California RDH Law & Ethics Exam Questions
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The Board has the authority to discipline a licentiate for what reason? - ANSWER
repeated acts of negligence in his or her profession
If the dentist or DA is convicted of a crime substantially related to the qualifications,
functions, or duties of a dentist or DA, the Board may tale what actions? - ANSWER
revoke, suspended, reprimand, or place on probation
if a practitioner should lose a license to revocation, the Board will take what public
action? - ANSWER Place the revocation in the Board record and show the license as
being cancelled
The Board has the authority to hold proceedings to consider action against a licentiate
whose conviction of a misdemeanor or felony that is deemed substantially related to
the qualifications, functions, or duties of a dentist or DA. - ANSWER TRUE
Any proceeding initiated by the Boards against a licensee for the violation of any
provision of the regulations shall be filed within 3 years after the board discovers the
act or within 7 yeas after the alleged act. - ANSWER TRUE
The Board may discipline a licentiate by placing him or her probation with additional
terms and conditions but may NOT require him/ her to obtain additional training to pass
an examination, or both - ANSWER FALSE
The Board may discipline a licentiate by placing him/her on probation with additional
terms and conditions such as restriction or limiting the extent , scope or type of practice
of the licentiate. - ANSWER TRUE
The Board may, as a term of probation, require community service in cases involving
violations relating to quality of care. - ANSWER FALSE
When the Board disciplines a licensee by placing him/her on probation, the Board may
require the licensee to pay the monetary coasts associated with monitoring the
licensee's probation - ANSWER TRUE
The Board shall may reinstate a license to a practitioner who has failed to pay the
coasts he/she was ordered to pay - ANSWER FALSE
, Every Dentist, dental health professional, or other licensed health professional who
preforms a service on a patient in a dental office shall identify himself/herself in the
patient recorded by: - ANSWER signing his/her name or using an identification number
with initials and dating those treatment entries in the record
Within how many days does a dental licensee have to comply with a request from the
Board for the dental records of a patient? - ANSWER 30 days
The daily civil penalty (charge) for non-compliance of request for patient record is: -
ANSWER $250 per day up to a 5,000 max
A Dentist may require or permit a dental auxiliary to reform which of the following duties
prior to an examination of the patient by the dentist, providing that the duties are
authorized for the particular classification of Dental Assistant: - ANSWER a) Expose
emergency radiographs upon direction of the dentist.
b) Preform extra-oral duties or functions specific by the dentist.
c) Perform mouth-mirror inspections of the oral cavity, to include charting of obvious
lesions, malocclusions, existing restorations, and missing teeth.
It is unprofessional conduct for a licensed person to perform, or hold him or herself out
as able to preform, professional services beyond the scope of his/her license and field
of competence as established by his/her education, experience, and training. -
ANSWER TRUE
It is unprofessional conduct for a license person to use any instrument or device in a
manner that is in accordance with the customary standards and practices of the dental
profession. - ANSWER FALSE
A failure or refusal to comply with a court order, issued in the enforcement of a
subpoena, mandating the release of records to the Board constitutes unprofessional
conduct and is grounds for suspension or revocation of his/her license. - ANSWER
TRUE
It is unprofessional conduct for any dentist to preform or allow to performed any
treatment on a patient who is NOT a patient of records of the dentist. - ANSWER TRUE
A dentist may permit any dental auxiliary to preform procedures necessary for
diagnostic purpose before conducting a preliminary oral examination, provided that the
procedures are permitted under the auxiliary's authorized scope of practice. -
ANSWER FALSE
A "patient of records" refers to a patient who: - ANSWER has been examined, has had
a medical/dental history completed, has had oral conditions diagnosed, and has had a
written plan developed by the licensed dentist.
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The Board has the authority to discipline a licentiate for what reason? - ANSWER
repeated acts of negligence in his or her profession
If the dentist or DA is convicted of a crime substantially related to the qualifications,
functions, or duties of a dentist or DA, the Board may tale what actions? - ANSWER
revoke, suspended, reprimand, or place on probation
if a practitioner should lose a license to revocation, the Board will take what public
action? - ANSWER Place the revocation in the Board record and show the license as
being cancelled
The Board has the authority to hold proceedings to consider action against a licentiate
whose conviction of a misdemeanor or felony that is deemed substantially related to
the qualifications, functions, or duties of a dentist or DA. - ANSWER TRUE
Any proceeding initiated by the Boards against a licensee for the violation of any
provision of the regulations shall be filed within 3 years after the board discovers the
act or within 7 yeas after the alleged act. - ANSWER TRUE
The Board may discipline a licentiate by placing him or her probation with additional
terms and conditions but may NOT require him/ her to obtain additional training to pass
an examination, or both - ANSWER FALSE
The Board may discipline a licentiate by placing him/her on probation with additional
terms and conditions such as restriction or limiting the extent , scope or type of practice
of the licentiate. - ANSWER TRUE
The Board may, as a term of probation, require community service in cases involving
violations relating to quality of care. - ANSWER FALSE
When the Board disciplines a licensee by placing him/her on probation, the Board may
require the licensee to pay the monetary coasts associated with monitoring the
licensee's probation - ANSWER TRUE
The Board shall may reinstate a license to a practitioner who has failed to pay the
coasts he/she was ordered to pay - ANSWER FALSE
, Every Dentist, dental health professional, or other licensed health professional who
preforms a service on a patient in a dental office shall identify himself/herself in the
patient recorded by: - ANSWER signing his/her name or using an identification number
with initials and dating those treatment entries in the record
Within how many days does a dental licensee have to comply with a request from the
Board for the dental records of a patient? - ANSWER 30 days
The daily civil penalty (charge) for non-compliance of request for patient record is: -
ANSWER $250 per day up to a 5,000 max
A Dentist may require or permit a dental auxiliary to reform which of the following duties
prior to an examination of the patient by the dentist, providing that the duties are
authorized for the particular classification of Dental Assistant: - ANSWER a) Expose
emergency radiographs upon direction of the dentist.
b) Preform extra-oral duties or functions specific by the dentist.
c) Perform mouth-mirror inspections of the oral cavity, to include charting of obvious
lesions, malocclusions, existing restorations, and missing teeth.
It is unprofessional conduct for a licensed person to perform, or hold him or herself out
as able to preform, professional services beyond the scope of his/her license and field
of competence as established by his/her education, experience, and training. -
ANSWER TRUE
It is unprofessional conduct for a license person to use any instrument or device in a
manner that is in accordance with the customary standards and practices of the dental
profession. - ANSWER FALSE
A failure or refusal to comply with a court order, issued in the enforcement of a
subpoena, mandating the release of records to the Board constitutes unprofessional
conduct and is grounds for suspension or revocation of his/her license. - ANSWER
TRUE
It is unprofessional conduct for any dentist to preform or allow to performed any
treatment on a patient who is NOT a patient of records of the dentist. - ANSWER TRUE
A dentist may permit any dental auxiliary to preform procedures necessary for
diagnostic purpose before conducting a preliminary oral examination, provided that the
procedures are permitted under the auxiliary's authorized scope of practice. -
ANSWER FALSE
A "patient of records" refers to a patient who: - ANSWER has been examined, has had
a medical/dental history completed, has had oral conditions diagnosed, and has had a
written plan developed by the licensed dentist.
