAP- registered dental hygienist in alternative practice
, ◉ Impaired Professional. Answer: A professional healthcare provider
who is no longer able to perform fiction in a professional capacity and
with competence; may be impaired by drugs or alcohol.
◉ Implied consent. Answer: By nature of being present in the
treatment facility, it is implied that the patient is seeking treatment; a
dentist may not communicate the full details of the treatment plan -
therfore treatment may being with implied consent without agreeing
in writing or verbally.
◉ Statue. Answer: Otherwise known as laws, established by the
legislature in misdemeanor or felony if violated; dental assisting
duties are in statue.
◉ Direct supervision. Answer: A licensed dentist must be physically
present in the treatment facility during the performance of the
function; the function must be checked and approved by the
supervising dentist prior to dismissal of the patient from the office.
◉ Discrimination. Answer: Treatment or consideration placed on
class or category rather than individual merit; treating persons
differently based in their physical, mental or emotional state, race or
gender.
◉ General supervision. Answer: Does not require the physical
presence of the dentist during the performance not those procedures
based on instructions given by the supervising dentist.
