CA Dental Hygiene Law & Ethics case studies
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The California Dental Hygiene Law & Ethics Examination is the jurisprudence exam that California requires of candidates seeking registered dental hygienist licensure. It is separate from the clinical and national written examinations: those test clinical competence, while this one tests whether you know the law that governs your license - the Dental Practice Act, the board's regulations, and the professional standards attached to practice in this state. The CA Dental Hygiene Law & Ethics case studies are 5 cases and about 4,445 words.
1The Signature You Didn't Earn
Priya is the only registered dental hygienist in a four-chair practice. On a Friday when the dentist-owner is away at a CE course, the office manager directs Kelsey - a sterilization technician with no California license or registration - to seat patient 4471, expose a bitewing, and place sealants on two molars, because the patient's insurance lapses Saturday.
922 words, about 5 min2Access Pressure in a Shortage Area
Marcus is a registered dental hygienist at a community health center in a designated shortage area. The supervising dentist is on site Mondays only; Marcus works Tuesday through Thursday.
882 words, about 4 min3Pending Is Not Active
Dana's RDH license expired at midnight on the last day of her birth month, 19 days ago. She submitted a renewal through the online portal, but the Board rejected it: her 25 CE hours included nothing that satisfies the 2-hour infection control requirement and nothing for the 2-hour California Dental Practice Act requirement.
846 words, about 4 min4Forty-One Days Since the Last Spore Test
Sam is the RDH at a three-chair office. The sterilization log's last biological spore test entry is 41 days old.
918 words, about 5 min5The Daughter Who Manages Everything
Ruiz is 82 and lives with his daughter Elena, who drives him to appointments and manages his finances. He has generalized 6–7 mm pockets, mobility on #14, and heavy calculus.
877 words, about 4 min