Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental Hygiene Questions and Answers 2025

Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental
Hygiene Questions and Answers 2025
DirectAsupervisionAdefined:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RequiresAthatAaAlicensedAdentistAexamineAtheApatient,AdiagnoseAaAconditionAtoAbeAtreated,
AauthorizeAtheAprocedureAtoAbeAperformed,AbeAonAtheApremisesAwhileAtheAprocedureAisA

performed,AandAapproveAtheAworkAperformedApriorAtoAtheApatient'sAdepartureAfromAtheA
premises.
*Examine,ADiagnose,AAuthorize,AApprove*A
(OnApremises)
IndirectAsupervisionAdefined:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RequiresAthatAaAlicensedAdentistAexamineAtheApatient,AdiagnoseAaAconditionAtoAbeAtreated,
AauthorizeAtheAprocedureAtoAbeAperformed,AandAbeAonAtheApremisesAwhileAtheAprocedureAi

sAperformed.
*Examine,ADiagnose,AAuthorize*
(OnApremises)
GeneralAsupervisionAdefined:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RequiresAthatAaAlicensedAdentistAexamineAtheApatient,AdiagnoseAaAconditionAtoAbeAtreated,
AandAauthorizeAtheAprocedureAtoAbeAperformed.

*Examine,ADiagnose,AAuthorize*
(NotAonApremises)A(MustAseeApt.AwithinAaAmaximumAofA13Amonths).
AnyAauthorizationAforAremediableAtasksAtoAbeAperformedAunderA*generalAsupervision*AisAv
alidAforAaAmaximumAofA______(timeAframe);AafterAwhich,AnoAfurtherAtreatmentAunderAgener
alAsupervisionAcanAbeAperformedAwithoutAanotherAclinicalAexamAbyAaAFloridaAlicensedAden
tist.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-"13Amonths"
T/F?AAnyAtasksAdelegableAtoAdentalAassistantsAwillAbeAdelegableAtoAdentalAhygienistsAund
erAtheAsameAsupervisionAlevel,AunlessAotherwiseAstatedAinAtheArules.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True

RemediableATasks,AalsoAreferredAtoAasAExpandedAFunctionsAdefined:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AreAintra-

oralAtasksAwhichAdoAnotAcreateAunalterableAchangesAinAtheAoralAcavityAorAcontiguousAstruc
tures,AareAreversibleAandAdoAnotAexposeAaApatientAtoAincreasedArisks.ADAA&ADHAcanAbothA
beAdelegated.
T/F?ATheAuseAofAaAlaserAorAlaserAdeviceAofAanyAtypeAisANOTAaAremediableAtask/expandedA
function.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
RemovingAandAre-
cementingAproperlyAcontouredAandAfittingAlooseAbandsAthatAareAnotApermanentlyAattached
AtoAanyAappliance.A(ThisAisAthisAcalledAwhat?)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

EmergencyARemediableATask
SecuringAorAunsecuringAanAarchwireAbyAattachingAorAremovingAtheAfasteningAdevice.A(This
AisAcalledAwhat?)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EmergencyARemediableATask

InsertingAorAremovingAdressingsAfromAalveolarAsocketsAinApost-
operativeAosteitisAwhenAtheApatientAisA*uncomfortable*AdueAtoAtheAlossAofAaAdressingAfromA

,anAalveolarAsocketAinAdiagnosedAcasesAofApost-operativeAosteitis.A(ThisAisAcalledAwhat?)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EmergencyARemediableATask

PlacingAorAremovingAperiodontalAdressingsAwhenAtheApatientAisA*uncomfortable*AdueAtoAth
eAlossAofAaAperiodontalApackAduringAtheAprescribedAperiodAofAtreatment.A(ThisAisAcalledAwh
at?)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EmergencyARemediableATask
CementingAtemporaryAcrownsAorAbridgesAusingAtemporaryAcementAwhenAtheApatientAisA*u
ncomfortable*AdueAtoAtheAlossAofAaAtemporaryAcrownAorAbridge.A(ThisAisAthisAcalledAwhat?)A
-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EmergencyARemediableATask
PlacingAtemporaryAmedicinalArestorativeAmaterialAwhenAtheApatientAisAuncomfortableAdueA
toAtheAlossAofAaAtemporaryAmedicinalArestoration.A(ThisAisAcalledAwhat?)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EmergencyARemediableATask

FormalAtrainingArequiredAforAtheAperformanceAofAcertainAremediableAtasksAforAbothADAAan
dADH.AExpandedAdutyAcourseAorAprogramAwhichAmeetsAoneAofAtheAfollowingArequirements
:A
FacultyARequirementsAasAwellAincluded.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
*AccreditedAbyAtheAADAA&AapprovedAbyAtheABoard.
*CertificationAasAaAdentalAradiographerA(DA).
*CourseAorAprogramAcurriculumAreflectsAappropriateAdidacticAandAclinicalAtrainingAinAeachA
remediableAtask.
*DentistsAandAdentalAhygienistsAshallAhaveAaAminimumAofAoneAyearAexperienceAinAexpand
edAdutyAfunctionsAandAexpandedAdutyAdentalAassistantsAshallAhaveAaAminimumAofA5AyearsA
ofAhands-onAexperience.
*TheAstudent/teacherAratioAshallAnotAexceedAoneAinstructorAtoAtenAstudents.
*DocumentationAofAtheAtrainingAandAexperienceAofAfacultyAmembersAwhichAestablishesAth
eirAqualificationsAtoAteachAspecifiedAsubjectAareas.A
*AnyAcourseAofferedAshallAalsoAincludeAinstructionAregardingAsterilizationAandAdisinfectionA
proceduresAandAinstructionAinAtheAdentalApracticeAactAandAadministrativeAcodeAasAitArelate
sAtoAdentalAauxiliaries.
*EachAparticipantAwhoAsuccessfullyAcompletesAtheAcourseAorAprogramAisAissuedAaAcertific
ateAwhichAcontainsAtheAfollowingAinformation:AnameAofAcourseAorAprogramAsponsor;AtitleAof
Acourse;AdateAcourseAoffered;AnumberAofAhoursAof Ainstruction;Aparticipant'sAname;Asignatur

