California Law and Ethics Dental Hygiene Verified Questions With Answers 100%

California Law and Ethics Dental
Hygiene Verified Questions With
Answers 100%
Definition of Committee - ANSWER the Dental Hygiene
Committee of California (DHCC)
Definition of Dental Board - ANSWER the Dental Board of
California
Direct supervision - ANSWER A set of procedures where The
dentist must physically be present in treatment facility
General supervision - ANSWER Procedures where the dentist
does NOT need to be physically present in treatment facility
Oral prophylaxis - ANSWER Preventative and therapeutic dental
procedures that include
-- bacterial debridements with complete removal of supra and sub
calculus, soft deposits, plaque and stains. And to smooth out
tooth surfaces
What is the purpose of the prophylaxis - ANSWER To create an
environment for a patient to maintain healthy hard and soft tissues
Can an RDH perform
the same functions of an rda? - ANSWER Yes
What does the practice of an rdh include - ANSWER Dental
hygiene assessment and development, planning and
implementation of a dental hygiene plan.
It also includes oral hygiene education, counseling and health
screenings
Dental hygiene does NOT include what - ANSWER ---
Diagnosing or comprehensive treatment plans
---Placing, moving, condensing, carving, removing of permanent
restorations
---surgery, or cutting on hard and soft tissue , removing teeth and
cutting and suturing
--- prescribing meds
---administering local or general anesthesia or oral or parenteral
conscious sedation other than nitrous oxide and oxygen and
allowed local anesthetic.
What can an rdh do under direct supervision? - ANSWER ---
Soft-tissue curettage
---Administration of local anesthesia
---Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether
administered in tandem or alone.
What can an rdh do under general supervision - ANSWER ---
preventative and therapeutic interventions including : oral
prophylaxis, scaling and root planing
---application of topical, therapeutic and subgingival agents used
for the control of caries and periodontal disease.
---the taking of impressions for bleaching trays and activation of
non laser, light curing devices
---the taking of impressions for bleaching trays and placements of
in office tooth whitening devices
What can an rdh do without any supervision - ANSWER -
Educational services
-Oral health training programs
-Oral health screenings
*rdh must refer any screened patients with abnormalities to a
dentist to receive a comprehensive exam, diagnosis and a
treatment plan
In a government public health program an rdh may provide
without supervision the following: - ANSWER -oral
prophylaxis,srp.
-Fluoride application
-Pit and fissure sealants
* the rdh may submit insurance claims for the services provided
under the public health programs.
No person shall be allowe