FLORIDA DENTAL RULES AND LAWS
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Florida Statute 456 - Correct Answers -Law that governs the Department of Health
Florida Statute 466 - Correct Answers -Law that governs the practice of dentistry
Florida Administration Code 64B5 - Correct Answers -The Board is required to
promulgate rules
under this code to implement specific mandates
as long as they are consistent with FS 466.
Promulgate - Correct Answers -To make known officially by
publishing and distributing to all concerned
parties.
FS 466.001
LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE - Correct Answers -That every dentist and dental hygienist
practicing in Florida meets the minimum
requirements for safe practice with undue
clinical interference by persons not licensed
under this chapter.
Dentists and dental hygienists who fall below
minimum competency or who otherwise present
a danger to the public shall be prohibited from
practicing within the state.
FS 466.002/456.024
EXEMPTIONS - Correct Answers --Physicians and surgeons licensed in Florida
involved with surgical procedures of the oral
cavity;
-Qualified anesthetist administering anesthesia
under the direct supervision of licensed dentist;
-Official duties in Armed Forces/Veterans
Affairs/Public Health;
-Clinicians at meetings or dental organizations
approved by the Board;
-Dental, dental hygiene, and dental
assisting students working under
supervision as part of a school's
curriculum;
,-Instructors in Florida schools of dentistry,
dental hygiene and dental assisting
performing regularly assigned duties in a
curriculum. (Must have teaching permit)
May not practice outside the scope of the
school environment.
Dentist - Correct Answers -Person licensed to practice dentistry
pursuant to this chapter of the Florida
Statutes
Dentistry - Correct Answers -Healing art which is concerned with the
examination, diagnosis, treatment
planning and care of conditions within the
human oral cavity and its adjacent tissues
and structures.
Dental hygienist - Correct Answers --Person licensed to practice dental hygiene
pursuant to this chapter of the Florida
Statutes
-Person who renders educational,
preventive, and therapeutic dental services
as well as extra-oral procedures required
in the performance of such services
pursuant to FS. 466.023/466.024
Dental Assistant - Correct Answers -Person other than a dental hygienist, who
under the supervision and authority of a
licensed dentist, provides dental care
services directly to the patient.
Direct supervision - Correct Answers -a licensed dentist
examines the patient, diagnoses the
condition to be treated, authorizes the
procedure, remains on the premises
while procedures are being performed
and approves the work before dismissal
of the patient.
Indirect supervision - Correct Answers -a licensed dentist
examines the patient, authorizes the
procedures to be done and remains on
the premises while the procedures are
being performed.
General supervision - Correct Answers -a licensed dentist
, authorizes the procedures but need not be
present when the procedures are being
performed. Authorized procedures may be
performed at a place other than the usual place
of practice.
Any authorization for procedures under general
supervision is valid for only _________. - Correct Answers -13 months
T or F? A written work order to dental laboratory does
not constitute general supervision. - Correct Answers -True
Irremediable task - Correct Answers -Those intraoral tasks which, when performed, are
irreversible and create unaltered changes in the oral
cavity and an increased risk to the patient.
Remediable task - Correct Answers -Those tasks which, when performed, do not create
unalterable changes within the oral cavity
and do not cause an increased risk to the
patient.
Health Access Settings - Correct Answers -Programs and institutions (Department of
Children and Family Services, Department
of Health, Headstart) and such that are
defined by federal law and other clinics
operated by accredited colleges of
dentistry that report to the BOD; and
who's function is to treat the underserved
population.
How many members are on the FL BOD? - Correct Answers -11
How long is the term for FL BOD members? - Correct Answers -4 years (cannot serve
for more than 10 years)
____ members of the BOD must be a licensed dentist actively
engaged in clinical practice within this state the
previous 5 years and must continue to do so
while serving on the BOD. - Correct Answers -7
____ members of the BOD must be licensed dental hygienist
actively engaged in the practice of dental
hygiene within this state. - Correct Answers -2
___ members of the BOD are lay persons who are not
and never have been a dentist or dental
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Florida Statute 456 - Correct Answers -Law that governs the Department of Health
Florida Statute 466 - Correct Answers -Law that governs the practice of dentistry
Florida Administration Code 64B5 - Correct Answers -The Board is required to
promulgate rules
under this code to implement specific mandates
as long as they are consistent with FS 466.
