FLORIDA LAW AND ETHICS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
What does 466.001- legislative purpose and intent mean? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- Ensure that every dentist or dental hygienist practicing in this
state meets minimum requirements for safe practice without undue clinical
interference by persons not licensed
_________: the healing art which is concerned with the examination,
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 - CORRECT-ANSWERS- dentistry
__________: the rendering of educational preventive, and therapeutic dental
services and any related extra-oral procedures required in the performance
of services.
a) dentistry
b) dental hygiene
c) dental hygienist
d) dentist - CORRECT-ANSWERS- b) dental hygiene
How many board members are there? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 11 total
How many board members are licensed dentists actively practicing? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS- 7
,How many board members are licensed dental hygienists actively practicing?
- CORRECT-ANSWERS- 2
How many board members are lay persons who are not and have never been
dentists, dental hygienists, or related to the dental profession? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- 2
How many years of experience must the dentist or hygienist have if on the
board? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 5
T/F: a dentist/hygienist must remain primarily in clinical practice during all
periods of appointment to the board - CORRECT-ANSWERS- true
How many term years do dental hygiene board members serve?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 6 - CORRECT-ANSWERS- c) 4
What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10 - CORRECT-ANSWERS- d) 10
Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
a) past president
b) Executive Director BOD
, c) Governor of Florida
d) president of the CDC - CORRECT-ANSWERS- c) governor of Florida
One member of the board must be at least?
a) 30 yo
b) 40 yo
c) 60 yo
d) 70 yo - CORRECT-ANSWERS- c) 60 yo
dentists may not delegate _________ tasks except as provided by law -
CORRECT-ANSWERS- irremediable
remediable tasks may be delegated if __________ - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
they pose no risk
__________ shall designate remediable and delegable tasks - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- board of Dentistry
Dentists delegate to whom? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Non-dentists (DH and
DA)
Authorization for irremediable tasks under general supervision is valid for
________ months - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 13
any authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under general
supervision is valid for a maximum of 13 months; after which, no further
treatment under general supervision can be performed without another
clinical exam by a Florida-licensed dentist
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
What does 466.001- legislative purpose and intent mean? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- Ensure that every dentist or dental hygienist practicing in this
state meets minimum requirements for safe practice without undue clinical
interference by persons not licensed
_________: the healing art which is concerned with the examination,
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 - CORRECT-ANSWERS- dentistry
__________: the rendering of educational preventive, and therapeutic dental
services and any related extra-oral procedures required in the performance
of services.
a) dentistry
b) dental hygiene
c) dental hygienist
d) dentist - CORRECT-ANSWERS- b) dental hygiene
How many board members are there? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 11 total
How many board members are licensed dentists actively practicing? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS- 7
,How many board members are licensed dental hygienists actively practicing?
- CORRECT-ANSWERS- 2
How many board members are lay persons who are not and have never been
dentists, dental hygienists, or related to the dental profession? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- 2
How many years of experience must the dentist or hygienist have if on the
board? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 5
T/F: a dentist/hygienist must remain primarily in clinical practice during all
periods of appointment to the board - CORRECT-ANSWERS- true
How many term years do dental hygiene board members serve?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 6 - CORRECT-ANSWERS- c) 4
What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10 - CORRECT-ANSWERS- d) 10
Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
a) past president
b) Executive Director BOD
, c) Governor of Florida
d) president of the CDC - CORRECT-ANSWERS- c) governor of Florida
One member of the board must be at least?
a) 30 yo
b) 40 yo
c) 60 yo
d) 70 yo - CORRECT-ANSWERS- c) 60 yo
dentists may not delegate _________ tasks except as provided by law -
CORRECT-ANSWERS- irremediable
remediable tasks may be delegated if __________ - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
they pose no risk
__________ shall designate remediable and delegable tasks - CORRECT-
ANSWERS- board of Dentistry
Dentists delegate to whom? - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Non-dentists (DH and
DA)
Authorization for irremediable tasks under general supervision is valid for
________ months - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 13
any authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under general
supervision is valid for a maximum of 13 months; after which, no further
treatment under general supervision can be performed without another
clinical exam by a Florida-licensed dentist
