FLORIDA LAWS AND RULES BOARD
EXAM DENTAL HYGIENE WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Direct lsupervision ldefined: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Requires lthat la llicensed ldentist
lexamine lpatient, ldiagnose la lcondition lto lbe ltreated, lauthorize lprocedure lto lbe
lperformed, lbe lon lpremises lwhile lthe lprocedure lis lperformed, l& lapprove lwork
lperformed lprior lto lpatient's ldeparture lfrom lpremises.
Indirect lsupervision ldefined: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Requires lthat la llicensed ldentist
lexamine lpatient, ldiagnose la lcondition lto lbe ltreated, lauthorize lthe lprocedure lto lbe
lperformed, land lbe lon lpremises lwhile lthe lprocedure lis lperformed.
,General lsupervision ldefined: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Requires lthat la llicensed ldentist
lexamine lpatient, ldiagnose la lcondition lto lbe ltreated, l& lauthorize lprocedure lto lbe
lperformed, lbut lmust lsee lpt. lwithin la lmaximum lof l13 lmonths).
Any lauthorization lfor lremediable ltasks lto lbe lperformed lunder l*general lsupervision* lis
lvalid lfor la lmaximum lof l______(time lframe); lafter lwhich, lno lfurther ltreatment lunder
lgeneral lsupervision lcan lbe lperformed lwithout lanother lclinical lexam lby la lFlorida
llicensed ldentist. l- lcorrect lanswers l-"13 lmonths" lafter lwhich, lno lfurther ltreatment
lunder lgeneral lsupervision lcan lbe lperformed lwithout lanother lclinical lexam lby la
lFlorida llicensed ldentist.
T/F? lAny ltasks ldelegable lto ldental lassistants lwill lbe ldelegable lto ldental lhygienists
lunder lthe lsame lsupervision llevel, lunless lotherwise lstated lin lthe lrules. l- lcorrect
lanswers l-True
Remediable lTasks, lalso lreferred lto las lExpanded lFunctions ldefined: l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Are lintra-oral ltasks lwhich ldo lnot lcreate lunalterable lchanges lin lthe loral
lcavity lor lcontiguous lstructures, lare lreversible land ldo lnot lexpose la lpatient lto
lincreased lrisks. lDA l& lDH lcan lboth lbe ldelegated.
T/F? lThe luse lof la llaser lor llaser ldevice lof lany ltype lis lNOT la lremediable
ltask/expanded lfunction. l- lcorrect lanswers l-True; lits lirremediable ltask
Removing land lre-cementing lproperly lcontoured land lfitting lloose lbands lthat lare lnot
lpermanently lattached lto lany lappliance. l(This lis lthis lcalled lwhat?) l- lcorrect lanswers l-
Emergency lRemediable lTask
Securing lor lunsecuring lan larchwire lby lattaching lor lremoving lthe lfastening ldevice.
l(This lis lcalled lwhat?) l- lcorrect lanswers l-Emergency lRemediable lTask
Inserting lor lremoving ldressings lfrom lalveolar lsockets lin lpost-operative losteitis lwhen
lthe lpatient lis l*uncomfortable* ldue lto lthe lloss lof la ldressing lfrom lan lalveolar lsocket
lin ldiagnosed lcases lof lpost-operative losteitis. l(This lis lcalled lwhat?) l- lcorrect lanswers
l-Emergency lRemediable lTask
Placing lor lremoving lperiodontal ldressings lwhen lthe lpatient lis l*uncomfortable* ldue lto
lthe lloss lof la lperiodontal lpack lduring lthe lprescribed lperiod lof ltreatment. l(This lis
lcalled lwhat?) l- lcorrect lanswers l-Emergency lRemediable lTask
Cementing ltemporary lcrowns lor lbridges lusing ltemporary lcement lwhen lthe lpatient lis
l*uncomfortable* ldue lto lthe lloss lof la ltemporary lcrown lor lbridge. l(This lis lthis lcalled
lwhat?) l- lcorrect lanswers l-Emergency lRemediable lTask
Placing ltemporary lmedicinal lrestorative lmaterial lwhen lthe lpatient lis luncomfortable
ldue lto lthe lloss lof la ltemporary lmedicinal lrestoration. l(This lis lcalled lwhat?) l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Emergency lRemediable lTask
, Formal ltraining lrequired lfor lthe lperformance lof lcertain lremediable ltasks lfor lboth lDA
land lDH. lExpanded lduty lcourse lor lprogram lwhich lmeets lone lof lthe lfollowing
lrequirements: l
Faculty lRequirements las lwell lincluded. l- lcorrect lanswers l-*Accredited lby lthe lADA l&
lapproved lby lthe lBoard.
