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Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental Hygiene
Direct supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, be on the premises while the procedure is performed, and approve the work performed prior...
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Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental Hygiene
Direct supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize
the procedure to be performed, be on the premises while the procedure is performed, and approve
the work performed prior to the patient's departure from the premises.
Examine, Diagnose, Authorize, Approve
(On premises)
Indirect supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize
the procedure to be performed, and be on the premises while the procedure is performed.
Examine, Diagnose, Authorize
(On premises)
General supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, and
authorize the procedure to be performed.
Examine, Diagnose, Authorize
(Not on premises) (Must see pt. within a maximum of 13 months).
Any authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under general supervision is valid for a
maximum of ______(time frame); after which, no further treatment under general supervision can be
performed without another clinical exam by a Florida licensed dentist.
"13 months"
T/F? Any tasks delegable to dental assistants will be delegable to dental hygienists under the same
supervision level, unless otherwise stated in the rules.
True
Remediable Tasks, also referred to as Expanded Functions defined:
Are intra-oral tasks which do not create unalterable changes in the oral cavity or contiguous
structures, are reversible and do not expose a patient to increased risks. DA & DH can both be
delegated.
T/F? The use of a laser or laser device of any type is NOT a remediable task/expanded function.
True
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are not permanently
attached to any appliance. (This is this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Securing or unsecuring an archwire by attaching or removing the fastening device. (This is called
what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
,Inserting or 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 diagnosed cases of post-
operative osteitis. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Placing or removing periodontal dressings when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a
periodontal pack during the prescribed period of treatment. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Cementing temporary crowns or bridges using temporary cement when the patient is uncomfortable
due to the loss of a temporary crown or bridge. (This is this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Placing temporary medicinal restorative material when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of
a temporary medicinal restoration. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Formal training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks for both DA and DH.
Expanded duty course or program which meets one of the following requirements:
Faculty Requirements as well included.
*Accredited by the ADA & approved by the Board.
*Certification as a dental radiographer (DA).
*Course or program curriculum reflects appropriate didactic and clinical training in each remediable
task.
*Dentists and dental hygienists shall have a minimum of one year experience in expanded duty
functions and expanded duty dental assistants shall have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on
experience.
*The student/teacher ratio shall not exceed one instructor to ten students.
*Documentation of the training and experience of faculty members which establishes their
qualifications to teach specified subject areas.
*Any course offered shall also include instruction regarding sterilization and disinfection procedures
and instruction in the dental practice act and administrative code as it relates to dental auxiliaries.
*Each participant who successfully completes the course or program is issued a certificate which
contains the following information: name of course or program sponsor; title of course; date course
offered; number of hours of instruction; participant's name; signature authorized by the sponsor
which attests to the certificate's validity; and a list of all remediable tasks in which the participant has
received formal training.
*Any clinical course in which patients are treated during instruction must be supervised by a licensed
dentist.
*On-the-job training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks consists of training in
those tasks by a licensed dentist who assumes full responsibility for assuring that the dental hygienist
or dental assistant has completed hands-on training in order that he/she is competent to perform the
tasks.
Each participant who successfully completes the course or program which is required for the
performance of certain remediable tasks is issued a certificate which contains the following
information:
*Their name of course or program sponsor
*Title of course.
*Date course offered.
*Number of hours of instruction.
*Participant's name.
, *Signature authorized by the sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity.
*A list of all remediable tasks in which the participant has received formal training.
Fabricating temporary crowns or bridges intra-orally which shall not include any adjustment of
occlusion to the appliance or existing dentition. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
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 cementing or
otherwise modifying the band material such that it would constitute fitting the band. *Supervision?
(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
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.
*Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Selecting prescribed extra-oral appliances by pre-selection or pre-measurement which does not
include final fit adjustment. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Preparing a tooth surface by applying conditioning agents for orthodontic appliances by conditioning
or placing of sealant materials which does not include placing brackets. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Packing and removing retraction cord, so long as it does not contain vasoactive chemicals and is used
solely for restorative dental procedures. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are not permanently
attached to any appliance. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Inserting or 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 diagnosed cases of post-
operative osteitis. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Apply bleaching solution, activate light source, monitor and remove in-office bleaching materials.
*Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Placing or removing rubber dams. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Tasks (DH) (pre-licensure education or formal training & under INDIRECT supervision).
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