Dental Hygiene Florida Laws and Rules
10 days
All licensed Dental Hygienists in the state of Florida are required to notify the Board of Dentistry of an
address change within _____ following the change of address
[not found in 2023 version]
3 failed attempts
Any ADEX Dental Hygiene Examination administered after June 1, 2010, will meet the clinical or
practical examination requirement, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the exam was administered.
_____ of the exam require one academic semester.
[not found in 2023 version]
Certified Registered Dental Hygienist (CRDH)
_____ means any Florida licensed dental hygienist who is certified by the Board and has received a
certificate from the Department of Health that allows the administration of local anesthesia while
appropriately supervised by a Florida licensed dentist.
[2023]
direct
A dental hygienist under the _____ supervision of a dentist may administer local anesthesia to a (1)
non-sedated patient who is (2) 18 years of age or older
[2023]
(1) intraoral block, (2) soft tissue infiltration, (3) both
A dental hygienist may administer local anesthesia including the following types of injections to a non-
sedated patient who is 18 years of age or older: (1) _____, (2) _____, (3) _____
[2023]
60 hour course
The dental hygienist has successfully completed
a _____in the administration of local anesthesia which is offered by a dental or dental hygiene
program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or
approved by the board
[2023]
30 hours of didactic instruction, 30 hours of clinical experience
The local anesthesia course must include a minimum of _____ &_____, and instruction in:
1. Theory of pain control.
2. Selection-of-pain-control modalities.
3. Anatomy.
4. Neurophysiology.
5. Pharmacology of local anesthetics.
6. Pharmacology of vasoconstrictors.
7. Psychological aspects of pain control.
8. Systematic complications.
9. Techniques of maxillary anesthesia.
10. Techniques of mandibular anesthesia.
11. Infection control.
12. Medical emergencies involving local anesthesia.
[2023]
,(1) Theory of pain control
(2) Selection-of-pain-control modalities
(3) Anatomy
(4) Neurophysiology
(5) LA Pharmacology
(6) Vasoconstrictor Pharmacology
(7) Psychological aspects of pain control
(8) Systematic complications
(9) Maxillary techniques
(10) Mandibular techniques
(11) Infection control
(12) Medical emergencies involving LA
The local anesthesia course must include instruction in 12 topics:
[2023]
(1) $35, (2) transcript , (3) diploma/certificate, (4) current CPR certification
With the application for a local anesthesia license in Florida, applicant must submit (1) _____, (2)
_____, (3) _____, & (4) _____
[2023]
safe practice
The Florida Board of Dentistry is concerned that every dentist or hygienist practicing in the state
meets the minimum requirements for _____.
The purpose is to ensure that dental services are not delegated to unauthorized individuals.
[2023]
(1) physician/ surgeon, (2) anesthetist, (3) discharged of armed forces dentistry, (4) dentists from
other states at meetings, (5) students in FL schools, (6) instructors in FL schools
Persons exempt from being considered an unauthorized individual to administer local anesthesia
include (1) _____, (2) _____, (3) _____, (4) _____, (5) _____, (6) _____.
[2023]
biennium (semester)
Anytime a student is enrolled in school full-time during a _____ is exempt from CE.
Faculty are exempt if they are full-time in an educational setting = must be accredited.
[2023]
Dental hygiene
_____ means the rendering of educational, preventive, and therapeutic dental services and any
related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of such services.
[2023]
(1) under licensed dentist's office, (2) public health programs/institutions, (3) health access setting, (4)
pt of record w/in 2 years last seen by dentist
Dental hygienists may perform their duties in the following scope of practices: (1) _____, (2) _____,
(3) _____, (4)_____.
[2023]
, (1) removing calc/stains, (2) root planing/ curettage, (3) exposing x-ray films, (4) topical
preventive/prophylactic agents
The scope of practice that may be delegated only for a dental hygienist include (1) _____, (2) _____,
(3) _____, (4) _____
[2023]
irremediable tasks
_____ are those intraoral treatment tasks which, when performed, are irreversible and create
unalterable changes within the oral cavity or the contiguous structures or which cause an increased
risk to the patient.
[2023]
administration of anesthetics (other than topical anesthesia)
An example of an irremediable task includes _____.
[2023]
remediable tasks
_____ are those intraoral treatment tasks which are reversible and do not create unalterable changes
within the oral cavity or the contiguous structures and which do not cause an increased risk to the
patient.
[2023]
(1) impressions for study casts, (2) placing/removing periodontal dressings, (3) removing sutures, (4)
placing/removing rubber dams, (5) placing/ removing matrices, (6) placing/ removing temporary
restorations, (7) applying cavity liners, varnishes, or bases, (8) polishing amalgams, (9) polishing
clinical crowns of the teeth for stains removal-not changing tooth contour, (10) obtaining
bacteriological cytological specimens not involving cutting of the tissue, (11) administering local
anesthesia
An example of a remediable task includes _____.
[2023]
board by rule (FL licensed dentist)
The _____ shall designate which tasks are remediable and delegable.
[2023]
13 months
Under the delegation of expanded functions, a dentist shall conduct a dental examination on a patient
within _____ after a dental hygienist removes the patient's calculus deposits, accretions, and stains
from exposed surfaces of the teeth or from tooth surfaces within the gingival sulcus.
