age 1 of 86
CALIFORNIA DENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND ETHICS
FINAL EXAM PREP 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST VERSION>
Direct supervision .......Answer.........A set of procedures where The
dentist must physically be present in treatment facility
General supervision .......Answer.........Procedures where the
dentist does NOT need to be physically present in treatment
facility
Oral prophylaxis .......Answer.........Preventative and therapeutic
dental procedures that include
,age 2 of 86
-- bacterial debridements with complete removal of supra and
sub calculus, soft deposits, plaque and stains. And to smooth out
tooth surfaces
What is the purpose of the prophylaxis .......Answer.........To
create an environment for a patient to maintain healthy hard
and soft tissues
What does the practice of an rdh include .......Answer.........Dental
hygiene assessment and development, planning and
implementation of a dental hygiene plan.
It also includes oral hygiene education, counseling and health
screenings
Dental hygiene does NOT include what .......Answer.........---
Diagnosing or comprehensive treatment plans
,age 3 of 86
---Placing, moving, condensing, carving, removing of permanent
restorations
---surgery, or cutting on hard and soft tissue , removing teeth
and cutting and suturing
--- prescribing meds
---administering local or general anesthesia or oral or
parenteral conscious sedation other than nitrous oxide and
oxygen and allowed local anesthetic.
What can an rdh do under direct supervision? .......Answer.........---
Soft-tissue curettage
---Administration of local anesthesia
---Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether
administered in tandem or alone.
, age 4 of 86
What can an rdh do under general supervision .......Answer.........-
-- preventative and therapeutic interventions including : oral
prophylaxis, scaling and root planing
---application of topical, therapeutic and subgingival agents
used for the control of caries and periodontal disease.
---the taking of impressions for bleaching trays and activation of
non laser, light curing devices
---the taking of impressions for bleaching trays and placements
of in office tooth whitening devices
What can an rdh do without any supervision .......Answer.........-
Educational services
-Oral health training programs
-Oral health screenings
CALIFORNIA DENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND ETHICS
FINAL EXAM PREP 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST VERSION>
Direct supervision .......Answer.........A set of procedures where The
dentist must physically be present in treatment facility
General supervision .......Answer.........Procedures where the
dentist does NOT need to be physically present in treatment
facility
Oral prophylaxis .......Answer.........Preventative and therapeutic
dental procedures that include
,age 2 of 86
-- bacterial debridements with complete removal of supra and
sub calculus, soft deposits, plaque and stains. And to smooth out
tooth surfaces
What is the purpose of the prophylaxis .......Answer.........To
create an environment for a patient to maintain healthy hard
and soft tissues
What does the practice of an rdh include .......Answer.........Dental
hygiene assessment and development, planning and
implementation of a dental hygiene plan.
It also includes oral hygiene education, counseling and health
screenings
Dental hygiene does NOT include what .......Answer.........---
Diagnosing or comprehensive treatment plans
,age 3 of 86
---Placing, moving, condensing, carving, removing of permanent
restorations
---surgery, or cutting on hard and soft tissue , removing teeth
and cutting and suturing
--- prescribing meds
---administering local or general anesthesia or oral or
parenteral conscious sedation other than nitrous oxide and
oxygen and allowed local anesthetic.
What can an rdh do under direct supervision? .......Answer.........---
Soft-tissue curettage
---Administration of local anesthesia
---Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether
administered in tandem or alone.
, age 4 of 86
What can an rdh do under general supervision .......Answer.........-
-- preventative and therapeutic interventions including : oral
prophylaxis, scaling and root planing
---application of topical, therapeutic and subgingival agents
used for the control of caries and periodontal disease.
---the taking of impressions for bleaching trays and activation of
non laser, light curing devices
---the taking of impressions for bleaching trays and placements
of in office tooth whitening devices
What can an rdh do without any supervision .......Answer.........-
Educational services
-Oral health training programs
-Oral health screenings
