Florida Dental Hygiene Laws & Rules Study
Guide Version 3
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, Florida Dental Hygiene Laws & Rules Study Guide Version 3
1. 466.001- Legislative Purpose and Intent (Purpose of the law)
Answer: Ensure that every dentist or dental hygienist practicing in this state meets minimum
requirementsfor safe practice without undue clinical interference by persons not licensed.
2. Dentistry
Answer: is the healing art which is concerned with the exam, diagnosis,
treatment planning and care of conditions within the human oral cavity andadjacent tissues
and structures.
3. Dental Hygiene
Answer: is the rendering of educational, preventive and therapeutic
dental services and any related extra oral procedure required in the performance of services.
4. Board of Dentistry members include:
Answer:
11 members total:
7 dentists actively practicing
2 hygienists actively practicing
2 lay persons non dental related
5. How many years experience must dentists/hygienists have on BOD
Answer: At least5 years clinical preceding the appointment on BOD.
Must remain in clinical practice while on BOD
6. How many term years do dental hygiene board members serve?
Answer: 4
7. What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve?
Answer: 10
8. Who appoints the BOD members?
Answer: Governor of Florida
9. One board member of the board must be at least years old.
Answer: 60
10. 466.024 Delegation of Duties; Expanded functions
Answer:
-Dentists may not dele-gate irremediable tasks except as provided by law
, -Remediable tasks may be delegated if they pose no risk
-May only delegate remediable tasks defined by law or rule
-Dentists delegate NON-dentists
11. Authorization for irremediable tasks under general supervision is
Answer: 13months
12. Who designates remediable and delegable tasks?
Answer: BOD
13. Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unalterablechanges within the
oral cavity or structures?
Answer: Irremediable (anesthetic)
14. Intraoral treatment tasks which are reversible and do not create unalterablechanges within
the oral cavity or structures and do not cause an increased risk to the patient?
Answer: Remediable tasks (rubber dam, matrix band, polish amalgam)
15. Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Answer: Irremediable
16. A Dental Hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source,monitors and
removes in-office bleaching materials is performing a task.
Answer: Remediable
17. The practicing dentist is out of the country and a patient comes into theoffice with an
emergency. Which remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
Answer: Recementing temporary crown with temporary cement.
18. The use of laser or a laser type device is considered to be what type oftask?
Answer: Irremediable
19. Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specifiedin the laws?
Answer: both DH and DA
20. Continuing Education
Answer:
-A hygienist can be excused from CE requirements dueto hardship.
-You have the option to be placed on inactive status if you pay the inactive statusfee.
Guide Version 3
By ExamNavigator
, Florida Dental Hygiene Laws & Rules Study Guide Version 3
1. 466.001- Legislative Purpose and Intent (Purpose of the law)
Answer: Ensure that every dentist or dental hygienist practicing in this state meets minimum
requirementsfor safe practice without undue clinical interference by persons not licensed.
2. Dentistry
Answer: is the healing art which is concerned with the exam, diagnosis,
treatment planning and care of conditions within the human oral cavity andadjacent tissues
and structures.
3. Dental Hygiene
Answer: is the rendering of educational, preventive and therapeutic
dental services and any related extra oral procedure required in the performance of services.
4. Board of Dentistry members include:
Answer:
11 members total:
7 dentists actively practicing
2 hygienists actively practicing
2 lay persons non dental related
5. How many years experience must dentists/hygienists have on BOD
Answer: At least5 years clinical preceding the appointment on BOD.
Must remain in clinical practice while on BOD
6. How many term years do dental hygiene board members serve?
Answer: 4
7. What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve?
Answer: 10
8. Who appoints the BOD members?
Answer: Governor of Florida
9. One board member of the board must be at least years old.
Answer: 60
10. 466.024 Delegation of Duties; Expanded functions
Answer:
-Dentists may not dele-gate irremediable tasks except as provided by law
, -Remediable tasks may be delegated if they pose no risk
-May only delegate remediable tasks defined by law or rule
-Dentists delegate NON-dentists
11. Authorization for irremediable tasks under general supervision is
Answer: 13months
12. Who designates remediable and delegable tasks?
Answer: BOD
13. Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unalterablechanges within the
oral cavity or structures?
Answer: Irremediable (anesthetic)
14. Intraoral treatment tasks which are reversible and do not create unalterablechanges within
the oral cavity or structures and do not cause an increased risk to the patient?
Answer: Remediable tasks (rubber dam, matrix band, polish amalgam)
15. Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Answer: Irremediable
16. A Dental Hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source,monitors and
removes in-office bleaching materials is performing a task.
Answer: Remediable
17. The practicing dentist is out of the country and a patient comes into theoffice with an
emergency. Which remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
Answer: Recementing temporary crown with temporary cement.
18. The use of laser or a laser type device is considered to be what type oftask?
Answer: Irremediable
19. Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specifiedin the laws?
Answer: both DH and DA
20. Continuing Education
Answer:
-A hygienist can be excused from CE requirements dueto hardship.
-You have the option to be placed on inactive status if you pay the inactive statusfee.
