Florida Laws & Rules 2024 (Dental Exam ADEX CDCA) Test
With Solutions(Verified)
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 -
(correct answer) Dentistry
The rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental services and any
related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services - (correct
answer) Dental Hygiene
Who appoints the board of dentistry members? - (correct answer) Governor of
Florida
Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered changes within the
oral cavity - (correct answer) 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 -
(correct answer) Remediable tasks
Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task? - (correct answer) Irremediable
A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source, monitors and
removes in office bleaching materials is performing a ______ task - (correct answer)
Remediable
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? - (correct
answer) Re-cementing temp crowns with temp cement
The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task? -
(correct answer) Irremediable
Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws?
- (correct answer) Dental hygienists & assistants
How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education? - (correct
answer) 50 min
What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education? - (correct answer)
Chemotherapeutic agents
, What is an appropriate educational activity or topic for continuing education? -
(correct answer) Board approved individual study
What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take? - (correct answer) Pt
stress management
When are licensees excused from CE? - (correct answer) 1st biennium of licensure
Who of the following are required to take CE credits? - (correct answer) Practicing
hygienist or dentist
Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions? - (correct answer)
Writing within the scope of dentistry
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 - (correct answer) False
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 - (correct
answer) True
What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride gel? -
(correct answer) Dental license #
If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in
anticonvulsants. T/F - (correct answer) True
Who grants sedation permits? - (correct answer) Board of Dentistry
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 - (correct answer) NO
Nitrous oxide produces: - (correct answer) Altered state of consciousness
With conscious sedation, it must not effect what? - (correct answer) Pt's physical
ability
What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous oxide
anesthesia? - (correct answer) 25%
What equipment should be present in the ER/recovery rooms when using sedation? -
(correct answer) All of these: oxygen tank, EKG machine, bronchodilator, defibrillator,
thermometer, and BP cuff
With Solutions(Verified)
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 -
(correct answer) Dentistry
The rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental services and any
related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services - (correct
answer) Dental Hygiene
Who appoints the board of dentistry members? - (correct answer) Governor of
Florida
Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered changes within the
oral cavity - (correct answer) 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 -
(correct answer) Remediable tasks
Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task? - (correct answer) Irremediable
A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source, monitors and
removes in office bleaching materials is performing a ______ task - (correct answer)
Remediable
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? - (correct
answer) Re-cementing temp crowns with temp cement
The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task? -
(correct answer) Irremediable
Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws?
- (correct answer) Dental hygienists & assistants
How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education? - (correct
answer) 50 min
What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education? - (correct answer)
Chemotherapeutic agents
, What is an appropriate educational activity or topic for continuing education? -
(correct answer) Board approved individual study
What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take? - (correct answer) Pt
stress management
When are licensees excused from CE? - (correct answer) 1st biennium of licensure
Who of the following are required to take CE credits? - (correct answer) Practicing
hygienist or dentist
Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions? - (correct answer)
Writing within the scope of dentistry
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 - (correct answer) False
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 - (correct
answer) True
What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride gel? -
(correct answer) Dental license #
If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in
anticonvulsants. T/F - (correct answer) True
Who grants sedation permits? - (correct answer) Board of Dentistry
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 - (correct answer) NO
Nitrous oxide produces: - (correct answer) Altered state of consciousness
With conscious sedation, it must not effect what? - (correct answer) Pt's physical
ability
What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous oxide
anesthesia? - (correct answer) 25%
What equipment should be present in the ER/recovery rooms when using sedation? -
(correct answer) All of these: oxygen tank, EKG machine, bronchodilator, defibrillator,
thermometer, and BP cuff
