Section 1082.2 - RDHEF Examination Requirements(a) Each applicant for licensure as an RDHEF shall successfully complete an examination on a patient consisting of the procedures set forth below. (1) Cord retraction of gingivae for impression procedures;(2) Taking impressions for cast restorations. The total examination period shall not exceed two and one-half hours.
(b) Each applicant shall provide one patient upon whom the retraction and impression procedures shall be performed. If a patient is deemed unacceptable by the examiners, it is the applicant's responsibility to provide another patient who is acceptable. The applicant's ability to select an appropriate patient is considered part of the examination. An acceptable patient shall meet the criteria set forth in Section 1080.1 and the following additional criteria:(1) Must have a minimum of ten teeth per arch.(2) Must have a prepared tooth, which is bicuspid or molar and which, prior to preparation, had mesial and distal contact. The preparation performed shall have margins at or below the free gingival crest and shall be one of the following: 7/8 crown, 3/4 crown, or full crown, including porcelain fused to metal. Alginate impression materials alone are not acceptable.(c) These procedures shall be graded by examiners appointed by the Board. These procedures may be tested, at the Board's discretion, in a Board-approved dental office or other facilities, by examiners appointed by the Board.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1082.2
1. New section filed 1-22-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 4).
2. Amendment of subsections (a)(3), (c) and NOTE filed 2-28-92; operative 3-30-92 (Register 92, No. 12).
3. Amendment of subsections (a)-(b), repealer of subsection (c) and subsection relettering, and amendment of newly designated subsection (c) and NOTE filed 1-11-96; operative 2-10-96 (Register 96, No. 2).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) and new subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) filed 3-26-99; operative 3-26-99 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 13). Note: Authority cited: Section 1614, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 1761, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 1-22-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 4).
2. Amendment of subsections (a)(3), (c) and Note filed 2-28-92; operative 3-30-92 (Register 92, No. 12).
3. Amendment of subsections (a)-(b), repealer of subsection (c) and subsection relettering, and amendment of newly designated subsection (c) and Note filed 1-11-96; operative 2-10-96 (Register 96, No. 2).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) and new subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) filed 3-26-99; operative 3-26-99 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 13).