RDHAP LAW AND ETHICS EXAM (2025 LATEST
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"Dental hygiene board" means -CORRECT ANSWER The Dental Hygiene Board of
California.
"Dental board" means -CORRECT ANSWER The Dental Board of California.
"Direct supervision" means -CORRECT ANSWER The supervision of dental procedures
based on instructions given by a licensed dentist who is required to be physically
present in the treatment facility during the performance of those procedures.
"General supervision" means -CORRECT ANSWER The supervision of dental
procedures based on instructions given by a licensed dentist who is not required to be
physically present in the treatment facility during the performance of those procedures.
"Oral prophylaxis" means -CORRECT ANSWER Preventive and therapeutic dental
procedures that include bacterial debridements with complete removal, supra and
subgingivally, of calculus, soft deposits, plaque, and stains, and the smoothing of tooth
surfaces. The objective of this treatment is to create an environment in which the patient
can maintain healthy hard and soft tissues.
,The following functions may be performed by a registered dental hygienist, in addition to
those authorized pursuant to Sections 1908 to 1914, inclusive: -CORRECT ANSWER
(a) All functions that may be performed by a registered dental assistant.
(b) All persons holding a license as a registered dental hygienist, registered dental
hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in extended functions as
of December 31, 2005, are authorized to perform the duties of a registered dental
assistant specified in this chapter. All persons issued a license as a registered dental
hygienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental
hygienist in extended functions on or after January 1, 2006, shall qualify for and receive
a registered dental assistant license prior to performance of the duties of a registered
dental assistant specified in this chapter.
(a) The practice of dental hygiene includes: -CORRECT ANSWER - 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 (1) 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, tooth-
whitening devices.
(a) A registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision: -CORRECT
ANSWER Educational services, oral health training programs, and oral health
screenings.
A registered dental hygienist shall refer any screened patients with possible oral
abnormalities to a dentist for: -CORRECT ANSWER a comprehensive examination,
diagnosis, and treatment plan.
In any public health program created by federal, state, or local law or administered by a
federal, state, county, or local governmental entity, at a sponsored event by a
sponsoring entity or at a nonprofit organization, a registered dental hygienist may
provide, without supervision: -CORRECT ANSWER Dental hygiene preventive services
in addition to oral screenings, including, but not limited to, the application of fluorides
UPDATE) | ALL QUESTIONS AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS
"Dental hygiene board" means -CORRECT ANSWER The Dental Hygiene Board of
California.
"Dental board" means -CORRECT ANSWER The Dental Board of California.
"Direct supervision" means -CORRECT ANSWER The supervision of dental procedures
based on instructions given by a licensed dentist who is required to be physically
present in the treatment facility during the performance of those procedures.
"General supervision" means -CORRECT ANSWER The supervision of dental
procedures based on instructions given by a licensed dentist who is not required to be
physically present in the treatment facility during the performance of those procedures.
"Oral prophylaxis" means -CORRECT ANSWER Preventive and therapeutic dental
procedures that include bacterial debridements with complete removal, supra and
subgingivally, of calculus, soft deposits, plaque, and stains, and the smoothing of tooth
surfaces. The objective of this treatment is to create an environment in which the patient
can maintain healthy hard and soft tissues.
,The following functions may be performed by a registered dental hygienist, in addition to
those authorized pursuant to Sections 1908 to 1914, inclusive: -CORRECT ANSWER
(a) All functions that may be performed by a registered dental assistant.
(b) All persons holding a license as a registered dental hygienist, registered dental
hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in extended functions as
of December 31, 2005, are authorized to perform the duties of a registered dental
assistant specified in this chapter. All persons issued a license as a registered dental
hygienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental
hygienist in extended functions on or after January 1, 2006, shall qualify for and receive
a registered dental assistant license prior to performance of the duties of a registered
dental assistant specified in this chapter.
(a) The practice of dental hygiene includes: -CORRECT ANSWER - 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 (1) 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, tooth-
whitening devices.
(a) A registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision: -CORRECT
ANSWER Educational services, oral health training programs, and oral health
screenings.
A registered dental hygienist shall refer any screened patients with possible oral
abnormalities to a dentist for: -CORRECT ANSWER a comprehensive examination,
diagnosis, and treatment plan.
In any public health program created by federal, state, or local law or administered by a
federal, state, county, or local governmental entity, at a sponsored event by a
sponsoring entity or at a nonprofit organization, a registered dental hygienist may
provide, without supervision: -CORRECT ANSWER Dental hygiene preventive services
in addition to oral screenings, including, but not limited to, the application of fluorides
