Week 3 Flashcards
Test 1
A statement that describes what the profession does
Scope of Practice
Procedures or Activities which may pose a risk to the public if not performed by a qualified practitioner
Controlled Acts
A corporation that governs each regulated health profession responsible for regulating the practice of the profession and governing its members according to the RHPA
Health Regulatory Colleges
HPRAC
Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council
An independent advisory body to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care with a mandate to advise the Minister on several items related to the regulation of Health Professions.
HPRAC
Decides which professions should be regulated, and which ones do not need to be.
HPRAC
Reviews decisions made by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee of self-regulating health professions Colleges in Ontario.
Health Professions Appeal and Review Board
Conducts reviews and hearings given by the Registration Committee of the Colleges.
Health Professions Appeal and Review Board
Applies to all Health Professions and Regulatory Colleges in Ontario.
RHPA
Function:
To set standards for the health professions they regulate, and to make sure the profession complies with the RHPA and related laws.
RHPA
“The practice of dental hygiene is the assessment of teeth and adjacent tissues and treatment by preventive and therapeutic means. They provide restorative and orthodontic procedures and services.”
RHPA scope of practice statement
Deals specifically with issues pertaining to the regulation of dental hygienists
Outlines the scope of practice and authorized acts of a dental hygienist
DHA
DHA Authorized Acts
- Scaling teeth and root planing including curetting surrounding tissue.
- Orthodontic and restorative procedures.
- Prescribing, dispensing, compounding or selling a drug designated in the regulations.
When would you be authorized to prescribe, dispense, compound or sell a drug designated in the regulations.
Successfully complete the CDHO Drugs in Dental Hygiene Practice Examination (DDHPE).
Only recommend, prescribe, dispense, sell, and/or use a drug that is in compliance with all applicable federal and provincial laws and is approved for use in Canada.
Only prescribe, dispense, and/or sell drugs to family members if they are clients of record and they are required to help treat an oral condition
RHPA Framework
Better protect and serve the public interest
Be a more open and accountable system of self-governance
Provide a more modern framework for the work of health professionals
Provide mechanisms to improve quality of care
Obligations and Duties of Dental Hygienists:
A duty to cooperate in investigations, inquiries and assessments.
An obligation to make mandatory reports to the proper authorities in circumstances where they become aware of serious concerns about the welfare of certain vulnerable individuals.
USE OF TITLE: Dental hygienists are not permitted to use the title “doctor”.
Dental Hygienists must be registered with the CDHO to use the title “dental hygienist” or any variations or abbreviations of the term.
Dental hygienists are required to participate in the QA program.
Avoiding sexual abuse.
Incapacity ( Impairment by substance or illness).
Competence, honesty, confidentiality, privacy, informed consent, record keeping, managing conflicts of interest, maintaining proper boundaries, effective communication- All fall under the RHPA.
Registered Dental Hygienists are REQUIRED to complete an online self- assessment as part of the Quality Assurance Program.
This is to completed by January 31st each year
Sets out a comprehensive set of rules that all health regulatory colleges must follow when:
registering new members
investigating complaints, and disciplining members of the profession.
Health Professions Procedural CodeSchedule 2
Number of Statutory Committees
7
Number of Non-Statutory Committees
2
Regulatory Body for over 15 000 RDH’s in Ontario
CDHO
This legislative framework establishes health regulatory colleges, which regulate the professions in the public interest
RHPA
Identifies Values, Knowledge, Skills that the public can confidently expect from Dental Hygienists
Standards of Practice
Registration Committee
Statutory Committee
Fitness to Practice Committee
Statutory Committee
Quality Assurance Committee
Statutory Committee
Ownership Linkage Committee
Non-Statutory Committee
Patient Relations Committee
Statutory Committee
Inquiries, Reports, Complaints Committee
Statutory Committee
Discipline Committee
Statutory Committee
Executive Committee
Statutory Committee
Governance Committee
Non-Statutory Committee
Scaling of teeth and root planing including curetting surrounding tissue
Authorized Act
Statement of what a profession does.
Scope of Practice
Usually, statements on how an organization is run.
Bylaw
A suggested way of doing something. Made to assist registrants in their day-to-day practice. A suggestion, not a requirement.
Guideline
A process or procedure that must be followed
Standard
A law that is made by a body whose authority to make the law is set out in an Act
Regulation
A bill that is passed by the legislative assembly after its Third Reading and that received Royal Assent
Act
Came to be on December 31, 1993 with the proclamation of the RHPA 1991 & the DHA 1991
CDHO
The practice of Dental Hygiene is the assessment of teeth and adjacent tissues and treatment by preventive and therapeutic means and the provision of restorative and orthodontic procedures and services.
Scope of Practice
Sets out a comprehensive set of rules that all health regulatory colleges must follow when registering new members, investigating complaints, and disciplining members of the profession
Health Professions Procedural Code
Contain parameters and expectations around the Dental Hygiene Profession
Standards of Practice
