DENTAL LAWS AND INFECTION CONTROL EXAMINATION
SET 2025 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Convicted of or entered a plea of guilty to any felony charge or misdemeanor
involving moral turpitude, has engaged in any acts of fraud deceit or misrepresentation
in obtaining a license or renewal - ✔✔2 reasons why the board might refuse to issue,
renew, or revoke/ suspend a license
✔✔Yes (true) - ✔✔Once notified by the Board of misconduct do applicants have a right
to a hearing
✔✔Yes (true) - ✔✔Can the board conduct the investigation issue subpoenas and take
depositions
✔✔Direct supervision under one or more dentists - ✔✔What supervision is required for
a private practice RDH
✔✔3 years of experience in clinical dental hygiene or min of 2,000 hrs of prophy or
perio debridement under supervision of licensed dentist, CPR cert, 6 hrs of CE in med
emerg, other required hrs of yearly CE, designation by employing dentist as being
capable of performing procedures without direct supervision - ✔✔Criteria for an RDH to
practice in a nursing home
✔✔Complete and sign a notarized application from the Board, submit $265 application
fee, provide written evidence of military spouse status and hold a current DH license
from another jurisdiction whose standards are equivalent to NC - ✔✔Requirements for a
military spouse to receive a dental hygiene license
✔✔5 years experience in clinical hygiene CPR cert updated annually 6 hours of CE in
med emerg yearly - ✔✔Qualifications for an RDH to become a public health rdh
✔✔2 - ✔✔How many Rdh's can a 1 DDS supervise
✔✔Enjoin from practice revocation of license and initiation of appropriate legal
proceedings - ✔✔Practicing hygiene without a license is punishable by
✔✔Each RDH must complete a minimum of 6 clock hours of CE each calendar year -
✔✔List the criteria to renew a dental hygiene license how many hours of CE are
required
✔✔Must be directly related to clinical patient care, hours spent reviewing publications or
videos shall not count with the exception of self studies approved and sponsored by the
Board - ✔✔Restrictions on correspondence and online CE courses are
, ✔✔No CPR hours are in addition to mandatory CE hours - ✔✔Do CPR hours count
toward CE requirements
✔✔Hours completed toward CE requirements are indicated on the renewal application
form at the time of renewal - ✔✔How and when are CE hours reported?
✔✔At least 2 years - ✔✔How long must a RDH maintain CE records
✔✔Title, number of instruction hours, date of course attended, name of instructor, name
of organization or sponsor offering the course - ✔✔What is required if a RDH uses
home study courses for CE credits
✔✔Board may refuse to issue renewal certificate - ✔✔Penalty for non compliant with
the CE requirements
✔✔7 hours of instruction in production & use, and 7 hours of clinical radiology - ✔✔How
many hours of training does a DA need to expose radiographs
✔✔Assist dentist chairside, OHI, topical fluoride or topical anesthetic, expose
radiographs - ✔✔Three duties of a DA 1
✔✔Insert matrix band and wedges, place cavity bases and liners, place or remove
rubber dams - ✔✔Three duties of a DA 2
✔✔Minimum of 7 clock hours - ✔✔How many hours of nitrous training is a DA 2
required to obtain
✔✔Presenting false or misleading testimony statements or records to the board, any act
which would constitute sexual assault or battery, violating a lawful order of the Board,
acquiring any controlled substance by misrepresentation, having connection with illegal
practice of dental hygiene - ✔✔5 acts that are considered unprofessional conduct of an
RDH
✔✔10 years - ✔✔Patient records must be maintained for how long
✔✔Upon patient request provide original or copies of radiographs and summary of tx
record to patient or licensed dentist of patient's choice, fee may be charged for
duplication, record shall be provided within 30 days of request and not be contingent
upon outstanding balances/fees owed - ✔✔What are the requirements for transfer of
patient records
✔✔bioburden - ✔✔Name of organic material found on instrument surfaces prior to
