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RDHAP Law and Ethics Exam Questions i- i- i- i- i- i-with Verified Answers| Latest 2024/2025.i- i- i- i- i-
A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following
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procedures under direct supervision of a licensed dentist, after
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submitting to the dental hygiene board evidence of satisfactory
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completion of a course of instruction, approved by the dental hygiene
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board, in the procedures: (a) Soft-tissue curettage.
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(b) Administration of local anesthesia.
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(c) Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether administered
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alone or in combination with each other.
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A licensee who changes their physical address of record or email address
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shall notify the dental hygiene board within
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If not renewed, a license issued under the provisions of this article,
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unless specifically excepted, expires at
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the month of the legal birth date of the licensee during the second year
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of a two-year term. To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall,
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before the time at which the license would otherwise expire, apply for
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renewal on a form prescribed by the dental hygiene board and pay the
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renewal fee prescribed by this article. i- i- i- i- i-
,A licensee who changes their legal name shall provide the dental hygiene
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board with documentation of the change within
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Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired license may be
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renewed at any time within five years after its expiration by filing an
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application for renewal on a form prescribed by the dental hygiene board
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and payment of all accrued renewal and delinquency fees
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A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following
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procedures under general supervision: (a) Preventive and
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therapeutic interventions, including oral prophylaxis, scaling, and root
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planing.
(b) Application of topical, therapeutic, and subgingival agents used for
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the control of caries and periodontal disease.
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(c) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and application and
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activation of agents with nonlaser, light-curing devices.
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(d) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and placements of in-
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office, tooth-whitening devices.
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(a) A registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision:
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Educational services, oral health training programs, and oral health
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screenings.
,A registered dental hygienist shall refer any screened patients with
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possible oral abnormalities to a dentist for:
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In any public health program created by federal, state, or local law or
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administered by a federal, state, county, or local governmental entity, at i- i- i- i- i- i- i- i- i- i- i-
a sponsored event by a sponsoring entity or at a nonprofit organization, a
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registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision:
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hygiene preventive services in addition to oral screenings, including, but
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not limited to, the application of fluorides and pit and fissure sealants. A
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registered dental hygienist practicing as described in this subdivision may
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submit, or allow to be submitted, any insurance or third-party claims for
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patient services performed as authorized in this article.
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provide, without supervision: Fluoride varnish to a patient
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No person other than a registered dental hygienist, registered dental
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hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in
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extended functions or a licensed dentist may engage in the practice of
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dental hygiene or perform dental hygiene procedures on patients,
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including, but not limited to, supragingival and subgingival scaling, dental
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hygiene assessment, and treatment planning, except for the following
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persons: (a) A student enrolled in a dental or a dental hygiene school
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who is performing procedures as part of the regular curriculum of that
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program under the supervision of the faculty of that program.
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, A dental assistant acting in accordance with the rules of the dental board
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in performing the following procedures:
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(2) Applying topical fluoride.
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(3) Taking impressions for bleaching trays.
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A registered dental assistant acting in accordance with the rules of the
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dental board in performing the following procedures:
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the coronal surfaces of teeth.
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(2) Applying bleaching agents.
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(3) Activating bleaching agents with a nonlaser light-curing device.
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(4) Applying pit and fissure sealants.
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A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may practice,
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pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1907, subdivision (a) of Section
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1908, subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1910, Section 1910.5, and
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Section 1926.05 as an Employee of a dentist or of another registered
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dental hygienist in alternative practice, as an independent contractor, as
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a sole proprietor of an alternative dental hygiene practice, in a primary
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care clinic or specialty clinic that is licensed pursuant to Section 1204 of
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