California Dental Practice Act
Contents
Dental Practice Act
Dentistry
Practices Exempt from Dental Practice Act
Liability for Emergency Care
Registration
Duty to Register
Change of Office
Change of Name
Failure to Register
Place of Practice
Limitation on Number of Additional Places of Practice
Dental Radiographic Equipment
General Anesthesia
Definitions
License and Permit
Application for Permit
Facilities and Equipment
Recordkeeping
Inspection
Continuing Education
Violations
Conscious Sedation
Definitions
Permit
Application for Permit
Continuing Education
Patient Evaluation
Physical Inspection
Violation
Unprofessional Conduct
Definition
Diversion Program
Continuing Education
Courses
Registered Provider
Course Standard
Certificate of Completion
Units of Credit
License Renewal
Inactive Licenses
Advertising
Fee Advertising
Advertising Discounts
Advertising Claims
Advertising Dentures
Dental Auxiliaries
Definitions
Functions Not Permitted by DA, RDA, RDAEF, RDH, RDHEF
DA Duties
RDA Duties
RDH Duties
RDHEF Duties
Prescriptions
Persons Authorized to Write Prescriptions
Controlled Substance Prescriptions
Official Blanks
Recordkeeping
Case Studies in Dental Practice Act
Case No. 1
Case No. 2
Case No. 3
Case No. 4
Case No. 5
Case No. 6
Case No. 7
Self-Study Examination
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Define the practice of dentistry
- Distinguish between activities that constitute practice of dentistry, and others that
are beyond the scope of dentistry
- Describe instances where a dentist is immune from liability for failure to inform a
patient of the consequences of a dental procedure
- Define general anesthesia. Define conscious sedation
- Distinguish between “deep conscious sedation” and “light general anesthesia.”
- Describe the registration requirements of Dental Practice Act
- Describe acts that may constitute unprofessional conduct by a dentist
- Discuss the continuing education requirements for dentists and dental auxiliaries,
identify areas considered outside the scope of the continuing education program, and
list units required for renewal of license
- List office facilities and equipment, records and drugs requirements for dental
offices in which general anesthesia and conscious sedation is conducted
- List persons who are authorized to write prescriptions
- Discuss the regulations governing prescription of controlled substances; also enumerate the recordkeeping requirements
- List the duties of dental assistant, registered dental assistant, registered dental
assistant in extended functions, registered dental hygienist and registered dental
hygienist in extended functions