DENTAL HYGIENE FLORIDA LAWS AND
RULES EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
466.001- mLegislative mPurpose mand mIntent m(Purpose mof mthe mlaw) m- mcorrect
manswers m-Ensure mthat mevery mdentist mor mdental mhygienist mpracticing min mthis
mstate mmeets mminimum mrequirements mfor msafe mpractice mwithout mundue mclinical
minterference mby mpersons mnot mlicensed.
Dentistry m- mcorrect manswers m-_______ mis mthe mhealing mart mwhich mis mconcerned
mwith mthe mexam, mdiagnosis, mtreatment mplanning mand mcare mof mconditions mwithin
mthe mhuman moral mcavity mand madjacent mtissues mand mstructures.
,Dental mHygiene m- mcorrect manswers m-______ mis mthe mrendering mof meducational,
mpreventive mand mtherapeutic mdental mservices mand many mrelated mextra moral
mprocedure mrequired min mthe mperformance mof mservices.
Board mof mDentistry mmembers minclude: m- mcorrect manswers m-11 mmembers mtotal:
7 mdentists mactively mpracticing
2 mhygienists mactively mpracticing
2 mlay mpersons mnon mdental mrelated
How mmany myears mexperience mmust mdentists/hygienists mhave mon mBOD m-
mcorrect manswers m-At mleast m5 myears mclinical mpreceding mthe mappointment mon
mBOD.
Must mremain min mclinical mpractice mwhile mon mBOD
How mmany mterm myears mdo mdental mhygiene mboard mmembers mserve? m- mcorrect
manswers m-4
What mis mthe mmaximum mnumber mof myears ma mboard mmember mmay mserve? m-
mcorrect manswers m-10
Who mappoints mthe mBOD mmembers? m- mcorrect manswers m-Governor mof mFlorida
One mboard mmember mof mthe mboard mmust mbe mat mleast m____ myears mold. m-
mcorrect manswers m-60
466.024 mDelegation mof mDuties; mExpanded mfunctions m- mcorrect manswers m--
Dentists mmay mnot mdelegate mirremediable mtasks mexcept mas mprovided mby mlaw
-Remediable mtasks mmay mbe mdelegated mif mthey mpose mno mrisk
-May monly mdelegate mremediable mtasks mdefined mby mlaw mor mrule
-Dentists mdelegate mNON-dentists
Authorization mfor mirremediable mtasks munder mgeneral msupervision mis m- mcorrect
manswers m-13 mmonths
Who mdesignates mremediable mand mdelegable mtasks? m- mcorrect manswers m-BOD
Intraoral mtreatment mtasks mwhich mare mirreversible mand mcreate munalterable
mchanges mwithin mthe moral mcavity mor mstructures? m- mcorrect manswers m-
Irremediable m(anesthetic)
Intraoral mtreatment mtasks mwhich mare mreversible mand mdo mnot mcreate munalterable
mchanges mwithin mthe moral mcavity mor mstructures mand mdo mnot mcause man
, mincreased mrisk mto mthe mpatient? m- mcorrect manswers m-Remediable mtasks m(rubber
mdam, mmatrix mband, mpolish mamalgam)
Applying mtopical mwith mjet mspray mis mwhat mtype mof mtask? m- mcorrect manswers m-
Irremediable
A mDental mHygienist mwho mapplies mbleaching msolution, mactivates mlight msource,
mmonitors mand mremoves min-office mbleaching mmaterials mis mperforming ma m______
mtask. m- mcorrect manswers m-Remediable
The mpracticing mdentist mis mout mof mthe mcountry mand ma mpatient mcomes minto mthe
moffice mwith man memergency. mWhich mremediable mtask mis mthe mhygienist/assistant
mable mto mperform? m- mcorrect manswers m-Recementing mtemporary mcrown mwith
mtemporary mcement.
The muse mof mlaser mor ma mlaser mtype mdevice mis mconsidered mto mbe mwhat mtype
mof mtask? m- mcorrect manswers m-Irremediable
Who mmay mperform memergency mremediable mtasks munder mconditions mspecified min
mthe mlaws? m- mcorrect manswers m-both mDH mand mDA
Continuing mEducation m- mcorrect manswers m--A mhygienist mcan mbe mexcused mfrom
mCE mrequirements mdue mto mhardship.
-You mhave mthe moption mto mbe mplaced mon minactive mstatus mif myou mpay mthe
minactive mstatus mfee.
How mmany mCE mhours mare mrequired mfor mdental mhygienists? m- mcorrect manswers
m-24 mcredits mbiennially
How mmany mCE mhours mare mrequired mfor mdentists? m- mcorrect manswers m-30
mcredits mbiennially
How mmany mminutes mare mequivalent mto mone mhour mof mCE? m- mcorrect manswers
m-50 mMinutes
*One mhalf mhour mor mone mhour mof mCE mcredit mshall mbe mawarded mfor meach m25
mor m50 mminutes mof mactual mclassroom mor mclinical minstruction, mrespectively. mNo
mCE mcredit mshall mbe mawarded mfor mparticipation mof mless mthan m25 mminutes.
