FLORIDA DENTAL LAWS AND RULES LATEST
EXAM REAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ 2024-2025
In a percentage, what is the highest amount that can be completed from pro bono work?
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25% - D 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 - D 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 - D 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 - B 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 - B 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 - D Board approved individual study
,A dental hygienist under the ___ supervision of a dentist may administer local
anesthesia, including intraoral block anesthesia, soft tissue infiltration anesthesia, or
both, to a non-sedated patient who is 15 years of age or older, if the meet criteria
outlined in the laws manual. a. General
b. Indirect
c. Direct
d. None of the above - D. NONE OF THe ABOVE
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 - C 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 - B. 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 - B. 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 - C. 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 - 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 -
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 - C. 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) - D. 2 years
What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride gel? a.
The dentists license number
b. The dental hygienists license number
c. The expiration date written on the script
d. The instructions for patient use - A. dentist's license number
If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in
anticonvulsants. True/False - True
Who grants sedation permits? a.
Department of Health
b. Board of Dentistry
c. NERB
d. ADA - B. Board of Dentistry
Any dentist practicing in FL must notify in writing by registered mail, postmarked within
___ hours of any mortality or other incident occurring in the outpatient facilities. a. 12
hours
b. 24 hours
c. 48 hours
d. 72 hours - C. 48 hours
A complete written report shall be filed within the Board of Dentistry within ___ days of
the mortality or other incident. a. 10 days
b. 14 days
c. 30 days
d. 90 days - C. 30 days
, ____ 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 - 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 - Dental Hygiene
How many terms do dental hygiene board members serve? a.
2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6 - 4 years
What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve? a.
4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10 - 10 years
Who appoints the Board of Dentistry members? a.
Past President
b. Executive Director BOD
c. Governor of FLorida
d. President of the CDC - C Gov 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 - C 60 years
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
EXAM REAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ 2024-2025
In a percentage, what is the highest amount that can be completed from pro bono work?
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25% - D 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 - D 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 - D 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 - B 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 - B 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 - D Board approved individual study
,A dental hygienist under the ___ supervision of a dentist may administer local
anesthesia, including intraoral block anesthesia, soft tissue infiltration anesthesia, or
both, to a non-sedated patient who is 15 years of age or older, if the meet criteria
outlined in the laws manual. a. General
b. Indirect
c. Direct
d. None of the above - D. NONE OF THe ABOVE
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 - C 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 - B. 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 - B. 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 - C. 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 - 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 -
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 - C. 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) - D. 2 years
What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride gel? a.
The dentists license number
b. The dental hygienists license number
c. The expiration date written on the script
d. The instructions for patient use - A. dentist's license number
If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in
anticonvulsants. True/False - True
Who grants sedation permits? a.
Department of Health
b. Board of Dentistry
c. NERB
d. ADA - B. Board of Dentistry
Any dentist practicing in FL must notify in writing by registered mail, postmarked within
___ hours of any mortality or other incident occurring in the outpatient facilities. a. 12
hours
b. 24 hours
c. 48 hours
d. 72 hours - C. 48 hours
A complete written report shall be filed within the Board of Dentistry within ___ days of
the mortality or other incident. a. 10 days
b. 14 days
c. 30 days
d. 90 days - C. 30 days
, ____ 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 - 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 - Dental Hygiene
How many terms do dental hygiene board members serve? a.
2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6 - 4 years
What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve? a.
4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10 - 10 years
Who appoints the Board of Dentistry members? a.
Past President
b. Executive Director BOD
c. Governor of FLorida
d. President of the CDC - C Gov 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 - C 60 years
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
