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CALIFORNIA LAW AND ETHICS DENTAL HYGIENE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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CALIFORNIA LAW AND ETHICS DENTAL HYGIENE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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What should be done daily with water/air lines?


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They should be flushed for 2 minutes at beginning of the day before
attaching handpieces or other devices. The lines and devices should be
flushed between patients for at least 20 seconds.




Health practioner according to 15610.37


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is a dental hygienist

,Competence


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The competent dentist is able to diagnose and treat the patient's oral health
needs and to refer when it is in the patient's best interest. It involves a
commitment to continual learning and self-assessment.




Beneficence


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Do good - promote the well being of individuals and the public by
engaging in health promotion/disease prevention activities




It is unprofessional conduct in relation to controlled substances to do what (1952)


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---Obtain or possess a controlled substance
---Use of a controlled substance, dangerous drug or alcoholic beverage to
an extent or manner dangerous to himself, any person, or public.
---be convicted of a charge that is federal or state regarding a controlled
substance - or be convicted of more than one misdemeanor, or any felony,
involving the use or consumption of alcohol or drugs




Cleaning

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is the removal of visible soil (e.g., organic and inorganic material) debris
and OPIM from objects and surfaces and shall be accomplished manually
or mechanically using water with detergents or enzymatic products




What type of glove should be worn to process contaminated instruments and sharps?


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heavy-duty utility gloves




Who is a mandated reporter for elder abuse? (15630)


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Any person who has assumed full or intermittent responsibility for the care
or custody of an elder or dependent adult including a health practitioner
(dental hygienist)




What is reasonable suspicion? (11166 a.1)


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it is objectively reasonable for a person to entertain a suspicion, based
upon facts that could cause a reasonable person in a like position, drawing
on their training and experience, to suspect child abuse or neglect.
---It doesn't require certainty or a specific medical indication.

, *The pregnancy of a minor does not, in itself, constitute a basis for
reasonable suspicion of sexual abuse.




Why may a licensee get their license revoked, suspended, reprimanded, or put on
probation. (1950)


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--If they have committed a crime that is substantially related to the
licensees qualifications, functions or duties




Dental hygiene does NOT include what


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---Diagnosing or comprehensive treatment plans
---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.




Is it illegal to establish ones self as being able to perform services that is beyond their
scope of practice. (1954)


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No but is considered unprofessional. This includes using a device or
instrument in a manner that is different from standard practices of dental

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