Florida Dental Laws and Rules
Questions And Answers 2023
____ the healing art which is concerned with the exam, diagnosis, treatment
planning, and care of conditions within the human oral cavity and adjacent tissues
and structures.
a. Dental Hygienist
b. Dentist
c. Dental Assistant
d. Dentistry - Answer D
____ the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental services and
any related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services.
a. Dentistry
b. Dental Hygiene
c. Dental Hygienist
d. Dentist - Answer B
How many terms do dental hygiene board members serve?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6 - Answer C
What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10 - Answer D
Who appoints the Board of Dentistry members?
a. Past President
b. Executive Director BOD
c. Governor of FLorida
d. President of the CDC - Answer C
One member of the board must be at least?
a. 30 years old
b. 40 years old
c. 60 years old
d. 70 years old - Answer C
Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered changes within
the oral cavity or structures.
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - Answer B
Intraoral treatment tasks which are reversible and do not create unalterable changes
within the oral cavity or structures and do not cause an increased risk to the patient.
,Florida Dental Laws and Rules
Questions And Answers 2023
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - Answer A
Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - Answer B
A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source, monitors
and removes in-office bleaching materials is performing a ___ task.
a. Irremediable
b. Remediable
c. Irreversible
d. Reversible - Answer B
The practicing dentist is out of the country and a patient comes into the office with an
emergency. Which remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
a. Cementing permanent and temporary crowns with temporary cement
b. Removing sutures
c. Recementing temporary crowns with temporary cement
d. Recementing permanent crowns with temporary cement - Answer C
The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task?
a. Remediable
b. Irremediable
c. Reversible
d. Irreversible - Answer B
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
,Florida Dental Laws and Rules
Questions And Answers 2023
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
, Florida Dental Laws and Rules
Questions And Answers 2023
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
b. Giving a friend a prescription for pain killers
c. Writing within the scope of dentistry
d. All of the above - Answer C
How long is a dental hygiene prescription good for?
a. 6 months
b. 12 months (1 year)
c. 18 months
d. 24 months (2 years) - Answer D
What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride gel?
a. The dentists license number
b. The dental hygienists license number
c. The expiration date written on the script
d. The instructions for patient use - Answer A
If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in
anticonvulsants. True/False - Answer True
Who grants sedation permits?
a. Department of Health
b. Board of Dentistry
c. NERB
d. ADA - Answer B
Any dentist practicing in FL must notify in writing by registered mail, postmarked
within ___ hours of any mortality or other incident occurring in the outpatient
facilities.
a. 12 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 48 hours
d. 72 hours - Answer C
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