Florida Laws & Rules (Dental Exam ADEX
CDCA) questions and answers 2025\2026 A+
Grade
Dentistry
- correct answer 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
Dental Hygiene
- correct answer the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental services and any
related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services
Governor of Florida
- correct answer Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks
- correct answer Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered changes within
the oral cavity
Remediable tasks
- correct 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
Irremediable
- correct answer Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Remediable
- correct answer A 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 answer The 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 answer The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task?
Dental hygienists & assistants
- correct answer Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws?
50 min
- correct answer How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
Chemotherapeutic agents
- correct answer What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education?
Board approved individual study
- correct answer What is an appropriate educational activity or topic for continuing education?
Pt stress management
- correct answer What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take?
1st biennium of licensure
- correct answer When are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist
- correct answer Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry
- correct answer Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions?
, False
- correct answer If 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 answer A 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 answer What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride gel?
True
- correct answer If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in
anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry
- correct answer Who grants sedation permits?
NO
- correct answer A 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 answer Nitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability
- correct answer With conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25%
- correct answer What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous oxide
anesthesia?
CDCA) questions and answers 2025\2026 A+
Grade
Dentistry
- correct answer 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
Dental Hygiene
- correct answer the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental services and any
related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services
Governor of Florida
- correct answer Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks
- correct answer Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered changes within
the oral cavity
Remediable tasks
- correct 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
Irremediable
- correct answer Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Remediable
- correct answer A 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 answer The 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 answer The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task?
Dental hygienists & assistants
- correct answer Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws?
50 min
- correct answer How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
Chemotherapeutic agents
- correct answer What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education?
Board approved individual study
- correct answer What is an appropriate educational activity or topic for continuing education?
Pt stress management
- correct answer What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take?
1st biennium of licensure
- correct answer When are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist
- correct answer Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry
- correct answer Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions?
, False
- correct answer If 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 answer A 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 answer What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride gel?
True
- correct answer If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in
anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry
- correct answer Who grants sedation permits?
NO
- correct answer A 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 answer Nitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability
- correct answer With conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25%
- correct answer What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous oxide
anesthesia?
