Florida Laws & Rules Dental Exam (ADEX CDCA) – complete review guide with questions and correct answers, 2026 update

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Florida Laws & Rules (Dental Exam ADEX
CDCA) Complete Review
Guide.(2026 LATEST UPDATED) Questions k k k k




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Dentistry


Ans: the healing art which is concerned with the exam, diagnosis, treatm
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ent planning, and care of conditions within the human oral cavity and adja
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cent tissues and structures
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Ans: the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental se
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rvices and any related extra-
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oral procedure required in the performance of services
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Ans: Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
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Irremediable tasks k




Ans: Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered ch
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anges within the oral cavity
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Ans: Intraoral treatment tasks which are reversible and do not create unalt
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erable changes within the oral cavity or structures and do not cause an incre
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ased risk to the patient
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Irremediable


Ans: Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
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Remediable


Ans: A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light so
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urce, monitors and removes in office bleaching materials is performing a
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task

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Re-cementing temp crowns with temp cement k k k k k




Ans: The practicing dentist is out of the country and a patient comes into th
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e office with an emergency.
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What is a remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
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Irremediable


Ans: The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of t
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Dental hygienists & assistants
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Ans: Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions speci
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fied in the laws?
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50 min
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Ans: How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
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Ans: What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education?
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Board approved individual study
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Ans: What is an appropriate educational activity or topic for continuing edu
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cation?




Pt stress management
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Ans: What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take?
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1st biennium of licensure
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Ans: When are licensees excused from CE?
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Practicing hygienist or dentist
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