Questions and Answers
How many continuing education hours are required each year for a RDA
6 hours
The confidentiality created by the dentist, the record and the patient is
privilege
Which statement best describes the duties of the SBDE?
Adopt and enforce rules to ensure rules necessary to ensure compliance of rules to protect the public health and
safety in the practice of dentistry
Under what circumstances may a licensed dentist delegate a dental assistant to use a ever prophylaxis cup
and polishing material on a patients teeth
To prepare the smooth surface of the tooth for sealants; cleanse the tooth surface prior to bonding orthodontic
brackets
Under what circumstances may a licensed dentist delegate a dental assistant to apply pit & fissure
sealants?
Dentist is a Medicaid provider or serves in an area determined to be underserved by the Department of Human
Services
An RDA must display his/her certificate:
As an original certificate to be on display
The term reversible means
Able to be reversed or corrected
To be eligible for registration as a dental assistant an applicant must provide proof of all of the following
EXCEPT
Proof of 12 continuing education
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