FLORIDA LAWS AND RULES DENTAL
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Dental Hygiene - the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic
dental services and any related extra-oral procedure required in the performance
of services
Governor of Florida - Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks - Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create
unaltered changes within the oral cavity
Remediable tasks - Intraoral treatment tasks which are reversible and do not
create unalterable changes within the oral cavity or structures and do not cause
an increased risk to the patient
Irremediable - Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Remediable - A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light
source, monitors and removes in office bleaching materials is performing a
task
Re-cementing temp crowns with temp cement - The practicing dentist is out of
the country and a patient comes into the office with an emergency.
What is a remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
Irremediable - The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what
type of task?
,Dental hygienists & assistants - Who may perform emergency remediable tasks
under conditions specified in the laws?
50 min - How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
Chemotherapeutic agents - What is not an appropriate topic for continuing
education?
Board approved individual study - What is an appropriate educational activity or
topic for continuing education?
Pt stress management - What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would
take?
1st biennium of licensure - When are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist - Who of the following are required to take CE
credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry - Which of the following is legal of a dentist
writing prescriptions?
False - If 40 hours of CE are taken in 1 biennium, the remaining hours taken can
count toward renewal requirement for the next biennium. True/False
True - A dentist or hygienist takes a 10 hr HIV/AIDs course. The remaining 9 hours
could count for their remaining 24 or 30 hours required for licensure renewal.
True/False
Dental license # - What must be included in a prescription for a prescription
strength fluoride gel?
True - If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly
trained in anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry - Who grants sedation permits?
, NO - 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 or older, if they meet
criteria outlined in the laws manual
Altered state of consciousness - Nitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability - With conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25% - What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous
oxide anesthesia?
All of these: oxygen tank, EKG machine, bronchodilator, defibrillator,
thermometer, and BP cuff - What equipment should be present in the
ER/recovery rooms when using sedation?
False - Oral antibiotics are needed in the recovery room when performing
sedation in the dental office - T/F
Pt of Record - A patient who has received radiographs, an exam from dentist and
treatment plan is considered:
Dentist - Who owns the patient records or chart?
To another licensed Fl dentist - In the event that the dentist dies, where do all the
patient of record files go?
Disinfecting may leave open the possibility of infection - The major difference
between sterilization and disinfection is:
Radiation or wiping down with alcohol - What is not a sterilization process
Using regular exam gloves - When handling soiled instruments - what's not
appropriate?
Actual Exam Questions and Answers Latest
Versions 2025 Graded A+
Dental Hygiene - the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic
dental services and any related extra-oral procedure required in the performance
of services
Governor of Florida - Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks - Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create
unaltered changes within the oral cavity
Remediable tasks - Intraoral treatment tasks which are reversible and do not
create unalterable changes within the oral cavity or structures and do not cause
an increased risk to the patient
Irremediable - Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Remediable - A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light
source, monitors and removes in office bleaching materials is performing a
task
Re-cementing temp crowns with temp cement - The practicing dentist is out of
the country and a patient comes into the office with an emergency.
What is a remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
Irremediable - The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what
type of task?
,Dental hygienists & assistants - Who may perform emergency remediable tasks
under conditions specified in the laws?
50 min - How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
Chemotherapeutic agents - What is not an appropriate topic for continuing
education?
Board approved individual study - What is an appropriate educational activity or
topic for continuing education?
Pt stress management - What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would
take?
1st biennium of licensure - When are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist - Who of the following are required to take CE
credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry - Which of the following is legal of a dentist
writing prescriptions?
False - If 40 hours of CE are taken in 1 biennium, the remaining hours taken can
count toward renewal requirement for the next biennium. True/False
True - A dentist or hygienist takes a 10 hr HIV/AIDs course. The remaining 9 hours
could count for their remaining 24 or 30 hours required for licensure renewal.
True/False
Dental license # - What must be included in a prescription for a prescription
strength fluoride gel?
True - If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly
trained in anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry - Who grants sedation permits?
, NO - 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 or older, if they meet
criteria outlined in the laws manual
Altered state of consciousness - Nitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability - With conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25% - What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous
oxide anesthesia?
All of these: oxygen tank, EKG machine, bronchodilator, defibrillator,
thermometer, and BP cuff - What equipment should be present in the
ER/recovery rooms when using sedation?
False - Oral antibiotics are needed in the recovery room when performing
sedation in the dental office - T/F
Pt of Record - A patient who has received radiographs, an exam from dentist and
treatment plan is considered:
Dentist - Who owns the patient records or chart?
To another licensed Fl dentist - In the event that the dentist dies, where do all the
patient of record files go?
Disinfecting may leave open the possibility of infection - The major difference
between sterilization and disinfection is:
Radiation or wiping down with alcohol - What is not a sterilization process
Using regular exam gloves - When handling soiled instruments - what's not
appropriate?
