RDA Test Law & Ethics: Part 3 Study Guide

A license or permit is subject to renewal periods. How many years is a renewal period?

2 years

Courses in team management, leadership development, & practice administration are considered to be primarily of befit to the licensee & shall be limited to a maximum percentage of a licensee's total required units each license or permit renewal period. What is the total percentage allowed?

20%

If the board determines that the public health & safety would be served by requiring all holders of licenses or permits to continue their education after receiving a license or permit, it may require, as a condition to the renewal, that they inform themselves of the developments in the practice of dentistry since the original issuance of their license or permit. To do so, a licensee or permit holder must obtain continuing education that is consistent with the board's regulations. How many units of continuing education must a RDA obtain during a 2 year time period?

25 Units

A provider shall furnish a written certification of course completion (CE Verification Slip) to each licensee certifying that the licensee has met the attendance requirements of the course. If the Board should audit a licensee, copies of the verification slips must be provided to the Board upon request. A RDA will need to show proof of having completed at least how many units of continuing education during the renewal period he or she is being audited for?

25 units

A licensee shall retain, for a period of ________ renewal periods, the certificates of course completion issued to him or her at the time he or she attended a continuing education course & shall forward such certifications to the Board only upon request by the Board for audit purposes.

3 renewal periods

How many units must a RDH in Alternative Practice, (RDHAP), obtain during a 2 year time period?

35 Units

How many units of continued education must a DDS obtain during a 2 year time period?

50 units

What is the maximum number of continuing education units a provider may issue in one day?

8 units

Your license as a RDA has been in "INACTIVE" status for the past 7 years, and you are now looking to return to the dental profession and preform the duties of a RDA. You decide to petition the Board to reinstate your license from "INACTIVE " status to "ACTIVE". Your biennial renewal fees have been paid regularly and you are scheduled to complete a renewal of your CPR (basic life support). What else must you do in order to be granted an "ACTIVE" license again?

A. Complete 25 units of continuing education which shall include all the mandatory education courses that are currently required.

the Board may audit a licensees continuing education records at any time to ensure that the continuing education requirements are met. any licensee who furnishes false or misleading information to the Board regarding his or her continuing education units may be subject to _____________.

B. Disciplinary action

A person who holds a RDA license shall provide evidence of having successfully completed board-approved courses in what 2 subjects at the same time?

B. Radiation Safety & Coronal Polishing All those applying to the Board for examination as a RDA must, as a condition of being issued a license, show proof of having completed mandatory education courses such as infection control & CPR, as well as radiation safety & coronal polishing. Those graduating from a Board-approved RDA program after 7/01/2009 don't need to furnish separate certificates for radiation safety & coronal polish because the curriculum is part of a total program of study.

Licenses expire at 12 midnight on the legal birth date of the licentiate at the 2nd year of a 2-year term if not renewed. An expired license may be renewed at anytime within how many years after its expiration, by application to the board?

C. 5 years Although an expired license is placed into "Default" status after 1 year of non-renewal, the Dental Practice Acts provides a former licensee to petition the Board for reinstatement of a cancelled or expired license within 5 years of expiration. Terms & conditions will apply if such a petition is submitted to the Board.

You are a RDA who has decided to leave the practice of dentistry. since you do not know how long you will be away from the profession, you have decided to request that the Board place your license in "INACTIVE" status. You are still required to renew the license each biennial renewal period. How many units of continuing education do you have to complete each renewal period during your "INACTIVE" status?

C. No continuing education is required

The board may prescribe mandatory coursework within the general areas of patient care, health & safety, & law & ethics. What 3 courses are required for a licensee to renew biennially?

D. Infection Control, Dental Practice Act, & Basic Life Support Often assistants & dental office personnel confuse OSHA training w/ infection control training. Although OSHA training is required to be completed annually, the Board's requirements are specific to the infection control regulations & are separate from the content of an annual OSHA training course as required by Cal-DOSH ( OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.

True or False: A licensee or permit holder completing a course in Basic Life Support may count the course for up to 3 continuing education units of mandatory education.

F - CPR may be counted for up to 4 total required units for the license or permit can be obtained using home study coursework & the remaining units must be obtained through live coursework.

True or False: Any course provider offering infection control & California dental practice act courses may issue continuing education certifications to participants of these courses.

F - Only those providers approved by the Board may conduct & issue certificates of completion in infection control & dental practice act courses & only upon approval of the provider's course outlines in each subject.

True or False: If a licentiate holds more than one license or permit, the license or permit that requires the smallest number of continuing education units for renewal shall equal the licentiate's full renewal requirement.

False - If Dual licensure is held, the license or permit requiring the LARGEST number of units is the one the board will require met.

True or False: Any dentist who removes his place of practice shall register each change made by him within 1 month after making said change.

True

True or False: A RDA or RDAEF who holds a permit as an ortho assistant or a dental sedation assistant shall not be required to complete additional continuing education requirements beyond which is required for licensure renewal in order to renew either permit.

True - Dual licensure or license with permit, doesn't require completion of continuing education for each certification held, only for one.

True or False: Tape recorded courses, home study materials, video courses, & computer courses are considered correspondence courses & will be accepted for credit up, but not exceeding, 1/2 of the licensee's total required units.

True - Often referred to as the " 50/50 rule" (1/2) of the total required units for the license or permit can be obtained using home study coursework & the remaining units must be obtained through live coursework.