RDHAP Law and Ethics Exam Questions With
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"Dental hygiene board" means
The Dental Hygiene Board of California.
"Dental board" means
The Dental Board of California.
"Direct supervision" means
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
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
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:
(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:
- 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:
(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:
(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:
(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:
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:
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:
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:
Fluoride varnish to a patient
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:
,(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.
A dental assistant acting in accordance with the rules of the dental board in performing the following
procedures:
(1) Applying nonaerosol and noncaustic topical agents.
(2) Applying topical fluoride.
(3) Taking impressions for bleaching trays.
A registered dental assistant acting in accordance with the rules of the dental board in performing the
following procedures:
(1) Polishing the coronal surfaces of teeth.
(2) Applying bleaching agents.
(3) Activating bleaching agents with a nonlaser light-curing device.
(4) Applying pit and fissure sealants.
A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may practice, pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 1907, subdivision (a) of Section 1908, subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1910, Section 1910.5,
and Section 1926.05 as an
Employee of a dentist or of another registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, as an
independent contractor, as a sole proprietor of an alternative dental hygiene practice, in a primary
care clinic or specialty clinic that is licensed pursuant to Section 1204 of the Health and Safety Code, in
a primary care clinic exempt from licensure pursuant to subdivision
(c) of Section 1206 of the Health and Safety Code, in a clinic owned or operated by a public hospital or
health system, in a clinic owned and operated by a hospital that maintains the primary contract with a
county government to fill the county's role under Section 17000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
or in a professional corporation under the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (commencing
with Section 13400) of Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code.
In addition to practices authorized in Section 1925, a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice
may perform the duties authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1907, subdivision (a) of
Section 1908, and subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1910 in the following settings:
(a) Residences of the homebound.
(b) Schools.
(c) Residential facilities and other institutions and medical settings that a residential facility patient
has been transferred to for outpatient services.
(d) Dental health professional shortage areas, as certified by the Office of Statewide Health Planning
and Development in accordance with existing office guidelines.
(e) Dental offices.
A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall not do any of the following:
, (a) Infer, purport, advertise, or imply that he or she is in any way able to provide dental services or
make any type of dental diagnosis beyond evaluating a patient's dental hygiene status, providing a
dental hygiene treatment plan, and providing the associated dental hygiene services.
(b) Hire a registered dental hygienist to provide direct patient services other than a registered dental
hygienist in alternative practice.
True or False:
A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may submit or allow to be submitted any
insurance or third-party claims for patient services performed as authorized pursuant to this article.
True
A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may hire:
Other registered dental hygienists in alternative practice to assist in his or her practice.
(b) A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may hire and supervise dental assistants
performing intraoral retraction and suctioning.
A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall provide to the dental hygiene board
documentation of an existing relationship with at least:
One dentist for referral, consultation, and emergency services.
A dental hygienist in alternative practice may provide services to a patient without obtaining written
verification that the patient has been examined by:
A dentist or physician and surgeon licensed to practice in this state.
If the dental hygienist in alternative practice provides services to a patient 18 months or more after
the first date that the person provides services to a patient:
The person shall obtain written verification that the patient has been examined by a dentist or
physician and surgeon licensed to practice in this state. The verification shall include a prescription for
dental hygiene services as described in subdivision
True or False:
A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may provide dental hygiene services for a patient
who presents to the registered dental hygienist in alternative practice a written prescription for
dental hygiene services issued by a dentist or physician and surgeon licensed to practice in this state.
True
The prescription shall be valid for a time period based on the dentist's or physician and surgeon's
professional judgment, but not to exceed two years from the date it was issued.
The dental hygiene board may seek to obtain an injunction against any registered dental hygienist in
alternative practice who provides services pursuant to this section:
If the dental hygiene board has reasonable cause to believe that the services are being provided to a
patient who has not received a prescription for those services from a dentist or physician and surgeon
licensed to practice in this state.
