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"Dental hygiene board" means Correct Answer-The Dental Hygiene
Board of California.
"Dental board" means Correct Answer-The Dental Board of California.
"Direct supervision" means Correct 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 Correct 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.
"Oral prophylaxis" means Correct 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 following functions may be performed by a registered dental
hygienist, in addition to those authorized pursuant to Sections 1908 to
,1914, inclusive: Correct Answer-(a) All functions that may be
performed by a registered dental assistant.
(b) All persons holding a license as a registered dental hygienist,
registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental
hygienist in extended functions as of December 31, 2005, are authorized
to perform the duties of a registered dental assistant specified in this
chapter. All persons issued a license as a registered dental hygienist,
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.
(a) The practice of dental hygiene includes: Correct Answer-- Dental
hygiene assessment and development
- Planning, and implementation of a dental hygiene care plan.
- It also includes oral health education, counseling, and health
screenings.
The practice of dental hygiene does not include any of the following
procedures: Correct Answer-(1) Diagnosis and comprehensive treatment
planning.
(2) Placing, condensing, carving, or removal of permanent restorations.
(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 the dental hygiene
board, in the procedures: Correct 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: Correct 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.
, (c) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and application and
activation of agents with nonlaser, light-curing devices.
(d) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and placements of in-
office, tooth-whitening devices.
(a) A registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision:
Correct Answer-Educational services, oral health training programs, and
oral health screenings.
A registered dental hygienist shall refer any screened patients with
possible oral abnormalities to a dentist for: Correct Answer-a
comprehensive examination, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
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: Correct
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.
Notwithstanding Section 1912, a registered dental hygienist may
provide, without supervision: Correct Answer-Fluoride varnish to a
patient
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