Florida Laws & Rules – Dental Exam ADEX
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Dentistry - correct answerthe 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
Dental Hygiene - correct answerthe rendering of educational, preventative, and
therapeutic dental services and any related extra-oral procedure required in the
performance of services
Governor of Florida - correct answerWho appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks - correct answerIntraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and
create unaltered changes within the oral cavity
Remediable tasks - correct answerIntraoral 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
Irremediable - correct answerApplying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Remediable - correct answerA dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution,
activates light source, monitors and removes in office bleaching materials is performing
a ______ task
Re-cementing temp crowns with temp cement - correct answerThe practicing dentist is
out of the country and a patient comes into the office with an emergency.
What is a remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
Irremediable - correct answerThe use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be
what type of task?
Dental hygienists & assistants - correct answerWho may perform emergency
remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws?
50 min - correct answerHow many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing
education?
Chemotherapeutic agents - correct answerWhat is not an appropriate topic for
continuing education?
, Board approved individual study - correct answerWhat is an appropriate educational
activity or topic for continuing education?
Pt stress management - correct answerWhat is an example of a CE a dental hygienist
would take?
1st biennium of licensure - correct answerWhen are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist - correct answerWho of the following are required to take
CE credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry - correct answerWhich of the following is legal of a
dentist writing prescriptions?
False - correct answerIf 40 hours of CE are taken in 1 biennium, the remaining hours
taken can count toward renewal requirement for the next biennium. True/False
True - correct answerA dentist or hygienist takes a 10 hr HIV/AIDs course. The
remaining 9 hours could count for their remaining 24 or 30 hours required for licensure
renewal. True/False
Dental license # - correct answerWhat must be included in a prescription for a
prescription strength fluoride gel?
True - correct answerIf the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be
properly trained in anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry - correct answerWho grants sedation permits?
NO - correct answerA dental hygienist under the ____ supervision of a dentist may
administer local anesthesia, including intraoral block anesthesia, soft tissue infiltration
anesthesia, or both, to a non-sedated patient who is 15 or older, if they meet criteria
outlined in the laws manual
Altered state of consciousness - correct answerNitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability - correct answerWith conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25% - correct answerWhat is the minimum oxygen level required when administering
nitrous oxide anesthesia?
All of these: oxygen tank, EKG machine, bronchodilator, defibrillator, thermometer, and
BP cuff - correct answerWhat equipment should be present in the ER/recovery rooms
when using sedation?
CDCA Review | Latest Update 2026 | Exam
Prep | Graded A+
Dentistry - correct answerthe 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
Dental Hygiene - correct answerthe rendering of educational, preventative, and
therapeutic dental services and any related extra-oral procedure required in the
performance of services
Governor of Florida - correct answerWho appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks - correct answerIntraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and
create unaltered changes within the oral cavity
Remediable tasks - correct answerIntraoral 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
Irremediable - correct answerApplying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Remediable - correct answerA dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution,
activates light source, monitors and removes in office bleaching materials is performing
a ______ task
Re-cementing temp crowns with temp cement - correct answerThe practicing dentist is
out of the country and a patient comes into the office with an emergency.
What is a remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
Irremediable - correct answerThe use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be
what type of task?
Dental hygienists & assistants - correct answerWho may perform emergency
remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws?
50 min - correct answerHow many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing
education?
Chemotherapeutic agents - correct answerWhat is not an appropriate topic for
continuing education?
, Board approved individual study - correct answerWhat is an appropriate educational
activity or topic for continuing education?
Pt stress management - correct answerWhat is an example of a CE a dental hygienist
would take?
1st biennium of licensure - correct answerWhen are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist - correct answerWho of the following are required to take
CE credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry - correct answerWhich of the following is legal of a
dentist writing prescriptions?
False - correct answerIf 40 hours of CE are taken in 1 biennium, the remaining hours
taken can count toward renewal requirement for the next biennium. True/False
True - correct answerA dentist or hygienist takes a 10 hr HIV/AIDs course. The
remaining 9 hours could count for their remaining 24 or 30 hours required for licensure
renewal. True/False
Dental license # - correct answerWhat must be included in a prescription for a
prescription strength fluoride gel?
True - correct answerIf the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be
properly trained in anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry - correct answerWho grants sedation permits?
NO - correct answerA dental hygienist under the ____ supervision of a dentist may
administer local anesthesia, including intraoral block anesthesia, soft tissue infiltration
anesthesia, or both, to a non-sedated patient who is 15 or older, if they meet criteria
outlined in the laws manual
Altered state of consciousness - correct answerNitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability - correct answerWith conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25% - correct answerWhat is the minimum oxygen level required when administering
nitrous oxide anesthesia?
All of these: oxygen tank, EKG machine, bronchodilator, defibrillator, thermometer, and
BP cuff - correct answerWhat equipment should be present in the ER/recovery rooms
when using sedation?
