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Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)
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Clean and disinfect all clinical contact surfaces that are not protected by impervious barriers using a Cal/EPA registered, hospital grade to level germicide after each patient. Answer: low, intermediate
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Low level disinfectants used shall be labeled effective against and. Answer: HBV, HIV
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Clean all housekeeping surfaces (e.g. floors, walls, sinks) with a and or a Cal/EPA registered grade disinfectant. Answer: detergent, water, hospital
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Dental unit water lines shall be anti-retractive. Answer:
True
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At the beginning of each workday, dental unit lines and devices shall be purged with air or flushed with water for at least minutes prior to attaching handpieces, scalers, air water syringe tips, or other devices. Answer: 2
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Dental unit lines and devices shall be flushed between each patient for a minimum of seconds. Answer: 20
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shields and equipment shall be used on dental laboratory lathes. Answer: Splash, guards
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Fresh pumice and a sterilized or new rag-wheel shall be used for each patient. Answer: True
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Answer: annually
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How many units are required for continuing education in infection control, California Dental practice Act and Basic life Support? Answer: 2 units of Infection Control 2 units of California Dental Practice Act 4 units of Basic Life Support
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Mandatory continuing education unit's count toward the total units required renewing a license or permit, however failure to complete the mandatory courses will result in of a license or permit Answer: non-renewal
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All licensees shall accumulate the continuing education units indicated during the license or permit renewal period assigned by the Board on each license or permit. Answer: biennial
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How many continuing education units are required for RDH's to renew their license? Answer: 25 units
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How many continuing education unit are required for Dentist's to renew their license? Answer: 50 units
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How many continuing education units are required for RDHAP's to renew their license? Answer: 35 units
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Each dentist licensee who holds a general anesthesia permit shall complete, as a condition of permit renewal, continuing education requirements at least once every 2 years, and either (1) advanced cardiac life support course approved by the AHA which includes an exam on the course or (2) any other advanced cardiac life support course identical in all respects. PROBABLY DON'T NEED TO KNOW THIS FOR EXAM Answer: True
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Each dentist licensee who holds a conscious sedation permit shall complete at least once every 2 years a minimum of total units of coursework related to the administration of conscious sedation and to medical emergencies. PROBABLY DONT NEED TO KNOW Answer: 15
Licensees who participate in the following activities shall be issued CE credit for up to 20% of their total CE unit requirements for license renewal: DONT THINK WE NEED TO KNOW THIS Answer:
- Participation in any Dental Board of California or WREB exam
- Participation in any site visit or evaluation relating to issuance and maintenance of a general anesthesia, conscious sedation, or oral conscious sedation permit
- Participation in any calibration training and site evaluation training session relating to general anesthesia, conscious sedation or oral conscious sedation permits
- Participation in any site visit or evaluation of an approved dental auxiliary program or dental auxiliary course
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Pertaining to licentiates holding more than one license or permit, the license or permit that requires the largest number of CE's for renewal shall equal the licentiates full renewal requirement. Answer: True
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Current and active licensees enrolled in a full time educational program in the field of dentistry approved by the or the Commission on Dental Accreditation shall be granted CE credits for completed curriculum during that renewal period. Answer: Board, ADA
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In the event of audit, assisting permit holders shall be required to present school transcripts to the or as evidence of enrollment and course completion. Answer: committee, Board
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Alcohol or drug abuse or both is not in and of itself a sufficient basis for reporting or. Answer: child abuse, neglect
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Volunteers of public or private organizations whose duties require direct contact with and supervision of children are mandated reporters but are encouraged to obtain training in the identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect and are further encouraged to known or suspected instances of child abuse or neglect to an agency. Answer: not, report
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Unless otherwise specifically provided, the absence of training shall not excuse a from their duties. Answer: mandated reporter
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A mandated reporter shall make the initial report to the agency or as soon as practically possible by phone and shall prepare and send a fax or electronically transmit a
sufficient
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The of a minor does not , in and of itself, constitute a basis for reasonable suspicion of sexual abuse. Answer: pregnancy
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The agency shall be notified and a report shall be prepared and sent, faxed, or electronically transmitted even if the child has , regardless of whether or not the possible abuse was a factor contributing to the death, and even if suspected child abuse was discovered during an autopsy. Answer: expired
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A mandated reporter who files a one time automated written report because he or she was unable to submit an initial report by telephone is required to submit a followup report Answer: not, written
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If after reasonable efforts a mandated reporter is unable to submit an initial report by phone, he/she shall or as soon as practically possible, by fax or electronic transmission, make a automated written report on the form prescribed by the Department of Justice, and shall also be available to respond to a telephone call by the agency with which he or she filed the report.
