FL LAWS RULES DH EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
You have the option to be placed on in active status if you pay the in active status fee.
How many continuing education hours are required for a dental hygienist? - ANSWER-24
credits biennially
How many continuing education hours are required for dentists? - ANSWER-30 credits
biennially
How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education? - ANSWER-50
minutes.
Note, 1/2 hour or one hour of continuing education credit shall be awarded for each 25 or 50
minutes of actual classroom or clinical instruction, respectively. No continuing education credit
shall be awarded for participation of less than 25 minutes
Which is not an appropriate topic for continuing education?
A) domestic violence
B) chemotherapeutic agents
C) stress management for the patient
D) scaling and root planing techniques - ANSWER-B) chemotherapeutic agents
Which of the following is an example of a CE that a dental hygienist would take?
A) Practice management
B) organization or design of the office
C) patient stress management
D) personnel management - ANSWER-C) patient stress management
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 - ANSWER-D) board approved individual study
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 six months following renewal date - ANSWER-B) In the first biennium
of licensure
Dental hygienist or exempt during the biennium in which they receive initial licensure-enrolled
full-time in an academic program directly related to dentistry or dental hygiene, or serving as
,full-time faculty members at a dental, hygiene school or dental assisting school accredited by
the American dental Association's commission on dental accreditation
Do use of a laser or a laser type device is considered to be what type of task? - ANSWER-
Irremediable
Who may perform emergency remediable task under conditions specified in the laws? -
ANSWER-A dental hygienist and a dental assistant
Continuing education requirements for dentist and hygienists - ANSWER-CPR at basic
support level each biennium
At least two hours of CE on medical errors prevention
Two hours of CE on domestic violence required every third biennium
Board approved CE course on HIV and AIDS by first renewal
Continuing education subject areas - ANSWER-Basic medical and scientific subjects such as,
biology, microbiology, anatomy, dental anatomy, micro anatomy, pathology, physiology,
chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, neurology, pharmacology, anesthesia, analgesia,
diet and nutrition as it relates to the oral cavity.
Clinical and technical subjects, techniques in general dentistry or recognize specialties, dental
materials and equipment, diagnosis and treatment planning, asepsis and sterilization
technique and radiology.
Patient health and safety, public health problems, communicable diseases, ER care. CPR,
advanced life support, anesthesia, patient stress management and risk management.
What are some other non-traditional ways to earn continuing education credits? - ANSWER-
Up to 11 CE hours for being an expert witness in the review of a disciplinary case
Up to three CE hours for each semester of teaching a course at any ADA accredited
school(dental, dental hygiene or assisting)
Up to four CE hours for attending a board meeting where disciplinary cases are heard
For doing pro bono work, what is the maximum number of hours of CE you can receive credit
for? - ANSWER-You get one CE credit for every one hour of pro bono work.
The maximum number of CE credits you can receive for doing pro bono work is seven hours
every biennium
This can also be asked as a percentage question. If 24 hours of continuing education per
biennium is required, then approximately 30% of continuing education credits could come from
pro bono work.
, In percentage, what is the highest amount that can be completed from pro bono work? -
ANSWER-25%. The closest answer is 25%. The question does not state if it is for hygienist or
dentist so be sure to choose the percentage of 25% to 30%
.excused from CE - ANSWER-A hygienist can be excused from CE requirements due to a
hardship.
How long should you keep receipts, vouchers or certificates as necessary document
completion of a CE course?
A) Two years
B) four years
C) eight years
D) 10 years - ANSWER-B) four years
Note, don't submit proof of continuing education credits unless you are audited
Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
A) dentist who is enrolled in a full-time post graduate specialty training
B) dentist who is servicing as a full-time faculty member at a dental, dental hygiene or
assisting school
C) practicing hygienist or dentist
D) all of the above - ANSWER-C) practicing hygienist or dentist
Note, if you are a dentist or hygienist who is teaching in an accredited program or if you are a
student who is in rolled in an accredited program you are exempt from continuing education
requirements
A dentist or dental hygienist takes a 10 hour course on HIV/AIDS. The remaining nine hours
could count toward their 24 or 30 hours required for licensure renewal. True or false? -
ANSWER-True
Get 40 hours of continuing education are taking in one biennium, the remaining hours taken
can count towards the renewal requirement for the next biennium. True or false? - ANSWER-
False
Ours cannot be transferred from one biennium to another.
Prescriptions - ANSWER-Dentist can prescribe drugs and administer anesthesia and sedation
subject to limitations (scope of training)
The board will define rules on training, certification, limits of use, and mechanism to assure
compliance.
Dentist must have CPR training every few years and resuscitative equipment in good working
order.
Can a dental hygienist prescribed fluoride or Chlorhexidine to a patient of record? - ANSWER-
No. Hygienist can only recommend fluoride and chlorhexidine, not prescribe it.
