LAW AND ETHICS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
1. Direct Supervision - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Supervision based on instructions given by a
licensed dentist who must be physically present in the treatment facility during performance.
2. When done so under the order, control, and full professional responsibility of the supervising
dentist. Such procedures shall be checked and approved by the supervising dentist prior to
dismissal of the patient from the office of said dentist
3. General Supervision - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Supervision of dental procedures based on
instructions given by a licensed dentist, but not requiring the physical presence of the supervising
dentist during performance.
4. Oral Prophylaxis: definition and objective - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Preventive and
therapeutic dental procedures that include bacterial debridement’s with complete removal, supra
and subgingivally, of calculus, soft deposits, plaque, and stains, and the smoothing of tooth
surfaces.
,5. The objective of this treatment is to create an environment in which the patient can maintain
healthy hard and soft tissues.
6. Functions of a RDH - CORRECT-ANSWERS- All functions that may be performed by an
RDA.
i. Dental hygiene assessment and development, planning, and implementation of a dental
hygiene care plan, including oral health education, counseling, and health screenings.
ii. Educational services, oral health training programs, and oral health screenings.
iii. -An RDH shall refer any screened patients with possible oral abnormalities to a dentist
for a comprehensive examination, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
iv. -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, dental hygiene preventive services in addition to oral screenings, including,
but not limited to the application of fluorides and pit and fissure sealants. 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.
v. Determine which radiographs to perform on a patient who has not received an initial
examination by the supervising dentist for the specific purpose of the dentist making a
diagnosis and treatment plan for the patient. In these circumstances, the dental hygienist
shall follow protocols established by the supervising dentist.
vi. -In a dental office setting.
,vii. -In a public health setting, using telehealth, for communication with the supervising
dentist, including, but not limited to, schools, Head Start and preschool programs, and
community clinics.
viii. Place protective restorations, which for this purpose are identified as interim therapeutic
restorations, after the diagnosis, treatment plan, and instruction to perform the procedure
provided by a dentist.
ix. *The functions described may be performed by an RDH only after completion of a
program that includes
7. What is an ITR? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- A direct provisional restoration is placed to
stabilize the tooth until a licensed dentist diagnoses the need for further definitive treatment. An
interim therapeutic restoration consists of the removal of soft material from the tooth using only
hand instrumentation, without the use of rotary instrumentation, and subsequent placement of an
adhesive restorative material.
Local anesthesia shall not be necessary for interim therapeutic restoration placement.
Interim therapeutic restorations shall be placed only in accordance with both of the following: in
either a dental office setting or a public health setting, using telehealth, for the purpose of
communication with the supervising dentist, including, but not limited to, schools, head start and
preschool programs, and community clinics.
, 8. How long do you have to notify DHCC after a change of address? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
A licensee who changes his or her physical address of record or email address shall notify the
committee within 30 days of the change.
9. How long do you have to notify DHCC after a name change? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- A
licensee who changes his or her legal name shall provide the committee with documentation of
the change within 10 days.
10. When does a license expire? How do you renew a license? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- If
not renewed, a license expires at midnight on the last day of the month of the legal birth date of
the licensee during the second year of a two-year term.
To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, before the time at which the license would
otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the committee and pay the renewal
fee.
11. Why might your license be revoked or suspended, or may be reprimanded or placed on
probation by DHCC? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- For unprofessional conduct, incompetence,
gross negligence, repeated acts of negligence in his or her profession, receiving a license by
mistake, or for any other cause applicable to the licensee provided in this article.
ANSWERS 2025
1. Direct Supervision - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Supervision based on instructions given by a
licensed dentist who must be physically present in the treatment facility during performance.
2. When done so under the order, control, and full professional responsibility of the supervising
dentist. Such procedures shall be checked and approved by the supervising dentist prior to
dismissal of the patient from the office of said dentist
3. General Supervision - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Supervision of dental procedures based on
instructions given by a licensed dentist, but not requiring the physical presence of the supervising
dentist during performance.
4. Oral Prophylaxis: definition and objective - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Preventive and
therapeutic dental procedures that include bacterial debridement’s with complete removal, supra
and subgingivally, of calculus, soft deposits, plaque, and stains, and the smoothing of tooth
surfaces.
,5. The objective of this treatment is to create an environment in which the patient can maintain
healthy hard and soft tissues.
6. Functions of a RDH - CORRECT-ANSWERS- All functions that may be performed by an
RDA.
i. Dental hygiene assessment and development, planning, and implementation of a dental
hygiene care plan, including oral health education, counseling, and health screenings.
ii. Educational services, oral health training programs, and oral health screenings.
iii. -An RDH shall refer any screened patients with possible oral abnormalities to a dentist
for a comprehensive examination, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
iv. -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, dental hygiene preventive services in addition to oral screenings, including,
but not limited to the application of fluorides and pit and fissure sealants. 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.
v. Determine which radiographs to perform on a patient who has not received an initial
examination by the supervising dentist for the specific purpose of the dentist making a
diagnosis and treatment plan for the patient. In these circumstances, the dental hygienist
shall follow protocols established by the supervising dentist.
vi. -In a dental office setting.
,vii. -In a public health setting, using telehealth, for communication with the supervising
dentist, including, but not limited to, schools, Head Start and preschool programs, and
community clinics.
viii. Place protective restorations, which for this purpose are identified as interim therapeutic
restorations, after the diagnosis, treatment plan, and instruction to perform the procedure
provided by a dentist.
ix. *The functions described may be performed by an RDH only after completion of a
program that includes
7. What is an ITR? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- A direct provisional restoration is placed to
stabilize the tooth until a licensed dentist diagnoses the need for further definitive treatment. An
interim therapeutic restoration consists of the removal of soft material from the tooth using only
hand instrumentation, without the use of rotary instrumentation, and subsequent placement of an
adhesive restorative material.
Local anesthesia shall not be necessary for interim therapeutic restoration placement.
Interim therapeutic restorations shall be placed only in accordance with both of the following: in
either a dental office setting or a public health setting, using telehealth, for the purpose of
communication with the supervising dentist, including, but not limited to, schools, head start and
preschool programs, and community clinics.
, 8. How long do you have to notify DHCC after a change of address? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
A licensee who changes his or her physical address of record or email address shall notify the
committee within 30 days of the change.
9. How long do you have to notify DHCC after a name change? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- A
licensee who changes his or her legal name shall provide the committee with documentation of
the change within 10 days.
10. When does a license expire? How do you renew a license? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- If
not renewed, a license expires at midnight on the last day of the month of the legal birth date of
the licensee during the second year of a two-year term.
To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, before the time at which the license would
otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the committee and pay the renewal
fee.
11. Why might your license be revoked or suspended, or may be reprimanded or placed on
probation by DHCC? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- For unprofessional conduct, incompetence,
gross negligence, repeated acts of negligence in his or her profession, receiving a license by
mistake, or for any other cause applicable to the licensee provided in this article.
