FL LAWS AND RULES EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
BoardA-AcorrectAanswersBoardAofADentistry
PersonALICENSEDAtoApracticeAdentistryApursuantAtoAChapterA466A-AcorrectAanswersDentist
theAhealingAartAwhichAisAconcernedAwithAtheAexamination,Adiagnosis,AtreatmentA,planning,AandAcareAo
fAconditionsAwithinAtheAhumanAoralAcavityAandAitsAadjacentAtissuesAandAstructures.AItAincludesAtheperf
ormanceAorAattemptedAperformanceAofAdentalAoperations,AorAoralAorAoral-
maxillofacialAsurgeryAandAanyArelatedAprocedures.A-AcorrectAanswersDentistry
theArenderingAofAeducational,Apreventive,AandAtherapeuticAdentalAservicesAandAanyArelatedAextra-
oralAprocedureArequiredAinAtheAperformanceAofAsuchAservices.A-AcorrectAanswersDentalAHygiene
aApersonALICENSEDAtoApracticeAdentalAhygieneApursuantAtoAChapterA466A-
AcorrectAanswersDentalAHygienist
DepartmentA-AcorrectAanswerstheADepartmentAofAHealth
KA-AcorrectAanswers
DirectAsupervisionA-
AcorrectAanswersDMDAevaluatesAtheApatient,AdiagnosesAtheAcondition,AauthorizesAtheAprocedure,Arem
ainsAonApremises,AapprovesAworkApriorAtoAdepartureAofApatient.
AUTHORIZE,APRESENT,ACHECK
supervisionAwherebyAaAdentistAdiagnosesAtheAconditionAtoAbeAtreated,AaAdentistAauthorizesAtheproced
ureAtoAbeAperformed,AaAdentistAremainsAonAtheApremisesAwhileAtheAproceduresAareAperformed,AandAaA
dentistAapprovesAtheAworkAperformedAbeforeAdismissalAofAtheApatient.
IndirectAsupervisionA-
AcorrectAanswersDMDAevaluatesAtheApatient,AdiagnosesAtheAcondition,AauthorizesAtheAprocedure,Arem
ainsAonApremises
AUTHORIZE,APRESENT
supervisionAwherebyAaAdentistAauthorizesAtheAprocedureAandAaAdentistAisAonAtheApremisesAwhileAtheA
proceduresAareAperformed.
GeneralASupervisionA-AcorrectAanswersAUTHORIZE
aAdentistAauthorizesAtheAproceduresAwhichAareAbeingAcarriedAoutAbutAneedAnotAbeApresentAwhenAtheA
authorizedAproceduresAareAbeingAperformed.
IrremediableAtasksAdefinitionAandAwhoAcanAperformA-AcorrectAanswers-AonlyAperformedAbyAdentist
-
intraoralAtreatmentAtasksAwhich,AwhenAperformed,AareAirreversibleAandAcreateAunalterableAchangesAw
ithinAtheAoralAcavityAorAtheAcontiguousAstructuresAorAwhichAcauseAanAincreasedAriskAtoAtheApatient.Aie:A
anestheticsAotherAthanAtopicalAanesthesia
,RemediableAtasksAdefinitionAandAwhoAcanAperformA-AcorrectAanswers-
AdentistAcanAdelegateAremediableAtasksAdefinedAbyAlawAtoAhygenistAandAdentalAassistantsA(assistantsAg
enerallyArequireAhigherAsupervisionAlevelAthanAhygenists)
-
AintraoralAtreatmentAtasksAwhichAareAreversibleAandAdoAnotAcreateAunalterableAchangesAwithinAtheAora
lAcavityAorAtheAcontiguousAstructuresAandAwhichAdoAnotAcauseAanAincreasedAriskAtoAtheApatient.Aie:Atop
icalAanesthesia
FormalAtrainingArequiredAforAtheAperformanceAofAcertainAremediableAtasksAforAbothADAAandADH.AExpa
ndedAdutyAcourseAorAprogramAwhichAmeetsAoneAofAtheAfollowingArequirements:FacultyARequirements
AasAwellAincluded.A-AcorrectAanswers*AccreditedAbyAtheAADAA&AapprovedAbyAtheABoard.
