Florida Laws & Rules (Dental Exam ADEX CDCA)
Terms in this set (194)
Dentistry 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 the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental services and
any related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services
Governor of Florida Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered changes
within the oral cavity
Remediable tasks 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 Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Remediable 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 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 The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task?
Dental hygienists & assistants Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in
the laws?
50 min How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
Chemotherapeutic agents What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education?
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Board approved individual study What is an appropriate educational activity or topic for continuing education?
Pt stress management What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take?
1st biennium of licensure When are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions?
False 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 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 # What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride
gel?
True If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly
trained in anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry Who grants sedation permits?
NO 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 Nitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability With conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25% What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous oxide
anesthesia?
All of these: oxygen tank, EKG machine, bronchodilator, What equipment should be present in the ER/recovery rooms when using
defibrillator, thermometer, and BP cuff sedation?
False Oral antibiotics are needed in the recovery room when performing sedation in
the dental office - T/F
Terms in this set (194)
Dentistry 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 the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental services and
any related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services
Governor of Florida Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered changes
within the oral cavity
Remediable tasks 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 Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Remediable 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 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 The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task?
Dental hygienists & assistants Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in
the laws?
50 min How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
Chemotherapeutic agents What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education?
, Florida Laws & Rules (Dental Exam ADEX CDCA)
Board approved individual study What is an appropriate educational activity or topic for continuing education?
Pt stress management What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take?
1st biennium of licensure When are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions?
False 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 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 # What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride
gel?
True If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly
trained in anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry Who grants sedation permits?
NO 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 Nitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability With conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25% What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous oxide
anesthesia?
All of these: oxygen tank, EKG machine, bronchodilator, What equipment should be present in the ER/recovery rooms when using
defibrillator, thermometer, and BP cuff sedation?
False Oral antibiotics are needed in the recovery room when performing sedation in
the dental office - T/F
