Florida Laws & Rules (Dental Exam ADEX CDCA) 2026–
2027 Complete Study Guide, Practice Questions &
Board Exam Prep
Dentistry - correct answers -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 answers -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 answers -Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks - correct answers -Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create
unaltered changes within the oral cavity
Remediable tasks - correct answers -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 answers -Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Remediable - correct answers -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 answers -The practicing dentist is out of the
country and a patient comes into the office with an emergency.
1
,What is a remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
Irremediable - correct answers -The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of
task?
Dental hygienists & assistants - correct answers -Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under
conditions specified in the laws?
50 min - correct answers -How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
Chemotherapeutic agents - correct answers -What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education?
Board approved individual study - correct answers -What is an appropriate educational activity or topic
for continuing education?
Pt stress management - correct answers -What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take?
1st biennium of licensure - correct answers -When are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist - correct answers -Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry - correct answers -Which of the following is legal of a dentist
writing prescriptions?
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, False - correct answers -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 answers -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 answers -What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength
fluoride gel?
True - correct answers -If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly
trained in anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry - correct answers -Who grants sedation permits?
NO - correct answers -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 answers -Nitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability - correct answers -With conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25% - correct answers -What 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
answers -What equipment should be present in the ER/recovery rooms when using sedation?
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2027 Complete Study Guide, Practice Questions &
Board Exam Prep
Dentistry - correct answers -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 answers -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 answers -Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks - correct answers -Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create
unaltered changes within the oral cavity
Remediable tasks - correct answers -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 answers -Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Remediable - correct answers -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 answers -The practicing dentist is out of the
country and a patient comes into the office with an emergency.
1
,What is a remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
Irremediable - correct answers -The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of
task?
Dental hygienists & assistants - correct answers -Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under
conditions specified in the laws?
50 min - correct answers -How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
Chemotherapeutic agents - correct answers -What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education?
Board approved individual study - correct answers -What is an appropriate educational activity or topic
for continuing education?
Pt stress management - correct answers -What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take?
1st biennium of licensure - correct answers -When are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist - correct answers -Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry - correct answers -Which of the following is legal of a dentist
writing prescriptions?
2
, False - correct answers -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 answers -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 answers -What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength
fluoride gel?
True - correct answers -If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly
trained in anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry - correct answers -Who grants sedation permits?
NO - correct answers -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 answers -Nitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability - correct answers -With conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25% - correct answers -What 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
answers -What equipment should be present in the ER/recovery rooms when using sedation?
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