*CertificationAasAaAdentalAradiographerA(DA).
*CourseAorAprogramAcurriculumAreflectsAappropriateAdidacticAandAclinicalAtrainingAinAeachAremediable
Atask.
*DentistsAandAdentalAhygienistsAshallAhaveAaAminimumAofAoneAyearAexperienceAinAexpandedAdutyAfunc
tionsAandAexpandedAdutyAdentalAassistantsAshallAhaveAaAminimumAofA5AyearsAofAhands-onAexperience.
*TheAstudent/teacherAratioAshallAnotAexceedAoneAinstructorAtoAtenAstudents.
*DocumentationAofAtheAtrainingAandAexperienceAofAfacultyAmembersAwhichAestablishesAtheirAqualifica
tionsAtoAteachAspecifiedAsubjectAareas.
*AnyAcourseAofferedAshallAalsoAincludeAinstructionAregardingAsterilizationAandAdisinfectionAproceduresA
andAinstructionAinAtheAdentalApracticeAactAandAadministrativeAcodeAasAitArelatesAtoAdentalAauxiliaries
.*EachAparticipantAwhoAsuccessfullyAcompletesAtheAcourseAorAprogramAisAissuedAaAcertificateAwhichAco
ntainsAtheAfollowingAinformation:AnameAofAcourseAorAprogramAsponsor;AtitleAofAcourse;AdateAcourseAof
fered;AnumberAofAhoursAofAinstruction;Aparticipant'sAname;AsignatureAauthorizedAbyAtheAsponsorAwhic
hAattestsAtoAtheAcertificate'sAvalidity;AandAaAlistAofAallAremediableAtasksAinAwhichAtheAparticipantAhasAre
ceivedAformalAtraining.
*AnyAclinicalAcourseAinAwhichApatientsAareAtreatedAduringAinstructionAmustAbeAsupervisedAbyAaAlicense
dAdentist.
*On-the-
jobAtrainingArequiredAforAtheAperformanceAofAcertainAremediableAtasksAconsistsAofAtrainingAinAthoseAta
sksAbyAaAlicensedAdentistAwhoAassumesAfullAresponsibilityAforAassuringAthatAtheAdentalAhygienistAorAde
ntalAassistantAhasAcompletedAhands-
onAtrainingAinAorderAthatAhe/sheAisAcompetentAtoAperformAtheAtasks.
TheAlawAwhichAgovernsAtheAPRACTICEAOFADENTISTRYAINAFLORIDAA-
AcorrectAanswersChapterA466AFloridaAStatutes
-
toAensureAthatAeveryAdentistAorAdentalAhygienistApracticingAinAthisAstateAmeetsAminimumArequirement
sAforAsafeApractice
TheArulesAsetAforthAbyAtheABOARDAOFADENTISTRYA-AcorrectAanswersRuleA64B5
FLAAdministrativeACode
, TheAlawAthatAgovernsAtheADEPARTMENTAOFAHEALTHA-AcorrectAanswersChapterA456AFloridaAStatutes
LawAthatAgovernsAdentistryAforAtheAdepartmentAofAhealthAaka.AsafeApraccticeAactAdentalApractiveAactA
purpose-AprotectAtheAgeneralApublic
TheAAdministrativeAproceduresAActAwhichAinsuresAthatAtheApublicAhasAaccessAtoAinformationAregardin
gAadministrativeAbodies,AthatAmayAaffectAprivateAcitizens.AEx:ABoardAofADentistryAandAtheADepartmentA
ofAHealthA-AcorrectAanswersChapterA120AFloridaAStatutes
AdministrativeACommissionA-AcorrectAanswersTheAGovernorAandACabinet
PersonsAExemptAofAChapterA466A-
AcorrectAanswers1.ALicensedAPHYSICIANAorAsurgeon,ApracticingAhisAprofessionAincludingAproceduresAin
volvingAtheAoralAcavity
2.AAqualifiedAANESTHETISTAgivingAanAanestheticAforAaAdentalAoperationAunderAtheAdirectAsupervisionA
ofAaAlicensedAdentist.
