RDHAP Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
According to BPC 1902, 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, is called: - CORRECT ANSWER - Direct Supervision
According to BPC 1908, The practice of dental hygiene does NOT include any of the following
procedures, except: - CORRECT ANSWER - Placing medicaments or antimicrobial
irrigations
According to CA state law, a RDHAP may submit billing to any insurance or third party, for
services performed on any qualifying patient - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Patients have the right to determine what should be done with their own bodies. Because patients
are moral entities they are capable of autonomous decision making. Respect for patient
autonomy affirms this dynamic in the provider-patient relationship and forms the foundation for
informed consent for protecting patient confidentiality, and for upholding veracity. The patient's
right to self determination is not, however, absolute. The provider must also weigh benefits and
harms and inform the patient of contemporary standards of oral health care. (CDA) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Autonomy
RDHAP must have a documented existing relationship with a dentist, for referrals, consultations,
and in case of emergency. However, this must remain limited to only one contracted relationship.
- CORRECT ANSWER - RDHAP must have at least ONE documented relationship, but
there is no limit to how many they have.
According to BPC 1902, the supervision of dental procedures based on instructions give by the
licensed DDS who is not required to be physically present in the treatment facility during the
performance of those procedures is called: - CORRECT ANSWER - General supervision
RDHAP may practice as: - CORRECT ANSWER - All the above:
, an employee of a dentist or another RDHAP
an independent contractor
as a sole proprietor of an alternative DH practice
as an employee of a primary care clinic that is licensed pursuant to section 1204 of the health and
safety code
RDHAP in receipt of a prescription to treat a patient, may do so for the time period stated on the
prescription, bit not to exceed: - CORRECT ANSWER - 24 months from the date the
prescription was issued
A licensee who changes his or her address of record, shall notify the committee within __ days of
the change - CORRECT ANSWER - 30
According to BPC 1935, if not renewed, a license issued under the provisions of this article,
unless specifically excepted, expires at 12 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
According to the CPC 1165.12, a report that is determined by the investigator who conducted the
investigation to constitute child abuse or neglect, as defined in section 11165.6 based upon
evidence that makes it more likely than not that child abuse or neglect, as defined, occurred -
CORRECT ANSWER - Substantiated report
According to the BPC 1936,
Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired license may be renewed at any time
within ___ years after its expiration by filing an application for renewal on a forma prescribed by
the committee and payment of all accured renewal and delinquency fees - CORRECT
ANSWER -5
Questions and CORRECT Answers
According to BPC 1902, 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, is called: - CORRECT ANSWER - Direct Supervision
According to BPC 1908, The practice of dental hygiene does NOT include any of the following
procedures, except: - CORRECT ANSWER - Placing medicaments or antimicrobial
irrigations
According to CA state law, a RDHAP may submit billing to any insurance or third party, for
services performed on any qualifying patient - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Patients have the right to determine what should be done with their own bodies. Because patients
are moral entities they are capable of autonomous decision making. Respect for patient
autonomy affirms this dynamic in the provider-patient relationship and forms the foundation for
informed consent for protecting patient confidentiality, and for upholding veracity. The patient's
right to self determination is not, however, absolute. The provider must also weigh benefits and
harms and inform the patient of contemporary standards of oral health care. (CDA) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Autonomy
RDHAP must have a documented existing relationship with a dentist, for referrals, consultations,
and in case of emergency. However, this must remain limited to only one contracted relationship.
- CORRECT ANSWER - RDHAP must have at least ONE documented relationship, but
there is no limit to how many they have.
According to BPC 1902, the supervision of dental procedures based on instructions give by the
licensed DDS who is not required to be physically present in the treatment facility during the
performance of those procedures is called: - CORRECT ANSWER - General supervision
RDHAP may practice as: - CORRECT ANSWER - All the above:
, an employee of a dentist or another RDHAP
an independent contractor
as a sole proprietor of an alternative DH practice
as an employee of a primary care clinic that is licensed pursuant to section 1204 of the health and
safety code
RDHAP in receipt of a prescription to treat a patient, may do so for the time period stated on the
prescription, bit not to exceed: - CORRECT ANSWER - 24 months from the date the
prescription was issued
A licensee who changes his or her address of record, shall notify the committee within __ days of
the change - CORRECT ANSWER - 30
According to BPC 1935, if not renewed, a license issued under the provisions of this article,
unless specifically excepted, expires at 12 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
According to the CPC 1165.12, a report that is determined by the investigator who conducted the
investigation to constitute child abuse or neglect, as defined in section 11165.6 based upon
evidence that makes it more likely than not that child abuse or neglect, as defined, occurred -
CORRECT ANSWER - Substantiated report
According to the BPC 1936,
Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired license may be renewed at any time
within ___ years after its expiration by filing an application for renewal on a forma prescribed by
the committee and payment of all accured renewal and delinquency fees - CORRECT
ANSWER -5
