FLORIDA DENTAL LAW AND RULES EXAM PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS FULLY SOLVED

1. The legislative purpose for enacting chapter 466 is to ensure that a. Every dentist or hygienist meets minimum requirements for safe practice b. Dental services not be delegated to unauthorized individuals c. Dentists and dental hygienists maintain above minimum competency d. Any dentist or hygienist who present a danger to the public shall be prohibited from practicing in this state a. Every dentist or hygienist meets minimum requirements for safe practice 2. Which is incorrect regarding members of the Board of Dentistry a. 7 members must be licensed dentists b. At least one member of the board must be 60 years of age or older. c. May be connected with a dental college, so long as the college does not represent the person's principal source of income. d. Serve 4-year terms, but may serve no more than a total of 12 years e. Must have been involved in the practice of dentistry for at least 5 years d. Serve 4-year terms, but may serve no more than a total of 12 years 3. A dentist can advertise himself as an prolotherapist if a. He has 200 CE hours in placing &/or restoring implants b. He cannot advertise this c. He is a prosthodontist d. He is a periodontist with 100 CE hours in placing implant b. He cannot advertise this 4. A dentist may use the services of any unlicensed person for the purpose of constructing, altering, repairing or duplicating any denture, partial denture, bridge splint, or orthodontic or prosthetic appliance T/F T 5. Presenting someone else’s license as your own: a. Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Board b. Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Department of Health c. Is a felony d. Is a misdemeanor d. Is a misdemeanor Me pretending to be someone else = misdeMEanor 6. Certification from a provider of a CE course completion should include: a. The participant’s name and license number b. The provider’s name and number c. The course title, instructor, location, date offered and hours of CE credit awarded d. The signature of the provider, official representative or instructor. e. All of the above e. All of the above 7. Dental Assistants may apply cavity liners under: a. On-the-job training and direct supervision b. On-the-job training and indirect supervision c. Formal training and indirect supervision d. Formal training and general supervision c. Formal training and indirect supervision 8. How many people are on the Board of Dentistry? a. 2 b. 7 c. 11 d. 13 c. 11 9. Official records of peer review committees do not include: a. Correspondence between the dentist and the committee b. Diagnostic data c. Appointment book records d. Correspondence between the complainant and the committee c. Appointment book records 10. Gingival curettage by a Hygienist may be performed under what type of supervision? a. Direct b. Indirect c. General d. All of the above a. Direct Without any additional training (No OTJ or formal training - they learn this in school) 11. Continuing education per biennium for a dentist: a. 30 hrs + CPR b. 30 hrs + HIV/AIDS c. 24 hrs + CPR d. 24 hrs + medical errors a. 30 hrs + CPR remember that CPR is NOT a hourly CE requirement 12. Which is true about the Board? a. 12 members b. The Governor appoints; the House confirms c. At least 1 dentist must be 50+ yrs old d. Full time dental faculty are not eligible d. Full time dental faculty are not eligible 13. The Board of Dentistry can issue a warrant for your arrest. T/F F 14. With regard to nitrous-oxide oxygen administration, an assistant with formal training & under indirect supervision may: a. Monitor the administration b. Make adjustments c. Turn it off at the completion of the dental procedure d. None of the above d. None of the above Must be under DIRECT supervision - DH & DA can monitor the administration, make adjustments, and turn it off. But the dentist must turn it on and established the maintenance level 15. To reactivate a license, the dentist may need to submit: a. A renewal fee b. An active or an inactive fee c. a delinquency fee d. A processing fee. e. All of the above e. All of the above 16. Using a license that has been suspended: a. Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Board b. Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Department of Health c. Is a felony d. Is a misdemeanor c. Is a felony 17. Pharmacists can fill the following prescriptions from licensed dentists: a. Valium for sleep b. Valium for anxiety c. Valium for apprehension before a dental appointment d. None of the above c. Valium for apprehension before a dental appointment 18. The following drugs must be easily accessible during general anesthesia except: a. Antiarrhythmic medication b. Nitroglycerine c. An antirelaxant d. Antiemetic c. An antirelaxant 19. Preliminary charting of a patient may be done by an assistant with formal training and direct supervision, but a hygienist may do it without supervision. T/F T