3.ADentistsApracticingAinAtheAUSAARMEDAFORCES,APublicAHealthAorADepartmentAofAVeteran'sAAffairs
4.ATheApracticeAofAdentistryAbyAlicensedAdentistsAofAanotherAstateAorAcountry,AappearingAasAaACLINICIA
NAATAAAMEETINGAofAaABoardAapprovedAdentalAorganization
5.ASTUDENTSAinAFloridaAdental,AhygieneAandAassistingAschools,AperformingAassignedAworkAunderAtheAs
choolsAcurriculum
FullAtimeAinstructorsAatAaAdental,AhygieneAorAassistingAschools
6.AFULLATIMEAINSTRUCTORSAatAaAdental,AhygieneAorAassistingAschoolsA(partAtimeAisAnotAextentA)
WhoAappointsAtheABoardAofADentistryAmembersA-
AcorrectAanswersAppointedAbyAGovernorAofAFloridaAandAConfirmedAbyASenate
BOARDAofADENTISTRYA-A#AofAmembers?A-AcorrectAanswers11Amembers
T/FADentalAassistantsAonABODA-AcorrectAanswersFALSEA
NOADENTALAASSISTANTSAONABOARD.
BOARDAofADENTISTRYA-A#AofAeachAtypeAofAmembers?A-AcorrectAanswers7D,A2DH,A2ALayAPersons
-
7AmembersAofAtheAboardAmustAbeAlicensedAdentistsAinAclinicalApracticeAHasAbeenAinAclinicalApracticeAof
AdentistryAforAatAleastA5AyearsAMustAremainAprimarilyAinAclinicalApracticeAwhileAonAtheABoard
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
BoardA-AcorrectAanswersBoardAofADentistry
PersonALICENSEDAtoApracticeAdentistryApursuantAtoAChapterA466A-AcorrectAanswersDentist
theAhealingAartAwhichAisAconcernedAwithAtheAexamination,Adiagnosis,AtreatmentA,planning,AandAcareAo
fAconditionsAwithinAtheAhumanAoralAcavityAandAitsAadjacentAtissuesAandAstructures.AItAincludesAtheperf
ormanceAorAattemptedAperformanceAofAdentalAoperations,AorAoralAorAoral-
maxillofacialAsurgeryAandAanyArelatedAprocedures.A-AcorrectAanswersDentistry
theArenderingAofAeducational,Apreventive,AandAtherapeuticAdentalAservicesAandAanyArelatedAextra-
oralAprocedureArequiredAinAtheAperformanceAofAsuchAservices.A-AcorrectAanswersDentalAHygiene
aApersonALICENSEDAtoApracticeAdentalAhygieneApursuantAtoAChapterA466A-
AcorrectAanswersDentalAHygienist
DepartmentA-AcorrectAanswerstheADepartmentAofAHealth
KA-AcorrectAanswers
DirectAsupervisionA-
AcorrectAanswersDMDAevaluatesAtheApatient,AdiagnosesAtheAcondition,AauthorizesAtheAprocedure,Arem
ainsAonApremises,AapprovesAworkApriorAtoAdepartureAofApatient.
AUTHORIZE,APRESENT,ACHECK
supervisionAwherebyAaAdentistAdiagnosesAtheAconditionAtoAbeAtreated,AaAdentistAauthorizesAtheproced
ureAtoAbeAperformed,AaAdentistAremainsAonAtheApremisesAwhileAtheAproceduresAareAperformed,AandAaA
dentistAapprovesAtheAworkAperformedAbeforeAdismissalAofAtheApatient.
