Florida Laws & Rules
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 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?
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
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?
CDC
Who would be the enforcement of making guidelines and rules for contaminants
pertaining to blood, saliva, and other bodily fluids?
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 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?
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
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?
CDC
Who would be the enforcement of making guidelines and rules for contaminants
pertaining to blood, saliva, and other bodily fluids?
