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Dental Hygiene Florida Laws and Rules
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
Question: Ensure that every dentist or dental hygienist practicing in this state
meets minimum requirements for safe practice without undue clinical
interference by persons not licensed.
Answer: 466.001- Legislative Purpose and Intent (Purpose of the law)
Question: is 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.
Answer: Dentistry
Question: is the rendering of educational, preventive and
therapeutic dental services and any related extra oral procedure required in
the performance of services.
Answer: Dental Hygiene
Question: 11 members total:
7 dentists actively practicing
2 hygienists actively practicing
2 lay persons non dental related
Answer: Board of Dentistry members include:
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Question: At least 5 years clinical preceding the appointment on BOD.
Must remain in clinical practice while on BOD
Answer: How many years experience must dentists/hygienists have on BOD
Question: 4
Answer: How many term years do dental hygiene board members serve?
Question: 10
Answer: What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve?
Question: Governor of Florida
Answer: Who appoints the BOD members?
Question: 60
Answer: One board member of the board must be at least years old.
Question: -Dentists may not delegate irremediable tasks except as provided
by law
-Remediable tasks may be delegated if they pose no risk
-May only delegate remediable tasks defined by law or rule
-Dentists delegate NON-dentists
Answer: 466.024 Delegation of Duties; Expanded functions
Question: 13 months
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Answer: Authorization for irremediable tasks under general supervision is
Question: BOD
Answer: Who designates remediable and delegable tasks?
Question: Irremediable (anesthetic)
Answer: Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create
unalterable changes within the oral cavity or structures?
Question: Remediable tasks (rubber dam, matrix band, polish amalgam)
Answer: 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?
Question: Irremediable
Answer: Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Question: Remediable
Answer: A Dental Hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light
source, monitors and removes in-office bleaching materials is performing a
task.
Question: Recementing temporary crown with temporary cement.
Answer: The practicing 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?
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Question: Irremediable
Answer: The use of laser or a laser type device is considered to be what type
of task?
Question: both DH and DA
Answer: Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions
specified in the laws?
Question: -A hygienist can be excused from CE requirements due to
hardship.
-You have the option to be placed on inactive status if you pay the inactive
status fee.
Answer: Continuing Education
Question: 24 credits biennially
Answer: How many CE hours are required for dental hygienists?
Question: 30 credits biennially
Answer: How many CE hours are required for dentists?
Question: 50 Minutes
*One half hour or one hour of CE credit shall be awarded for each 25 or 50
minutes of actual classroom or clinical instruction, respectively. No CE credit
shall be awarded for participation of less than 25 minutes.
Answer: How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of CE?
Dental Hygiene Florida Laws and Rules
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
Question: Ensure that every dentist or dental hygienist practicing in this state
meets minimum requirements for safe practice without undue clinical
interference by persons not licensed.
Answer: 466.001- Legislative Purpose and Intent (Purpose of the law)
Question: is 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.
Answer: Dentistry
Question: is the rendering of educational, preventive and
therapeutic dental services and any related extra oral procedure required in
the performance of services.
Answer: Dental Hygiene
Question: 11 members total:
7 dentists actively practicing
2 hygienists actively practicing
2 lay persons non dental related
Answer: Board of Dentistry members include:
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Question: At least 5 years clinical preceding the appointment on BOD.
Must remain in clinical practice while on BOD
Answer: How many years experience must dentists/hygienists have on BOD
Question: 4
Answer: How many term years do dental hygiene board members serve?
Question: 10
Answer: What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve?
Question: Governor of Florida
Answer: Who appoints the BOD members?
Question: 60
Answer: One board member of the board must be at least years old.
Question: -Dentists may not delegate irremediable tasks except as provided
by law
-Remediable tasks may be delegated if they pose no risk
-May only delegate remediable tasks defined by law or rule
-Dentists delegate NON-dentists
Answer: 466.024 Delegation of Duties; Expanded functions
Question: 13 months
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Answer: Authorization for irremediable tasks under general supervision is
Question: BOD
Answer: Who designates remediable and delegable tasks?
Question: Irremediable (anesthetic)
Answer: Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create
unalterable changes within the oral cavity or structures?
Question: Remediable tasks (rubber dam, matrix band, polish amalgam)
Answer: 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?
Question: Irremediable
Answer: Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Question: Remediable
Answer: A Dental Hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light
source, monitors and removes in-office bleaching materials is performing a
task.
Question: Recementing temporary crown with temporary cement.
Answer: The practicing 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?
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Question: Irremediable
Answer: The use of laser or a laser type device is considered to be what type
of task?
Question: both DH and DA
Answer: Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions
specified in the laws?
Question: -A hygienist can be excused from CE requirements due to
hardship.
-You have the option to be placed on inactive status if you pay the inactive
status fee.
Answer: Continuing Education
Question: 24 credits biennially
Answer: How many CE hours are required for dental hygienists?
Question: 30 credits biennially
Answer: How many CE hours are required for dentists?
Question: 50 Minutes
*One half hour or one hour of CE credit shall be awarded for each 25 or 50
minutes of actual classroom or clinical instruction, respectively. No CE credit
shall be awarded for participation of less than 25 minutes.
Answer: How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of CE?
