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CALIFORNIA DENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND ETHICS
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2025
ALREADY GRADED A+
Direct supervision - (answers)A set of procedures where The dentist must
physically be present in treatment facility
General supervision - (answers)Procedures where the dentist does NOT need to
be physically present in treatment facility
Oral prophylaxis - (answers)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 - (answers)To create an environment for a
patient to maintain healthy hard and soft tissues
What does the practice of an rdh include - (answers)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 - (answers)---Diagnosing or comprehensive
treatment plans
---Placing, moving, condensing, carving, removing of permanent restorations
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---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? - (answers)---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 - (answers)--- 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 - (answers)-Educational services
-Oral health training programs
-Oral health screenings
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*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: - (answers)-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 - (answers)---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
--- 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
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---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) - (answers)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) - (answers)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) - (answers)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) - (answers)Gross negligence,
Incompetence
Unprofessional conduct
Repeated acts of negligence
Receiving a license by mistake
CALIFORNIA DENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND ETHICS
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST 2025
ALREADY GRADED A+
Direct supervision - (answers)A set of procedures where The dentist must
physically be present in treatment facility
General supervision - (answers)Procedures where the dentist does NOT need to
be physically present in treatment facility
Oral prophylaxis - (answers)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 - (answers)To create an environment for a
patient to maintain healthy hard and soft tissues
What does the practice of an rdh include - (answers)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 - (answers)---Diagnosing or comprehensive
treatment plans
---Placing, moving, condensing, carving, removing of permanent restorations
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---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? - (answers)---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 - (answers)--- 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 - (answers)-Educational services
-Oral health training programs
-Oral health screenings
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*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: - (answers)-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 - (answers)---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
--- 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
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---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) - (answers)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) - (answers)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) - (answers)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) - (answers)Gross negligence,
Incompetence
Unprofessional conduct
Repeated acts of negligence
Receiving a license by mistake
