RDHAP Law and Ethics Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
"Dental hygiene board" means - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The Dental Hygiene Board of
California.
"Dental board" means - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The Dental Board of California.
"Direct supervision" means - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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 ANSWERS✅✅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 ANSWERS✅✅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
ANSWERS✅✅(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 ANSWERS✅✅- 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 ANSWERS✅✅(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 ANSWERS✅✅(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 ANSWERS✅✅(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
ANSWERS✅✅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 ANSWERS✅✅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 ANSWERS✅✅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 ANSWERS✅✅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: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅(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: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅(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: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅(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 - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅(a) Residences of the homebound.
(b) Schools.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
"Dental hygiene board" means - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The Dental Hygiene Board of
California.
"Dental board" means - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The Dental Board of California.
"Direct supervision" means - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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 ANSWERS✅✅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 ANSWERS✅✅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
ANSWERS✅✅(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 ANSWERS✅✅- 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 ANSWERS✅✅(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 ANSWERS✅✅(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 ANSWERS✅✅(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
ANSWERS✅✅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 ANSWERS✅✅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 ANSWERS✅✅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 ANSWERS✅✅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: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅(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: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅(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: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅(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 - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅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: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅(a) Residences of the homebound.
(b) Schools.
