FLORIDA LAWS AND RULES
CORRECT QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
____ 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 - ANSWERDentistry
____ 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 - ANSWERDental Hygiene
How many terms do dental hygiene board members serve?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6 - ANSWER4 years
What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10 - ANSWER10 years
Who appoints the Board of Dentistry members?
a. Past President
b. Executive Director BOD
c. Governor of FLorida
d. President of the CDC - ANSWERC 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 - ANSWERC 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
d. Irreversible tasks - ANSWERB IRremediable 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.
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - ANSWERA Remediable tasks
Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - ANSWERB Irremediable
A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source, monitors and
removes in-office bleaching materials is performing a ___ task.
a. Irremediable
b. Remediable
c. Irreversible
d. Reversible - ANSWERB Remediable
The practicing dentist is out of the country and a patient comes into the office with an
emergency. Which remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
a. Cementing permanent and temporary crowns with temporary cement
b. Removing sutures
c. Recementing temporary crowns with temporary cement
d. Recementing permanent crowns with temporary cement - ANSWERC Recementing
temporary crowns with temporary cement
The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task?
a. Remediable
b. Irremediable
c. Reversible
d. Irreversible - ANSWERB Irremediable
Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws?
a. Dental Hygienist
b. Dental Assistant
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A or B - ANSWERC Both hygiene and assistant
,In a percentage, what is the highest amount that can be completed from pro bono work?
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25% - ANSWERD 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 - ANSWERD 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 - ANSWERD 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 - ANSWERB 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 - ANSWERB 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 - ANSWERD Board approved individual study
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 - ANSWERC 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 - ANSWERB. 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 - ANSWERB. 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 - ANSWERC. 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 - ANSWERTrue
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 -
ANSWERFalse
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 - ANSWERC. 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) - ANSWERD. 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 - ANSWERA. dentist's license number
If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in
anticonvulsants. True/False - ANSWERTrue
CORRECT QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
____ 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 - ANSWERDentistry
____ 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 - ANSWERDental Hygiene
How many terms do dental hygiene board members serve?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6 - ANSWER4 years
What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10 - ANSWER10 years
Who appoints the Board of Dentistry members?
a. Past President
b. Executive Director BOD
c. Governor of FLorida
d. President of the CDC - ANSWERC 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 - ANSWERC 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
d. Irreversible tasks - ANSWERB IRremediable 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.
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - ANSWERA Remediable tasks
Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - ANSWERB Irremediable
A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source, monitors and
removes in-office bleaching materials is performing a ___ task.
a. Irremediable
b. Remediable
c. Irreversible
d. Reversible - ANSWERB Remediable
The practicing dentist is out of the country and a patient comes into the office with an
emergency. Which remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
a. Cementing permanent and temporary crowns with temporary cement
b. Removing sutures
c. Recementing temporary crowns with temporary cement
d. Recementing permanent crowns with temporary cement - ANSWERC Recementing
temporary crowns with temporary cement
The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task?
a. Remediable
b. Irremediable
c. Reversible
d. Irreversible - ANSWERB Irremediable
Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws?
a. Dental Hygienist
b. Dental Assistant
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A or B - ANSWERC Both hygiene and assistant
,In a percentage, what is the highest amount that can be completed from pro bono work?
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25% - ANSWERD 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 - ANSWERD 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 - ANSWERD 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 - ANSWERB 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 - ANSWERB 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 - ANSWERD Board approved individual study
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 - ANSWERC 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 - ANSWERB. 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 - ANSWERB. 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 - ANSWERC. 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 - ANSWERTrue
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 -
ANSWERFalse
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 - ANSWERC. 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) - ANSWERD. 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 - ANSWERA. dentist's license number
If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in
anticonvulsants. True/False - ANSWERTrue
