California Dental Practice Act
Contents
Dental Practice Act
Dentistry
Practices Exempt from Dental Practice Act
Liability for Emergency Care
- 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
- Definitions
- License and Permit
- Application for Permit
- Facilities and Equipment
- Recordkeeping
- Inspection
- Continuing Education
- Violations
- Definitions
- Permit
- Application for Permit
- Continuing Education
- Patient Evaluation
- Physical Inspection
- Violation
- Definition
- Diversion Program
- Courses
- Registered Provider
- Course Standard
- Certificate of Completion
- Units of Credit
- License Renewal
- Inactive Licenses
- 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
- Persons Authorized to Write Prescriptions
- Controlled Substance Prescriptions
- Official Blanks
- Recordkeeping
- 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