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