FLORIDA LAWS AND RULES BOARD EXAM DENTAL HYGIENE
|COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED EXPERT SOLUTIONS
|2026 LATEST UPDATED
Direct supervision defined: - (answer)Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient,
diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, be on the premises
while the procedure is performed, and approve the work performed prior to the patient's
departure from the premises.
*Examine, Diagnose, Authorize, Approve*
(On premises)
Indirect supervision defined: - (answer)Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient,
diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, and be on the
premises while the procedure is performed.
*Examine, Diagnose, Authorize*
(On premises)
General supervision defined: - (answer)Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient,
diagnose a condition to be treated, and authorize the procedure to be performed.
*Examine, Diagnose, Authorize*
(Not on premises) (Must see pt. within a maximum of 13 months).
,Any authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under *general supervision* is valid for
a maximum of ______(time frame); after which, no further treatment under general supervision
can be performed without another clinical exam by a Florida licensed dentist. - (answer)"13
months"
T/F? Any tasks delegable to dental assistants will be delegable to dental hygienists under the
same supervision level, unless otherwise stated in the rules. - (answer)True
Remediable Tasks, also referred to as Expanded Functions defined: - (answer)Are intra-oral tasks
which do not create unalterable changes in the oral cavity or contiguous structures, are reversible
and do not expose a patient to increased risks. DA & DH can both be delegated.
T/F? The use of a laser or laser device of any type is NOT a remediable task/expanded function. -
(answer)True
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are not permanently
attached to any appliance. (This is this called what?) - (answer)Emergency Remediable Task
,Securing or unsecuring an archwire by attaching or removing the fastening device. (This is called
what?) - (answer)Emergency Remediable Task
Inserting or removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-operative osteitis when the patient
is *uncomfortable* due to the loss of a dressing from an alveolar socket in diagnosed cases of
post-operative osteitis. (This is called what?) - (answer)Emergency Remediable Task
Placing or removing periodontal dressings when the patient is *uncomfortable* due to the loss of
a periodontal pack during the prescribed period of treatment. (This is called what?) -
(answer)Emergency Remediable Task
Cementing temporary crowns or bridges using temporary cement when the patient is
*uncomfortable* due to the loss of a temporary crown or bridge. (This is this called what?) -
(answer)Emergency Remediable Task
Placing temporary medicinal restorative material when the patient is uncomfortable due to the
loss of a temporary medicinal restoration. (This is called what?) - (answer)Emergency
Remediable Task
Formal training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks for both DA and DH.
Expanded duty course or program which meets one of the following requirements:
, Faculty Requirements as well included. - (answer)*Accredited by the ADA & approved by the
Board.
*Certification as a dental radiographer (DA).
*Course or program curriculum reflects appropriate didactic and clinical training in each
remediable task.
*Dentists and dental hygienists shall have a minimum of one year experience in expanded duty
functions and expanded duty dental assistants shall have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on
experience.
*The student/teacher ratio shall not exceed one instructor to ten students.
*Documentation of the training and experience of faculty members which establishes their
qualifications to teach specified subject areas.
*Any course offered shall also include instruction regarding sterilization and disinfection
procedures and instruction in the dental practice act and administrative code as it relates to dental
auxiliaries.
*Each participant who successfully completes the course or program is issued a certificate which
contains the following information: name of course or program sponsor; title of course; date
course offered; number of hours of instruction; participant's name; signature authorized by the
sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity; and a list of all remediable tasks in which the
participant has received formal training.
*Any clinical course in which patients are treated during instruction must be supervised by a
licensed dentist.
|COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED EXPERT SOLUTIONS
|2026 LATEST UPDATED
Direct supervision defined: - (answer)Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient,
diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, be on the premises
while the procedure is performed, and approve the work performed prior to the patient's
departure from the premises.
*Examine, Diagnose, Authorize, Approve*
(On premises)
Indirect supervision defined: - (answer)Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient,
diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, and be on the
premises while the procedure is performed.
*Examine, Diagnose, Authorize*
(On premises)
General supervision defined: - (answer)Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient,
diagnose a condition to be treated, and authorize the procedure to be performed.
*Examine, Diagnose, Authorize*
(Not on premises) (Must see pt. within a maximum of 13 months).
,Any authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under *general supervision* is valid for
a maximum of ______(time frame); after which, no further treatment under general supervision
can be performed without another clinical exam by a Florida licensed dentist. - (answer)"13
months"
T/F? Any tasks delegable to dental assistants will be delegable to dental hygienists under the
same supervision level, unless otherwise stated in the rules. - (answer)True
Remediable Tasks, also referred to as Expanded Functions defined: - (answer)Are intra-oral tasks
which do not create unalterable changes in the oral cavity or contiguous structures, are reversible
and do not expose a patient to increased risks. DA & DH can both be delegated.
T/F? The use of a laser or laser device of any type is NOT a remediable task/expanded function. -
(answer)True
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are not permanently
attached to any appliance. (This is this called what?) - (answer)Emergency Remediable Task
,Securing or unsecuring an archwire by attaching or removing the fastening device. (This is called
what?) - (answer)Emergency Remediable Task
Inserting or removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-operative osteitis when the patient
is *uncomfortable* due to the loss of a dressing from an alveolar socket in diagnosed cases of
post-operative osteitis. (This is called what?) - (answer)Emergency Remediable Task
Placing or removing periodontal dressings when the patient is *uncomfortable* due to the loss of
a periodontal pack during the prescribed period of treatment. (This is called what?) -
(answer)Emergency Remediable Task
Cementing temporary crowns or bridges using temporary cement when the patient is
*uncomfortable* due to the loss of a temporary crown or bridge. (This is this called what?) -
(answer)Emergency Remediable Task
Placing temporary medicinal restorative material when the patient is uncomfortable due to the
loss of a temporary medicinal restoration. (This is called what?) - (answer)Emergency
Remediable Task
Formal training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks for both DA and DH.
Expanded duty course or program which meets one of the following requirements:
, Faculty Requirements as well included. - (answer)*Accredited by the ADA & approved by the
Board.
*Certification as a dental radiographer (DA).
*Course or program curriculum reflects appropriate didactic and clinical training in each
remediable task.
*Dentists and dental hygienists shall have a minimum of one year experience in expanded duty
functions and expanded duty dental assistants shall have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on
experience.
*The student/teacher ratio shall not exceed one instructor to ten students.
*Documentation of the training and experience of faculty members which establishes their
qualifications to teach specified subject areas.
*Any course offered shall also include instruction regarding sterilization and disinfection
procedures and instruction in the dental practice act and administrative code as it relates to dental
auxiliaries.
*Each participant who successfully completes the course or program is issued a certificate which
contains the following information: name of course or program sponsor; title of course; date
course offered; number of hours of instruction; participant's name; signature authorized by the
sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity; and a list of all remediable tasks in which the
participant has received formal training.
*Any clinical course in which patients are treated during instruction must be supervised by a
licensed dentist.
