RDHAP Law and Ethics Exam 2024 "Dental hygiene board" means The Dental Hygiene Board of California. "Dental board" means The Dental Board of California. The supervision of dental procedures based on instructions given "Direct supervision" means "General supervision" means "Oral prophylaxis" means The following functions may be performed by a registered dental hygienist, in addition to those authorized pursuant to Sections 1908 to 1914, inclusive: (a) The practice of dental hygiene includes: The practice of dental hygiene does not include any of the follow - ing procedures: 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: by a licensed dentist who is required to be physically present in the treatment facility during the performance of those procedures. 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. Preventive and therapeutic dental procedures that include bacte - rial 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. (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 assis - tant specified in this chapter. All persons issued a license as a reg- istered 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. - Dental hygiene assessment and development - Planning, and implementation of a dental hygiene care plan. - It also includes oral health education, counseling, and health screenings. (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) Soft-tissue curettage. (b) Administration of local anesthesia. (c) Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether adminis - tered alone or in combination with each other. (a) Preventive and therapeutic interventions, including oral pro- phylaxis, scaling, and root planing. A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following (b) Application of topical, therapeutic, and subgingival agents used procedures under general supervision: for the control of caries and periodontal disease. (c) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and application RDHAP Law and Ethics Exam 2024 health screenings. 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 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 Dental hygiene preventive services in addition to oral screenings, or administered by a federal, state, county, or local governmental including, but not limited to, the application of fluorides and pit entity, at a sponsored event by a sponsoring entity or at a nonprofit and fissure sealants. A registered dental hygienist practicing as organization, a registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision: Notwithstanding Section 1912, a registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision: No person other than a registered dental hygienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental hy- 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. Fluoride varnish to a patient gienist in extended functions or a licensed dentist may engage in (a) A student enrolled in a dental or a dental hygiene school who the practice of dental hygiene or perform dental hygiene proce - dures on patients, including, but not limited to, supragingival and subgingival scaling, dental hygiene assessment, and treatment planning, except for the following persons: A dental assistant acting in accordance with the rules of the dental board in performing the following procedures: A registered dental assistant acting in accordance with the rules of the dental board in performing the following procedures: 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 In addition to practices authorized in Section 1925, a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may perform the duties au- thorized pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1907, subdivision is performing procedures as part of the regular curriculum of that program under the supervision of the faculty of that program. (1) Applying nonaerosol and noncaustic topical agents. (2) Applying topical fluoride. (3) Taking impressions for bleaching trays. (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. 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 pri - mary 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. (a) Residences of the homebound. (b) Schools. (c) Residential facilities and other institutions and medical settings (a) of Section 1908, and subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1910 that a residential facility patient has been transferred to for outpa - in the following settings: tient services. (d) Dental health professional shortage areas, as certified by the RDHAP Law and Ethics Exam 2024 A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall not do any of the following: 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. A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may hire: A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall provide to the dental hygiene board documentation of an existing relation - ship with at least: A dental hygienist in alternative practice may provide services to a patient without obtaining written verification that the patient has been examined by: 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: True or False: A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may provide dental hygiene services for a patient who presents to the regis - tered 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. Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development in accor - dance with existing office guidelines. (e) Dental offices. (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 diagno - sis 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 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. One dentist for referral, consultation, and emergency services. A dentist or physician and surgeon licensed to practice in this state. 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 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 If the dental hygiene board has reasonable cause to believe that any registered dental hygienist in alternative practice who pro- vides services pursuant to this section: Providing services pursuant to this section without obtaining a prescription in accordance with subdivision This article shall be known and may be cited as the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. (b) The intent and purpose of this article is to: 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. Shall constitute unprofessional conduct on the part of the reg - istered dental hygienist in alternative practice, and reason for the dental hygiene board to revoke or suspend the license of the registered dental hygienist in alternative practice pursuant to Section 1947. Protect children from abuse and neglect. In any investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect, all per- sons participating in the investigation of the case shall consider the needs of the child victim and shall do whatever is necessary to prevent psychological harm to the child victim. As used in this article "child" means: A person under the age of 18 years. RDHAP Law and Ethics Exam 2024 As used in this article, "sexual abuse" means sexual assault or sexual exploitation as defined by the following: (a) "Sexual assault" means conduct in violation of one or more of the following sections: Section 261 (rape), subdivision (d) of Section 261.5 (statutory rape), Section 264.1 (rape in concert), Section 285 (incest), Section 286 (sodomy), Section 287 or for- mer Section 288a (oral copulation), subdivision (a) or (b) of, or paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of, Section 288 (lewd or lascivious acts upon a child), Section 289 (sexual penetration), or Section 647.6 (child molestation). "Sexual assault" for the purposes of this article does not include voluntary conduct in violation of Section 286, 287, or 289, or former Section 288a, if there are no indicators of abuse, unless the conduct is between a person 21 years of age or older and a minor who is under 16 years of age. (1) Penetration, however slight, of the vagina or anal opening of one person by the penis of another person, whether or not there is the emission of semen. (2) Sexual contact between the genitals or anal opening of one person and the mouth or tongue of another person. (3) Intrusion by one person into the genitals or anal opening of another person, including the use of an object for this purpose, except that, it does not include acts performed for a valid medical Conduct described as "sexual assault" includes, but is not limited purpose. to, all of the following: "Sexual exploitation" refers to any of the following: (4) The intentional touching of the genitals or intimate parts, in - cluding the breasts, genital area, groin, inner thighs, and buttocks, or the clothing covering them, of a child, or of the perpetrator by a child, for purposes of sexual arousal or gratification, except that it does not include acts which may reasonably be construed to be normal caretaker responsibilities; interactions with, or demonstra - tions of affection for, the child; or acts performed for a valid medical purpose. (5) The intentional masturbation of the perpetrator's genitals in the presence of a child. (1) Conduct involving matter depicting a minor engaged in ob - scene acts in violation of Section 311.2 (preparing, selling, or distributing obscene matter) or subdivision (a) of Section 311.4 (employment of minor to perform obscene acts). (2) A person who knowingly promotes, aids, or assists, employs, uses, persuades, induces, or coerces a child, or a person respon - sible for a child's welfare, who knowingly permits or encourages a child to engage in, or assist others to engage in, prostitution or a live performance involving obscene sexual conduct, or to either pose or model alone or with others for purposes of preparing a film, photograph, negative, slide, drawing, painting, or other pictorial depiction, involving obscene sexual conduct. For the purpose of this section, "person responsible for a child's welfare" means a parent, guardian, foster parent, or a licensed administrator or em- ployee of a public or private residential home, residential school, or other residential institution. (3) A person who depicts a child in, or who knowingly devel - ops, duplicates, prints, downloads, streams, accesses through any electronic or digital media, or exchanges, a film, photograph, videotape, video recording, negative, or slide in which a child is engaged in an act of obscene sexual conduct, except for those activities by law enforcement and prosecution agencies and other persons described in subdivisions (c) and (e) of Section 311.3.
