Dental Hygiene Florida Laws and Rules Questions and Answers 2025

Dental Hygiene Florida Laws and Rules
Questions and Answers 2025
466.001-ALegislativeAPurposeAandAIntentA(PurposeAofAtheAlaw)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
EnsureAthatAeveryAdentistAorAdentalAhygienistApracticingAinAthisAstateAmeetsAminimumArequ
irementsAforAsafeApracticeAwithoutAundueAclinicalAinterferenceAbyApersonsAnotAlicensed.
DentistryA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
_______AisAtheAhealingAartAwhichAisAconcernedAwithAtheAexam,Adiagnosis,AtreatmentAplan
ningAandAcareAofAconditionsAwithinAtheAhumanAoralAcavityAandAadjacentAtissuesAandAstruct
ures.
DentalAHygieneA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
______AisAtheArenderingAofAeducational,ApreventiveAandAtherapeuticAdentalAservicesAandA
anyArelatedAextraAoralAprocedureArequiredAinAtheAperformanceAofAservices.
BoardAofADentistryAmembersAinclude:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-11AmembersAtotal:
7AdentistsAactivelyApracticing
2AhygienistsAactivelyApracticing
2AlayApersonsAnonAdentalArelated
HowAmanyAyearsAexperienceAmustAdentists/hygienistsAhaveAonABODA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AtAleastA5AyearsAclinicalAprecedingAtheAappointmentAonABOD.

MustAremainAinAclinicalApracticeAwhileAonABOD
HowAmanyAtermAyearsAdoAdentalAhygieneAboardAmembersAserve?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-4

WhatAisAtheAmaximumAnumberAofAyearsAaAboardAmemberAmayAserve?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-10

WhoAappointsAtheABODAmembers?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-GovernorAofAFlorida
OneAboardAmemberAofAtheAboardAmustAbeAatAleastA____AyearsAold.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-60

466.024ADelegationAofADuties;AExpandedAfunctionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
DentistsAmayAnotAdelegateAirremediableAtasksAexceptAasAprovidedAbyAlaw

-RemediableAtasksAmayAbeAdelegatedAifAtheyAposeAnoArisk

-MayAonlyAdelegateAremediableAtasksAdefinedAbyAlawAorArule

-DentistsAdelegateANON-dentists
AuthorizationAforAirremediableAtasksAunderAgeneralAsupervisionAisA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-13Amonths

WhoAdesignatesAremediableAandAdelegableAtasks?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-BOD
IntraoralAtreatmentAtasksAwhichAareAirreversibleAandAcreateAunalterableAchangesAwithinAth
eAoralAcavityAorAstructures?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-IrremediableA(anesthetic)
IntraoralAtreatmentAtasksAwhichAareAreversibleAandAdoAnotAcreateAunalterableAchangesAwit
hinAtheAoralAcavityAorAstructuresAandAdoAnotAcauseAanAincreasedAriskAtoAtheApatient?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-RemediableAtasksA(rubberAdam,AmatrixAband,ApolishAamalgam)

,ApplyingAtopicalAwithAjetAsprayAisAwhatAtypeAofAtask?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Irremediable
AADentalAHygienistAwhoAappliesAbleachingAsolution,AactivatesAlightAsource,AmonitorsAandAr
emovesAin-officeAbleachingAmaterialsAisAperformingAaA______Atask.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Remediable

TheApracticingAdentistAisAoutAofAtheAcountryAandAaApatientAcomesAintoAtheAofficeAwithAanAe
mergency.AWhichAremediableAtaskAisAtheAhygienist/assistantAableAtoAperform?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-RecementingAtemporaryAcrownAwithAtemporaryAcement.

TheAuseAofAlaserAorAaAlaserAtypeAdeviceAisAconsideredAtoAbeAwhatAtypeAofAtask?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Irremediable

WhoAmayAperformAemergencyAremediableAtasksAunderAconditionsAspecifiedAinAtheAlaws?A
-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-bothADHAandADA
ContinuingAEducationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
AAhygienistAcanAbeAexcusedAfromACEArequirementsAdueAtoAhardship.

