RDHAP Law and Ethics Exam with Verified Answers
1. "Dental hygiene The Dental Hygiene Board of California.
board" means
2. "Dental board" The Dental Board of California.
means
3. "Direct supervi- The supervision of dental procedures based on instruc-
sion" means tions given by a licensed dentist who is required to be
physically present in the treatment facility during the per-
formance of those procedures.
4. "General super- The supervision of dental procedures based on instruc-
vision" means tions given by a licensed dentist who is not required to
be physically present in the treatment facility during the
performance of those procedures.
5. "Oral prophylax- Preventive and therapeutic dental procedures that include
is" means 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.
6. The following (a) All functions that may be performed by a registered
functions may be dental assistant.
performed by a
registered dental (b) All persons holding a license as a registered dental hy-
hygienist, in ad- gienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative practice,
dition to those or registered dental hygienist in extended functions as of
authorized pur- December 31, 2005, are authorized to perform the duties
suant to Sec- of a registered dental assistant specified in this chapter.
tions 1908 to All persons issued a license as a registered dental hy-
1914, inclusive: gienist, 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.
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7. (a) The practice - Dental hygiene assessment and development
of dental hygiene - Planning, and implementation of a dental hygiene care
includes: plan.
- It also includes oral health education, counseling, and
health screenings.
8. The practice of (1) Diagnosis and comprehensive treatment planning.
dental hygiene
does not include (2) Placing, condensing, carving, or removal of perma-
any of the follow- nent restorations.
ing procedures:
(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 administra-
tion of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether administered
alone or in combination with each other, or local anesthe-
sia pursuant to Section 1909.
9. A registered den- (a) Soft-tissue curettage.
tal hygienist is
authorized to (b) Administration of local anesthesia.
perform the fol-
lowing proce- (c) Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether
dures under di- administered alone or in combination with each other.
rect supervi-
sion of a li-
censed dentist,
after submitting
to the dental hy-
giene board ev-
idence of satis-
factory comple-
tion of a course
of instruction,
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approved by the
dental hygiene
board, in the pro-
cedures:
10. A registered den- (a) Preventive and therapeutic interventions, including
tal hygienist is oral prophylaxis, scaling, and root planing.
authorized to
perform the fol- (b) Application of topical, therapeutic, and subgingival
lowing proce- agents used for the control of caries and periodontal
dures under gen- disease.
eral supervision:
(c) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and ap-
plication and activation of agents with nonlaser, light-cur-
ing devices.
(d) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and
placements of in-office, tooth-whitening devices.
11. (a) A registered Educational services, oral health training programs, and
dental hygien- oral health screenings.
ist may provide,
without supervi-
sion:
12. A registered a comprehensive examination, diagnosis, and treatment
dental hygien- plan.
ist shall refer
any screened pa-
tients with pos-
sible oral abnor-
malities to a den-
tist for:
13. In any public Dental hygiene preventive services in addition to oral
health program screenings, including, but not limited to, the application
created by feder- of fluorides and pit and fissure sealants. A registered
al, state, or lo- dental hygienist practicing as described in this subdivision
cal law or admin- may submit, or allow to be submitted, any insurance or
istered by a fed-
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eral, state, coun- third-party claims for patient services performed as au-
ty, or local gov- thorized in this article.
ernmental entity,
at a sponsored
event by a spon-
soring entity or
at a nonprofit or-
ganization, a reg-
istered dental hy-
gienist may pro-
vide, without su-
pervision:
14. Notwithstanding Fluoride varnish to a patient
Section 1912, a
registered
dental hygienist
may provide,
without
supervision:
15. No person other (a) A student enrolled in a dental or a dental hygiene
than a registered school who is performing procedures as part of the reg-
dental hygienist, ular curriculum of that program under the supervision of
registered den- the faculty of that program.
tal hygienist in
alternative prac-
tice, or regis-
tered dental hy-
gienist in extend-
ed functions or
a licensed den-
tist may engage
in the practice
of dental hygiene
or perform den-
tal hygiene pro-
cedures on pa-
tients, including,