100% Verified Answers
"Dental hygiene board" means
The Dental Hygiene Board of California.
"Dental board" means
The Dental Board of California.
"Direct supervision" means
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
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
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:
(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:
- 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:
(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:
(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:
(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:
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:
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:
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:
Fluoride varnish to a patient
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:
,(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.
A dental assistant acting in accordance with the rules of the dental board in performing the following
procedures:
(1) Applying nonaerosol and noncaustic topical agents.
(2) Applying topical fluoride.
(3) Taking impressions for bleaching trays.
A registered dental assistant acting in accordance with the rules of the dental board in performing the
following procedures:
(1) Polishing the coronal surfaces of teeth.
(2) Applying bleaching agents.
(3) Activating bleaching agents with a nonlaser light-curing device.
(4) Applying pit and fissure sealants.
A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may practice, pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 1907, subdivision (a) of Section 1908, subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1910, Section 1910.5,
and Section 1926.05 as an
Employee of a dentist or of another registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, as an
independent contractor, as a sole proprietor of an alternative dental hygiene practice, in a primary
care clinic or specialty clinic that is licensed pursuant to Section 1204 of the Health and Safety Code, in
a primary care clinic exempt from licensure pursuant to subdivision
(c) of Section 1206 of the Health and Safety Code, in a clinic owned or operated by a public hospital or
health system, in a clinic owned and operated by a hospital that maintains the primary contract with a
county government to fill the county's role under Section 17000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
or in a professional corporation under the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (commencing
with Section 13400) of Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code.
In addition to practices authorized in Section 1925, a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice
may perform the duties authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1907, subdivision (a) of
Section 1908, and subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1910 in the following settings:
(a) Residences of the homebound.
(b) Schools.
(c) Residential facilities and other institutions and medical settings that a residential facility patient
has been transferred to for outpatient services.
(d) Dental health professional shortage areas, as certified by the Office of Statewide Health Planning
and Development in accordance with existing office guidelines.
(e) Dental offices.
A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall not do any of the following:
, (a) Infer, purport, advertise, or imply that he or she is in any way able to provide dental services or
make any type of dental diagnosis beyond evaluating a patient's dental hygiene status, providing a
dental hygiene treatment plan, and providing the associated dental hygiene services.
(b) Hire a registered dental hygienist to provide direct patient services other than a registered dental
hygienist in alternative practice.
True or False:
A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may submit or allow to be submitted any
insurance or third-party claims for patient services performed as authorized pursuant to this article.
True
A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may hire:
Other registered dental hygienists in alternative practice to assist in his or her practice.
(b) A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may hire and supervise dental assistants
performing intraoral retraction and suctioning.
A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall provide to the dental hygiene board
documentation of an existing relationship with at least:
One dentist for referral, consultation, and emergency services.
A dental hygienist in alternative practice may provide services to a patient without obtaining written
verification that the patient has been examined by:
A dentist or physician and surgeon licensed to practice in this state.
If the dental hygienist in alternative practice provides services to a patient 18 months or more after
the first date that the person provides services to a patient:
The person shall obtain written verification that the patient has been examined by a dentist or
physician and surgeon licensed to practice in this state. The verification shall include a prescription for
dental hygiene services as described in subdivision
True or False:
A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may provide dental hygiene services for a patient
who presents to the registered dental hygienist in alternative practice a written prescription for
dental hygiene services issued by a dentist or physician and surgeon licensed to practice in this state.
True
The prescription shall be valid for a time period based on the dentist's or physician and surgeon's
professional judgment, but not to exceed two years from the date it was issued.
The dental hygiene board may seek to obtain an injunction against any registered dental hygienist in
alternative practice who provides services pursuant to this section:
If the dental hygiene board has reasonable cause to believe that the services are being provided to a
patient who has not received a prescription for those services from a dentist or physician and surgeon
licensed to practice in this state.
