DENTAL HYGIENE FLORIDA LAWS AND RULES EXAM |COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED EXPERT SOLUTIONS |2026 LATEST
UPDATED
Dentistry - (answer)the healing art which is concerned with the exam, diagnosis, treatment
planning, and care of conditions within the human oral cavity and adjacent tissues and structures
Dental Hygiene - (answer)the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental
services and any related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services
Governor of Florida - (answer)Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks - (answer)Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered
changes within the oral cavity
Remediable tasks - (answer)Intraoral treatment tasks which are reversible and do not create
unalterable changes within the oral cavity or structures and do not cause an increased risk to the
patient
Irremediable - (answer)Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
,Remediable - (answer)A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source,
monitors and removes in office bleaching materials is performing a ______ task
Re-cementing temp crowns with temp cement - (answer)The practicing dentist is out of the
country and a patient comes into the office with an emergency.
What is a remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
Irremediable - (answer)The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of
task?
Dental hygienists & assistants - (answer)Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under
conditions specified in the laws?
50 min - (answer)How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
Chemotherapeutic agents - (answer)What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education?
,Board approved individual study - (answer)What is an appropriate educational activity or topic
for continuing education?
Pt stress management - (answer)What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take?
1st biennium of licensure - (answer)When are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist - (answer)Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry - (answer)Which of the following is legal of a dentist
writing prescriptions?
False - (answer)If 40 hours of CE are taken in 1 biennium, the remaining hours taken can count
toward renewal requirement for the next biennium. True/False
True - (answer)A dentist or hygienist takes a 10 hr HIV/AIDs course. The remaining 9 hours
could count for their remaining 24 or 30 hours required for licensure renewal. True/False
, Dental license # - (answer)What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength
fluoride gel?
True - (answer)If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained
in anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry - (answer)Who grants sedation permits?
NO - (answer)A dental hygienist under the ____ supervision of a dentist may administer local
anesthesia, including intraoral block anesthesia, soft tissue infiltration anesthesia, or both, to a
non-sedated patient who is 15 or older, if they meet criteria outlined in the laws manual
Altered state of consciousness - (answer)Nitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability - (answer)With conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25% - (answer)What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous oxide
anesthesia?
QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED EXPERT SOLUTIONS |2026 LATEST
UPDATED
Dentistry - (answer)the healing art which is concerned with the exam, diagnosis, treatment
planning, and care of conditions within the human oral cavity and adjacent tissues and structures
Dental Hygiene - (answer)the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental
services and any related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services
Governor of Florida - (answer)Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks - (answer)Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered
changes within the oral cavity
Remediable tasks - (answer)Intraoral treatment tasks which are reversible and do not create
unalterable changes within the oral cavity or structures and do not cause an increased risk to the
patient
Irremediable - (answer)Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
,Remediable - (answer)A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source,
monitors and removes in office bleaching materials is performing a ______ task
Re-cementing temp crowns with temp cement - (answer)The practicing dentist is out of the
country and a patient comes into the office with an emergency.
What is a remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
Irremediable - (answer)The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of
task?
Dental hygienists & assistants - (answer)Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under
conditions specified in the laws?
50 min - (answer)How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
Chemotherapeutic agents - (answer)What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education?
,Board approved individual study - (answer)What is an appropriate educational activity or topic
for continuing education?
Pt stress management - (answer)What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take?
1st biennium of licensure - (answer)When are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist - (answer)Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry - (answer)Which of the following is legal of a dentist
writing prescriptions?
False - (answer)If 40 hours of CE are taken in 1 biennium, the remaining hours taken can count
toward renewal requirement for the next biennium. True/False
True - (answer)A dentist or hygienist takes a 10 hr HIV/AIDs course. The remaining 9 hours
could count for their remaining 24 or 30 hours required for licensure renewal. True/False
, Dental license # - (answer)What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength
fluoride gel?
True - (answer)If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained
in anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry - (answer)Who grants sedation permits?
NO - (answer)A dental hygienist under the ____ supervision of a dentist may administer local
anesthesia, including intraoral block anesthesia, soft tissue infiltration anesthesia, or both, to a
non-sedated patient who is 15 or older, if they meet criteria outlined in the laws manual
Altered state of consciousness - (answer)Nitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability - (answer)With conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25% - (answer)What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous oxide
anesthesia?
