RDHAP LAW AND ETHICS EXAM 2024-2025
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"Dental hygiene board" means - CORRECT ANSWER The Dental
Hygiene Board of California.
"Dental board" means - CORRECT ANSWER The Dental Board of
California.
"Direct supervision" means - CORRECT ANSWER The supervision of
dental procedures based on instructions given by a licensed dentist who
is required to be physically present in the treatment facility during the
performance of those procedures.
"General supervision" means - CORRECT ANSWER The supervision of
dental procedures based on instructions given by a licensed dentist who
is not required to be physically present in the treatment facility during
the performance of those procedures.
"Oral prophylaxis" means - CORRECT 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. The objective of
this treatment is to create an environment in which the patient can
maintain healthy hard and soft tissues.
The following functions may be performed by a registered dental
hygienist, in addition to those authorized pursuant to Sections 1908 to
,RDHAP LAW AND ETHICS EXAM 2024-2025
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1914, inclusive: - CORRECT ANSWER (a) All functions that may be
performed by a registered dental assistant.
(b) All persons holding a license as a registered dental hygienist,
registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental
hygienist in extended functions as of December 31, 2005, are authorized
to perform the duties of a registered dental assistant specified in this
chapter. All persons issued a license as a registered dental hygienist,
registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental
hygienist in extended functions on or after January 1, 2006, shall qualify
for and receive a registered dental assistant license prior to performance
of the duties of a registered dental assistant specified in this chapter.
(a) The practice of dental hygiene includes: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Dental hygiene assessment and development
- Planning, and implementation of a dental hygiene care plan.
- It also includes oral health education, counseling, and health
screenings.
The practice of dental hygiene does not include any of the following
procedures: - CORRECT ANSWER (1) Diagnosis and comprehensive
treatment planning.
(2) Placing, condensing, carving, or removal of permanent restorations.
,RDHAP LAW AND ETHICS EXAM 2024-2025
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(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 or general anesthesia or oral or 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.
A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following
procedures under direct supervision of a licensed dentist, after
submitting to the dental hygiene board evidence of satisfactory
completion of a course of instruction, approved by the dental hygiene
board, in the procedures: - CORRECT ANSWER (a) Soft-tissue
curettage.
(b) Administration of local anesthesia.
(c) Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether administered
alone or in combination with each other.
A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following
procedures under general supervision: - CORRECT ANSWER (a)
, RDHAP LAW AND ETHICS EXAM 2024-2025
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Preventive and therapeutic interventions, including oral prophylaxis,
scaling, and root planing.
(b) Application of topical, therapeutic, and subgingival agents used for
the control of caries and periodontal disease.
(c) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and application and
activation of agents with nonlaser, light-curing devices.
(d) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and placements of in-
office, tooth-whitening devices.
(a) A registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision: -
CORRECT ANSWER Educational services, oral health training programs,
and oral health screenings.
A registered dental hygienist shall refer any screened patients with
possible oral abnormalities to a dentist for: - CORRECT ANSWER a
comprehensive examination, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
In any public health program created by federal, state, or local law or
administered by a federal, state, county, or local governmental entity, at
a sponsored event by a sponsoring entity or at a nonprofit organization,
a registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision: -
CORRECT ANSWER Dental hygiene preventive services in addition to
LATEST UPDATE VERIFIED
"Dental hygiene board" means - CORRECT ANSWER The Dental
Hygiene Board of California.
"Dental board" means - CORRECT ANSWER The Dental Board of
California.
"Direct supervision" means - CORRECT ANSWER The supervision of
dental procedures based on instructions given by a licensed dentist who
is required to be physically present in the treatment facility during the
performance of those procedures.
"General supervision" means - CORRECT ANSWER The supervision of
dental procedures based on instructions given by a licensed dentist who
is not required to be physically present in the treatment facility during
the performance of those procedures.
"Oral prophylaxis" means - CORRECT 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. The objective of
this treatment is to create an environment in which the patient can
maintain healthy hard and soft tissues.
The following functions may be performed by a registered dental
hygienist, in addition to those authorized pursuant to Sections 1908 to
,RDHAP LAW AND ETHICS EXAM 2024-2025
LATEST UPDATE VERIFIED
1914, inclusive: - CORRECT ANSWER (a) All functions that may be
performed by a registered dental assistant.
(b) All persons holding a license as a registered dental hygienist,
registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental
hygienist in extended functions as of December 31, 2005, are authorized
to perform the duties of a registered dental assistant specified in this
chapter. All persons issued a license as a registered dental hygienist,
registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental
hygienist in extended functions on or after January 1, 2006, shall qualify
for and receive a registered dental assistant license prior to performance
of the duties of a registered dental assistant specified in this chapter.
(a) The practice of dental hygiene includes: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Dental hygiene assessment and development
- Planning, and implementation of a dental hygiene care plan.
- It also includes oral health education, counseling, and health
screenings.
The practice of dental hygiene does not include any of the following
procedures: - CORRECT ANSWER (1) Diagnosis and comprehensive
treatment planning.
(2) Placing, condensing, carving, or removal of permanent restorations.
,RDHAP LAW AND ETHICS EXAM 2024-2025
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(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 or general anesthesia or oral or 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.
A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following
procedures under direct supervision of a licensed dentist, after
submitting to the dental hygiene board evidence of satisfactory
completion of a course of instruction, approved by the dental hygiene
board, in the procedures: - CORRECT ANSWER (a) Soft-tissue
curettage.
(b) Administration of local anesthesia.
(c) Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether administered
alone or in combination with each other.
A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following
procedures under general supervision: - CORRECT ANSWER (a)
, RDHAP LAW AND ETHICS EXAM 2024-2025
LATEST UPDATE VERIFIED
Preventive and therapeutic interventions, including oral prophylaxis,
scaling, and root planing.
(b) Application of topical, therapeutic, and subgingival agents used for
the control of caries and periodontal disease.
(c) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and application and
activation of agents with nonlaser, light-curing devices.
(d) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and placements of in-
office, tooth-whitening devices.
(a) A registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision: -
CORRECT ANSWER Educational services, oral health training programs,
and oral health screenings.
A registered dental hygienist shall refer any screened patients with
possible oral abnormalities to a dentist for: - CORRECT ANSWER a
comprehensive examination, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
In any public health program created by federal, state, or local law or
administered by a federal, state, county, or local governmental entity, at
a sponsored event by a sponsoring entity or at a nonprofit organization,
a registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision: -
CORRECT ANSWER Dental hygiene preventive services in addition to
