FLORIDA LAWS AND RULES EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTIONS
◉ 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. Answer: C
◉ In a percentage, what is the highest amount that can be completed
from pro bono work?
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25%. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: B
◉ 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. Answer: B
,◉ 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
◉ 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. Answer: C
◉ 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. Answer: B
◉ 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. Answer: B
◉ 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. Answer: C
◉ 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. Answer: True
◉ 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. Answer: False
◉ Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions?
a. Writing a prescription for a patient who has a sinus problem
GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTIONS
◉ 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. Answer: C
◉ In a percentage, what is the highest amount that can be completed
from pro bono work?
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25%. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: B
◉ 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. Answer: B
,◉ 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
◉ 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. Answer: C
◉ 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. Answer: B
◉ 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. Answer: B
◉ 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. Answer: C
◉ 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. Answer: True
◉ 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. Answer: False
◉ Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions?
a. Writing a prescription for a patient who has a sinus problem
