Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental Hygiene (Overview of everything the Florida Board of Dentistry manual) Latest Update!!

Direct supervision defined: -Answer Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, be on the premises while the procedure is performed, and approve the work performed prior to the patient's departure from the premises. *Examine, Diagnose, Authorize, Approve* (On premises) Indirect supervision defined: -Answer Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, and be on the premises while the procedure is performed. *Examine, Diagnose, Authorize* (On premises) General supervision defined: -Answer Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, and authorize the procedure to be performed. *Examine, Diagnose, Authorize* (Not on premises) (Must see pt. within a maximum of 13 months). Any authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under *general supervision* is valid for a maximum of ______(time frame); after which, no further treatment under general supervision can be performed without another clinical exam by a Florida licensed dentist. -Answer "13 months"