RDHAP LAW AND ETHICS EXAM LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR WITH PRACTICE EXAM COMPLETE 400
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QUESTION: (a) A registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision: - ANSWER-
Educational services, oral health training programs, and oral health screenings.
QUESTION: A registered dental hygienist shall refer any screened patients with possible oral
abnormalities to a dentist for: - ANSWER-a comprehensive examination, diagnosis, and
treatment plan.
QUESTION: In any public health program created by federal, state, or local law or administered
by a federal, state, county, or local governmental entity, at a sponsored event by a sponsoring
entity or at a nonprofit organization, a registered dental hygienist may provide, without
supervision: - ANSWER-Dental hygiene preventive services in addition to oral screenings,
including, but not limited to, the application of fluorides and pit and fissure sealants. A
registered dental hygienist practicing as described in this subdivision may submit, or allow to be
submitted, any insurance or third-party claims for patient services performed as authorized in
this article.
QUESTION: Notwithstanding Section 1912, a registered dental hygienist may provide, without
supervision: - ANSWER-Fluoride varnish to a patient
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QUESTION: No person other than a registered dental hygienist, registered dental hygienist in
alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in extended functions or a licensed dentist
may engage in the practice of dental hygiene or perform dental hygiene procedures on
patients, including, but not limited to, supragingival and subgingival scaling, dental hygiene
assessment, and treatment planning, except for the following persons: - ANSWER-(a) A student
enrolled in a dental or a dental hygiene school who is performing procedures as part of the
regular curriculum of that program under the supervision of the faculty of that program.
QUESTION: A dental assistant acting in accordance with the rules of the dental board in
performing the following procedures: - ANSWER-(1) Applying nonaerosol and noncaustic topical
agents.
(2) Applying topical fluoride.
(3) Taking impressions for bleaching trays.
QUESTION: A registered dental assistant acting in accordance with the rules of the dental board
in performing the following procedures: - ANSWER-(1) Polishing the coronal surfaces of teeth.
(2) Applying bleaching agents.
(3) Activating bleaching agents with a nonlaser light-curing device.
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(4) Applying pit and fissure sealants.
"Dental hygiene board" means - ANSWER-The Dental Hygiene Board of California.
QUESTION: "Dental board" means - ANSWER-The Dental Board of California.
QUESTION: "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.
QUESTION: "General supervision" means - ANSWER-The supervision of dental procedures
based on instructions given by a licensed dentist who is not required to be physically present in
the treatment facility during the performance of those procedures.
QUESTION: "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.
QUESTION: The following functions may be performed by a registered dental hygienist, in
addition to those authorized pursuant to Sections 1908 to 1914, inclusive: - ANSWER-(a) All
functions that may be performed by a registered dental assistant.
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