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
You have the option to be placed on in active status if you pay the in active status fee.
How many continuing education hours are required for a dental hygienist? - ANSWER-24
credits biennially
How many continuing education hours are required for dentists? - ANSWER-30 credits
biennially
How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education? - ANSWER-50
minutes.
Note, 1/2 hour or one hour of continuing education credit shall be awarded for each 25 or 50
minutes of actual classroom or clinical instruction, respectively. No continuing education credit
shall be awarded for participation of less than 25 minutes
Which is not an appropriate topic for continuing education?
A) domestic violence
B) chemotherapeutic agents
C) stress management for the patient
D) scaling and root planing techniques - ANSWER-B) chemotherapeutic agents
Which of the following is an example of a CE that a dental hygienist would take?
A) Practice management
B) organization or design of the office
C) patient stress management
D) personnel management - ANSWER-C) patient stress management
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 - ANSWER-D) board approved individual study
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 six months following renewal date - ANSWER-B) In the first biennium
of licensure
Dental hygienist or exempt during the biennium in which they receive initial licensure-enrolled
full-time in an academic program directly related to dentistry or dental hygiene, or serving as
,full-time faculty members at a dental, hygiene school or dental assisting school accredited by
the American dental Association's commission on dental accreditation
Do use of a laser or a laser type device is considered to be what type of task? - ANSWER-
Irremediable
Who may perform emergency remediable task under conditions specified in the laws? -
ANSWER-A dental hygienist and a dental assistant
Continuing education requirements for dentist and hygienists - ANSWER-CPR at basic
support level each biennium
At least two hours of CE on medical errors prevention
Two hours of CE on domestic violence required every third biennium
Board approved CE course on HIV and AIDS by first renewal
Continuing education subject areas - ANSWER-Basic medical and scientific subjects such as,
biology, microbiology, anatomy, dental anatomy, micro anatomy, pathology, physiology,
chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, neurology, pharmacology, anesthesia, analgesia,
diet and nutrition as it relates to the oral cavity.
Clinical and technical subjects, techniques in general dentistry or recognize specialties, dental
materials and equipment, diagnosis and treatment planning, asepsis and sterilization
technique and radiology.
Patient health and safety, public health problems, communicable diseases, ER care. CPR,
advanced life support, anesthesia, patient stress management and risk management.
What are some other non-traditional ways to earn continuing education credits? - ANSWER-
Up to 11 CE hours for being an expert witness in the review of a disciplinary case
Up to three CE hours for each semester of teaching a course at any ADA accredited
school(dental, dental hygiene or assisting)
Up to four CE hours for attending a board meeting where disciplinary cases are heard
For doing pro bono work, what is the maximum number of hours of CE you can receive credit
for? - ANSWER-You get one CE credit for every one hour of pro bono work.
The maximum number of CE credits you can receive for doing pro bono work is seven hours
every biennium
This can also be asked as a percentage question. If 24 hours of continuing education per
biennium is required, then approximately 30% of continuing education credits could come from
pro bono work.
, In percentage, what is the highest amount that can be completed from pro bono work? -
ANSWER-25%. The closest answer is 25%. The question does not state if it is for hygienist or
dentist so be sure to choose the percentage of 25% to 30%
.excused from CE - ANSWER-A hygienist can be excused from CE requirements due to a
hardship.
How long should you keep receipts, vouchers or certificates as necessary document
completion of a CE course?
A) Two years
B) four years
C) eight years
D) 10 years - ANSWER-B) four years
Note, don't submit proof of continuing education credits unless you are audited
Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
A) dentist who is enrolled in a full-time post graduate specialty training
B) dentist who is servicing as a full-time faculty member at a dental, dental hygiene or
assisting school
C) practicing hygienist or dentist
D) all of the above - ANSWER-C) practicing hygienist or dentist
Note, if you are a dentist or hygienist who is teaching in an accredited program or if you are a
student who is in rolled in an accredited program you are exempt from continuing education
requirements
A dentist or dental hygienist takes a 10 hour course on HIV/AIDS. The remaining nine hours
could count toward their 24 or 30 hours required for licensure renewal. True or false? -
ANSWER-True
Get 40 hours of continuing education are taking in one biennium, the remaining hours taken
can count towards the renewal requirement for the next biennium. True or false? - ANSWER-
False
Ours cannot be transferred from one biennium to another.
Prescriptions - ANSWER-Dentist can prescribe drugs and administer anesthesia and sedation
subject to limitations (scope of training)
The board will define rules on training, certification, limits of use, and mechanism to assure
compliance.
Dentist must have CPR training every few years and resuscitative equipment in good working
order.
Can a dental hygienist prescribed fluoride or Chlorhexidine to a patient of record? - ANSWER-
No. Hygienist can only recommend fluoride and chlorhexidine, not prescribe it.
