FLORIDA LAWS AND RULES EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 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.
a. Dental Hygienist
b. Dentist
c. Dental Assistant
d. Dentistry - Correct Answers -Dentistry
____ the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental services and
any related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services.
a. Dentistry
b. Dental Hygiene
c. Dental Hygienist
d. Dentist - Correct Answers -Dental Hygiene
How many terms do dental hygiene board members serve?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6 - Correct Answers -4
What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10 - Correct Answers -10
Who appoints the Board of Dentistry members?
a. Past President
b. Executive Director BOD
c. Governor of FLorida
d. President of the CDC - Correct Answers -Governor of Florida
One member of the board must be at least?
a. 30 years old
b. 40 years old
c. 60 years old
,d. 70 years old - Correct Answers -60 years old
Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered changes within the
oral cavity or structures.
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - Correct Answers -Irremediable tasks
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.
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - Correct Answers -Remedial tasks
Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - Correct Answers -Irremediable tasks
A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source, monitors and
removes in-office bleaching materials is performing a ___ task.
a. Irremediable
b. Remediable
c. Irreversible
d. Reversible - Correct Answers -Remediable
The practicing dentist is out of the country and a patient comes into the office with an
emergency. Which remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
a. Cementing permanent and temporary crowns with temporary cement
b. Removing sutures
c. Recementing temporary crowns with temporary cement
d. Recementing permanent crowns with temporary cement - Correct Answers -
Recementing temporary crowns with temporary cement
The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task?
a. Remediable
b. Irremediable
c. Reversible
d. Irreversible - Correct Answers -Irremediable
Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws?
a. Dental Hygienist
b. Dental Assistant
,c. Both A and B
d. Neither A or B - Correct Answers -Both A and B
In a percentage, what is the highest amount that can be completed from pro bono work?
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25% - Correct Answers -25%
How many continuing education hours are required for dental hygienists?
a. 20 credits annually
b. 24 credits annually
c. 20 credits biennially
d. 24 credits biennially - Correct Answers -24 credits biennially
How many continuing education hours are required for dentists?
a. 24 credits annually
b. 30 credits annually
c. 24 credits biennially
d. 30 credits biennially - Correct Answers -30 credits biennially
How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
a. 45 minutes
b. 50 minutes
c. 60 minutes
d. None of the above - Correct Answers -50 minutes
What is NOT an appropriate topic for continuing education?
a. Domestic Violence
b. Chemotherapeutic Agents
c. Stress Management for the Patient
d. Scaling and Root Planning Techniques - Correct Answers -Chemotherapeutic Agents
Which is an appropriate educational activity or topic for continuing education?****
a. Medical Errors
b. CPR Refresher Course
c. Board Review Seminar
d. Board Approved Individual Study - Correct Answers -Board Approved Individual
Study
Which of the following is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take?
a. Practice Management
b. Organization or Design of the Office
c. Patient Stress Management
d. Personal Management - Correct Answers -Patient Stress Management
, When are licensees excused from CE?
a. Never
b. In the first biennium of licensure
c. For the first four years following licensure
d. For a grace period of 6 months following renewal date - Correct Answers -In the first
biennium of licensure
How long should you keep receipts, vouchers or certificates as necessary document
completion of CE courses?
a. 2 years
b. 4 years
c. 8 years
d. 10 years - Correct Answers -4 years
Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
a. Dentist who is enrolled in a full time post graduate speciality training
b. Dentist who is serving as a full-time faculty at a dental, dental hygiene, or dental
assisting school
c. Practicing hygienist or dentist
d. All of the above - Correct Answers -Practicing hygienist or dentist
A dentist or dental hygienist takes a 10 hour course on HIV/AIDS. The remaining 9
hours could count for their remaining 24 or 30 hours required for licensure renewal.
True/False - Correct Answers -True
If 40 hours of continuing education are taken in one biennium, the remaining hours
taken can count towards the renewal requirement for the next biennium. True/ False -
Correct Answers -False
Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions?
a. Writing a prescription for a patient who has a sinus problem
b. Giving a friend a prescription for pain killers
c. Writing within the scope of dentistry
d. All of the above - Correct Answers -Writing within the scope of dentistry
How long is a dental hygiene prescription good for?
a. 6 months
b. 12 months (1 year)
c. 18 months
d. 24 months (2 years) - Correct Answers -24 months (2 years)
What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride gel?
a. The dentist's license number
b. The dental hygienist's license number
c. The expiration date written on the script
d. The instructions for patient use - Correct Answers -The dentist's license number
QUESTIONS AND 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.
