CALIFORNIA DENTAL PRACTICE ACT (PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

CALIFORNIA DENTAL PRACTICE ACT
(PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS
WhoA2appointsA2theA2membersA2ofA2theA2DentalA2BoardA2ofA2California?
A2HowA2longA2isA2aA2DentalA2BoardA2member'sA2term?A2-A2Ans---
A2TheA2GovernorA2appointsA2theA2boardA2members
-A24A2yearA2term

DefineA2directA2supervisionA2-A2Ans--
PerformanceA2ofA2dentalA2practiceA2proceduresA2basedA2onA2theA2instructionsA2ofA2aA2den
tist,A2whoA2mustA2beA2physicallyA2present.

BeforeA2aA2dentistA2examinesA2aA2patient,A2aA2dentistA2mayA2requireA2orA2permitA2anA2Alli
edA2DentalA2HealthA2ProfessionalsA2(ADHP)A2toA2performA2whichA2duties?
A2(providedA2thatA2theA2dutiesA2areA2authorizedA2forA2theA2particularA2classificationA2ofA2A
DHP)A2-A2Ans---A2ExposeA2emergencyA2radiographsA2uponA2theA2directionA2ofA2aA2dentist.
-A2PerformA2extra-oralA2dutiesA2ofA2functionsA2specifiedA2byA2theA2dentist.
-A2PerformA2mouth-
mirrorA2inspectionsA2ofA2theA2oralA2cavity,A2includingA2chartingA2obviousA2lesions,A2malocc
lusions,A2existingA2restorations,A2andA2missingA2teeth.

OnA2JanuaryA21,A22010,A2theA2DentalA2BoardA2ofA2CaliforniaA2createdA2twoA2newA2permitA
2categories.A2ThoseA2newA2permitA2categoriesA2are:A2-A2Ans---
A2DentalA2SedationA2Assistant
-A2OrthodonticA2Assistant

NameA2theA2dutiesA2aA2dentalA2assistantA2withoutA2aA2licenseA2mayA2perform,A2asA2author
izedA2byA2law,A2underA2theA2generalA2supervisionA2ofA2aA2licensedA2dentist.A2-A2Ans---
A2BasicA2supportiveA2dentalA2procedures
-
A2OperationA2ofA2dentalA2radiographicA2equipmentA2ifA2theA2DAA2hasA2aA2licenseA2forA2taki
ngA2x-rays
-A2ExaminationA2ofA2orthodonticA2appliances

RequirementsA2forA2orthodonticA2andA2sedationA2permitsA2include:A2-A2Ans--
1.A2WorkA2ExperienceA2Requirement:A2CompletedA2atA2leastA212A2monthsA2ofA2experienc
eA2asA2aA2dentalA2assistantA2(trainingA2mayA2notA2beginA2priorA2toA26A2monthsA2workA2exp
erience)

2.A2Board-ApprovedA2CourseA2Requirements:

, -A2DentalA2PracticeA2Act
-A28A2HourA2infectionA2control
-A2BasicA2lifeA2support
-A2DentalA2sedationA2assistantA2course
-A2OrthodonticA2assistantA2course

3.A2ExaminationA2Requirements

CompletedA2atA2leastA212A2monthsA2ofA2experienceA2asA2aA2dentalA2assistantA2(trainingA2
mayA2notA2beginA2priorA218A2toA26A2monthsA2workA2experience.)

TrueA2orA2False,A2anA2individualA2whoA2becomesA2licensedA2asA2anA2RDHA2inA2CaliforniaA
2onA2orA2afterA2JanuaryA21,A22006,A2mayA2noA2longerA2performA2theA2dutiesA2inA2theA2scop
esA2ofA2practiceA2ofA2anA2RDAA2unlessA2theyA2alsoA2holdA2anA2RDAA2license.A2-A2Ans--
True

NameA2theA2pathwaysA2toA2licensureA2asA2aA2dentist.A2TheA2pathwaysA2areA2-A2Ans---
A2ExamA2-
A2SuccessfullyA2completeA2aA2CaliforniaA2boardA2examA2orA2theA2WesternA2RegionalA2Exa
minationA2(WREB).

-A2ResidencyA2-
A2CompleteA2aA2minimumA2ofA212A2monthsA2ofA2generalA2practiceA2residencyA2orA2advanc
edA2educationA2inA2aA2generalA2dentistryA2programA2approvedA2byA2theA2CODA.A2Detailed
A2below.


-A2ByA2CredentialA2-
A2SubmitA2proofA2ofA2havingA2beenA2inA2activeA2clinicalA2practiceA2forA25000A2hoursA2inA2fiv
eA2ofA2theA2lastA2sevenA2years,A2andA2ofA2anA2activeA2dentalA2licenseA2issuedA2by
anotherA2state.A2DetailedA2below.

-A2HybridA2Portfolio

TrueA2orA2False,A2aA2dentalA2professionalA2hasA2noA2obligationA2toA2wearA2aA2nameA2tagA2
orA2displayA2hisA2orA2herA2license.A2-A2Ans--False

TrueA2orA2False,A2BeginningA2JulyA21,A22011,A2allA2licensedA2dentists,A2dentalA2assistants,
A2dentalA2hygienistsA2whoA2wereA2licensedA2beforeA2JanuaryA21,A21999,A2areA2requiredA2t
oA2submitA2fingerprintsA2asA2partA2ofA2theA2licenseA2renewalA2process.A2-A2Ans--True

WhichA2coursesA2areA2requiredA2forA2eachA2licenseA2renewal,A2forA2allA2licensedA2dentalA2
professionals,A2everyA2twoA2years?A2-A2Ans---
A2BasicA2LifeA2SupportA2fromA2anA2approvedA2AmericanA2RedA2CrossA2orA2AmericanA2He
artA2AssociationA2provider.

-A2CaliforniaA2DentalA2PracticeA2ActA2(CDPA).