Florida Dental Law and Rules Exam with accurate detailed || || || || || || || || ||
solutions
1. The legislative purpose for enacting chapter 466 is to ensure that
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a. Every dentist or hygienist meets minimum requirements for safe practice
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b. Dental services not be delegated to unauthorized individuals
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c. Dentists and dental hygienists maintain above minimum competency
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d. Any dentist or hygienist who present a danger to the public shall be prohibited from practicing
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in this state
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a. Every dentist or hygienist meets minimum requirements for safe practice
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2. Which is incorrect regarding members of the Board of Dentistry
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a. 7 members must be licensed dentists
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b. At least one member of the board must be 60 years of age or older.
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c. May be connected with a dental college, so long as the college does not represent the person's
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principal source of income. || || || ||
d. Serve 4-year terms, but may serve no more than a total of 12 years
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e. Must have been involved in the practice of dentistry for at least 5 years
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d. Serve 4-year terms, but may serve no more than a total of 12 years
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3. A dentist can advertise himself as an prolotherapist if
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a. He has 200 CE hours in placing &/or restoring implants
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b. He cannot advertise this
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c. He is a prosthodontist
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d. He is a periodontist with 100 CE hours in placing implant
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b. He cannot advertise this
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4. A dentist may use the services of any unlicensed person for the purpose of constructing,
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altering, repairing or duplicating any denture, partial denture, bridge splint, or orthodontic
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or prosthetic appliance
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T/F
,T
5. Presenting someone else’s license as your own:
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a. Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Board
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b. Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Department of Health
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c. Is a felony
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d. Is a misdemeanor
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d. Is a misdemeanor
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Me pretending to be someone else = misdeMEanor
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6. Certification from a provider of a CE course completion should include:
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a. The participant’s name and license number
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b. The provider’s name and number
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c. The course title, instructor, location, date offered and hours of CE credit awarded
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d. The signature of the provider, official representative or instructor.
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e. All of the above
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e. All of the above
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7. Dental Assistants may apply cavity liners under:
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a. On-the-job training and direct supervision
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b. On-the-job training and indirect supervision
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c. Formal training and indirect supervision
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d. Formal training and general supervision
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c. Formal training and indirect supervision
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8. How many people are on the Board of Dentistry?
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a. 2|| ||
b. 7 || ||
c. 11
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d. 13||
c. 11
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,9. Official records of peer review committees do not include:
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a. Correspondence between the dentist and the committee
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b. Diagnostic data
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c. Appointment book records
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d. Correspondence between the complainant and the committee
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c. Appointment book records
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10. Gingival curettage by a Hygienist may be performed under what type of supervision?
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a. Direct
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b. Indirect
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c. General
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d. All of the above
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a. Direct
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Without any additional training (No OTJ or formal training - they learn this in school)
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11. Continuing education per biennium for a dentist:
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a. 30 hrs + CPR
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b. 30 hrs + HIV/AIDS
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c. 24 hrs + CPR
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d. 24 hrs + medical errors
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a. 30 hrs + CPR
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remember that CPR is NOT a hourly CE requirement
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12. Which is true about the Board?
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a. 12 members
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b. The Governor appoints; the House confirms
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c. At least 1 dentist must be 50+ yrs old
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d. Full time dental faculty are not eligible
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d. Full time dental faculty are not eligible
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13. The Board of Dentistry can issue a warrant for your arrest.
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, T/F
F
14. With regard to nitrous-oxide oxygen administration, an assistant with formal training &
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under indirect supervision may:
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a. Monitor the administration
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b. Make adjustments
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c. Turn it off at the completion of the dental procedure
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d. None of the above
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d. None of the above
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Must be under DIRECT supervision - DH & DA can monitor the administration, make
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adjustments, and turn it off. But the dentist must turn it on and established the maintenance level
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15. To reactivate a license, the dentist may need to submit:
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a. A renewal fee
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b. An active or an inactive fee
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c. a delinquency fee
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d. A processing fee.
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e. All of the above
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e. All of the above
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16. Using a license that has been suspended:
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a. Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Board
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b. Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Department of Health
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c. Is a felony
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d. Is a misdemeanor
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c. Is a felony
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17. Pharmacists can fill the following prescriptions from licensed dentists:
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a. Valium for sleep
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b. Valium for anxiety
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c. Valium for apprehension before a dental appointment
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solutions
1. The legislative purpose for enacting chapter 466 is to ensure that
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
a. Every dentist or hygienist meets minimum requirements for safe practice
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
b. Dental services not be delegated to unauthorized individuals
|| || || || || || || || ||
c. Dentists and dental hygienists maintain above minimum competency
|| || || || || || || || ||
d. Any dentist or hygienist who present a danger to the public shall be prohibited from practicing
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
in this state
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a. Every dentist or hygienist meets minimum requirements for safe practice
|| || || || || || || || || ||
2. Which is incorrect regarding members of the Board of Dentistry
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
a. 7 members must be licensed dentists
|| || || || || || ||
b. At least one member of the board must be 60 years of age or older.