Promulgate - Correct Answers -To make known officially by
publishing and distributing to all concerned
parties.
FS 466.001
LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE - Correct Answers -That every dentist and dental hygienist
practicing in Florida meets the minimum
requirements for safe practice with undue
clinical interference by persons not licensed
under this chapter.
Dentists and dental hygienists who fall below
minimum competency or who otherwise present
a danger to the public shall be prohibited from
practicing within the state.
FS 466.002/456.024
EXEMPTIONS - Correct Answers --Physicians and surgeons licensed in Florida
involved with surgical procedures of the oral
cavity;
-Qualified anesthetist administering anesthesia
under the direct supervision of licensed dentist;
-Official duties in Armed Forces/Veterans
Affairs/Public Health;
-Clinicians at meetings or dental organizations
approved by the Board;
-Dental, dental hygiene, and dental
assisting students working under
supervision as part of a school's
curriculum;
,-Instructors in Florida schools of dentistry,
dental hygiene and dental assisting
performing regularly assigned duties in a
curriculum. (Must have teaching permit)
May not practice outside the scope of the
school environment.
Dentist - Correct Answers -Person licensed to practice dentistry
pursuant to this chapter of the Florida
Statutes
Dentistry - Correct Answers -Healing art which is concerned with the
examination, diagnosis, treatment
planning and care of conditions within the
human oral cavity and its adjacent tissues
and structures.
Dental hygienist - Correct Answers --Person licensed to practice dental hygiene
pursuant to this chapter of the Florida
Statutes
-Person who renders educational,
preventive, and therapeutic dental services
as well as extra-oral procedures required
in the performance of such services
pursuant to FS. 466.023/466.024
Dental Assistant - Correct Answers -Person other than a dental hygienist, who
under the supervision and authority of a
licensed dentist, provides dental care
services directly to the patient.
Direct supervision - Correct Answers -a licensed dentist
examines the patient, diagnoses the
condition to be treated, authorizes the
procedure, remains on the premises
while procedures are being performed
and approves the work before dismissal
of the patient.
Indirect supervision - Correct Answers -a licensed dentist
examines the patient, authorizes the
procedures to be done and remains on
the premises while the procedures are
being performed.
General supervision - Correct Answers -a licensed dentist
, authorizes the procedures but need not be
present when the procedures are being
performed. Authorized procedures may be
performed at a place other than the usual place
of practice.
Any authorization for procedures under general
supervision is valid for only _________. - Correct Answers -13 months
T or F? A written work order to dental laboratory does
not constitute general supervision. - Correct Answers -True
Irremediable task - Correct Answers -Those intraoral tasks which, when performed, are
irreversible and create unaltered changes in the oral
cavity and an increased risk to the patient.
Remediable task - Correct Answers -Those tasks which, when performed, do not create
unalterable changes within the oral cavity
and do not cause an increased risk to the
patient.
Health Access Settings - Correct Answers -Programs and institutions (Department of
Children and Family Services, Department
of Health, Headstart) and such that are
defined by federal law and other clinics
operated by accredited colleges of
dentistry that report to the BOD; and
who's function is to treat the underserved
population.
How many members are on the FL BOD? - Correct Answers -11
How long is the term for FL BOD members? - Correct Answers -4 years (cannot serve
for more than 10 years)
____ members of the BOD must be a licensed dentist actively
engaged in clinical practice within this state the
previous 5 years and must continue to do so
while serving on the BOD. - Correct Answers -7
____ members of the BOD must be licensed dental hygienist
actively engaged in the practice of dental
hygiene within this state. - Correct Answers -2
___ members of the BOD are lay persons who are not
and never have been a dentist or dental
