Washington Law/Ethics Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Applicant group - Correct Answer✔️✔️-any health professional group or organization, any
individual, or any other interested party which proposes that any health professional group not
presently regulated be regulated or which proposes to substantially increase the scope of practice of
the profession
Grandfather clause - Correct Answer✔️✔️-a provision in a regulatory statute applicable to
practitioners actively engaged in the regulated health profession prior to the effective date of the
regulatory statute which exempts the practitioners from meeting the prerequisite qualifications set
forth in the regulatory statute to perform prescribed occupational tasks
Hygienists CANNOT... - Correct Answer✔️✔️--surgical removal of tissue of the oral cavity,
-write/give prescription of drugs or medications requiring the written order or prescription of a
licensed dentist or physician, (except antimicrobials pursuant to the order of a licensed dentist and
under the dentist's required supervision)
-Any diagnosis for treatment or treatment planning
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, - The taking of any impression of the teeth or jaw, or the relationships of the teeth or jaws, for the
purpose of fabricating any intra-oral restoration, appliance, or prosthesis, except that a dental
hygienist may take an impression for any purpose that is either allowed:
Where must your license be displayed? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Easily visible in operatory when I
am working
Uniform disciplinary act - Correct Answer✔️✔️-governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and
denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter
Rules - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Secretary/dental hygiene examining committee shall develop rules
and definitions to implement this chapter
For ________________________________, a dental hygienist licensed in WA may assess for and
apply sealants and apply fluoride varnishes, and may remove deposits and stains from the surfaces of
teeth in community-based sealant programs carried out in schools - Correct Answer✔️✔️--low-
income
-rural
-other at-risk populations and in coordination with local public health jurisdictions and local oral
health coalitions
In regards to community-based sealant programs carried out in schools, a dental hygienist can... -
Correct Answer✔️✔️--may assess for and apply sealants
- apply fluoride varnishes, may
-remove deposits and stains from the surfaces of teeth
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Questions and Answers
Applicant group - Correct Answer✔️✔️-any health professional group or organization, any
individual, or any other interested party which proposes that any health professional group not
presently regulated be regulated or which proposes to substantially increase the scope of practice of
the profession
Grandfather clause - Correct Answer✔️✔️-a provision in a regulatory statute applicable to
practitioners actively engaged in the regulated health profession prior to the effective date of the
regulatory statute which exempts the practitioners from meeting the prerequisite qualifications set
forth in the regulatory statute to perform prescribed occupational tasks
Hygienists CANNOT... - Correct Answer✔️✔️--surgical removal of tissue of the oral cavity,
-write/give prescription of drugs or medications requiring the written order or prescription of a
licensed dentist or physician, (except antimicrobials pursuant to the order of a licensed dentist and
under the dentist's required supervision)
-Any diagnosis for treatment or treatment planning
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, - The taking of any impression of the teeth or jaw, or the relationships of the teeth or jaws, for the
purpose of fabricating any intra-oral restoration, appliance, or prosthesis, except that a dental
hygienist may take an impression for any purpose that is either allowed:
Where must your license be displayed? - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Easily visible in operatory when I
am working
Uniform disciplinary act - Correct Answer✔️✔️-governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and
denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter
Rules - Correct Answer✔️✔️-Secretary/dental hygiene examining committee shall develop rules
and definitions to implement this chapter
For ________________________________, a dental hygienist licensed in WA may assess for and
apply sealants and apply fluoride varnishes, and may remove deposits and stains from the surfaces of
teeth in community-based sealant programs carried out in schools - Correct Answer✔️✔️--low-
income
-rural
-other at-risk populations and in coordination with local public health jurisdictions and local oral
health coalitions
In regards to community-based sealant programs carried out in schools, a dental hygienist can... -
Correct Answer✔️✔️--may assess for and apply sealants
- apply fluoride varnishes, may
-remove deposits and stains from the surfaces of teeth
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