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RDHAP LAW AND ETHICS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM WIT STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
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.
(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.
QUESTION: (a) The practice of dental hygiene includes: - 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.
QUESTION: The practice of dental hygiene does not include any of the following procedures: -
ANSWER-(1) Diagnosis and comprehensive treatment planning.
(2) Placing, condensing, carving, or removal of permanent restorations.
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(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.
QUESTION: 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: - 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.
QUESTION: A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following procedures
under general supervision: - ANSWER-(a) Preventive and therapeutic interventions, including
oral prophylaxis, scaling, and root planing.
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(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.
"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
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of this treatment is to create an environment in which the patient can maintain healthy hard
and soft tissues.
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
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
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