CA Law and Ethics Exam 2025

The Dental Board of California is a division of the Department of ___________ _____________ - Correct Ans-Consumer Affairs The dental board is responsible for protecting the _________ - Correct Ans-Consumer (the public) The dental board consists of _____ members - Correct Ans-15 The dental hygiene board consists of _____ members - Correct Ans-9 Of the 9 members on the dental hygiene. board, ___ are members of the public - Correct Ans-2 Of the 9 members on the dental hygiene. board, ___ are practicing dentists - Correct Ans-1 Of the 9 members on the dental hygiene. board, ___ are RDHs - Correct Ans-4 Of the 4 RDHs on the dental hygiene board, ___ must be RDHAP and ___ must be an RDH in acedemia - Correct Ans-1; 1 Of the 9 members on the dental hygiene. board, ___ are public members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules - Correct Ans-1 Of the 9 members on the dental hygiene. board, ___ are public members appointed by the Speaker of Assembly - Correct Ans-1 A person who may perform dental supportive procedures authorized by the provisions of these regulations under the specified supervision of a licensed dentist - Correct Ans Dental auxiliary An unlicensed person who may perform basic supportive dental procedures specified by these regulations under the supervision of a licensed dentist - Correct Ans-Dental assistant A licensed person who may perform all procedures authorized by the provisions of these regulations and in addition may perform all functions which may be performed by a dental assistant under the designated supervision of a licensed dentist - Correct Ans Registered dental assistant (RDA) A licensed person who may perform all procedures authorized by the provisions of these regulations and in addition may perform all functions which may be performed by CA LAW CA LAW a dental assistant and registered dental assistant, under the designated supervision of a licensed dentist - Correct Ans-Registered dental hygienist (RDH) The preventive dental procedures including complete removal of explorer-detectable calculus, soft deposits, plaque, stains, and the smoothing of unattached tooth surfaces - Correct Ans-Oral prophylaxis The objective of this treatment shall be creation of an environment in which hard and soft tissues can be maintained in good health by the patient - Correct Ans-Oral prophylaxis A procedure limited to the removal of plaque and stain from exposed tooth surfaces, utilizing an appropriate rotary instrument with rubber cup or brush and a polishing agent - Correct Ans-Coronal polishing Supervision of dental procedures based on instructions given by a licensed dentist who must be physically present in the treatment facility during performance of those procedures - Correct Ans-Direct supervision Supervision of dental procedures based on instructions given by a licensed dentist, but not requiring the physical presence of the supervision dentist during the performance of those procedures - Correct Ans-General supervision Theory, laboratory, and/or clinical experience approved by the board - Correct Ans Satisfactory educational qualification Fundamental duties or functions which may be performed by an unlicensed dental assistant under the supervision of a licensed dentist because of their technically elementary characteristics, complete reversibility and inability to precipitate potentially hazardous conditions for the patient being treated - Correct Ans-Basic supportive dental procedures The process of instrumentation by which the unattached surfaces of the root are made smooth by the removal of calculus and/or cementum - Correct Ans-Root planing The closed removal of tissue lining the periodontal pocket, not involving the reflection of a flap - Correct Ans-Periodontal soft tissue curettage Pertaining to the gingivae, the mucous membrane with the supporting fibrous tissue - Correct Ans-Gingival The diagnosis or treatment, by surgery or other methods, of diseases and lesions and the correction of malpositions of human teeth, alveolar process, gums, jaws, or associated structures; and such diagnosis or treatment may include all necessary related procedures as well as the use of drugs, anesthetic agents, and physical evaluation - Correct Ans-Dentistry CA LAW CA LAW It is _____________ _____________ to perform services beyond the scope of his or her license - Correct Ans-Unprofessional conduct The practice of dental hygiene includes what 7 things? - Correct Ans-Assessment, development, planning, implementation, oral health education, counseling, health screenings T or F: Diagnosis and comprehensive treatment planning is in the RDH scope of practice - Correct Ans-F T or F: Administering local or general anesthesia or oral or parenteral conscious sedations, except for the administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen is in the RDH scope of practice - Correct Ans-F T or F: RDH can prescribe fluoridated toothpaste - Correct Ans-F Licenses are issued for ___ year terms - Correct Ans-2 When do licenses expire? - Correct Ans-At midnight on the last day of the licensee's birthday month Hygiene licenses can be awarded, restored, renewed, suspended, revoked, inactivated, reinstated, or reissued. A ___________ license cannot be renewed but can be renewed or reinstated. - Correct Ans-Revoked You can renew an expired license within ____ years of its expiration. It requires: - application to renew - pay all accrued renewal fees since expiration - pay all delinquency fees - complete CEs - Correct Ans-5 Practicing with an expired license is considered _______________ _____________ and grounds for discipline - Correct Ans-Unprofessional conduct An RDH can request that their license be _____________. - Holders still have to pay the required biennial renewal fees - To reactivate, you must show proof that you have completed enough CE to be compliant - Correct Ans-Inactivated RDHs must take ______ hours of CE per term (2 years) - Correct Ans-25 RDHAPs must take ______ hours of CE per term (2 years) - Correct Ans-35 Dentists must take ______ hours of CE per term (2 years) - Correct Ans-50 CA LAW CA LAW Half of the CE hours (12.5) must be ________ ___________ - Correct Ans-Live lecture CE requirements must include what 3 topics?