RDH Law And Ethics 2019 WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
1) Dental Board refers to - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Dental Board of
California
2) General Supervision - CORRECT-ANSWERS- supervision of dental
procedures based on instructions given by a dentist, who does not
HAVE TO BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT, but does have to be in the building
3) Direct Supervision - CORRECT-ANSWERS- supervision of dental
procedures based on instructions given by a dentist, who is
PHYSICALLY PRESENT
4) Oral Prophylaxis - CORRECT-ANSWERS- preventive and therapeutic
dental procedures that include bacterial debridement with complete
removal of sub/supra calc, soft deposits, plaque and stain, and
smoothing root surfaces
5) Objective for oral prophylaxis - CORRECT-ANSWERS- To create an
environment in which the patient can maintain healthy hard and soft
tissues
,6) Autonomy - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Self-determination and the ability to
be self-governing and self-directing (deciding for your own self)
7) Beneficence - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Requires that existing harm be
removed
"DOING GOOD" for the patient
taking actions that serve the best interests of the patient
8) Nonmaleficence - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Do no harm
9) Justice/fairness - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Providing individuals with
what is owed, due, deserved
No discrimination
10) Veracity - CORRECT-ANSWERS- being honest and telling the
truth
11) Paternalism/parentalism - CORRECT-ANSWERS- dentist or
hygienist takes on the role of a parent and makes decisions for the
patient
12) Confidentiality - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Right to privacy
, 13) Malpractice - CORRECT-ANSWERS- professional services done
by a dentist or DH without reasonable care or skill or in violation of
ethics
14) Negligence - CORRECT-ANSWERS- lack of reasonable care
resulting in harm
15) Informed Consent - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Providing the patient
with all the relevant information needed to make a decision
16) Scope of practice - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Board range of duties
legally defined for a particular health care provider
17) Benevolent Deception - CORRECT-ANSWERS- the practice of
withholding information from a patient because of the clinician's belief
that the information may harm the individual.
18) Informed Refusal - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The right for a patient
to assess all the information provided by the professional yet still make
a decision that is NOT the most valued by the professional
19) Capacity - CORRECT-ANSWERS- A person's ability to
understand their health care conditions, treatment options, and ability
to make their own decisions
ANSWERS 2025
1) Dental Board refers to - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Dental Board of
California
2) General Supervision - CORRECT-ANSWERS- supervision of dental
procedures based on instructions given by a dentist, who does not
HAVE TO BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT, but does have to be in the building
3) Direct Supervision - CORRECT-ANSWERS- supervision of dental
procedures based on instructions given by a dentist, who is
PHYSICALLY PRESENT
4) Oral Prophylaxis - CORRECT-ANSWERS- preventive and therapeutic
dental procedures that include bacterial debridement with complete
removal of sub/supra calc, soft deposits, plaque and stain, and
smoothing root surfaces
5) Objective for oral prophylaxis - CORRECT-ANSWERS- To create an
environment in which the patient can maintain healthy hard and soft
tissues
,6) Autonomy - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Self-determination and the ability to
be self-governing and self-directing (deciding for your own self)
7) Beneficence - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Requires that existing harm be
removed
"DOING GOOD" for the patient
taking actions that serve the best interests of the patient
8) Nonmaleficence - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Do no harm
9) Justice/fairness - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Providing individuals with
what is owed, due, deserved
No discrimination
10) Veracity - CORRECT-ANSWERS- being honest and telling the
truth
11) Paternalism/parentalism - CORRECT-ANSWERS- dentist or
hygienist takes on the role of a parent and makes decisions for the
patient
12) Confidentiality - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Right to privacy
, 13) Malpractice - CORRECT-ANSWERS- professional services done
by a dentist or DH without reasonable care or skill or in violation of
ethics
14) Negligence - CORRECT-ANSWERS- lack of reasonable care
resulting in harm
15) Informed Consent - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Providing the patient
with all the relevant information needed to make a decision
16) Scope of practice - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Board range of duties
legally defined for a particular health care provider
17) Benevolent Deception - CORRECT-ANSWERS- the practice of
withholding information from a patient because of the clinician's belief
that the information may harm the individual.
18) Informed Refusal - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The right for a patient
to assess all the information provided by the professional yet still make
a decision that is NOT the most valued by the professional
19) Capacity - CORRECT-ANSWERS- A person's ability to
understand their health care conditions, treatment options, and ability
to make their own decisions
