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RDHAP LAW AND ETHICS EXAMS (LATEST 2025
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT | GRADE A
"Dental hygiene board" means .....ANSWER.....The Dental
Hygiene Board of California.
"Dental board" means .....ANSWER.....The Dental Board of
California.
"Direct supervision" means .....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 .....ANSWER.....The supervision of
dental procedures based on instructions given by a licensed
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dentist who is not required to be physically present in the
treatment facility during the performance of those procedures.
"Oral prophylaxis" means .....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 practice of dental hygiene does not include any of the
following procedures: .....ANSWER.....(1) Diagnosis and
comprehensive treatment planning.
(2) Placing, condensing, carving, or removal of permanent
restorations.
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(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
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the dental hygiene board, in the procedures: .....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:
.....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.
RDHAP LAW AND ETHICS EXAMS (LATEST 2025
UPDATES STUDY BUNDLE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT | GRADE A
"Dental hygiene board" means .....ANSWER.....The Dental
Hygiene Board of California.
"Dental board" means .....ANSWER.....The Dental Board of
California.
"Direct supervision" means .....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 .....ANSWER.....The supervision of
dental procedures based on instructions given by a licensed
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dentist who is not required to be physically present in the
treatment facility during the performance of those procedures.
"Oral prophylaxis" means .....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 practice of dental hygiene does not include any of the
following procedures: .....ANSWER.....(1) Diagnosis and
comprehensive treatment planning.
(2) Placing, condensing, carving, or removal of permanent
restorations.
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(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
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the dental hygiene board, in the procedures: .....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:
.....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.