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
c. May be connected with a dental college, so long as the college does not represent the person's
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
principal source of income. || || || ||
d. Serve 4-year terms, but may serve no more than a total of 12 years
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
e. Must have been involved in the practice of dentistry for at least 5 years
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
d. Serve 4-year terms, but may serve no more than a total of 12 years
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
3. A dentist can advertise himself as an prolotherapist if
|| || || || || || || || || ||
a. He has 200 CE hours in placing &/or restoring implants
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
b. He cannot advertise this
|| || || || ||
c. He is a prosthodontist
|| || || || ||
d. He is a periodontist with 100 CE hours in placing implant
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
b. He cannot advertise this
|| || || ||
4. A dentist may use the services of any unlicensed person for the purpose of constructing,
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
altering, repairing or duplicating any denture, partial denture, bridge splint, or orthodontic
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
or prosthetic appliance
|| || ||
T/F
,T
5. Presenting someone else’s license as your own:
|| || || || || || || ||
a. Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Board
|| || || || || || || || ||
b. Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Department of Health
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
c. Is a felony
|| || || ||
d. Is a misdemeanor
|| || ||
d. Is a misdemeanor
|| || ||
Me pretending to be someone else = misdeMEanor
|| || || || || || ||
6. Certification from a provider of a CE course completion should include:
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
a. The participant’s name and license number
|| || || || || || ||
b. The provider’s name and number
|| || || || || ||
c. The course title, instructor, location, date offered and hours of CE credit awarded
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
d. The signature of the provider, official representative or instructor.
|| || || || || || || || || ||
e. All of the above
|| || || ||
e. All of the above
|| || || ||
7. Dental Assistants may apply cavity liners under:
|| || || || || || || ||
a. On-the-job training and direct supervision
|| || || || || ||
b. On-the-job training and indirect supervision
|| || || || || ||
c. Formal training and indirect supervision
|| || || || || ||
d. Formal training and general supervision
|| || || || ||
c. Formal training and indirect supervision
|| || || || ||
8. How many people are on the Board of Dentistry?
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a. 2|| ||
b. 7 || ||
c. 11
|| ||
d. 13||
c. 11
||
,9. Official records of peer review committees do not include:
|| || || || || || || || || ||
a. Correspondence between the dentist and the committee
|| || || || || || || ||
b. Diagnostic data
|| || ||
c. Appointment book records
|| || || ||
d. Correspondence between the complainant and the committee
|| || || || || || ||
c. Appointment book records
|| || ||
10. Gingival curettage by a Hygienist may be performed under what type of supervision?
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
a. Direct
|| ||
b. Indirect
|| ||
c. General
|| ||
d. All of the above
|| || || ||
a. Direct
||
Without any additional training (No OTJ or formal training - they learn this in school)
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
11. Continuing education per biennium for a dentist:
|| || || || || || || ||
a. 30 hrs + CPR
|| || || || ||
b. 30 hrs + HIV/AIDS
|| || || || ||
c. 24 hrs + CPR
|| || || || ||
d. 24 hrs + medical errors
|| || || || ||
a. 30 hrs + CPR
|| || || ||
remember that CPR is NOT a hourly CE requirement
|| || || || || || || ||
12. Which is true about the Board?
|| || || || || || ||
a. 12 members
|| || ||
b. The Governor appoints; the House confirms
|| || || || || || ||
c. At least 1 dentist must be 50+ yrs old
|| || || || || || || || || ||
d. Full time dental faculty are not eligible
|| || || || || || ||
d. Full time dental faculty are not eligible
|| || || || || || ||
13. The Board of Dentistry can issue a warrant for your arrest.
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
, T/F
F
14. With regard to nitrous-oxide oxygen administration, an assistant with formal training &
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
under indirect supervision may:
|| || || || ||
a. Monitor the administration
|| || || ||
b. Make adjustments
|| || ||
c. Turn it off at the completion of the dental procedure
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
d. None of the above
|| || || ||
d. None of the above
|| || || ||
Must be under DIRECT supervision - DH & DA can monitor the administration, make
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
adjustments, and turn it off. But the dentist must turn it on and established the maintenance level
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
15. To reactivate a license, the dentist may need to submit:
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
a. A renewal fee
|| || || ||
b. An active or an inactive fee
|| || || || || || ||
c. a delinquency fee
|| || || ||
d. A processing fee.
|| || || ||
e. All of the above
|| || || ||
e. All of the above
|| || || ||
16. Using a license that has been suspended:
|| || || || || || || ||
a. Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Board
|| || || || || || || || ||
b. Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Department of Health
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
c. Is a felony
|| || || ||
d. Is a misdemeanor
|| || ||
c. Is a felony
|| || ||
17. Pharmacists can fill the following prescriptions from licensed dentists:
|| || || || || || || || || ||
a. Valium for sleep
|| || || ||
b. Valium for anxiety
|| || || ||
c. Valium for apprehension before a dental appointment
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