Florida Laws & Rules 466.023 Dental hygienists Questions and Answers Rated A+

Florida Laws & Rules 466.023 Dental hygienists Questions and Answers Rated A+ Dental hygienists may perform their duties: -In the office of a licensed dentist; -In public health programs and institutions of the Department of Children and Families, Department of Health, and Department of Juvenile Justice under the general supervision of a licensed dentist; OR -Upon a patient of record of a dentist who has issued a prescription for the services of a dental hygienist, which prescription shall be valid for 2 years unless a shorter length of time is designated by the dentist, in: 1. Licensed public and private health facilities; 2. Other public institutions of the state and federal government; 3. Public and private educational institutions; 4. The home of a nonambulatory patient; and 5. Other places in accordance with the rules of the board. Dentist or physician must give clearance for: Anything below sulcus (ie. calculus removal, probing A dentist shall conduct a dental examination on a patient within 13 months after a dental hygienist removes the patient's calculus deposits, accretions, and stains from supra or subginval surfaces. No additional oral hygiene services may not be performed under this paragraph without a clinical examination by a dentist who is licensed under this chapter.This subsection does not authorize a dental hygienist to perform root planing or gingival curettage without supervision by a dentist. Brainpower Read More prophylaxis fluoride sealants charting vitals med hx general & direct access X-Rays general topical anesthesia general Root planing general place & remove perio dressings general remove sutures general local anesthesia Direct / 18+ Soft tissue curettage direct Study cast impressions indirect monitor nitrous indirect -dental hygiene diagnosis -treatment planning -dental hygiene assessment -prescriptive authority -placing sutures -administer nitrous not permitted