RDHAP law and ethics Final Cert Exam Q&A

RDHAP law and ethics Final Cert Exam Q&A The practice of dental hygiene includes - CORRECT ANSWER-The practice of dental hygiene includes dental hygiene assessment and development, planning, and implementation of a dental hygiene care plan. It also includes oral health education, counseling, and health screenings The practice of dental hygiene does not include any of the following procedures - CORRECT ANSWER-) Diagnosis and comprehensive treatment planning. (2) Placing, condensing, carving, or removal of permanent restorations. (3) Surgery or cutting on hard and soft tissue including, but not limited to, the removal of teeth and the cutting and suturing of soft tissue. (4) Prescribing medication. (5) Administering local or general anesthesia or oral or parenteral conscious sedation, except for the administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether administered alone or in combination with each other, or local anesthesia pursuant to Section 1909. A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following procedures under direct supervision of a licensed dentist, after submitting to the dental hygiene board evidence of satisfactory completion of a course of instruction, approved by the dental hygiene board, in the procedures: - CORRECT ANSWER-(a) Soft-tissue curettage. (b) Administration of local anesthesia. (c) Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether administered alone or in combination with each other. A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following procedures under general supervision: - CORRECT ANSWER-a) Preventive and therapeutic interventions, including oral prophylaxis, scaling, and root planing. (b) Application of topical, therapeutic, and subgingival agents used for the control of caries and periodontal disease. (c) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and application and activation of agents with nonlaser, light-curing devices. (d) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and placements of in-office, toothwhitening devices. A registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision, educational servi