-YouAhaveAtheAoptionAtoAbeAplacedAonAinactiveAstatusAifAyouApayAtheAinactiveAstatusAfee.
HowAmanyACEAhoursAareArequiredAforAdentalAhygienists?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
24AcreditsAbiennially
HowAmanyACEAhoursAareArequiredAforAdentists?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
30AcreditsAbiennially
HowAmanyAminutesAareAequivalentAtoAoneAhourAofACE?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
50AMinutes

*OneAhalfAhourAorAoneAhourAofACEAcreditAshallAbeAawardedAforAeachA25AorA50AminutesAofAa
ctualAclassroomAorAclinicalAinstruction,Arespectively.ANoACEAcreditAshallAbeAawardedAforApa
rticipationAofAlessAthanA25Aminutes.
ExtraACEAcreditsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--UpAtoA11ACEAHrsAforAbeingAexpertAwitness

-UpAtoA3ACEAHrsAforAeachAsemesterAteaching

-UpAtoA4ACEAHrsAforAattendingABODAdisciplineAmeeting
ProABonoACEACreditA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1ACEAforAeveryA1AHrAofAProABonoAWork.AMaxA7HrsABiennium
InAaApercentage,AwhatAisAtheAhighestAamountAthatAcanAbeAcompletedAfromAprobonoAwork?A
-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-25%
WhatAisAnotAanAappropriateAtopicAforACEA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ChemotherapeuticAAgents
WhichAisAanAappropriateAeducationalAactivityAorAtopicAforACE?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BoardAapprovedAindividualAstudy
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAexampleAofAaACEAaAdentalAhygienistAwouldAtake?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PatientAStressAManagement

WhenAareAlicenseesAexcusedAfromACE?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
InAtheA1stAbienniumAofAlicensure
HowAlongAshouldAyouAkeepAreceipts,AvouchersAorAcertificatesAasAnecessaryAdocumentAco
mpletionAofACEAcourses?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-4Ayears

, WhoAofAtheAfollowingAareArequiredAtoAtakeACEAcredits?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
PracticingAhygienistAandAdentist
AADDSAorADHAtakesAaA10Ahr.AcourseAonAHIV/AIDS.ATheAremainingA9Ahrs.AcouldAcountAtow
ardAtheirA24/A30Ahrs.ArequiredAforAlicenseArenewalA?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
IfA40AhrsAofACEAareAtakenAinA1Abiennium,AtheAremainingAhoursAtakenAcanAcountAtowardsAth
eArenewalArequirementAforAtheAnextAbiennium?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-False
PrescriptionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
DentistsAcanAprescribeAdrugsAandAadministerAanesthesiaAandAsedationAsubjectAtoAlimitatio
nsA(scopeAofAtraining)

-
TheAboardAwillAdefineArulesAonAtrainingAcertification,AlimitsAofAuse,AandAmechanismAtoAassu
reAcompliance

-
ADentistAMUSTAhaveACPRAtrainingAeveryA2AyearsAandAresuscitationAequipmentAinAgoodAw

orkingAorder.
CanAaAdentalAhygienistAprescribeAfluorideAorAchlorhexidineAtoAaAptAofArecord?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA--

HygienistsAcanAonlyArecommendAflAandAchlorhexidine,AnotAprescribeAit.

-
SomeAptsAwillAnotAbuyAchlorhexidineAorAflAatAaAdentalAofficeA(typicallyAdueAtoAcost).ATheAde
ntistAmayAwriteAaAprescriptionAforAtheApharmacyAtoAdispenseAitAforAtheApt.
WhatAneedsAtoAbeAincludedAonAanARx?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
PatientAnameAandAaddress
DDSAname,Aaddress,AandAlicense#

-Name,AbusinessAaddress,Alicense#AofADH

-StatementAofAspecificAservicesAauthorized

-StatementAofAfrequency

-ORIGINALARxAisAgivenAtoAPatient.ACopyAgoesAinAtheirAchart
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAlegalAofAaADDSAwritingARx?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WritingAwithinAtheAscopeAofAdentistry
HowAlongAisAaADentalAHygieneARxAgoodAfor?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
2AyearsA(24Amonths)
WhatAmustAbeAincludedAonAaARxAforAaAprescriptionAstrengthAfluorideAgel?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DDSAlicenseAnumber

AnalgesiaA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AbsenceAofApainAwithoutAlossAofAconsciousness
AnesthesiaA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAlossAofAfeelingAorAsensation,AespeciallyAlossAofAtheAsensationAofApain.