FL Laws and Rules Exam 2026 with precise detailed
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answers
Person LICENSED to practice dentistry pursuant to Chapter 466 - ✔✔Dentist
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the healing art which is concerned with the examination, diagnosis, treatment ,planning, and care
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of conditions within the human oral cavity and its adjacent tissues and structures. It includes
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theperformance or attempted performance of dental operations, or oral or oral-maxillofacial || || || || || || || || || || ||
surgery and any related procedures. - ✔✔Dentistry
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the rendering of educational, preventive, and therapeutic dental services and any related extra-oral
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procedure required in the performance of such services. - ✔✔Dental Hygiene
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a person LICENSED to practice dental hygiene pursuant to Chapter 466 - ✔✔Dental Hygienist
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Department - ✔✔the Department of Health || || || || ||
K - ✔✔ || ||
Direct supervision - ✔✔DMD evaluates the patient, diagnoses the condition, authorizes the
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procedure, remains on premises, approves work prior to departure of patient.
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AUTHORIZE, PRESENT, CHECK || ||
supervision whereby a dentist diagnoses the condition to be treated, a dentist authorizes
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theprocedure to be performed, a dentist remains on the premises while the procedures are
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performed, and a dentist approves the work performed before dismissal of the patient.
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Indirect supervision - ✔✔DMD evaluates the patient, diagnoses the condition, authorizes the
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procedure, remains on premises || || ||
AUTHORIZE, PRESENT ||
,supervision whereby a dentist authorizes the procedure and a dentist is on the premises while the
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procedures are performed. || ||
General Supervision - ✔✔AUTHORIZE || || ||
a dentist authorizes the procedures which are being carried out but need not be present when the
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authorized procedures are being performed. || || || ||
Irremediable tasks definition and who can perform - ✔✔- only performed by dentist || || || || || || || || || || || ||
-intraoral treatment tasks which, when performed, are irreversible and create unalterable changes
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within the oral cavity or the contiguous structures or which cause an increased risk to the patient.
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ie: anesthetics other than topical anesthesia
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Remediable tasks definition and who can perform - ✔✔- dentist can delegate remediable tasks || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
defined by law to hygenist and dental assistants (assistants generally require higher supervision
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level than hygenists)|| ||
- intraoral treatment tasks which are reversible and do not create unalterable changes within the
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oral cavity or the contiguous structures and which do not cause an increased risk to the patient. ie:
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topical anesthesia ||
Formal training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks for both DA and DH.
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Expanded duty course or program which meets one of the following requirements:Faculty
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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
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remediable task. ||
*Dentists and dental hygienists shall have a minimum of one year experience in expanded duty
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functions and expanded duty dental assistants shall have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on
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experience.
*The student/teacher ratio shall not exceed one instructor to ten students.
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*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
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procedures and instruction in the dental practice act and administrative code as it relates to dental
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auxiliaries
.*Each participant who successfully completes the course or program is issued a certificate which
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contains the following information: name of course or program sponsor; title of course; date
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course offered; number of hours of instruction; participant's name; signature authorized by the
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sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity; and a list of all remediable tasks in which the
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participant has received formal training. || || || ||
*Any clinical course in which patients are treated during instruction must be supervised by a
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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
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hygienist or dental assistant has completed hands-on training in order that he/she is competent to
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perform the tasks. || ||
The law which governs the PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY IN FLORIDA - ✔✔Chapter 466
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Florida Statutes ||
-to ensure that every dentist or dental hygienist practicing in this state meets minimum
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requirements for safe practice || || ||
The rules set forth by the BOARD OF DENTISTRY - ✔✔Rule 64B5
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FL Administrative Code
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The law that governs the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - ✔✔Chapter 456 Florida Statutes
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Law that governs dentistry for the department of health aka. safe pracctice act dental practive act
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purpose- protect the general public || || || ||
The Administrative procedures Act which insures that the public has access to information
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regarding administrative bodies, that may affect private citizens. Ex: Board of Dentistry and the
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Department of Health - ✔✔Chapter 120 Florida Statutes || || || || || || ||
Administrative Commission - ✔✔The Governor and Cabinet || || || || || ||
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answers
Person LICENSED to practice dentistry pursuant to Chapter 466 - ✔✔Dentist
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the healing art which is concerned with the examination, diagnosis, treatment ,planning, and care
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of conditions within the human oral cavity and its adjacent tissues and structures. It includes
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theperformance or attempted performance of dental operations, or oral or oral-maxillofacial || || || || || || || || || || ||
surgery and any related procedures. - ✔✔Dentistry
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the rendering of educational, preventive, and therapeutic dental services and any related extra-oral
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procedure required in the performance of such services. - ✔✔Dental Hygiene
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a person LICENSED to practice dental hygiene pursuant to Chapter 466 - ✔✔Dental Hygienist
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Department - ✔✔the Department of Health || || || || ||
K - ✔✔ || ||
Direct supervision - ✔✔DMD evaluates the patient, diagnoses the condition, authorizes the
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procedure, remains on premises, approves work prior to departure of patient.
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AUTHORIZE, PRESENT, CHECK || ||
supervision whereby a dentist diagnoses the condition to be treated, a dentist authorizes
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theprocedure to be performed, a dentist remains on the premises while the procedures are
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performed, and a dentist approves the work performed before dismissal of the patient.
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Indirect supervision - ✔✔DMD evaluates the patient, diagnoses the condition, authorizes the
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procedure, remains on premises || || ||
AUTHORIZE, PRESENT ||
,supervision whereby a dentist authorizes the procedure and a dentist is on the premises while the
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procedures are performed. || ||
General Supervision - ✔✔AUTHORIZE || || ||
a dentist authorizes the procedures which are being carried out but need not be present when the
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authorized procedures are being performed. || || || ||
Irremediable tasks definition and who can perform - ✔✔- only performed by dentist || || || || || || || || || || || ||
-intraoral treatment tasks which, when performed, are irreversible and create unalterable changes
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
within the oral cavity or the contiguous structures or which cause an increased risk to the patient.
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
ie: anesthetics other than topical anesthesia
|| || || || ||
Remediable tasks definition and who can perform - ✔✔- dentist can delegate remediable tasks || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
defined by law to hygenist and dental assistants (assistants generally require higher supervision
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level than hygenists)|| ||
- intraoral treatment tasks which are reversible and do not create unalterable changes within the
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oral cavity or the contiguous structures and which do not cause an increased risk to the patient. ie:
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topical anesthesia ||
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
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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
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remediable task. ||
*Dentists and dental hygienists shall have a minimum of one year experience in expanded duty
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functions and expanded duty dental assistants shall have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on
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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
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sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity; and a list of all remediable tasks in which the
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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. || ||
The law which governs the PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY IN FLORIDA - ✔✔Chapter 466
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Florida Statutes ||
-to ensure that every dentist or dental hygienist practicing in this state meets minimum
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
requirements for safe practice || || ||
The rules set forth by the BOARD OF DENTISTRY - ✔✔Rule 64B5
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
FL Administrative Code
|| ||
The law that governs the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - ✔✔Chapter 456 Florida Statutes
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Law that governs dentistry for the department of health aka. safe pracctice act dental practive act
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
purpose- protect the general public || || || ||
The Administrative procedures Act which insures that the public has access to information
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
regarding administrative bodies, that may affect private citizens. Ex: Board of Dentistry and the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Department of Health - ✔✔Chapter 120 Florida Statutes || || || || || || ||
Administrative Commission - ✔✔The Governor and Cabinet || || || || || ||
