Dental
Hygiene
Law
and
Ethics
study
guide
(California)
part
1
Oral
Prophylaxis
-
ANS
preventive
and
therapeutic
procedures
including
bacterial
debridement
with
complete
removal
of
sub
and
supragingival
calculus,
soft
deposits,
plaque
and
stains.
*OBJECTIVE:
maintain
healthy
hard
and
soft
tissue*
Hygienists
licensed
before
December
31,
2005
may
perform
all
RDA
functions.
-
ANS
True
All
hygienists
licensed
on
or
after
January
1,
2006
must
apply
for
a
RDA
license
separately
in
order
to
perform
RDA
functions.
-
ANS
True
The
practice
of
dental
hygiene
includes:
-dental
hygiene
assessment
-development
-planning
-implementation
of
a
dental
hygiene
care
plan
Also
includes:
-health
education
-counseling
-health
screenings
-
ANS
True
Dental
hygiene
practice
does
NOT
include:
-
ANS
-Diagnosis
-Comprehensive
treatment
planning
-Placing,
condensing,
carving
or
removal
of
permanent
restorations
-Surgery
or
cutting
of
hard
or
soft
tissue
-Prescribing
medication
-Administering
local/general/oral
or
parenteral
conscious
sedation
EXCEPT
for
the
administration
of
N2O2
whether
alone
or
in
combination
with
each
other A
RDH
is
authorized
to
perform
the
following
procedures
under
DIRECT
supervision
-
ANS
*Soft
tissue
curettage
*Administration
of
local
anesthesia
*Administration
of
N2O2,
whether
alone
or
in
combination
with
each
other
Courses
of
instruction
for
direct
supervision
duties
added
to
the
scope
of
practice
of
dental
hygiene
on
or
after
July
1,
2009,
shall
be
submitted
b
the
committee
for
approval
by
the
dental
board.
-
ANS
True
Duties
that
an
RDH
is
authorized
to
perform
under
GENERAL
supervision
-
ANS
-Preventive
and
therapeutic
interventions
including
oral
prophylaxis,
scaling,
and
root
planing
-taking
impressions
for
bleach
trays
and
application
and
activation
of
agents
with
nonlaser
light
curing
devices
-taking
impressions
for
bleach
trays
and
placements
of
in-office,
tooth
whitening
devices
Procedures
a
RDH
may
provide
without
supervision
-
ANS
-educational
services,
oral
health
training
programs,
oral
health
screenings
-refer
any
screened
patients
with
possible
oral
abnormalities
to
a
DDS
for
comprehensive
tx,
diagnosis,
and
tx
plan
-application
of
fluorides
and
pit
and
fissure
sealants
How
many
days
after
a
licensee
changes
his
or
her
address
shall
they
notify
the
committee
of
the
change?
-
ANS
within
30
days
A
licensee
who
changes
his
or
her
legal
name
shall
provide
the
committee
with
documentation
of
change
within
________
days.
-
ANS
10
If
not
renewed,
a
license
issued
under
the
provisions,
unless
specifically
excepted
expires
at
___________________
on
the
___________
day
of
the
month
of
the
legal
birth
date
of
the
licensee
during
the
______________
year
of
a
two-year
term.
-
ANS
12
midnight,
last,
second
A
licensee
may
have
his
or
her
license
revoked
or
suspended,
or
may
be
reprimanded
or
placed
on
probation
by
the
committee
for __________________________,
incompetence,
___________________________,
repeated
acts
of
negligence
in
his
or
her
profession,
receiving
a
license
by
mistake,
or
for
any
other
cause
applicable
to
the
licentiate
provided.
-
ANS
unprofessional
conduct,
gross
negligence
A
licensee
may
have
his
or
her
license
revoked
or
suspended,
or
may
be
reprimanded
or
placed
on
probation
by
the
___________________,
for
conviction
of
a
crime
substantially
related
to
the
licensee's
qualifications,
functions
or
duties.
-
ANS
committee
The
record
of
conviction
or
a
copy
certified
by
the
___________
of
the
court
or
by
the
judge
whose
court
the
conviction
occurred
shall
be
conclusive
evidence
of
______________.
-
ANS
clerk,
conviction
A
plea
or
verdict
of
guilty
or
a
conviction
following
a
plea
of
___________________
made
to
charge
of
a
felony
or
any
misdemeanor
substantially
related
to
the
licensee's
qualifications,
functions,
or
duties
deemed
to
be
a
conviction
within
the
meaning
of
this
section.
-
ANS
nolo
contendere
The
committee
may
reprimand
a
licensee
or
order
a
license
suspended
or
revoked,
or
placed
on
probation
or
may
decline
to
issue
a
license,
when
any
of
the
following
occur:
-
ANS
1.
The
time
for
appeal
has
elapsed
2.
The
judgment
of
conviction
has
been
affirmed
on
appeal
3.
An
order
granting
probation
is
made
suspending
the
imposition
of
sentence,
irrespective
of
a
subsequent
order
under
any
provision
of
the
Penal
code
allowing
them
to
withdraw
his/her
guilty
plea.
BPC
123.
It
is
a
__________________
for
any
person
to
engage
in
any
conduct
which
subverts
or
attempts
to
subvert
any
licensing
examination,
not
limited
to:
-
ANS
misdemeanor
a).
conduct
violating
the
security
of
the
exam
materials
b).
communicating
with
any
other
examinee
during
the
exam
c).
if
any
provision
of
this
section
is
held
invalid,
it
shall
not
affect
other
provisions
or
applications
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