CALIFORNIA RDH LAW AND ETHICS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS SOLVED
◉ Hygienists licensed before December 31, 2005 may perform all
RDA functions. Answer: True
◉ All hygienists licensed on or after January 1, 2006 must apply for
a RDA license separately in order to perform RDA functions. Answer:
True
◉ The practice of dental hygiene includes:
-dental hygiene assessment
-development
-planning
-implementation
of a dental hygiene care plan
Also includes:
-health education
-counseling
-health screenings Answer: True
,◉ Dental hygiene practice does NOT include: Answer: -Diagnosis
-Comprehensive treatment planning
-Placing, condensing, carving or removal of permanent restorations
-Surgery or cutting of hard or soft tissue
-Prescribing medication
-Administering local/general/oral or parenteral conscious sedation
EXCEPT for the administration of N2O2 whether alone or in
combination with each other
◉ A RDH is authorized to perform the following procedures under
DIRECT supervision Answer: *Soft tissue curettage
*Administration of local anesthesia
*Administration of N2O2, whether alone or in combination with
each other
◉ Courses of instruction for direct supervision duties added to the
scope of practice of dental hygiene on or after July 1, 2009, shall be
submitted b the committee for approval by the dental board.
Answer: True
◉ Duties that an RDH is authorized to perform under GENERAL
supervision Answer: -Preventive and therapeutic interventions
including oral prophylaxis, scaling, and root planing
,-taking impressions for bleach trays and application and activation
of agents with nonlaser light curing devices
-taking impressions for bleach trays and placements of in-office,
tooth whitening devices
◉ Procedures a RDH may provide without supervision Answer: -
educational services, oral health training programs, oral health
screenings
-refer any screened patients with possible oral abnormalities to a
DDS for comprehensive tx, diagnosis, and tx plan
-application of fluorides and pit and fissure sealants
◉ How many days after a licensee changes his or her address shall
they notify the committee of the change? Answer: within 30 days
◉ A licensee who changes his or her legal name shall provide the
committee with documentation of change within ________ days.
Answer: 10
◉ If not renewed, a license issued under the provisions, unless
specifically excepted expires at ___________________ on the ___________
day of the month of the legal birth date of the licensee during the
______________ year of a two-year term. Answer: 12 midnight, last,
second
, ◉ A licensee may have his or her license revoked or suspended, or
may be reprimanded or placed on probation by the committee for
__________________________, incompetence, ___________________________,
repeated acts of negligence in his or her profession, receiving a
license by mistake, or for any other cause applicable to the licentiate
provided. Answer: unprofessional conduct, gross negligence
◉ A licensee may have his or her license revoked or suspended, or
may be reprimanded or placed on probation by the ___________________,
for conviction of a crime substantially related to the licensee's
qualifications, functions or duties. Answer: committee
◉ The record of conviction or a copy certified by the ___________ of the
court or by the judge whose court the conviction occurred shall be
conclusive evidence of ______________. Answer: clerk, conviction
◉ A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of
___________________ made to charge of a felony or any misdemeanor
substantially related to the licensee's qualifications, functions, or
duties deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this section.
Answer: nolo contendere
◉ The committee may reprimand a licensee or order a license
suspended or revoked, or placed on probation or may decline to
issue a license, when any of the following occur: Answer: 1. The time
for appeal has elapsed
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS SOLVED
◉ Hygienists licensed before December 31, 2005 may perform all
RDA functions. Answer: True
◉ All hygienists licensed on or after January 1, 2006 must apply for
a RDA license separately in order to perform RDA functions. Answer:
True
◉ The practice of dental hygiene includes:
-dental hygiene assessment
-development
-planning
-implementation
of a dental hygiene care plan
Also includes:
-health education
-counseling
-health screenings Answer: True
,◉ Dental hygiene practice does NOT include: Answer: -Diagnosis
-Comprehensive treatment planning
-Placing, condensing, carving or removal of permanent restorations
-Surgery or cutting of hard or soft tissue
-Prescribing medication
-Administering local/general/oral or parenteral conscious sedation
EXCEPT for the administration of N2O2 whether alone or in
combination with each other
◉ A RDH is authorized to perform the following procedures under
DIRECT supervision Answer: *Soft tissue curettage
*Administration of local anesthesia
*Administration of N2O2, whether alone or in combination with
each other
◉ Courses of instruction for direct supervision duties added to the
scope of practice of dental hygiene on or after July 1, 2009, shall be
submitted b the committee for approval by the dental board.
Answer: True
◉ Duties that an RDH is authorized to perform under GENERAL
supervision Answer: -Preventive and therapeutic interventions
including oral prophylaxis, scaling, and root planing
,-taking impressions for bleach trays and application and activation
of agents with nonlaser light curing devices
-taking impressions for bleach trays and placements of in-office,
tooth whitening devices
◉ Procedures a RDH may provide without supervision Answer: -
educational services, oral health training programs, oral health
screenings
-refer any screened patients with possible oral abnormalities to a
DDS for comprehensive tx, diagnosis, and tx plan
-application of fluorides and pit and fissure sealants
◉ How many days after a licensee changes his or her address shall
they notify the committee of the change? Answer: within 30 days
◉ A licensee who changes his or her legal name shall provide the
committee with documentation of change within ________ days.
Answer: 10
◉ If not renewed, a license issued under the provisions, unless
specifically excepted expires at ___________________ on the ___________
day of the month of the legal birth date of the licensee during the
______________ year of a two-year term. Answer: 12 midnight, last,
second
, ◉ A licensee may have his or her license revoked or suspended, or
may be reprimanded or placed on probation by the committee for
__________________________, incompetence, ___________________________,
repeated acts of negligence in his or her profession, receiving a
license by mistake, or for any other cause applicable to the licentiate
provided. Answer: unprofessional conduct, gross negligence
◉ A licensee may have his or her license revoked or suspended, or
may be reprimanded or placed on probation by the ___________________,
for conviction of a crime substantially related to the licensee's
qualifications, functions or duties. Answer: committee
◉ The record of conviction or a copy certified by the ___________ of the
court or by the judge whose court the conviction occurred shall be
conclusive evidence of ______________. Answer: clerk, conviction
◉ A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of
___________________ made to charge of a felony or any misdemeanor
substantially related to the licensee's qualifications, functions, or
duties deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this section.
Answer: nolo contendere
◉ The committee may reprimand a licensee or order a license
suspended or revoked, or placed on probation or may decline to
issue a license, when any of the following occur: Answer: 1. The time
for appeal has elapsed
