RDA LAW AND ETHICS UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● when can an RDA perform conditional duties?
Answer: only when they have completed a board-approved educational
program or when they can provide evidence on completing a board-
approved course in the specific subject
●● what evidence does an RDA need to provide to accompany their first
license renewal (regarding conditional duties)?
Answer: evidence of completion of a board-approved pit and fissure
sealants course; if not, license will be suspended
●● what duties may a DA/RDA/RDAEF perform while working for/at a
primary care clinic or specialty clinic?
Answer: any extraoral duty, coronal polish, topical fluoride application,
pit and fissure sealants (if course completed) when under Direct
Supervision of RDH/RDHAP
●● dental auxillary
Answer: a person who may perform dental supportive procedures under
specified supervision of a licensed DDS
,●● dental assistant
Answer: unlicensed person who may perform basic supportive
procedures under the supervision of a DDS
●● registered dental assistant
Answer: a licensed person who may perform all authorized procedures
in addition to all basic supportive procedures a DA may perform
●● direct supervision
Answer: supervision of dental procedures based of DDS instruction and
the DDS being physically present in treatment facility during the
specified procedure
●● general supervision
Answer: supervision of dental procedures based on DDS instruction but
where DDS must not be physically present during time of specified
procedure
●● basic supportive dental procedures
Answer: dental procedures categorized by their technically elementary
characteristics, complete reversibility and inability to create potentially
hazardous conditions for the PT
●● continuing education
, Answer: a condition of license renewal, the submission if evidence of an
RDA/RDH/DDS continuing to stay educated on new and improving
developments in the practice of dentistry, as well as reviewing infection
control procedures, dental law, and BLS
●● how much of an RDAs contiuing education can the Board dictate?
Answer: 7.5 hrs in the general areas of PT care, health and safety, and
law and ethics
(for DDS, 15 hrs)
●● how many hours of continuing education does an RDA need to
complete for each renewal?
Answer: 25 hours, with 2hrs Infection Control, 2 hrs Dental Practice
Act, a BLS course (no more that 4 hours)
●● standard precautions
Answer: a group of infection control and prevention practices that apply
to all PTs equally, including the use of PPE, safe handling of sharps
●● critical vs. semi-critical vs. non-critical items
Answer: critical - penetrates bone and soft tissue, highest potential for
disease transmission
semi-critical - touches oral mucosa or non-intact skin but not penetrating
soft tissue or bone
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● when can an RDA perform conditional duties?
Answer: only when they have completed a board-approved educational
program or when they can provide evidence on completing a board-
approved course in the specific subject
●● what evidence does an RDA need to provide to accompany their first
license renewal (regarding conditional duties)?
Answer: evidence of completion of a board-approved pit and fissure
sealants course; if not, license will be suspended
●● what duties may a DA/RDA/RDAEF perform while working for/at a
primary care clinic or specialty clinic?
Answer: any extraoral duty, coronal polish, topical fluoride application,
pit and fissure sealants (if course completed) when under Direct
Supervision of RDH/RDHAP
●● dental auxillary
Answer: a person who may perform dental supportive procedures under
specified supervision of a licensed DDS
,●● dental assistant
Answer: unlicensed person who may perform basic supportive
procedures under the supervision of a DDS
●● registered dental assistant
Answer: a licensed person who may perform all authorized procedures
in addition to all basic supportive procedures a DA may perform
●● direct supervision
Answer: supervision of dental procedures based of DDS instruction and
the DDS being physically present in treatment facility during the
specified procedure
●● general supervision
Answer: supervision of dental procedures based on DDS instruction but
where DDS must not be physically present during time of specified
procedure
●● basic supportive dental procedures
Answer: dental procedures categorized by their technically elementary
characteristics, complete reversibility and inability to create potentially
hazardous conditions for the PT
●● continuing education
, Answer: a condition of license renewal, the submission if evidence of an
RDA/RDH/DDS continuing to stay educated on new and improving
developments in the practice of dentistry, as well as reviewing infection
control procedures, dental law, and BLS
●● how much of an RDAs contiuing education can the Board dictate?
Answer: 7.5 hrs in the general areas of PT care, health and safety, and
law and ethics
(for DDS, 15 hrs)
●● how many hours of continuing education does an RDA need to
complete for each renewal?
Answer: 25 hours, with 2hrs Infection Control, 2 hrs Dental Practice
Act, a BLS course (no more that 4 hours)
●● standard precautions
Answer: a group of infection control and prevention practices that apply
to all PTs equally, including the use of PPE, safe handling of sharps
●● critical vs. semi-critical vs. non-critical items
Answer: critical - penetrates bone and soft tissue, highest potential for
disease transmission
semi-critical - touches oral mucosa or non-intact skin but not penetrating
soft tissue or bone