a. Dental Hygienist
b. Dentist
c. Dental Assistant
d. Dentistry - Correct Answers -Dentistry
____ the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental services and
any related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services.
a. Dentistry
b. Dental Hygiene
c. Dental Hygienist
d. Dentist - Correct Answers -Dental Hygiene
How many terms do dental hygiene board members serve?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6 - Correct Answers -4
What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10 - Correct Answers -10
Who appoints the Board of Dentistry members?
a. Past President
b. Executive Director BOD
c. Governor of FLorida
d. President of the CDC - Correct Answers -Governor of Florida
One member of the board must be at least?
a. 30 years old
b. 40 years old
c. 60 years old
,d. 70 years old - Correct Answers -60 years old
Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered changes within the
oral cavity or structures.
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - Correct Answers -Irremediable tasks
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.
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - Correct Answers -Remedial tasks
Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - Correct Answers -Irremediable tasks
A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source, monitors and
removes in-office bleaching materials is performing a ___ task.
a. Irremediable
b. Remediable
c. Irreversible
d. Reversible - Correct Answers -Remediable
The practicing dentist is out of the country and a patient comes into the office with an
emergency. Which remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
a. Cementing permanent and temporary crowns with temporary cement
b. Removing sutures
c. Recementing temporary crowns with temporary cement
d. Recementing permanent crowns with temporary cement - Correct Answers -
Recementing temporary crowns with temporary cement
The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task?
a. Remediable
b. Irremediable
c. Reversible
d. Irreversible - Correct Answers -Irremediable
Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws?
a. Dental Hygienist
b. Dental Assistant
,c. Both A and B
d. Neither A or B - Correct Answers -Both A and B
In a percentage, what is the highest amount that can be completed from pro bono work?
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25% - Correct Answers -25%
How many continuing education hours are required for dental hygienists?
a. 20 credits annually
b. 24 credits annually
c. 20 credits biennially
d. 24 credits biennially - Correct Answers -24 credits biennially
How many continuing education hours are required for dentists?
a. 24 credits annually
b. 30 credits annually
c. 24 credits biennially
d. 30 credits biennially - Correct Answers -30 credits biennially
How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
a. 45 minutes
b. 50 minutes
c. 60 minutes
d. None of the above - Correct Answers -50 minutes
What is NOT an appropriate topic for continuing education?
a. Domestic Violence
b. Chemotherapeutic Agents
c. Stress Management for the Patient
d. Scaling and Root Planning Techniques - Correct Answers -Chemotherapeutic Agents
Which is an appropriate educational activity or topic for continuing education?****
a. Medical Errors
b. CPR Refresher Course
c. Board Review Seminar
d. Board Approved Individual Study - Correct Answers -Board Approved Individual
Study
Which of the following is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take?
a. Practice Management
b. Organization or Design of the Office
c. Patient Stress Management
d. Personal Management - Correct Answers -Patient Stress Management
, When are licensees excused from CE?
a. Never
b. In the first biennium of licensure
c. For the first four years following licensure
d. For a grace period of 6 months following renewal date - Correct Answers -In the first
biennium of licensure
How long should you keep receipts, vouchers or certificates as necessary document
completion of CE courses?
a. 2 years
b. 4 years
c. 8 years
d. 10 years - Correct Answers -4 years
Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
a. Dentist who is enrolled in a full time post graduate speciality training
b. Dentist who is serving as a full-time faculty at a dental, dental hygiene, or dental
assisting school
c. Practicing hygienist or dentist
d. All of the above - Correct Answers -Practicing hygienist or dentist
A dentist or dental hygienist takes a 10 hour course on HIV/AIDS. The remaining 9
hours could count for their remaining 24 or 30 hours required for licensure renewal.
True/False - Correct Answers -True
If 40 hours of continuing education are taken in one biennium, the remaining hours
taken can count towards the renewal requirement for the next biennium. True/ False -
Correct Answers -False
Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions?
a. Writing a prescription for a patient who has a sinus problem
b. Giving a friend a prescription for pain killers
c. Writing within the scope of dentistry
d. All of the above - Correct Answers -Writing within the scope of dentistry
How long is a dental hygiene prescription good for?
a. 6 months
b. 12 months (1 year)
c. 18 months
d. 24 months (2 years) - Correct Answers -24 months (2 years)
What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride gel?
a. The dentist's license number
b. The dental hygienist's license number
c. The expiration date written on the script
d. The instructions for patient use - Correct Answers -The dentist's license number