IndirectAsupervisionA-
AcorrectAanswersDMDAevaluatesAtheApatient,AdiagnosesAtheAcondition,AauthorizesAtheAprocedure,Arem
ainsAonApremises
AUTHORIZE,APRESENT
supervisionAwherebyAaAdentistAauthorizesAtheAprocedureAandAaAdentistAisAonAtheApremisesAwhileAtheA
proceduresAareAperformed.
GeneralASupervisionA-AcorrectAanswersAUTHORIZE
aAdentistAauthorizesAtheAproceduresAwhichAareAbeingAcarriedAoutAbutAneedAnotAbeApresentAwhenAtheA
authorizedAproceduresAareAbeingAperformed.
IrremediableAtasksAdefinitionAandAwhoAcanAperformA-AcorrectAanswers-AonlyAperformedAbyAdentist
-
intraoralAtreatmentAtasksAwhich,AwhenAperformed,AareAirreversibleAandAcreateAunalterableAchangesAw
ithinAtheAoralAcavityAorAtheAcontiguousAstructuresAorAwhichAcauseAanAincreasedAriskAtoAtheApatient.Aie:A
anestheticsAotherAthanAtopicalAanesthesia
,RemediableAtasksAdefinitionAandAwhoAcanAperformA-AcorrectAanswers-
AdentistAcanAdelegateAremediableAtasksAdefinedAbyAlawAtoAhygenistAandAdentalAassistantsA(assistantsAg
enerallyArequireAhigherAsupervisionAlevelAthanAhygenists)
-
AintraoralAtreatmentAtasksAwhichAareAreversibleAandAdoAnotAcreateAunalterableAchangesAwithinAtheAora
lAcavityAorAtheAcontiguousAstructuresAandAwhichAdoAnotAcauseAanAincreasedAriskAtoAtheApatient.Aie:Atop
icalAanesthesia
FormalAtrainingArequiredAforAtheAperformanceAofAcertainAremediableAtasksAforAbothADAAandADH.AExpa
ndedAdutyAcourseAorAprogramAwhichAmeetsAoneAofAtheAfollowingArequirements:FacultyARequirements
AasAwellAincluded.A-AcorrectAanswers*AccreditedAbyAtheAADAA&AapprovedAbyAtheABoard.
*CertificationAasAaAdentalAradiographerA(DA).
*CourseAorAprogramAcurriculumAreflectsAappropriateAdidacticAandAclinicalAtrainingAinAeachAremediable
Atask.
*DentistsAandAdentalAhygienistsAshallAhaveAaAminimumAofAoneAyearAexperienceAinAexpandedAdutyAfunc
tionsAandAexpandedAdutyAdentalAassistantsAshallAhaveAaAminimumAofA5AyearsAofAhands-onAexperience.
*TheAstudent/teacherAratioAshallAnotAexceedAoneAinstructorAtoAtenAstudents.
*DocumentationAofAtheAtrainingAandAexperienceAofAfacultyAmembersAwhichAestablishesAtheirAqualifica
tionsAtoAteachAspecifiedAsubjectAareas.
*AnyAcourseAofferedAshallAalsoAincludeAinstructionAregardingAsterilizationAandAdisinfectionAproceduresA
andAinstructionAinAtheAdentalApracticeAactAandAadministrativeAcodeAasAitArelatesAtoAdentalAauxiliaries
.*EachAparticipantAwhoAsuccessfullyAcompletesAtheAcourseAorAprogramAisAissuedAaAcertificateAwhichAco
ntainsAtheAfollowingAinformation:AnameAofAcourseAorAprogramAsponsor;AtitleAofAcourse;AdateAcourseAof
fered;AnumberAofAhoursAofAinstruction;Aparticipant'sAname;AsignatureAauthorizedAbyAtheAsponsorAwhic
hAattestsAtoAtheAcertificate'sAvalidity;AandAaAlistAofAallAremediableAtasksAinAwhichAtheAparticipantAhasAre
ceivedAformalAtraining.
