Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental Hygiene (2024/2025) Already Passed

Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental Hygiene (2024/2025) Already Passed Direct supervision defined: Requires that a licensed dentist examine patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize procedure to be performed, be on premises while the procedure is performed, & approve work performed prior to patient's departure from premises. Indirect supervision defined: Requires that a licensed dentist examine patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, and be on premises while the procedure is performed. General supervision defined: Requires that a licensed dentist examine patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, & authorize procedure to be performed, but 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. "13 months" after which, no further treatment under general supervision can be performed without another clinical exam by a Florida licensed dentist. 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. True Remediable Tasks, also referred to as Expanded Functions defined: 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. True; its irremediable task Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are not permanently attached to any appliance. (This is this called what?) Emergency Remediable Task Securing or unsecuring an archwire by attaching or removing the fastening device. (This is called what?) 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?) 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?) 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?) 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?) 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. *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. *On-the-job training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks consists of training in those tasks by a licensed dentist who assumes full responsibility for assuring that the dental hygienist or dental assistant has completed hands-on training in order that he/she is competent to perform the tasks. Each participant who successfully completes the course or program which is required for the performance of certain remediable tasks is issued a certificate which contains the following information: *Their name of course or program sponsor. Title of course. Date course offered. # of hours instruction. Participant's name.Signature authorized by sponsor which attests to certificate's validity. A list of all remediable tasks in which participant has received formal training. Fabricating temporary crowns or bridges intra-orally which shall not include any adjustment of occlusion to the appliance or existing dentition. *Supervision?(DH) Remediable Task dent. Hygiene received formal training & under DIRECT supervision). Selecting & pre-sizing orthodontic bands, including selection of proper size band for a tooth to be banded which does not include or involve any adapting, contouring, trimming or cementing or otherwise modifying band material such that it would constitute fitting the band. *Supervision?(DH) Remediable Task DH received formal training & under DIRECT supervision). 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. *Supervision?(DH) Remediable Task DH