*Certification las la ldental lradiographer l(DA).
*Course lor lprogram lcurriculum lreflects lappropriate ldidactic land lclinical ltraining lin
leach lremediable ltask.
*Dentists land ldental lhygienists lshall lhave la lminimum lof lone lyear lexperience lin
lexpanded lduty lfunctions land lexpanded lduty ldental lassistants lshall lhave la lminimum
lof l5 lyears lof lhands-on lexperience.
*The lstudent/teacher lratio lshall lnot lexceed lone linstructor lto lten lstudents.
*Documentation lof lthe ltraining land lexperience lof lfaculty lmembers lwhich lestablishes
ltheir lqualifications lto lteach lspecified lsubject lareas. l
*Any lcourse loffered lshall lalso linclude linstruction lregarding lsterilization land
ldisinfection lprocedures land linstruction lin lthe ldental lpractice lact land ladministrative
lcode las lit lrelates lto ldental lauxiliaries.
*Each lparticipant lwho lsuccessfully lcompletes lthe lcourse lor lprogram lis lissued la
lcertificate lwhich lcontains lthe lfollowing linformation: lname lof lcourse lor lprogram
lsponsor; ltitle lof lcourse; ldate lcourse loffered; lnumber lof lhours lof linstruction;
lparticipant's lname; lsignature lauthorized lby lthe lsponsor lwhich lattests lto lthe
lcertificate's lvalidity; land la llist lof lall lremediable ltasks lin lwhich lthe lparticipant lhas
lreceived lformal ltraining.
*Any lclinical lcourse lin lwhich lpatients lare ltreated lduring linstruction lmust lbe
lsupervised lby la llicensed ldentist.
*On-the-job ltraining lrequired lfor lthe lperformance lof lcertain lremediable ltasks lconsists
lof ltraining lin lthose ltasks lby la llicensed ldentist lwho lassumes lfull lresponsibility lfor
lassuring lthat lthe ldental lhygienist lor ldental lassistant lhas lcompleted lhands-on
ltraining lin lorder lthat lhe/she lis lcompetent lto lperform lthe ltasks.
Each lparticipant lwho lsuccessfully lcompletes lthe lcourse lor lprogram lwhich lis lrequired
lfor lthe lperformance lof lcertain lremediable ltasks lis lissued la lcertificate lwhich lcontains
lthe lfollowing linformation: l- lcorrect lanswers l-*Their lname lof lcourse lor lprogram
lsponsor. lTitle lof lcourse. lDate lcourse loffered. l# lof lhours linstruction. lParticipant's
lname.Signature lauthorized lby lsponsor lwhich lattests lto lcertificate's lvalidity. lA llist lof
lall lremediable ltasks lin lwhich lparticipant lhas lreceived lformal ltraining.
Fabricating ltemporary lcrowns lor lbridges lintra-orally lwhich lshall lnot linclude lany
ladjustment lof locclusion lto lthe lappliance lor lexisting ldentition. l*Supervision?(DH) l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Remediable lTask ldent. lHygiene lreceived lformal ltraining l& lunder
lDIRECT lsupervision).
