Board Review: Florida Laws Questions and Answers Rated A

Board Review: Florida Laws Questions and Answers Rated A ________: 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. dentistry ____: the rendering of educational, preventive, and therapeutic dental services and related extra- oral procedure required in the performance of services Dental Hygiene how many term years do dental hygiene board members serve 4 years; each term is 4 years but collectively may not serve more than 10 years what is the maximum number of years a board member may serve? 10 who appoints the board of dentistry members Governor of Florida one member of the board must be at least? 60 years old intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unalterable changes within the oral cavity or structures. irremediable tasks REMEMBER- the administration of anesthetics other than topical anesthesia is considered to be an irremediable task for purpose of this exam. 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? remediable tasks Applying anesthetic with jet spray is what type of task? irremediable a dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source, monitors and removes in-office bleaching materials performing a ______ task. remediable task The practice dentist is out of the country and a patient comes into the office with an emergency. Which remediable task is the hygienist/ assistant able to perform? recementing temporary crowns with temporary cement the use of a laser of a laser type device is considered to be what type of task? irremediable *the use of a laser or laser device is not a remediable task unless utilized as an assessment device such as a diagnosis. who may preform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws? Dental hygienist and dental assistant In percentage, what is the highest amount that be completed from propbono work? 25% How many continuing education hours are required for dental hygienists? 24 credits biennially How many continuing education hours are required for dentists? 30 credits biennially how many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education? 50 minutes which is not an appropriate topic for continuing education? chemotherapeutic agents which is an appropriate educational activity or topic for continuing education? board approved individual study which of the following is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take? patient stress management When are licensees excused from CE? in the first biennium of licensure How long should you keep receipts, vouches or certificates as necessary document completion of CE courses? 4 years don't submit proof of continuing education credits unless you are audited who of the following are required to take CE credits? practicing hygienist or dentist A dentist or dental hygienist takes a 10 hour course on HIV/AIDS. The remaining 9 hours could count for their remaining 24 or 30 hours required for licensure renewal. True/False true- needs to be at least 2 hours If 40 hours of continuing education are taken in one biennium, the remaining hours taken can count towards the renewal requirement for the next biennium. True/ False False hours can not be transferred from one biennium to another Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions? Writing within the scope of dentistry how long is a dental hygiene prescription good for? 24 months (2 years) what must be included in a prescription for a prescription