decontamination
SET 2025 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Convicted of or entered a plea of guilty to any felony charge or misdemeanor
involving moral turpitude, has engaged in any acts of fraud deceit or misrepresentation
in obtaining a license or renewal - ✔✔2 reasons why the board might refuse to issue,
renew, or revoke/ suspend a license
✔✔Yes (true) - ✔✔Once notified by the Board of misconduct do applicants have a right
to a hearing
✔✔Yes (true) - ✔✔Can the board conduct the investigation issue subpoenas and take
depositions
✔✔Direct supervision under one or more dentists - ✔✔What supervision is required for
a private practice RDH
✔✔3 years of experience in clinical dental hygiene or min of 2,000 hrs of prophy or
perio debridement under supervision of licensed dentist, CPR cert, 6 hrs of CE in med
emerg, other required hrs of yearly CE, designation by employing dentist as being
capable of performing procedures without direct supervision - ✔✔Criteria for an RDH to
practice in a nursing home
✔✔Complete and sign a notarized application from the Board, submit $265 application
fee, provide written evidence of military spouse status and hold a current DH license
from another jurisdiction whose standards are equivalent to NC - ✔✔Requirements for a
military spouse to receive a dental hygiene license
✔✔5 years experience in clinical hygiene CPR cert updated annually 6 hours of CE in
med emerg yearly - ✔✔Qualifications for an RDH to become a public health rdh
✔✔2 - ✔✔How many Rdh's can a 1 DDS supervise
✔✔Enjoin from practice revocation of license and initiation of appropriate legal
proceedings - ✔✔Practicing hygiene without a license is punishable by
✔✔Each RDH must complete a minimum of 6 clock hours of CE each calendar year -
✔✔List the criteria to renew a dental hygiene license how many hours of CE are
required
✔✔Must be directly related to clinical patient care, hours spent reviewing publications or
videos shall not count with the exception of self studies approved and sponsored by the
Board - ✔✔Restrictions on correspondence and online CE courses are
, ✔✔No CPR hours are in addition to mandatory CE hours - ✔✔Do CPR hours count
toward CE requirements
✔✔Hours completed toward CE requirements are indicated on the renewal application
form at the time of renewal - ✔✔How and when are CE hours reported?
✔✔At least 2 years - ✔✔How long must a RDH maintain CE records
✔✔Title, number of instruction hours, date of course attended, name of instructor, name
of organization or sponsor offering the course - ✔✔What is required if a RDH uses
home study courses for CE credits
✔✔Board may refuse to issue renewal certificate - ✔✔Penalty for non compliant with
the CE requirements
✔✔7 hours of instruction in production & use, and 7 hours of clinical radiology - ✔✔How
many hours of training does a DA need to expose radiographs
✔✔Assist dentist chairside, OHI, topical fluoride or topical anesthetic, expose
radiographs - ✔✔Three duties of a DA 1
✔✔Insert matrix band and wedges, place cavity bases and liners, place or remove
rubber dams - ✔✔Three duties of a DA 2
✔✔Minimum of 7 clock hours - ✔✔How many hours of nitrous training is a DA 2
required to obtain
✔✔Presenting false or misleading testimony statements or records to the board, any act
which would constitute sexual assault or battery, violating a lawful order of the Board,
acquiring any controlled substance by misrepresentation, having connection with illegal
practice of dental hygiene - ✔✔5 acts that are considered unprofessional conduct of an
RDH
✔✔10 years - ✔✔Patient records must be maintained for how long
✔✔Upon patient request provide original or copies of radiographs and summary of tx
record to patient or licensed dentist of patient's choice, fee may be charged for
duplication, record shall be provided within 30 days of request and not be contingent
upon outstanding balances/fees owed - ✔✔What are the requirements for transfer of
patient records
✔✔bioburden - ✔✔Name of organic material found on instrument surfaces prior to
decontamination
