Florida Dental Law Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Direct supervision
-dentist dx condition
-authorizes procedure/tx
-remains ON PREMISES while procedure is preformed
-APPROVES completed treatment BEFORE patient leaves
Indirect supervision
-dentist dx condition
-authorizes procedure/tx
-remains ON PREMISES while procedure is preformed
-DOES NOT need to approve treatment at completion
General supervision
-dentist dx condition
-authorizes procedure/tx
-DOES NOT remain ON PREMISES while procedure is preformed
-DOES NOT need to approve treatment at completion
Placing or removing temporary restorations with non mechanical hand instruments
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Pre-license/OJT and general
Polishing DENTAL RESTORATIONS without changing contour and only with: burnishers, slower speed
hand pieces, rubber cups and bristle brushes
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and general
Polishing DENTAL CROWNS without changing contour and only with: burnishers, slower speed hand
pieces, rubber cups, bristle brushes and porte polishers
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and general (can also use air abrasives)
Removing excess cement from restorations and appliances with non mechanical hand instruments
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and general (can use ultrasonic scalers)
Cementing temporary crowns and bridges with temporary cement
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and indirect
Monitor the administration of the nitrous-oxide oxygen making adjustments only during this
administration and turning it off at the completion of the dental procedure.
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and indirect
,Selecting & pre-sizing ortho bands (without adapting, contouring, trimming or otherwise modifying
the band that would be considered fitting the band)
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Selecting & pre-sizing arch wires so long as the DMD makes all final adjustments to bend, arch form
determination and symmetry prior to final placment
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Selecting prescribed extra-oral appliances by pre-selection or pre-measurement which does not
include final fit adjustment
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Preparing a tooth surface by applying condition agents for ortho appliances or placing sealant
material which does not include the placing of the brackets.
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Using appropriate implements for preliminary charting of existing restorations and missing teeth and
visual assessment of existing oral conditions
DA: Formal and Direct
RDH: General
Fabricating temporary crown or bridges intra-orally not including any adjustments of occlusion to the
appliance or existing dentition
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Packing or removing retraction cord (no vasoconstrictors) and is usually only for restorative dental
procedures
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are not permanently
attached to any appliance
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Inserting or removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-operative osteitis when the patient is
uncomfortable due to the loss of a dressing from an alveolar socket in diagnosed cases of post-
operative osteitis
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Making impressions for study casts which are being made for the purpose of fabricating orthodontic
retainers
, DA: Formal and direct
Taking impressions for and delivery of at home bleaching trays
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and indirect
Taking impressions for passive appliance, occlusal guard, space maintainers, and protective mouth
guards
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and indirect
Making impressions for study casts which are being not being made for the purpose of fabricating any
intra-oral appliances, restorations or orthodontic appliances
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and indirect
Placing perio dressing
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and General (they can also place surgical dressing as well)
Removing periodontal or surgical dressings
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and General
Placing or removing rubber dams
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and indirect
Placing or removing matrices
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and indirect
Applying cavity liners, varnishes, or bases
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and indirect
Applying topical fluoride
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and general (includes SDF)
Position and exposing dental and carpal radiographs
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: BVL and General
Applying sealants
DA: Formal and indirect
Answers 100% Pass
Direct supervision
-dentist dx condition
-authorizes procedure/tx
-remains ON PREMISES while procedure is preformed
-APPROVES completed treatment BEFORE patient leaves
Indirect supervision
-dentist dx condition
-authorizes procedure/tx
-remains ON PREMISES while procedure is preformed
-DOES NOT need to approve treatment at completion
General supervision
-dentist dx condition
-authorizes procedure/tx
-DOES NOT remain ON PREMISES while procedure is preformed
-DOES NOT need to approve treatment at completion
Placing or removing temporary restorations with non mechanical hand instruments
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Pre-license/OJT and general
Polishing DENTAL RESTORATIONS without changing contour and only with: burnishers, slower speed
hand pieces, rubber cups and bristle brushes
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and general
Polishing DENTAL CROWNS without changing contour and only with: burnishers, slower speed hand
pieces, rubber cups, bristle brushes and porte polishers
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and general (can also use air abrasives)
Removing excess cement from restorations and appliances with non mechanical hand instruments
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and general (can use ultrasonic scalers)
Cementing temporary crowns and bridges with temporary cement
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and indirect
Monitor the administration of the nitrous-oxide oxygen making adjustments only during this
administration and turning it off at the completion of the dental procedure.
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and indirect
,Selecting & pre-sizing ortho bands (without adapting, contouring, trimming or otherwise modifying
the band that would be considered fitting the band)
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Selecting & pre-sizing arch wires so long as the DMD makes all final adjustments to bend, arch form
determination and symmetry prior to final placment
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Selecting prescribed extra-oral appliances by pre-selection or pre-measurement which does not
include final fit adjustment
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Preparing a tooth surface by applying condition agents for ortho appliances or placing sealant
material which does not include the placing of the brackets.
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Using appropriate implements for preliminary charting of existing restorations and missing teeth and
visual assessment of existing oral conditions
DA: Formal and Direct
RDH: General
Fabricating temporary crown or bridges intra-orally not including any adjustments of occlusion to the
appliance or existing dentition
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Packing or removing retraction cord (no vasoconstrictors) and is usually only for restorative dental
procedures
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are not permanently
attached to any appliance
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Inserting or removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-operative osteitis when the patient is
uncomfortable due to the loss of a dressing from an alveolar socket in diagnosed cases of post-
operative osteitis
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and direct
Making impressions for study casts which are being made for the purpose of fabricating orthodontic
retainers
, DA: Formal and direct
Taking impressions for and delivery of at home bleaching trays
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and indirect
Taking impressions for passive appliance, occlusal guard, space maintainers, and protective mouth
guards
DA: Formal and direct
DH: Formal and indirect
Making impressions for study casts which are being not being made for the purpose of fabricating any
intra-oral appliances, restorations or orthodontic appliances
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and indirect
Placing perio dressing
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and General (they can also place surgical dressing as well)
Removing periodontal or surgical dressings
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and General
Placing or removing rubber dams
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and indirect
Placing or removing matrices
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and indirect
Applying cavity liners, varnishes, or bases
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and indirect
Applying topical fluoride
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: Formal and general (includes SDF)
Position and exposing dental and carpal radiographs
DA: Formal and indirect
DH: BVL and General
Applying sealants
DA: Formal and indirect