eAauthorizedAbyAtheAsponsorAwhichAattestsAtoAtheAcertificate'sAvalidity;AandAaAlistAofAallArem
ediableAtasksAinAwhichAtheAparticipantAhasAreceivedAformalAtraining.
*AnyAclinicalAcourseAinAwhichApatientsAareAtreatedAduringAinstructionAmustAbeAsupervisedA
byAaAlicensedAdentist.
*On-the-
jobAtrainingArequiredAforAtheAperformanceAofAcertainAremediableAtasksAconsistsAofAtrainingA
inAthoseAtasksAbyAaAlicensedAdentistAwhoAassumesAfullAresponsibilityAforAassuringAthatAtheA
dentalAhygienistAorAdentalAassistantAhasAcompletedAhands-
onAtrainingAinAorderAthatAhe/sheAisAcompetentAtoAperformAtheAtasks.
EachAparticipantAwhoAsuccessfullyAcompletesAtheAcourseAorAprogramAwhichAisArequiredAfo
rAtheAperformanceAofAcertainAremediableAtasksAisAissuedAaAcertificateAwhichAcontainsAtheAf
ollowingAinformation:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
*TheirAnameAofAcourseAorAprogramAsponsor
*TitleAofAcourse.
*DateAcourseAoffered.

, *NumberAofAhoursAofAinstruction.
*Participant'sAname.
*SignatureAauthorizedAbyAtheAsponsorAwhichAattestsAtoAtheAcertificate'sAvalidity.
*AAlistAofAallAremediableAtasksAinAwhichAtheAparticipantAhasAreceivedAformalAtraining.
FabricatingAtemporaryAcrownsAorAbridgesAintra-
orallyAwhichAshallAnotAincludeAanyAadjustmentAofAocclusionAtoAtheAapplianceAorAexistingAde
ntition.A*Supervision?(DH)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RemediableATaskA(DH)A(receivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).
SelectingAandApre-
sizingAorthodonticAbands,AincludingAtheAselectionAofAtheAproperAsizeAbandAforAaAtoothAtoAbe
AbandedAwhichAdoesAnotAincludeAorAinvolveAanyAadapting,Acontouring,AtrimmingAorAcement

ingAorAotherwiseAmodifyingAtheAbandAmaterialAsuchAthatAitAwouldAconstituteAfittingAtheAban
d.A*Supervision?(DH)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RemediableATaskA(DH)A(receivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).
SelectingAandApre-
sizingAarchwiresAprescribedAbyAtheApatient'sAdentistAsoAlongAasAtheAdentistAmakesAallAfinalA
adjustmentsAtoAbend,AarchAformAdetermination,AandAsymmetryApriorAtoAfinalAplacement.A*S
upervision?(DH)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RemediableATaskA(DH)A(receivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).
SelectingAprescribedAextra-oralAappliancesAbyApre-selectionAorApre-
measurementAwhichAdoesAnotAincludeAfinalAfitAadjustment.A*Supervision?(DH)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

RemediableATaskA(DH)A(receivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).
PreparingAaAtoothAsurfaceAbyAapplyingAconditioningAagentsAforAorthodonticAappliancesAbyA
conditioningAorAplacingAofAsealantAmaterialsAwhichAdoesAnotAincludeAplacingAbrackets.A*Su
pervision?(DH)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RemediableATaskA(DH)A(receivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).
PackingAandAremovingAretractionAcord,AsoAlongAasAitAdoesAnotAcontainAvasoactiveAchemic
alsAandAisAusedAsolelyAforArestorativeAdentalAprocedures.A*Supervision?(DH)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

RemediableATaskA(DH)A(receivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).
RemovingAandAre-
cementingAproperlyAcontouredAandAfittingAlooseAbandsAthatAareAnotApermanentlyAattached
AtoAanyAappliance.A*Supervision?(DH)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

RemediableATaskA(DH)A(receivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).
InsertingAorAremovingAdressingsAfromAalveolarAsocketsAinApost-
operativeAosteitisAwhenAtheApatientAisA*uncomfortable*AdueAtoAtheAlossAofAaAdressingAfromA
anAalveolarAsocketAinAdiagnosedAcasesAofApost-operativeAosteitis.A*Supervision?(DH)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

RemediableATaskA(DH)A(receivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).
ApplyAbleachingAsolution,AactivateAlightAsource,AmonitorAandAremoveAin-
officeAbleachingAmaterials.A*Supervision?(DH)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RemediableATaskA(DH)A(receivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).
PlacingAorAremovingArubberAdams.A*Supervision?(DH)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RemediableATasksA(DH)A(pre-
licensureAeducationAorAformalAtrainingA&AunderAINDIRECTAsupervision).