FLORIDA LAWS AND RULES BOARD
EXAM DENTAL HYGIENE QUESTIONS
& CORRECT ANSWERS
Direct supervision defined: - correct 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: - correct 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: - correct 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. - correct answer
✔✔"13 months"
T/F? Any tasks delegable to dental assistants will be delegable to dental hygienists under the
same supervision level, unless otherwise stated in the rules. - correct answer ✔✔True
Remediable Tasks, also referred to as Expanded Functions defined: - correct answer ✔✔Are
intra-oral tasks which do not create unalterable changes in the oral cavity or contiguous
structures, are reversible and do not expose a patient to increased risks. DA & DH can both be
delegated.
T/F? The use of a laser or laser device of any type is NOT a remediable task/expanded function. -
correct answer ✔✔True
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are not
permanently attached to any appliance. (This is this called what?) - correct answer
✔✔Emergency Remediable Task
Securing or unsecuring an archwire by attaching or removing the fastening device. (This is called
what?) - correct answer ✔✔Emergency Remediable Task
Inserting or 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 diagnosed cases of
post-operative osteitis. (This is called what?) - correct answer ✔✔Emergency Remediable Task
Placing or removing periodontal dressings when the patient is *uncomfortable* due to the loss
of a periodontal pack during the prescribed period of treatment. (This is called what?) - correct
answer ✔✔Emergency Remediable Task
,Cementing temporary crowns or bridges using temporary cement when the patient is
*uncomfortable* due to the loss of a temporary crown or bridge. (This is this called what?) -
correct answer ✔✔Emergency Remediable Task
Placing temporary medicinal restorative material when the patient is uncomfortable due to the
loss of a temporary medicinal restoration. (This is called what?) - correct answer ✔✔Emergency
Remediable Task
Formal training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks for both DA and DH.
Expanded duty course or program which meets one of the following requirements:
Faculty Requirements as well included. - correct answer ✔✔*Accredited by the ADA &
approved by the Board.
*Certification as a dental radiographer (DA).
*Course or program curriculum reflects appropriate didactic and clinical training in each
remediable task.
*Dentists and dental hygienists shall have a minimum of one year experience in expanded duty
functions and expanded duty dental assistants shall have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on
experience.
*The student/teacher ratio shall not exceed one instructor to ten students.
*Documentation of the training and experience of faculty members which establishes their
qualifications to teach specified subject areas.
*Any course offered shall also include instruction regarding sterilization and disinfection
procedures and instruction in the dental practice act and administrative code as it relates to
dental auxiliaries.
*Each participant who successfully completes the course or program is issued a certificate
which contains the following information: name of course or program sponsor; title of course;
date course offered; number of hours of instruction; participant's name; signature authorized by
the sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity; and a list of all remediable tasks in which
the participant has received formal training.
*Any clinical course in which patients are treated during instruction must be supervised by a
licensed dentist.
, *On-the-job training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks consists of
training in those tasks by a licensed dentist who assumes full responsibility for assuring that the
dental hygienist or dental assistant has completed hands-on training in order that he/she is
competent to perform the tasks.
Each participant who successfully completes the course or program which is required for the
performance of certain remediable tasks is issued a certificate which contains the following
information: - correct answer ✔✔*Their name of course or program sponsor
*Title of course.
*Date course offered.
*Number of hours of instruction.
*Participant's name.
*Signature authorized by the sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity.
*A list of all remediable tasks in which the participant has received formal training.
Fabricating temporary crowns or bridges intra-orally which shall not include any adjustment of
occlusion to the appliance or existing dentition. *Supervision?(DH) - correct answer
✔✔Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
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
cementing or otherwise modifying the band material such that it would constitute fitting the
band. *Supervision?(DH) - correct answer ✔✔Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training &
under DIRECT supervision).
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. *Supervision?(DH) - correct answer ✔✔Remediable Task (DH) (received formal
training & under DIRECT supervision).
