FLORIDA DENTAL LAWS AND RULES (REVISED 2022) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+

DA: Placing or removing temporary restorations with non-mechanical hand instruments only? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Polishing dental restorations of the teeth when not for the purpose of changing the existing contour of the tooth and only with the following instruments used with appropriate polishing materials - burnishers, slow-speed hand pieces, rubber cups, and bristle brushes? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Polishing clinical crowns when not for the purpose of changing the existing contour of the tooth and only with the following instruments used with appropriate polishing materials - slow-speed hand pieces, rubber cups, bristle brushes and porte polishers? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Removing excess cement from dental restorations and appliances with non-mechanical hand instruments only? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training * DA: Cementing temporary crowns and bridges with temporary cement? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Monitor the administration of the nitrous-oxide oxygen making adjustments only during this administration and turning it off at the completion of the dental procedure? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training * DA: Selecting and pre-sizing orthodontic bands, including the selection of the proper size band for a tooth to be banded which does not include or involve any adapting, contouring, trimming or otherwise modifying the band material such that it would constitute fitting the band? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Selecting and pre-sizing archwires prescribed by the patient's dentist so long as the dentist makes all final adjustments to bend, arch form determination, and symmetry prior to final placement? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Selecting prescribed extra-oral appliances by pre-selection or pre-measurement which does not include final fit adjustment? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Preparing a tooth surface by applying conditioning agents for orthodontic appliances by conditioning or placing of sealant materials which does not include placing brackets? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Using appropriate implements for preliminary charting of existing restorations and missing teeth and a visual assessment of existing oral conditions? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training* DA: Fabricating temporary crowns or bridges intra-orally which shall not include any adjustment of occlusion to the appliance or existing dentition? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Packing and removing retraction cord, so long as it does not contain vasoactive chemicals and is used solely for restorative dental procedures? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training* DA: Removing and recementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are not permanently attached to any appliance? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training* Dental Assistant: 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 a diagnosed case of post-operative osteitis? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Making impressions for study casts which are being made for the purpose of fabricating orthodontic retainers? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Taking of impressions for and delivery of at-home bleaching trays? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Taking impressions for passive appliance, occlusal guards, space maintainers and protective mouth guards? - Direct Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Making impressions for study casts which are not being made for the purpose of fabricating any intra-oral appliances, restorations or orthodontic appliances? - Indirect Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Making impressions to be used for creating opposing models or the fabrication of bleaching stents and surgical stents to be used for the purpose of providing palatal coverage as well as impressions used for fabrication of topical fluoride trays for home application? - Indirect Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Placing periodontal dressings? - Indirect Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Removing periodontal or surgical dressings? - Indirect Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Placing or removing rubber dams? - Indirect Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Placing or removing matrices? - Indirect Supervision/ Formal Training* DA: Applying cavity liners, varnishes or bases? - Indirect Supervision/ Formal Training* DA: Applying topical fluorides which are approved by the American Dental Association or the Food and Drug Administration, including the use of fluoride varnishes? - Indirect Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Positioning and exposing dental and carpal radiographic film and sensors? - Indirect Supervision/ Formal Training* DA: Applying sealants? - Indirect Supervision/ Formal Training* RDH can delegate sealants to DA DA: Placing or removing prescribed pre-treatment separators? - Indirect Supervision/ Formal Training* DA: Securing or unsecuring an archwire by attaching or removing the fastening device? - Indirect Supervision/ Formal Training DA: Removing sutures? - Indirect Supervision/ Formal Training* DA: Applying topical anesthetics and anti-inflammatory agents which are not applied by aerosol or jet spray? - Direct Supervision/ On-the-job Training DA: Changing of bleach pellets in the internal bleaching process of non-vital, endodontically treated teeth after the placement of a rubber dam. - Direct Supervision/ On-the-job Training (A dental assistant may not make initial access preparation.) DA: Retraction of lips, cheeks and tongue? - Indirect Supervision/ On-the-job Training* DA: Irrigation and evacuation of debris not to include endodontic irrigation? - Indirect Supervision/ On-the-job Training* DA: Placement and removal of cotton rolls? - Indirect Supervision/ On-the-job Training*