FLORIDA LAWS & RULES (DENTAL
EXAM ADEX CDCA) QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS ALL PASSED
ALREADY GRADED 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 - correct answer
✔✔Dentistry
the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental services and any related
extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services - correct answer ✔✔Dental
Hygiene
Who appoints the board of dentistry members? - correct answer ✔✔Governor of Florida
Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered changes within the oral
cavity - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer
✔✔Remediable tasks
Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task? - correct answer ✔✔Irremediable
A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source, monitors and removes
in office bleaching materials is performing a ______ task - correct answer ✔✔Remediable
,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? - correct answer ✔✔Re-
cementing temp crowns with temp cement
The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task? - correct answer
✔✔Irremediable
Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws? - correct
answer ✔✔Dental hygienists & assistants
How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education? - correct answer ✔✔50
min
What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education? - correct answer
✔✔Chemotherapeutic agents
What is an appropriate educational activity or topic for continuing education? - correct answer
✔✔Board approved individual study
What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take? - correct answer ✔✔Pt stress
management
When are licensees excused from CE? - correct answer ✔✔1st biennium of licensure
Who of the following are required to take CE credits? - correct answer ✔✔Practicing hygienist
or dentist
, Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions? - correct answer ✔✔Writing
within the scope of dentistry
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 - correct answer ✔✔False
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 - correct answer ✔✔True
What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride gel? - correct
answer ✔✔Dental license #
If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in
anticonvulsants. T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
Who grants sedation permits? - correct answer ✔✔Board of Dentistry
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 - correct answer
✔✔NO
Nitrous oxide produces: - correct answer ✔✔Altered state of consciousness
With conscious sedation, it must not effect what? - correct answer ✔✔Pt's physical ability
What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous oxide anesthesia? -
correct answer ✔✔25%
EXAM ADEX CDCA) QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS ALL PASSED
ALREADY GRADED 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 - correct answer
✔✔Dentistry
the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental services and any related
extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services - correct answer ✔✔Dental
Hygiene
Who appoints the board of dentistry members? - correct answer ✔✔Governor of Florida
Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered changes within the oral
cavity - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer
✔✔Remediable tasks
Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task? - correct answer ✔✔Irremediable
A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source, monitors and removes
in office bleaching materials is performing a ______ task - correct answer ✔✔Remediable
,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? - correct answer ✔✔Re-
cementing temp crowns with temp cement
The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task? - correct answer
✔✔Irremediable
Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws? - correct
answer ✔✔Dental hygienists & assistants
How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education? - correct answer ✔✔50
min
What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education? - correct answer
✔✔Chemotherapeutic agents
What is an appropriate educational activity or topic for continuing education? - correct answer
✔✔Board approved individual study
What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take? - correct answer ✔✔Pt stress
management
When are licensees excused from CE? - correct answer ✔✔1st biennium of licensure
Who of the following are required to take CE credits? - correct answer ✔✔Practicing hygienist
or dentist
, Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions? - correct answer ✔✔Writing
within the scope of dentistry
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 - correct answer ✔✔False
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 - correct answer ✔✔True
What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride gel? - correct
answer ✔✔Dental license #
If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in
anticonvulsants. T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
Who grants sedation permits? - correct answer ✔✔Board of Dentistry
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 - correct answer
✔✔NO
Nitrous oxide produces: - correct answer ✔✔Altered state of consciousness
With conscious sedation, it must not effect what? - correct answer ✔✔Pt's physical ability
What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous oxide anesthesia? -
correct answer ✔✔25%