Extra mCE mcredits m- mcorrect manswers m--Up mto m11 mCE mHrs mfor mbeing mexpert
mwitness
-Up mto m3 mCE mHrs mfor meach msemester mteaching
-Up mto m4 mCE mHrs mfor mattending mBOD mdiscipline mmeeting
RULES EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
466.001- mLegislative mPurpose mand mIntent m(Purpose mof mthe mlaw) m- mcorrect
manswers m-Ensure mthat mevery mdentist mor mdental mhygienist mpracticing min mthis
mstate mmeets mminimum mrequirements mfor msafe mpractice mwithout mundue mclinical
minterference mby mpersons mnot mlicensed.
Dentistry m- mcorrect manswers m-_______ mis mthe mhealing mart mwhich mis mconcerned
mwith mthe mexam, mdiagnosis, mtreatment mplanning mand mcare mof mconditions mwithin
mthe mhuman moral mcavity mand madjacent mtissues mand mstructures.
,Dental mHygiene m- mcorrect manswers m-______ mis mthe mrendering mof meducational,
mpreventive mand mtherapeutic mdental mservices mand many mrelated mextra moral
mprocedure mrequired min mthe mperformance mof mservices.
Board mof mDentistry mmembers minclude: m- mcorrect manswers m-11 mmembers mtotal:
7 mdentists mactively mpracticing
2 mhygienists mactively mpracticing
2 mlay mpersons mnon mdental mrelated
How mmany myears mexperience mmust mdentists/hygienists mhave mon mBOD m-
mcorrect manswers m-At mleast m5 myears mclinical mpreceding mthe mappointment mon
mBOD.
Must mremain min mclinical mpractice mwhile mon mBOD
How mmany mterm myears mdo mdental mhygiene mboard mmembers mserve? m- mcorrect
manswers m-4
What mis mthe mmaximum mnumber mof myears ma mboard mmember mmay mserve? m-
mcorrect manswers m-10
Who mappoints mthe mBOD mmembers? m- mcorrect manswers m-Governor mof mFlorida
One mboard mmember mof mthe mboard mmust mbe mat mleast m____ myears mold. m-
mcorrect manswers m-60
466.024 mDelegation mof mDuties; mExpanded mfunctions m- mcorrect manswers m--
Dentists mmay mnot mdelegate mirremediable mtasks mexcept mas mprovided mby mlaw
-Remediable mtasks mmay mbe mdelegated mif mthey mpose mno mrisk
-May monly mdelegate mremediable mtasks mdefined mby mlaw mor mrule
-Dentists mdelegate mNON-dentists
Authorization mfor mirremediable mtasks munder mgeneral msupervision mis m- mcorrect
manswers m-13 mmonths
Who mdesignates mremediable mand mdelegable mtasks? m- mcorrect manswers m-BOD
Intraoral mtreatment mtasks mwhich mare mirreversible mand mcreate munalterable
mchanges mwithin mthe moral mcavity mor mstructures? m- mcorrect manswers m-
Irremediable m(anesthetic)
Intraoral mtreatment mtasks mwhich mare mreversible mand mdo mnot mcreate munalterable
mchanges mwithin mthe moral mcavity mor mstructures mand mdo mnot mcause man
, mincreased mrisk mto mthe mpatient? m- mcorrect manswers m-Remediable mtasks m(rubber
mdam, mmatrix mband, mpolish mamalgam)
Applying mtopical mwith mjet mspray mis mwhat mtype mof mtask? m- mcorrect manswers m-
Irremediable
A mDental mHygienist mwho mapplies mbleaching msolution, mactivates mlight msource,
mmonitors mand mremoves min-office mbleaching mmaterials mis mperforming ma m______
mtask. m- mcorrect manswers m-Remediable
The mpracticing mdentist mis mout mof mthe mcountry mand ma mpatient mcomes minto mthe
moffice mwith man memergency. mWhich mremediable mtask mis mthe mhygienist/assistant
mable mto mperform? m- mcorrect manswers m-Recementing mtemporary mcrown mwith
mtemporary mcement.
The muse mof mlaser mor ma mlaser mtype mdevice mis mconsidered mto mbe mwhat mtype
mof mtask? m- mcorrect manswers m-Irremediable
Who mmay mperform memergency mremediable mtasks munder mconditions mspecified min
mthe mlaws? m- mcorrect manswers m-both mDH mand mDA
Continuing mEducation m- mcorrect manswers m--A mhygienist mcan mbe mexcused mfrom
mCE mrequirements mdue mto mhardship.
-You mhave mthe moption mto mbe mplaced mon minactive mstatus mif myou mpay mthe
minactive mstatus mfee.
How mmany mCE mhours mare mrequired mfor mdental mhygienists? m- mcorrect manswers
m-24 mcredits mbiennially
How mmany mCE mhours mare mrequired mfor mdentists? m- mcorrect manswers m-30
mcredits mbiennially
How mmany mminutes mare mequivalent mto mone mhour mof mCE? m- mcorrect manswers
m-50 mMinutes
*One mhalf mhour mor mone mhour mof mCE mcredit mshall mbe mawarded mfor meach m25
mor m50 mminutes mof mactual mclassroom mor mclinical minstruction, mrespectively. mNo
mCE mcredit mshall mbe mawarded mfor mparticipation mof mless mthan m25 mminutes.
Extra mCE mcredits m- mcorrect manswers m--Up mto m11 mCE mHrs mfor mbeing mexpert
mwitness
-Up mto m3 mCE mHrs mfor meach msemester mteaching
-Up mto m4 mCE mHrs mfor mattending mBOD mdiscipline mmeeting
