California RDH Law and Ethic examWITH 100% SURE
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Dentist gives instructions and physically present in building when treatment is being
Direct Supervision
completed
Dentist gives instructions but does not have to be present in the building when
General Supervision
treatment is being completed
preventive and therapeutic dental procedures of bacterial debridement both supra
Oral prophylasis and subgingivally of calculus, soft deposits, and plaque, plus smoothing of tooth
surfaces
DH assessment, Develop plan and implement DH care plan, oral hygiene exam,
counseling, and health screenings, local anesthesia, NO2, and soft tissue curettage,
RDH Duties
apply non aerosol, non caustic topical agents, and duties of RDA if licensed before
January 2006
Diagnosis and comprehensive treatment planning, placing, condensing, carving, or
removal of permanent restorations, surgery or cutting on hard or soft tissues
Practice of RDH do not include including but not limited to the removal of teeth and the cutting and suturing of soft
tissue, prescribing medications, and administering local or general anesthesia or oral
or parenteral conscious sedation except administer NO2
Prophy, SRP, topical, therapeutic, and subgingival agents to control caries and perio,
impressions for bleaching trays, applying/activating whitening agents with non laser,
RDH functions under General Supervision
light curing devices, any duty that does not require direct supervision unless it would
give rise to emergency situation
Educational services, Oral health training programs, Oral health screenings, Refer any
RDH functions with no supervision
screened patients to dentist for comp exam,
RDH License validity Expires every 2 years at midnight on last day of birth month.
Change of address Report changes within 30 days
Change of Name Report changes within 10 days
25 units of CE every 2 years and is not required on first renewal. Max number of CE 8
Continue education for RDH in one day. 12 CE can be correspondence / online. 2 CE must be infection control, 2
most be in CA law. Retain receipts for up to 4 years for audit purposes
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