CA RDH LAW AND ETHICS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1. Fictitious Name - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Must have a Fictitious name
permit issued by the Dental Board- Fictitious business license does not
meet this requirement.
2. Personal Name Change Notification - CORRECT-ANSWERS- All
licensees must notify the Dental Board or Dental Hygiene Board within
10 days of a personal name change. (Hyg must notify of email/address
change)
3. Name Tag - CORRECT-ANSWERS- All licensees must wear a name
tag (18 pt type)
Name and license type, UNLESS the license is displayed at the facility.
4. Name Display - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The name of every person
employed in the practice of dentistry must be posted in a conspicuous
place in the facility
5. License Expiration - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Licenses expire every 2
years‐ If your birth year is an even number, your license ALWAYS
expires in an even year, in your birthday month. If the birth year is odd
number/the license will expire in bizarre year.
,6. Tax-Rejection - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Effective July 1, 2012, the
Dental Board of CA is required to deny an application for licensure or
suspend a license/certificate/registration if a licensee or applicant has
outstanding tax obligations due to the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) or the
State Board of Equalization
7. The excessive administering of drugs or treatment, the excessive use
of treatment procedures, or the clearly excessive use of treatment
facilities, as determined by the customary practice and standards of
the dental hygiene profession. - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Any person
who violates this subdivision is guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one
hundred dollars ($100) or more than six hundred dollars ($600), or by
imprisonment for a term of not less than 60 days or more than 180
days
days, or by both a fine and imprisonment.
8. A person, company, or association is guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction, ---(b) assumes any title, or appends any letters to
his or her name,
With the intent to falsely represent that he or she has received a
A dental hygiene degree or a license under this article.
(c) Engages in the practice of dental hygiene without causing to
be displayed in a conspicuous place in his or her office or
license under this article to practice dental hygiene. - CORRECT-
ANSWERS-
I. shall be punished by imprisonment in a county
jail not less than 10 days nor more than one year, or by a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand
, five hundred dollars ($1,500), or by both that fine and imprisonment,
Who does any of the following:
9. Allowed to do before dental exam - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Expose
emergency radiographs upon your direction. • Perform extraoral duties
or functions you specify. • Perform mouth-mirror inspections of the oral
cavity, including charting of obvious lesions, malocclusions, and
existing
restorations and missing teeth.
10. Patient of record - CORRECT-ANSWERS- "patient of record" is a
patient who has been examined, has had a medical and dental history
completed and evaluated, has had oral conditions diagnosed, and for
whom you have developed a written plan.
11. Health history - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The health history form
establishes an important baseline for new patients with respect to
future dental treatment. Therefore, it is essential that all new patients
complete a detailed and accurate health history and regularly update
and sign the form to indicate that they have reviewed it.
12. Past Health History - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The health history
should also elicit information concerning past and current prescription
medication use and any reaction to the use of medications. This
ensures that you can provide proper advice about treatment options
and that the medication you prescribe is not contraindicated due to
potential adverse reactions with other medications the patient takes. It
is advisable to update the health history information yearly if possible.
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1. Fictitious Name - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Must have a Fictitious name
permit issued by the Dental Board- Fictitious business license does not
meet this requirement.
2. Personal Name Change Notification - CORRECT-ANSWERS- All
licensees must notify the Dental Board or Dental Hygiene Board within
10 days of a personal name change. (Hyg must notify of email/address
change)
3. Name Tag - CORRECT-ANSWERS- All licensees must wear a name
tag (18 pt type)
Name and license type, UNLESS the license is displayed at the facility.
4. Name Display - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The name of every person
employed in the practice of dentistry must be posted in a conspicuous
place in the facility
5. License Expiration - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Licenses expire every 2
years‐ If your birth year is an even number, your license ALWAYS
expires in an even year, in your birthday month. If the birth year is odd
number/the license will expire in bizarre year.
,6. Tax-Rejection - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Effective July 1, 2012, the
Dental Board of CA is required to deny an application for licensure or
suspend a license/certificate/registration if a licensee or applicant has
outstanding tax obligations due to the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) or the
State Board of Equalization
7. The excessive administering of drugs or treatment, the excessive use
of treatment procedures, or the clearly excessive use of treatment
facilities, as determined by the customary practice and standards of
the dental hygiene profession. - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Any person
who violates this subdivision is guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one
hundred dollars ($100) or more than six hundred dollars ($600), or by
imprisonment for a term of not less than 60 days or more than 180
days
days, or by both a fine and imprisonment.
8. A person, company, or association is guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction, ---(b) assumes any title, or appends any letters to
his or her name,
With the intent to falsely represent that he or she has received a
A dental hygiene degree or a license under this article.
(c) Engages in the practice of dental hygiene without causing to
be displayed in a conspicuous place in his or her office or
license under this article to practice dental hygiene. - CORRECT-
ANSWERS-
I. shall be punished by imprisonment in a county
jail not less than 10 days nor more than one year, or by a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand
, five hundred dollars ($1,500), or by both that fine and imprisonment,
Who does any of the following:
9. Allowed to do before dental exam - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Expose
emergency radiographs upon your direction. • Perform extraoral duties
or functions you specify. • Perform mouth-mirror inspections of the oral
cavity, including charting of obvious lesions, malocclusions, and
existing
restorations and missing teeth.
10. Patient of record - CORRECT-ANSWERS- "patient of record" is a
patient who has been examined, has had a medical and dental history
completed and evaluated, has had oral conditions diagnosed, and for
whom you have developed a written plan.
11. Health history - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The health history form
establishes an important baseline for new patients with respect to
future dental treatment. Therefore, it is essential that all new patients
complete a detailed and accurate health history and regularly update
and sign the form to indicate that they have reviewed it.
12. Past Health History - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The health history
should also elicit information concerning past and current prescription
medication use and any reaction to the use of medications. This
ensures that you can provide proper advice about treatment options
and that the medication you prescribe is not contraindicated due to
potential adverse reactions with other medications the patient takes. It
is advisable to update the health history information yearly if possible.