Selecting l& lpre-sizing lorthodontic lbands, lincluding lselection lof lproper lsize lband lfor la
ltooth lto lbe lbanded lwhich ldoes lnot linclude lor linvolve lany ladapting, lcontouring,
ltrimming lor lcementing lor lotherwise lmodifying lband lmaterial lsuch lthat lit lwould
EXAM DENTAL HYGIENE WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Direct lsupervision ldefined: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Requires lthat la llicensed ldentist
lexamine lpatient, ldiagnose la lcondition lto lbe ltreated, lauthorize lprocedure lto lbe
lperformed, lbe lon lpremises lwhile lthe lprocedure lis lperformed, l& lapprove lwork
lperformed lprior lto lpatient's ldeparture lfrom lpremises.
Indirect lsupervision ldefined: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Requires lthat la llicensed ldentist
lexamine lpatient, ldiagnose la lcondition lto lbe ltreated, lauthorize lthe lprocedure lto lbe
lperformed, land lbe lon lpremises lwhile lthe lprocedure lis lperformed.
,General lsupervision ldefined: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Requires lthat la llicensed ldentist
lexamine lpatient, ldiagnose la lcondition lto lbe ltreated, l& lauthorize lprocedure lto lbe
lperformed, lbut lmust lsee lpt. lwithin la lmaximum lof l13 lmonths).
Any lauthorization lfor lremediable ltasks lto lbe lperformed lunder l*general lsupervision* lis
lvalid lfor la lmaximum lof l______(time lframe); lafter lwhich, lno lfurther ltreatment lunder
lgeneral lsupervision lcan lbe lperformed lwithout lanother lclinical lexam lby la lFlorida
llicensed ldentist. l- lcorrect lanswers l-"13 lmonths" lafter lwhich, lno lfurther ltreatment
lunder lgeneral lsupervision lcan lbe lperformed lwithout lanother lclinical lexam lby la
lFlorida llicensed ldentist.
T/F? lAny ltasks ldelegable lto ldental lassistants lwill lbe ldelegable lto ldental lhygienists
lunder lthe lsame lsupervision llevel, lunless lotherwise lstated lin lthe lrules. l- lcorrect
lanswers l-True
Remediable lTasks, lalso lreferred lto las lExpanded lFunctions ldefined: l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Are lintra-oral ltasks lwhich ldo lnot lcreate lunalterable lchanges lin lthe loral
lcavity lor lcontiguous lstructures, lare lreversible land ldo lnot lexpose la lpatient lto
lincreased lrisks. lDA l& lDH lcan lboth lbe ldelegated.
T/F? lThe luse lof la llaser lor llaser ldevice lof lany ltype lis lNOT la lremediable
ltask/expanded lfunction. l- lcorrect lanswers l-True; lits lirremediable ltask
Removing land lre-cementing lproperly lcontoured land lfitting lloose lbands lthat lare lnot
lpermanently lattached lto lany lappliance. l(This lis lthis lcalled lwhat?) l- lcorrect lanswers l-
Emergency lRemediable lTask
Securing lor lunsecuring lan larchwire lby lattaching lor lremoving lthe lfastening ldevice.
l(This lis lcalled lwhat?) l- lcorrect lanswers l-Emergency lRemediable lTask
Inserting lor lremoving ldressings lfrom lalveolar lsockets lin lpost-operative losteitis lwhen
lthe lpatient lis l*uncomfortable* ldue lto lthe lloss lof la ldressing lfrom lan lalveolar lsocket
lin ldiagnosed lcases lof lpost-operative losteitis. l(This lis lcalled lwhat?) l- lcorrect lanswers
l-Emergency lRemediable lTask
Placing lor lremoving lperiodontal ldressings lwhen lthe lpatient lis l*uncomfortable* ldue lto
lthe lloss lof la lperiodontal lpack lduring lthe lprescribed lperiod lof ltreatment. l(This lis
lcalled lwhat?) l- lcorrect lanswers l-Emergency lRemediable lTask
Cementing ltemporary lcrowns lor lbridges lusing ltemporary lcement lwhen lthe lpatient lis
l*uncomfortable* ldue lto lthe lloss lof la ltemporary lcrown lor lbridge. l(This lis lthis lcalled
lwhat?) l- lcorrect lanswers l-Emergency lRemediable lTask
Placing ltemporary lmedicinal lrestorative lmaterial lwhen lthe lpatient lis luncomfortable
ldue lto lthe lloss lof la ltemporary lmedicinal lrestoration. l(This lis lcalled lwhat?) l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Emergency lRemediable lTask
, Formal ltraining lrequired lfor lthe lperformance lof lcertain lremediable ltasks lfor lboth lDA
land lDH. lExpanded lduty lcourse lor lprogram lwhich lmeets lone lof lthe lfollowing
lrequirements: l
Faculty lRequirements las lwell lincluded. l- lcorrect lanswers l-*Accredited lby lthe lADA l&
lapproved lby lthe lBoard.