Answer: immediately, one-time, follow-up
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Any mandated reporter who fails to report an incident of known or reasonably suspected child abuse or neglect as required is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to months confinement in a county jail or by a fine of $ or by both that imprisonment and fine. Answer: 6, 1000
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If a mandated reporter intentionally conceals his/her failure to report an incident known by the mandated reporter to be abuse or severe neglect is a continuing offense until an agency specified discovers the offense. Answer: true
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Penitential communication Answer: a communication intended to be in confidence, including but not limited to a sacramental confession made to a clergy member who has a duty to keep those communications secret.
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sexual conduct means: Answer: sexual intercourse penetration by any object masturbation
hazardous
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chin length plastic face shield or protective eyewear whenever there is potential for aerosol spray, splashing or spattering of the following: Answer: droplet nuclei blood chemical or germicidal agents OPIM
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when should masks be changed and disposed? Answer: after each patient treatment
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After each patient treatment, and shall be cleaned, disinfected, or disposed Answer: face shields, protective eyewear
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All DHCP shall perform hand hygiene procedures donning gloves and removing and discarding gloves Answer: before, after
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Medical exam gloves shall be worn whenever there is contact with membranes, , OPIM, and during clinical, clinical, clinical, and laboratory procedures. Answer: mucous, blood, pre, post
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DHCP shall wear gloves to prevent puncture wounds. Answer: heavy duty utility
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Gloves shall be washed before or after use Answer: not
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Needles shall be recapped only by using the technique or a device. Answer: scoop, protective
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Needles shall not be or for the purpose of disposal. Answer: bent, broken
Answer: high-level
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Instruments, items, and devices shall remain sealed and stored as to prevent contamination, and shall be labeled with the of sterilization and the specific used if more than one in the facility. Answer: date, sterilizer
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Semi-critical instruments, items, and devices shall be , packaged or wrapped and after each use. Answer: pre-cleaned, sterilized
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Non-critical surface and patient care items shall be cleaned and disinfected with a registered hospital disinfectant ( ) labeled effective against and. Answer: Cal/EPA, low-level disinfectant, HBV, HIV
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When the item is visibly contaminated with blood or OPIM, a Cal/EPA registered hospital level disinfectant with a claim shall be used. Answer:
intermediate, tuberculocidal
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All high-speed dental hand pieces, low-speed hand pieces, rotary components and dental unit attachments such as reusable air/water syringe tips and ultrasonic scaler tips, shall be packaged, labeled and heat-sterilized in a manner consistent with the same sterilization process as a item Answer: semi-critical
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Single use disposable items such as prophy angles, prophy cups and brushes, tips for high-speed evacuators, saliva ejectors, air/water syringe tips, and gloves shall be used for patient and. Answer: one, discarded
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Proper functioning of the sterilization cycle of all sterilization devices shall be verified at least through the use of a indicator (such as a spore test). Answer: weekly, biological
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Tests results for the sterilizer shall be documented and maintained for months. Answer: 12
Answer: abandonment abduction isolation financial abuse neglect physical abuse
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Any mandated reporter who suspects elder abuse shall report the abuse by telephone or through a confidential internet reporting tool, immediately or as soon as practically possible. IF reported by phone, a report shall be sent, or an report shall be made through the confidential internet reporting tool within working days. Answer: written, internet, 2
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If the elder abuse has occurred in a facility, EXCEPT a state mental health hospital or a state development center, the report shall be made to the or the local law enforcement agency. **NEED TO KNOW Answer: long term care, local ombudsperson
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The local ombudsperson and local law enforcement agency shall as practically possible, except in an emergency: Answer:
- Report to the State Department of Public Health
- Report to the State Department of Social Services
- Report to the State Department of Public Health and the California Department of Aging
- Report to the Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse
- Report all cases to the local district attorney's office in the county where the abuse has occurred
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If the suspected or alleged elder abuse has occurred in a state mental hospital or a state development center, the report shall be made to the designated investigators of the: Answer: State Department of State Hospitals State Department of Developmental Services Local Law enforcement agency (except in an emergency, local law enforcement agency shall as soon as practically possible report any case of known or suspected criminal activity to the Bureau of Medi-Cal Fruad and Elder Abuse
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If elder abuse has occurred any place other than described above, the report shall be made to the: Answer: adult protective services agency or local law enforcement agency
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A mandated reporter who is a clergy member who acquires knowledge or reasonable suspicion of elder or dependent adult abuse during penitential communication is subject to report. Answer: NOT
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penitential communication means Answer: a communication that is intended to be in confidence
