FLORIDA LAWS & RULES (DENTAL EXAM
ADEX CDCA) ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2023
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview of Business
Dentistry - the healing art which is concerned with the exam, diagnosis, treatment
planning, and care of conditions within the human oral cavity and adjacent tissues
EducationBusiness education prepares students for leadership
and structures
Dental Hygiene - the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic
dental services and any related extra-oral procedure required in the performance
of services
Governor of Florida - Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks - Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create
unaltered changes within the oral cavity
Remediable tasks - 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
Irremediable - Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Remediable - A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light
source, monitors and removes in office bleaching materials is performing a
task
Re-cementing temp crowns with temp cement - The practicing dentist is out of
the country and a patient comes into the office with an emergency.
What is a remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
Irremediable - The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what
type of task?
, Dental hygienists & assistants - Who may perform emergency remediable tasks
under conditions specified in the laws?
50 min - How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
Chemotherapeutic agents - What is not an appropriate topic for continuing
education?
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview of Business
EducationBusiness education prepares students for leadership
Board approved individual study - What is an appropriate educational activity or
topic for continuing education?
Pt stress management - What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would
take?
1st biennium of licensure - When are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist - Who of the following are required to take CE
credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry - Which of the following is legal of a dentist
writing prescriptions?
False - If 40 hours of CE are taken in 1 biennium, the remaining hours taken can
count toward renewal requirement for the next biennium. True/False
True - A dentist or hygienist takes a 10 hr HIV/AIDs course. The remaining 9 hours
could count for their remaining 24 or 30 hours required for licensure renewal.
True/False
Dental license # - What must be included in a prescription for a prescription
strength fluoride gel?
True - If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly
trained in anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry - Who grants sedation permits?
, NO - A dental hygienist under the supervision of a dentist may administer
local anesthesia, including intraoral block anesthesia, soft tissue infiltration
anesthesia, or both, to a non-sedated patient who is 15 or older, if they meet
criteria outlined in the laws manual
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview
of Business EducationBusiness education prepares students for leadership
Altered state of consciousness - Nitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability - With conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25% - What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous
oxide anesthesia?
All of these: oxygen tank, EKG machine, bronchodilator, defibrillator,
thermometer, and BP cuff - What equipment should be present in the
ER/recovery rooms when using sedation?
False - Oral antibiotics are needed in the recovery room when performing
sedation in the dental office - T/F
Pt of Record - A patient who has received radiographs, an exam from dentist and
treatment plan is considered:
Dentist - Who owns the patient records or chart?
To another licensed Fl dentist - In the event that the dentist dies, where do all the
patient of record files go?
Disinfecting may leave open the possibility of infection - The major difference
between sterilization and disinfection is:
Radiation or wiping down with alcohol - What is not a sterilization process
Using regular exam gloves - When handling soiled instruments - what's not
appropriate?
ADEX CDCA) ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2023
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview of Business
Dentistry - the healing art which is concerned with the exam, diagnosis, treatment
planning, and care of conditions within the human oral cavity and adjacent tissues
EducationBusiness education prepares students for leadership
and structures
Dental Hygiene - the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic
dental services and any related extra-oral procedure required in the performance
of services
Governor of Florida - Who appoints the board of dentistry members?
Irremediable tasks - Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create
unaltered changes within the oral cavity
Remediable tasks - 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
Irremediable - Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
Remediable - A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light
source, monitors and removes in office bleaching materials is performing a
task
Re-cementing temp crowns with temp cement - The practicing dentist is out of
the country and a patient comes into the office with an emergency.
What is a remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?
Irremediable - The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what
type of task?
, Dental hygienists & assistants - Who may perform emergency remediable tasks
under conditions specified in the laws?
50 min - How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?
Chemotherapeutic agents - What is not an appropriate topic for continuing
education?
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview of Business
EducationBusiness education prepares students for leadership
Board approved individual study - What is an appropriate educational activity or
topic for continuing education?
Pt stress management - What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would
take?
1st biennium of licensure - When are licensees excused from CE?
Practicing hygienist or dentist - Who of the following are required to take CE
credits?
Writing within the scope of dentistry - Which of the following is legal of a dentist
writing prescriptions?
False - If 40 hours of CE are taken in 1 biennium, the remaining hours taken can
count toward renewal requirement for the next biennium. True/False
True - A dentist or hygienist takes a 10 hr HIV/AIDs course. The remaining 9 hours
could count for their remaining 24 or 30 hours required for licensure renewal.
True/False
Dental license # - What must be included in a prescription for a prescription
strength fluoride gel?
True - If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly
trained in anticonvulsants. T/F
Board of Dentistry - Who grants sedation permits?
, NO - A dental hygienist under the supervision of a dentist may administer
local anesthesia, including intraoral block anesthesia, soft tissue infiltration
anesthesia, or both, to a non-sedated patient who is 15 or older, if they meet
criteria outlined in the laws manual
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview
of Business EducationBusiness education prepares students for leadership
Altered state of consciousness - Nitrous oxide produces:
Pt's physical ability - With conscious sedation, it must not effect what?
25% - What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous
oxide anesthesia?
All of these: oxygen tank, EKG machine, bronchodilator, defibrillator,
thermometer, and BP cuff - What equipment should be present in the
ER/recovery rooms when using sedation?
False - Oral antibiotics are needed in the recovery room when performing
sedation in the dental office - T/F
Pt of Record - A patient who has received radiographs, an exam from dentist and
treatment plan is considered:
Dentist - Who owns the patient records or chart?
To another licensed Fl dentist - In the event that the dentist dies, where do all the
patient of record files go?
Disinfecting may leave open the possibility of infection - The major difference
between sterilization and disinfection is:
Radiation or wiping down with alcohol - What is not a sterilization process
Using regular exam gloves - When handling soiled instruments - what's not
appropriate?
