Free CA Dental L&E Exam Prep
California Dental Law and Ethics Examination
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Exam orientation and patient information lawYou are here
Learn the Board's Law 50% and Ethics 50% outline, then HIPAA and CMIA disclosure rules, record documentation and alteration limits, breach notice deadlines, and California's 5-day and 15-day records-request rules.
Practice-owner law: advertising, auxiliaries, safety, and reporting
Cover B&P 651 advertising and SB 1453 fictitious name permits, required postings, DA/RDA/RDAEF/RDH duties and supervision, 16 CCR 1005 infection control, amalgam separators, emergency kits, and child and elder abuse reporting.
Patient-care law: permits, access, fees, consent, telehealth, prescribing
Study SB 501 sedation permits, Unruh and ADA accommodation duties, good faith estimates and B&P 654.3 financing, minor and surrogate consent, B&P 2290.5 telehealth consent, CURES, and opioid rules for minors.
Ethics: patient education, colleagues, referrals, and emergencies
Apply ADA and CDA Code duties on explaining options, disclosing iatrogenic changes, justifiable criticism, referral kickbacks under B&P 650, continuity of care, abandonment, and after-hours emergency coverage.
Ethics: billing, impairment, exposure, and standard of care
Review ADA 5.B billing opinions, the Dental Board diversion program, ADA 2.E bloodborne exposure duties, B&P 1685 overtreatment rules, and adverse-reaction reporting to the FDA before timed practice sets.
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What You'll Study
12 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Chapter 1: Exam Orientation
1 sections
Chapter 2: Law — Patient Information and Records
5 sections
Chapter 3: Law — Advertising, Postings, and Workplace Conduct
3 sections
Chapter 4: Law — Supervising Dental Auxiliaries
2 sections
Chapter 5: Law — Infection Control, Waste, and Medical Emergencies
3 sections
Chapter 6: Law — Mandated Reporting of Abuse and Neglect
2 sections
Chapter 7: Law — Scope of Practice, Permits, Patient Access, and Fees
4 sections
Chapter 8: Law — Consent and Telehealth
3 sections
Chapter 9: Law — Prescribing and Controlled Substances
2 sections
Chapter 10: Ethics — Patient Education and Shared Decisions
4 sections
Chapter 11: Ethics — Colleagues, Referrals, Continuity, and Emergencies
5 sections
Chapter 12: Ethics — Telehealth, Billing, Impairment, Exposure, and Standard of Care
6 sections
CA Dental L&E Exam Details
California Dental Law and Ethics Examination
Administered by Dental Board of California
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official Dental Board of California content outline
Patient information (HIPAA/CMIA, HIV privacy, breach notice, records requests), practice-owner duties (advertising, fictitious names, postings, auxiliaries, infection control, waste and amalgam, emergencies, mandated reporting, harassment), and patient care (scope and permits, protected classes, fee estimates, consent, telehealth, CURES and prescribing)
Patient education (risks, benefits, alternatives, iatrogenic changes, expectations), telehealth ethics, prior dentists, referrals, continuity of care, emergency access, impairment and diversion, adverse-reaction reporting, insurance billing, respectful workplace, bloodborne exposure, and standard of care
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What's Next After the CA Dental L&E?
After passing the CA Dental L&E, you can pursue these career paths
Licensed General Dentist (DDS/DMD)
Deliver comprehensive restorative, surgical, and preventive dental care under California Dental Practice Act licensure.
California Dental Practice Owner
Establish a private dental practice or professional dental corporation compliant with Moscone-Knox Act ownership rules.
Community Dental Clinic Director
Direct clinical operations in California Federally Qualified Health Centers and community public health dental clinics.
Dental Specialty Practitioner
Pursue post-doctoral specialty training in endodontics, orthodontics, periodontics, pediatric dentistry, or oral surgery in California.
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