FLORIDA DENTAL LAWS AND RULES EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | NEWEST UPDATE 2026/2027 |
ASSURED PASS | GRADED A+.
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 - C patient stress management
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 - B. in the first biennium of
licensure
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 - B. 4 years
Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
a. Dentist who is enrolled in a full time post graduate speciality training
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 - C. practicing hygienist or dentist
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 - 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 -
False
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 - C. 48 hours
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 - C. writing within the scope of dentistry
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) - D. 2 years
A complete written report shall be filed within the Board of Dentistry within ___ days of
the mortality or other incident. a. 10 days
14 days
30 days
90 days - C. 30 days
____ 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 - Dentistry
What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve? a.
4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10 - 10 years
b.
c.
d.
,Who appoints the Board of Dentistry members? a.
Past President
b. Executive Director BOD
c. Governor of FLorida
d. President of the CDC - C Gov of Florida
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 - C 60 years
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 - A. dentist's license number
If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in
anticonvulsants. True/False - True
Who grants sedation permits?
a. Department of Health b.
Board of Dentistry
c. NERB
d. ADA - B. Board of Dentistry
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 - B IRremediable 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. a.
Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
, c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - A Remediable tasks
Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - B Irremediable
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 - B Remediable
____ 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 - Dental Hygiene
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 - B Irremediable
Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws?
a. Dental Hygienist Dental Assistant
Both A and B
Neither A or B - C Both hygiene and assistant
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 - B 50 minutes
b.
c.
d.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | NEWEST UPDATE 2026/2027 |
ASSURED PASS | GRADED A+.
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 - C patient stress management
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 - B. in the first biennium of
licensure
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 - B. 4 years
Who of the following are required to take CE credits?
a. Dentist who is enrolled in a full time post graduate speciality training
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 - C. practicing hygienist or dentist
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 - 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 -
False
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 - C. 48 hours
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 - C. writing within the scope of dentistry
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) - D. 2 years
A complete written report shall be filed within the Board of Dentistry within ___ days of
the mortality or other incident. a. 10 days
14 days
30 days
90 days - C. 30 days
____ 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 - Dentistry
What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve? a.
4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10 - 10 years
b.
c.
d.
,Who appoints the Board of Dentistry members? a.
Past President
b. Executive Director BOD
c. Governor of FLorida
d. President of the CDC - C Gov of Florida
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 - C 60 years
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 - A. dentist's license number
If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in
anticonvulsants. True/False - True
Who grants sedation permits?
a. Department of Health b.
Board of Dentistry
c. NERB
d. ADA - B. Board of Dentistry
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 - B IRremediable 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. a.
Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
, c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - A Remediable tasks
Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?
a. Remediable tasks
b. Irremediable tasks
c. Reversible tasks
d. Irreversible tasks - B Irremediable
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 - B Remediable
____ 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 - Dental Hygiene
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 - B Irremediable
Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws?
a. Dental Hygienist Dental Assistant
Both A and B
Neither A or B - C Both hygiene and assistant
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 - B 50 minutes
b.
c.
d.