[2023]
24 months
Any remediable task performed under general supervision is valid for maximum of _____, after which,
no further treatment under general supervision can be performed without another clinical exam by a
Florida licensed dentist
[2023]
direct supervision
10 days
All licensed Dental Hygienists in the state of Florida are required to notify the Board of Dentistry of an
address change within _____ following the change of address
[not found in 2023 version]
3 failed attempts
Any ADEX Dental Hygiene Examination administered after June 1, 2010, will meet the clinical or
practical examination requirement, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the exam was administered.
_____ of the exam require one academic semester.
[not found in 2023 version]
Certified Registered Dental Hygienist (CRDH)
_____ means any Florida licensed dental hygienist who is certified by the Board and has received a
certificate from the Department of Health that allows the administration of local anesthesia while
appropriately supervised by a Florida licensed dentist.
[2023]
direct
A dental hygienist under the _____ supervision of a dentist may administer local anesthesia to a (1)
non-sedated patient who is (2) 18 years of age or older
[2023]
(1) intraoral block, (2) soft tissue infiltration, (3) both
A dental hygienist may administer local anesthesia including the following types of injections to a non-
sedated patient who is 18 years of age or older: (1) _____, (2) _____, (3) _____
[2023]
60 hour course
The dental hygienist has successfully completed
a _____in the administration of local anesthesia which is offered by a dental or dental hygiene
program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or
approved by the board
[2023]
30 hours of didactic instruction, 30 hours of clinical experience
The local anesthesia course must include a minimum of _____ &_____, and instruction in:
1. Theory of pain control.
2. Selection-of-pain-control modalities.
3. Anatomy.
4. Neurophysiology.
5. Pharmacology of local anesthetics.
6. Pharmacology of vasoconstrictors.
7. Psychological aspects of pain control.
8. Systematic complications.
9. Techniques of maxillary anesthesia.
10. Techniques of mandibular anesthesia.
11. Infection control.
12. Medical emergencies involving local anesthesia.
[2023]
,(1) Theory of pain control
(2) Selection-of-pain-control modalities
(3) Anatomy
(4) Neurophysiology
(5) LA Pharmacology
(6) Vasoconstrictor Pharmacology
(7) Psychological aspects of pain control
(8) Systematic complications
(9) Maxillary techniques
(10) Mandibular techniques
(11) Infection control
(12) Medical emergencies involving LA
The local anesthesia course must include instruction in 12 topics:
[2023]
(1) $35, (2) transcript , (3) diploma/certificate, (4) current CPR certification
With the application for a local anesthesia license in Florida, applicant must submit (1) _____, (2)
_____, (3) _____, & (4) _____
[2023]
safe practice
The Florida Board of Dentistry is concerned that every dentist or hygienist practicing in the state
meets the minimum requirements for _____.
The purpose is to ensure that dental services are not delegated to unauthorized individuals.
[2023]
(1) physician/ surgeon, (2) anesthetist, (3) discharged of armed forces dentistry, (4) dentists from
other states at meetings, (5) students in FL schools, (6) instructors in FL schools
Persons exempt from being considered an unauthorized individual to administer local anesthesia
include (1) _____, (2) _____, (3) _____, (4) _____, (5) _____, (6) _____.
[2023]
biennium (semester)
Anytime a student is enrolled in school full-time during a _____ is exempt from CE.
Faculty are exempt if they are full-time in an educational setting = must be accredited.
[2023]
Dental hygiene
_____ means the rendering of educational, preventive, and therapeutic dental services and any
related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of such services.
[2023]
(1) under licensed dentist's office, (2) public health programs/institutions, (3) health access setting, (4)
pt of record w/in 2 years last seen by dentist
Dental hygienists may perform their duties in the following scope of practices: (1) _____, (2) _____,
(3) _____, (4)_____.
[2023]
, (1) removing calc/stains, (2) root planing/ curettage, (3) exposing x-ray films, (4) topical
preventive/prophylactic agents
The scope of practice that may be delegated only for a dental hygienist include (1) _____, (2) _____,
(3) _____, (4) _____
[2023]
irremediable tasks
_____ are those intraoral treatment tasks which, when performed, are irreversible and create
unalterable changes within the oral cavity or the contiguous structures or which cause an increased
risk to the patient.
[2023]
administration of anesthetics (other than topical anesthesia)
An example of an irremediable task includes _____.
[2023]
remediable tasks
_____ are those intraoral treatment tasks which are reversible and do not create unalterable changes
within the oral cavity or the contiguous structures and which do not cause an increased risk to the
patient.
[2023]
(1) impressions for study casts, (2) placing/removing periodontal dressings, (3) removing sutures, (4)
placing/removing rubber dams, (5) placing/ removing matrices, (6) placing/ removing temporary
restorations, (7) applying cavity liners, varnishes, or bases, (8) polishing amalgams, (9) polishing
clinical crowns of the teeth for stains removal-not changing tooth contour, (10) obtaining
bacteriological cytological specimens not involving cutting of the tissue, (11) administering local
anesthesia
An example of a remediable task includes _____.
[2023]
board by rule (FL licensed dentist)
The _____ shall designate which tasks are remediable and delegable.
[2023]
13 months
Under the delegation of expanded functions, a dentist shall conduct a dental examination on a patient
within _____ after a dental hygienist removes the patient's calculus deposits, accretions, and stains
from exposed surfaces of the teeth or from tooth surfaces within the gingival sulcus.
[2023]
24 months
Any remediable task performed under general supervision is valid for maximum of _____, after which,
no further treatment under general supervision can be performed without another clinical exam by a
Florida licensed dentist
[2023]
direct supervision
