_____________________________________________________________ The California Dental Practice Act
F inal E xam
THE CALIFORNIA DENTAL PRACTICE ACT
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1. When employed continuously for 120 days or more, an unlicensed dental assistant’s employer is responsible for ensuring that they have completed which of the following courses?
6. Which of the following dental professionals are permitted to prescribe drugs?
A) Dental assistants B) Dental hygienists C) Doctors of dentistry D) All of the above
A) Infection control B) Basic life support C) The California Dental Practice Act D) All of the above
7. Which of the following are mandated reporters of child abuse?
2. A dental hygienist may perform all of the following procedures under general supervision, EXCEPT: A) Root planing B) Periodontal charting C) Oral exfoliative cytology D) Periodontal soft tissue curettage 3. Of the following, who may legally provide dental care in California? A) An unlicensed dental assistant B) A dentist with an expired license C) A dental hygienist with a valid license in another state D) A dentist who has not recorded his or her fingerprints through the Department of Justice Live Scan system 4. All of the following are grounds for having a license suspended, EXCEPT: A) Employing an unlicensed dentist B) Unsanitary or unsafe office conditions C) Practicing dentistry with an expired license D) Alteration of a patient record without an intent to deceive 5. What is the maximum fine and term of imprisonment for a first offense misdemeanor violation of the Dental Practice Act?
A) Dental assistants B) Dental hygienists C) Doctors of dentistry D) All of the above
8. What percentage of child abuse injuries involve the lips?
A) 14% B) 34% C) 54% D) 74%
9. All of the following are clinical signs of physical child abuse, EXCEPT: A) Excessive caries B) Welts in the shape of household objects C) A hoarse or raspy voice with evidence of strangulation injury D) Lacerations of the lips, tongue, buccal mucosa, gingival alveolar mucosa, frenum, or palate 10. What percentage of individuals 65 years of age or older suffer from some form of neglect?
A) 20% B) 40% C) 60% D) 80%
A) $200 and 3 months B) $200 and 6 months C) $3,000 and 6 months D) $30,000 and 12 months
Course Code: DCA02CA
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