CALIFORNIA DENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND ETHICS EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Definition of Committee - (answer) the Dental Hygiene Committee of California (DHCC)
Definition of Dental Board - (answer) the Dental Board of California
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
-- 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
Can an RDH perform
the same functions of an rda? - (answer) Yes
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
---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.
,CALIFORNIA DENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND ETHICS EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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.
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
*rdh must refer any screened patients with abnormalities to a dentist to receive a comprehensive exam,
diagnosis and a treatment plan
In a government public health program an rdh may provide without supervision the following: -
(answer) -oral prophylaxis,srp.
-Fluoride application
-Pit and fissure sealants
* the rdh may submit insurance claims for the services provided under the public health programs.
No person shall be allowed to practice as a dental hygenist except for what Exceptions - (answer) ---a
student in a dental/dental hygiene school performing the curriculum.
---a dental assistant acting under the rules of the dental board may perform the following:
*taking impressions
*applying fluorides
*applying non-areosol and non caustic topical agents
, CALIFORNIA DENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND ETHICS EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
--- an rda acting under the rules of the dental board my perform the following:
*coronal polishing
*applying bleaching agents
*activating bleaching agents with a non laser light curing device
*applying pit and fissure sealants
---an rdaef can apply a pit and fissure sealant
---a rdh,rdhap,rdhef that is licensed in a different juristriction that is performing a clinical demonstration
for educational purposes
What is the timeframe required to notify the board if there are any name changes or address/email
changes (1934) - (answer) The board must be notified within 30 days for all living address and email
address changes
The board must be notified within 10 days of a name change
When does a license expire (1935) - (answer) 12 midnight On the last day of the birth month of the
applicant on the second year of a 2 year term
License is good for 2 years must renew prior to that day
Can you renew an expired license? (1936) - (answer) Yes, it must be renewed within 5 years of expiring
by filing an application for renewal and paying accrued renewal and delinquency fees.
For what reasons may a license be revoked, suspended, or put on probations (1949) - (answer) Gross
negligence,
Incompetence
Unprofessional conduct
Repeated acts of negligence
Receiving a license by mistake
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Definition of Committee - (answer) the Dental Hygiene Committee of California (DHCC)
Definition of Dental Board - (answer) the Dental Board of California
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
-- 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
Can an RDH perform
the same functions of an rda? - (answer) Yes
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
---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.
,CALIFORNIA DENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND ETHICS EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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.
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
*rdh must refer any screened patients with abnormalities to a dentist to receive a comprehensive exam,
diagnosis and a treatment plan
In a government public health program an rdh may provide without supervision the following: -
(answer) -oral prophylaxis,srp.
-Fluoride application
-Pit and fissure sealants
* the rdh may submit insurance claims for the services provided under the public health programs.
No person shall be allowed to practice as a dental hygenist except for what Exceptions - (answer) ---a
student in a dental/dental hygiene school performing the curriculum.
---a dental assistant acting under the rules of the dental board may perform the following:
*taking impressions
*applying fluorides
*applying non-areosol and non caustic topical agents
, CALIFORNIA DENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND ETHICS EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
--- an rda acting under the rules of the dental board my perform the following:
*coronal polishing
*applying bleaching agents
*activating bleaching agents with a non laser light curing device
*applying pit and fissure sealants
---an rdaef can apply a pit and fissure sealant
---a rdh,rdhap,rdhef that is licensed in a different juristriction that is performing a clinical demonstration
for educational purposes
What is the timeframe required to notify the board if there are any name changes or address/email
changes (1934) - (answer) The board must be notified within 30 days for all living address and email
address changes
The board must be notified within 10 days of a name change
When does a license expire (1935) - (answer) 12 midnight On the last day of the birth month of the
applicant on the second year of a 2 year term
License is good for 2 years must renew prior to that day
Can you renew an expired license? (1936) - (answer) Yes, it must be renewed within 5 years of expiring
by filing an application for renewal and paying accrued renewal and delinquency fees.
For what reasons may a license be revoked, suspended, or put on probations (1949) - (answer) Gross
negligence,
Incompetence
Unprofessional conduct
Repeated acts of negligence
Receiving a license by mistake
