RDHAP Law and Ethics Exam (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

RDHAP Law and Ethics Exam (Latest 2023/

2024 Update) Questions and Verified

Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

Q: A registered dental assistant acting in accordance with the rules of the dental board in

performing the following procedures:

Answer:

(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.

Q: 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

Answer:

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.

Q: 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:

Answer:

(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.

Q: A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall not do any of the following:

Answer:

(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.

Q: 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.

Answer:

True

Q: A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may hire:

Answer:

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.

Q: A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall provide to the dental hygiene board

documentation of an existing relationship with at least:

Answer:

One dentist for referral, consultation, and emergency services.

Q: A dental hygienist in alternative practice may provide services to a patient without obtaining

written verification that the patient has been examined by:

Answer:

A dentist or physician and surgeon licensed to practice in this state.

Q: 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:

Answer:

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

Q: 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.

Answer:

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.

Q: 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:

Answer:

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.

Q: Providing services pursuant to this section without obtaining a prescription in accordance

with subdivision

Answer:

Shall constitute unprofessional conduct on the part of the registered 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.

Q: 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:

Answer:

Protect children from abuse and neglect.

In any investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect, all persons 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.