*Certification las la ldental lradiographer l(DA).
*Course lor lprogram lcurriculum lreflects lappropriate ldidactic land lclinical ltraining lin
leach lremediable ltask.
*Dentists land ldental lhygienists lshall lhave la lminimum lof lone lyear lexperience lin
lexpanded lduty lfunctions land lexpanded lduty ldental lassistants lshall lhave la lminimum
lof l5 lyears lof lhands-on lexperience.
*The lstudent/teacher lratio lshall lnot lexceed lone linstructor lto lten lstudents.
*Documentation lof lthe ltraining land lexperience lof lfaculty lmembers lwhich lestablishes
ltheir lqualifications lto lteach lspecified lsubject lareas. l
*Any lcourse loffered lshall lalso linclude linstruction lregarding lsterilization land
ldisinfection lprocedures land linstruction lin lthe ldental lpractice lact land ladministrative
lcode las lit lrelates lto ldental lauxiliaries.
*Each lparticipant lwho lsuccessfully lcompletes lthe lcourse lor lprogram lis lissued la
lcertificate lwhich lcontains lthe lfollowing linformation: lname lof lcourse lor lprogram
lsponsor; ltitle lof lcourse; ldate lcourse loffered; lnumber lof lhours lof linstruction;
lparticipant's lname; lsignature lauthorized lby lthe lsponsor lwhich lattests lto lthe
lcertificate's lvalidity; land la llist lof lall lremediable ltasks lin lwhich lthe lparticipant lhas
lreceived lformal ltraining.
*Any lclinical lcourse lin lwhich lpatients lare ltreated lduring linstruction lmust lbe
lsupervised lby la llicensed ldentist.
*On-the-job ltraining lrequired lfor lthe lperformance lof lcertain lremediable ltasks lconsists
lof ltraining lin lthose ltasks lby la llicensed ldentist lwho lassumes lfull lresponsibility lfor
lassuring lthat lthe ldental lhygienist lor ldental lassistant lhas lcompleted lhands-on
ltraining lin lorder lthat lhe/she lis lcompetent lto lperform lthe ltasks.
Each lparticipant lwho lsuccessfully lcompletes lthe lcourse lor lprogram lwhich lis lrequired
lfor lthe lperformance lof lcertain lremediable ltasks lis lissued la lcertificate lwhich lcontains
lthe lfollowing linformation: l- lcorrect lanswers l-*Their lname lof lcourse lor lprogram
lsponsor. lTitle lof lcourse. lDate lcourse loffered. l# lof lhours linstruction. lParticipant's
lname.Signature lauthorized lby lsponsor lwhich lattests lto lcertificate's lvalidity. lA llist lof
lall lremediable ltasks lin lwhich lparticipant lhas lreceived lformal ltraining.
Fabricating ltemporary lcrowns lor lbridges lintra-orally lwhich lshall lnot linclude lany
ladjustment lof locclusion lto lthe lappliance lor lexisting ldentition. l*Supervision?(DH) l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Remediable lTask ldent. lHygiene lreceived lformal ltraining l& lunder
lDIRECT lsupervision).
Selecting l& lpre-sizing lorthodontic lbands, lincluding lselection lof lproper lsize lband lfor la
ltooth lto lbe lbanded lwhich ldoes lnot linclude lor linvolve lany ladapting, lcontouring,
ltrimming lor lcementing lor lotherwise lmodifying lband lmaterial lsuch lthat lit lwould