EXAM DENTAL HYGIENE QUESTIONS
& CORRECT ANSWERS
Direct supervision defined: - correct 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: - correct 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: - correct 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. - correct answer
✔✔"13 months"
T/F? Any tasks delegable to dental assistants will be delegable to dental hygienists under the
same supervision level, unless otherwise stated in the rules. - correct answer ✔✔True
Remediable Tasks, also referred to as Expanded Functions defined: - correct answer ✔✔Are
intra-oral tasks which do not create unalterable changes in the oral cavity or contiguous
structures, are reversible and do not expose a patient to increased risks. DA & DH can both be
delegated.
T/F? The use of a laser or laser device of any type is NOT a remediable task/expanded function. -
correct answer ✔✔True
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are not
permanently attached to any appliance. (This is this called what?) - correct answer
✔✔Emergency Remediable Task
Securing or unsecuring an archwire by attaching or removing the fastening device. (This is called
what?) - correct answer ✔✔Emergency Remediable Task
Inserting or 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 diagnosed cases of
post-operative osteitis. (This is called what?) - correct answer ✔✔Emergency Remediable Task
Placing or removing periodontal dressings when the patient is *uncomfortable* due to the loss
of a periodontal pack during the prescribed period of treatment. (This is called what?) - correct
answer ✔✔Emergency Remediable Task
,Cementing temporary crowns or bridges using temporary cement when the patient is
*uncomfortable* due to the loss of a temporary crown or bridge. (This is this called what?) -
correct answer ✔✔Emergency Remediable Task
Placing temporary medicinal restorative material when the patient is uncomfortable due to the
loss of a temporary medicinal restoration. (This is called what?) - correct answer ✔✔Emergency
Remediable Task
Formal training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks for both DA and DH.
Expanded duty course or program which meets one of the following requirements:
Faculty Requirements as well included. - correct answer ✔✔*Accredited by the ADA &
approved by the Board.
*Certification as a dental radiographer (DA).
*Course or program curriculum reflects appropriate didactic and clinical training in each
remediable task.
*Dentists and dental hygienists shall have a minimum of one year experience in expanded duty
functions and expanded duty dental assistants shall have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on
experience.
*The student/teacher ratio shall not exceed one instructor to ten students.
*Documentation of the training and experience of faculty members which establishes their
qualifications to teach specified subject areas.
*Any course offered shall also include instruction regarding sterilization and disinfection
procedures and instruction in the dental practice act and administrative code as it relates to
dental auxiliaries.
*Each participant who successfully completes the course or program is issued a certificate
which contains the following information: name of course or program sponsor; title of course;
date course offered; number of hours of instruction; participant's name; signature authorized by
the sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity; and a list of all remediable tasks in which
the participant has received formal training.
*Any clinical course in which patients are treated during instruction must be supervised by a
licensed dentist.
, *On-the-job training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks consists of
training in those tasks by a licensed dentist who assumes full responsibility for assuring that the
dental hygienist or dental assistant has completed hands-on training in order that he/she is
competent to perform the tasks.
Each participant who successfully completes the course or program which is required for the
performance of certain remediable tasks is issued a certificate which contains the following
information: - correct answer ✔✔*Their name of course or program sponsor
*Title of course.
*Date course offered.
*Number of hours of instruction.
*Participant's name.
*Signature authorized by the sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity.
*A list of all remediable tasks in which the participant has received formal training.
Fabricating temporary crowns or bridges intra-orally which shall not include any adjustment of
occlusion to the appliance or existing dentition. *Supervision?(DH) - correct answer
✔✔Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
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
cementing or otherwise modifying the band material such that it would constitute fitting the
band. *Supervision?(DH) - correct answer ✔✔Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training &
under DIRECT supervision).
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. *Supervision?(DH) - correct answer ✔✔Remediable Task (DH) (received formal
training & under DIRECT supervision).
