Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental Hygiene
,Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental Hygiene
Direct supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize
procedure to be performed, be on premises while the procedure is performed, & approve work
performed prior to patient's departure from premises.
Indirect supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize the
procedure to be performed, and be on premises while the procedure is performed.
General supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, & authorize
procedure to be performed, but must see pt. within a maximum of 13 months).
Any authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under general supervision is valid for a
maximum of (time frame); after which, no further treatment under general supervision can be
performed without another clinical exam by a Florida licensed dentist.
"13 months" after which, no further treatment under general supervision can be performed without
another clinical exam by a Florida licensed dentist.
T/F? Any tasks delegable to dental assistants will be delegable to dental hygienists under the same
supervision level, unless otherwise stated in the rules.
,Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental Hygiene
True
Remediable Tasks, also referred to as Expanded Functions defined:
Are intra-oral tasks which do not create unalterable changes in the oral cavity or contiguous structures,
are reversible and do not expose a patient to increased risks. DA & DH can both be delegated.
T/F? The use of a laser or laser device of any type is NOT a remediable task/expanded function.
True; its irremediable task
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are not permanently
attached to any appliance. (This is this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Securing or unsecuring an archwire by attaching or removing the fastening device. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
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. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Placing or removing periodontal dressings when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a
periodontal pack during the prescribed period of treatment. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
, Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental Hygiene
Cementing temporary crowns or bridges using temporary cement when the patient is uncomfortable
due to the loss of a temporary crown or bridge. (This is this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Placing temporary medicinal restorative material when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a
temporary medicinal restoration. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Formal training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks for both DA and DH. Expanded
duty course or program which meets one of the following requirements:
Faculty Requirements as well included.
*Accredited by the ADA & approved by the Board.
*Certification as a dental radiographer (DA).
*Course or program curriculum reflects appropriate didactic and clinical training in each remediable
task.
*Dentists and dental hygienists shall have a minimum of one year experience in expanded duty
functions and expanded duty dental assistants shall have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience.
*The student/teacher ratio shall not exceed one instructor to ten students.
*Documentation of the training and experience of faculty members which establishes their
qualifications to teach specified subject areas.
*Any course offered shall also include instruction regarding sterilization and disinfection procedures and
instruction in the dental practice act and administrative code as it relates to dental auxiliaries.
*Each participant who successfully completes the course or program is issued a certificate which
contains the following information: name of course or program sponsor; title of course; date course
offered; number of hours of instruction; participant's name; signature authorized by the sponsor which
attests to the certificate's validity; and a list of all remediable tasks in which the participant has received
formal training.
*Any clinical course in which patients are treated during instruction must be supervised by a licensed
dentist.
,Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental Hygiene
Direct supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize
procedure to be performed, be on premises while the procedure is performed, & approve work
performed prior to patient's departure from premises.
Indirect supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize the
procedure to be performed, and be on premises while the procedure is performed.
General supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, & authorize
procedure to be performed, but must see pt. within a maximum of 13 months).
Any authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under general supervision is valid for a
maximum of (time frame); after which, no further treatment under general supervision can be
performed without another clinical exam by a Florida licensed dentist.
"13 months" after which, no further treatment under general supervision can be performed without
another clinical exam by a Florida licensed dentist.
T/F? Any tasks delegable to dental assistants will be delegable to dental hygienists under the same
supervision level, unless otherwise stated in the rules.
,Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental Hygiene
True
Remediable Tasks, also referred to as Expanded Functions defined:
Are intra-oral tasks which do not create unalterable changes in the oral cavity or contiguous structures,
are reversible and do not expose a patient to increased risks. DA & DH can both be delegated.
T/F? The use of a laser or laser device of any type is NOT a remediable task/expanded function.
True; its irremediable task
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are not permanently
attached to any appliance. (This is this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Securing or unsecuring an archwire by attaching or removing the fastening device. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
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. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Placing or removing periodontal dressings when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a
periodontal pack during the prescribed period of treatment. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
, Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental Hygiene
Cementing temporary crowns or bridges using temporary cement when the patient is uncomfortable
due to the loss of a temporary crown or bridge. (This is this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Placing temporary medicinal restorative material when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a
temporary medicinal restoration. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Formal training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks for both DA and DH. Expanded
duty course or program which meets one of the following requirements:
Faculty Requirements as well included.
*Accredited by the ADA & approved by the Board.
*Certification as a dental radiographer (DA).
*Course or program curriculum reflects appropriate didactic and clinical training in each remediable
task.
*Dentists and dental hygienists shall have a minimum of one year experience in expanded duty
functions and expanded duty dental assistants shall have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience.
*The student/teacher ratio shall not exceed one instructor to ten students.
*Documentation of the training and experience of faculty members which establishes their
qualifications to teach specified subject areas.
*Any course offered shall also include instruction regarding sterilization and disinfection procedures and
instruction in the dental practice act and administrative code as it relates to dental auxiliaries.
*Each participant who successfully completes the course or program is issued a certificate which
contains the following information: name of course or program sponsor; title of course; date course
offered; number of hours of instruction; participant's name; signature authorized by the sponsor which
attests to the certificate's validity; and a list of all remediable tasks in which the participant has received
formal training.
*Any clinical course in which patients are treated during instruction must be supervised by a licensed
dentist.
