FLORIDA DENTAL HYGIENE LAWS & RULES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

DA - Formal Training Placing or removing temporary restorations with non-mechanical hand instruments only Direct DA- Formal Training Polishing dental restorations of the teeth when not to change the existing contour of the tooth and only with the following instruments used with appropriate polishing materials- burnishers, slow-speed handpieces, rubber cups, and bristle brushes. Direct DA- Formal Training Polishing clinical crowns when not for the purpose of changing the existing contour of the tooth and only with the following instruments used with appropriate polishing materials - slow speed hand pieces, rubber cups, bristle brushes and porte polishers Direct DA- Formal Training Removing excess cement from dental restorations and appliances with non-mechanical hand instruments only Direct DA- Formal Training Cementing temporary crowns and bridges with temporary cement Direct DA- Monitor the administration of the nitrous-oxide oxygen making adjustments only during this administration and turning it off at the completion of the dental procedure Direct DA- Formal Training Selecting and pre-sizing orthodontic bands, including the selection of the proper size band for a tooth to be banded which does not include or involve any adapting, contouring, trimming or otherwise modifying the band material such that it would constitute fitting the band Direct DA- Formal Training Selecting and pre-sizing archwires prescribed by the patient's dentist so long as the dentist makes all final adjustments to bend, arch form determination, and symmetry prior to final placement. Direct DA- Formal Training Selecting prescribed extra-oral appliances by pre-selection or pre-measurement which does not include final fit adjusment Direct DA-Formal Training Preparing a tooth surface by applying conditioning agents for orthodontic appliances by conditioning or placing of sealant materials which does not include placing placing brackets Direct DA- Formal Training Using appropriate implements for preliminary charting of existing restorations and missing teeth and a visual assessment of existing oral conditions Direct DA-Formal Training Fabricating temporary crowns or bridges intra-orally which shall not include any adjustment of occlusion to the appliance or existing dentition Direct DA- Formal Training Packing and removing retraction cord, so long as it does not contain vasoactive chemicals and is used solely for restorative dental procedures Direct DA- Formal Training Removing and recementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are not permanently attached to any appliance Direct DA- Formal Training Inserting and removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-operative osteitis when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a dressing from an alveolar socket in a diagnosed case of post-operative osteitis Direct DA- Formal Training Making impressions for study casts which are being made for the purpose of fabricating orthodontic retainers Direct DA- Formal Training Taking impressions for passive appliance, occlusal guards, space maintainers and protective mouth guards Direct DA- Formal Training Taking impressions for and delivery of at-home bleaching trays Direct DA- Formal Training Making impressions for study casts which are not being made for the purpose of fabricating an intra-oral appliances, restorations or orthodontic appliances Indirect DA- Formal Training Making impressions to be used for creating opposing models or the fabrication of bleaching stents and surgical stents to be used for the purpose of providing palatal coverage as well as impressions used for fabrication of topical fluoride trays for home application Indirect DA- Formal Training Placing periodontal or surgical dressings Indirect DA- Formal Training Removing periodontal or surgical dressings Indirect DA- Formal Training Placing or removing rubber dams Indirect DA- Formal Training Placing or removing matrices Indirect DA- Formal Training Applying cavity liners, varnishes or bases Indirect DA- Formal Training Applying topical fluorides which are approved by the American Dental Association or the Food and Drug Administration, including the use of fluoride varnishes Indirect DA- Formal Training Positioning and exposing dental and carpal radiographic film and sensors Indirect