FLORIDA DENTAL LAWS AND RULES
PRACTICE SOLUTION SHEET 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Polishing dental restorations of the teeth when not for the purpose of
changing the existing contour of the tooth and only with the following
instruments used with appropriate polishing materials- burnishers, slow-
speed hand pieces, rubber cups, and bristle brushes. Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Polishing clinical crowns when not for the purpose of changing the
existing contour of the tooth and only with the following instruments
used with appropriate polishing materials - slow speed hand pieces,
rubber cups, bristle brushes and porte polishers Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Removing excess cement from dental restorations and appliances with
non-mechanical hand instruments only Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Cementing temporary crowns and bridges with temporary cement
Answer: Direct
,⩥ DA- Formal Training
Monitor the administration of the nitrous-oxide oxygen making
adjustments only during this administration and turning it off at the
completion of the dental procedure Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Selecting and pre-sizing orthodontic bands, including the selection of the
proper size band for a tooth to be banded which does not include or
involve any adapting, contouring, trimming or otherwise modifying the
band material such that it would constitute fitting the band Answer:
Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Selecting and pre-sizing archwires prescribed by the patient's dentist so
long as the dentist makes all final adjustments to bend, arch form
determination, and symmetry prior to final placement. Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Selecting prescribed extra-oral appliances by pre-selection or pre-
measurement which does not include final fit adjusment Answer: Direct
⩥ DA-Formal Training
Preparing a tooth surface by applying conditioning agents for
orthodontic appliances by conditioning or placing of sealant materials
which does not include placing placing brackets Answer: Direct
, ⩥ DA- Formal Training
Using appropriate implements for preliminary charting of existing
restorations and missing teeth and a visual assessment of existing oral
conditions Answer: Direct
⩥ DA-Formal Training
Fabricating temporary crowns or bridges intra-orally which shall not
include any adjustment of occlusion to the appliance or existing
dentition Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Packing and removing retraction cord, so long as it does not contain
vasoactive chemicals and is used solely for restorative dental procedures
Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Removing and recementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands
that are not permanently attached to any appliance Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Inserting and removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-operative
osteitis when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a dressing
from an alveolar socket in a diagnosed case of post-operative osteitis
Answer: Direct
PRACTICE SOLUTION SHEET 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Polishing dental restorations of the teeth when not for the purpose of
changing the existing contour of the tooth and only with the following
instruments used with appropriate polishing materials- burnishers, slow-
speed hand pieces, rubber cups, and bristle brushes. Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Polishing clinical crowns when not for the purpose of changing the
existing contour of the tooth and only with the following instruments
used with appropriate polishing materials - slow speed hand pieces,
rubber cups, bristle brushes and porte polishers Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Removing excess cement from dental restorations and appliances with
non-mechanical hand instruments only Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Cementing temporary crowns and bridges with temporary cement
Answer: Direct
,⩥ DA- Formal Training
Monitor the administration of the nitrous-oxide oxygen making
adjustments only during this administration and turning it off at the
completion of the dental procedure Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Selecting and pre-sizing orthodontic bands, including the selection of the
proper size band for a tooth to be banded which does not include or
involve any adapting, contouring, trimming or otherwise modifying the
band material such that it would constitute fitting the band Answer:
Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Selecting and pre-sizing archwires prescribed by the patient's dentist so
long as the dentist makes all final adjustments to bend, arch form
determination, and symmetry prior to final placement. Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Selecting prescribed extra-oral appliances by pre-selection or pre-
measurement which does not include final fit adjusment Answer: Direct
⩥ DA-Formal Training
Preparing a tooth surface by applying conditioning agents for
orthodontic appliances by conditioning or placing of sealant materials
which does not include placing placing brackets Answer: Direct
, ⩥ DA- Formal Training
Using appropriate implements for preliminary charting of existing
restorations and missing teeth and a visual assessment of existing oral
conditions Answer: Direct
⩥ DA-Formal Training
Fabricating temporary crowns or bridges intra-orally which shall not
include any adjustment of occlusion to the appliance or existing
dentition Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Packing and removing retraction cord, so long as it does not contain
vasoactive chemicals and is used solely for restorative dental procedures
Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Removing and recementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands
that are not permanently attached to any appliance Answer: Direct
⩥ DA- Formal Training
Inserting and removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-operative
osteitis when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a dressing
from an alveolar socket in a diagnosed case of post-operative osteitis
Answer: Direct