*AnyAclinicalAcourseAinAwhichApatientsAareAtreatedAduringAinstructionAmustAbeAsupervisedAbyAaAlicense
dAdentist.
*On-the-
jobAtrainingArequiredAforAtheAperformanceAofAcertainAremediableAtasksAconsistsAofAtrainingAinAthoseAta
sksAbyAaAlicensedAdentistAwhoAassumesAfullAresponsibilityAforAassuringAthatAtheAdentalAhygienistAorAde
ntalAassistantAhasAcompletedAhands-
onAtrainingAinAorderAthatAhe/sheAisAcompetentAtoAperformAtheAtasks.
TheAlawAwhichAgovernsAtheAPRACTICEAOFADENTISTRYAINAFLORIDAA-
AcorrectAanswersChapterA466AFloridaAStatutes
-
toAensureAthatAeveryAdentistAorAdentalAhygienistApracticingAinAthisAstateAmeetsAminimumArequirement
sAforAsafeApractice
TheArulesAsetAforthAbyAtheABOARDAOFADENTISTRYA-AcorrectAanswersRuleA64B5
FLAAdministrativeACode
, TheAlawAthatAgovernsAtheADEPARTMENTAOFAHEALTHA-AcorrectAanswersChapterA456AFloridaAStatutes
LawAthatAgovernsAdentistryAforAtheAdepartmentAofAhealthAaka.AsafeApraccticeAactAdentalApractiveAactA
purpose-AprotectAtheAgeneralApublic
TheAAdministrativeAproceduresAActAwhichAinsuresAthatAtheApublicAhasAaccessAtoAinformationAregardin
gAadministrativeAbodies,AthatAmayAaffectAprivateAcitizens.AEx:ABoardAofADentistryAandAtheADepartmentA
ofAHealthA-AcorrectAanswersChapterA120AFloridaAStatutes
AdministrativeACommissionA-AcorrectAanswersTheAGovernorAandACabinet
PersonsAExemptAofAChapterA466A-
AcorrectAanswers1.ALicensedAPHYSICIANAorAsurgeon,ApracticingAhisAprofessionAincludingAproceduresAin
volvingAtheAoralAcavity
2.AAqualifiedAANESTHETISTAgivingAanAanestheticAforAaAdentalAoperationAunderAtheAdirectAsupervisionA
ofAaAlicensedAdentist.
3.ADentistsApracticingAinAtheAUSAARMEDAFORCES,APublicAHealthAorADepartmentAofAVeteran'sAAffairs
4.ATheApracticeAofAdentistryAbyAlicensedAdentistsAofAanotherAstateAorAcountry,AappearingAasAaACLINICIA
NAATAAAMEETINGAofAaABoardAapprovedAdentalAorganization
5.ASTUDENTSAinAFloridaAdental,AhygieneAandAassistingAschools,AperformingAassignedAworkAunderAtheAs
choolsAcurriculum
FullAtimeAinstructorsAatAaAdental,AhygieneAorAassistingAschools
6.AFULLATIMEAINSTRUCTORSAatAaAdental,AhygieneAorAassistingAschoolsA(partAtimeAisAnotAextentA)
WhoAappointsAtheABoardAofADentistryAmembersA-
AcorrectAanswersAppointedAbyAGovernorAofAFloridaAandAConfirmedAbyASenate
BOARDAofADENTISTRYA-A#AofAmembers?A-AcorrectAanswers11Amembers
T/FADentalAassistantsAonABODA-AcorrectAanswersFALSEA
NOADENTALAASSISTANTSAONABOARD.
BOARDAofADENTISTRYA-A#AofAeachAtypeAofAmembers?A-AcorrectAanswers7D,A2DH,A2ALayAPersons
-
7AmembersAofAtheAboardAmustAbeAlicensedAdentistsAinAclinicalApracticeAHasAbeenAinAclinicalApracticeAof
AdentistryAforAatAleastA5AyearsAMustAremainAprimarilyAinAclinicalApracticeAwhileAonAtheABoard
