FLORIDA LAWS AND RULES BOARD EXAM DENTAL HYGIENE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

FLORIDA LAWS AND RULES BOARD
EXAM DENTAL HYGIENE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
DirectAsupervisionAdefined:A-
AcorrectAanswersRequiresAthatAaAlicensedAdentistAexamineApatient,AdiagnoseAaAconditionAtoAbeAtreate

d,AauthorizeAprocedureAtoAbeAperformed,AbeAonApremisesAwhileAtheAprocedureAisAperformed,A&Aappro
veAworkAperformedApriorAtoApatient'sAdepartureAfromApremises.

IndirectAsupervisionAdefined:A-
AcorrectAanswersRequiresAthatAaAlicensedAdentistAexamineApatient,AdiagnoseAaAconditionAtoAbeAtreate

d,AauthorizeAtheAprocedureAtoAbeAperformed,AandAbeAonApremisesAwhileAtheAprocedureAisAperformed.

GeneralAsupervisionAdefined:A-
AcorrectAanswersRequiresAthatAaAlicensedAdentistAexamineApatient,AdiagnoseAaAconditionAtoAbeAtreate

d,A&AauthorizeAprocedureAtoAbeAperformed,AbutAmustAseeApt.AwithinAaAmaximumAofA13Amonths).

AnyAauthorizationAforAremediableAtasksAtoAbeAperformedAunderA*generalAsupervision*AisAvalidAforAaAm
aximumAofA______(timeAframe);AafterAwhich,AnoAfurtherAtreatmentAunderAgeneralAsupervisionAcanAbe
AperformedAwithoutAanotherAclinicalAexamAbyAaAFloridaAlicensedAdentist.A-

AcorrectAanswers"13Amonths"AafterAwhich,AnoAfurtherAtreatmentAunderAgeneralAsupervisionAcanAbeApe

rformedAwithoutAanotherAclinicalAexamAbyAaAFloridaAlicensedAdentist.

T/F?AAnyAtasksAdelegableAtoAdentalAassistantsAwillAbeAdelegableAtoAdentalAhygienistsAunderAtheAsameAs
upervisionAlevel,AunlessAotherwiseAstatedAinAtheArules.A-AcorrectAanswersTrue

RemediableATasks,AalsoAreferredAtoAasAExpandedAFunctionsAdefined:A-AcorrectAanswersAreAintra-
oralAtasksAwhichAdoAnotAcreateAunalterableAchangesAinAtheAoralAcavityAorAcontiguousAstructures,AareAre
versibleAandAdoAnotAexposeAaApatientAtoAincreasedArisks.ADAA&ADHAcanAbothAbeAdelegated.

T/F?ATheAuseAofAaAlaserAorAlaserAdeviceAofAanyAtypeAisANOTAaAremediableAtask/expandedAfunction.A-
AcorrectAanswersTrue;AitsAirremediableAtask



RemovingAandAre-
cementingAproperlyAcontouredAandAfittingAlooseAbandsAthatAareAnotApermanentlyAattachedAtoAanyAap
pliance.A(ThisAisAthisAcalledAwhat?)A-AcorrectAanswersEmergencyARemediableATask

SecuringAorAunsecuringAanAarchwireAbyAattachingAorAremovingAtheAfasteningAdevice.A(ThisAisAcalledAwh
at?)A-AcorrectAanswersEmergencyARemediableATask

InsertingAorAremovingAdressingsAfromAalveolarAsocketsAinApost-
operativeAosteitisAwhenAtheApatientAisA*uncomfortable*AdueAtoAtheAlossAofAaAdressingAfromAanAalveola
rAsocketAinAdiagnosedAcasesAofApost-operativeAosteitis.A(ThisAisAcalledAwhat?)A-
AcorrectAanswersEmergencyARemediableATask



PlacingAorAremovingAperiodontalAdressingsAwhenAtheApatientAisA*uncomfortable*AdueAtoAtheAlossAofAaA
periodontalApackAduringAtheAprescribedAperiodAofAtreatment.A(ThisAisAcalledAwhat?)A-
AcorrectAanswersEmergencyARemediableATask

,CementingAtemporaryAcrownsAorAbridgesAusingAtemporaryAcementAwhenAtheApatientAisA*uncomfortab
le*AdueAtoAtheAlossAofAaAtemporaryAcrownAorAbridge.A(ThisAisAthisAcalledAwhat?)A-
AcorrectAanswersEmergencyARemediableATask



PlacingAtemporaryAmedicinalArestorativeAmaterialAwhenAtheApatientAisAuncomfortableAdueAtoAtheAlossA
ofAaAtemporaryAmedicinalArestoration.A(ThisAisAcalledAwhat?)A-
AcorrectAanswersEmergencyARemediableATask



FormalAtrainingArequiredAforAtheAperformanceAofAcertainAremediableAtasksAforAbothADAAandADH.AExpa
ndedAdutyAcourseAorAprogramAwhichAmeetsAoneAofAtheAfollowingArequirements:A

FacultyARequirementsAasAwellAincluded.A-
AcorrectAanswers*AccreditedAbyAtheAADAA&AapprovedAbyAtheABoard.



*CertificationAasAaAdentalAradiographerA(DA).

*CourseAorAprogramAcurriculumAreflectsAappropriateAdidacticAandAclinicalAtrainingAinAeachAremediable
Atask.



*DentistsAandAdentalAhygienistsAshallAhaveAaAminimumAofAoneAyearAexperienceAinAexpandedAdutyAfunc
tionsAandAexpandedAdutyAdentalAassistantsAshallAhaveAaAminimumAofA5AyearsAofAhands-onAexperience.

*TheAstudent/teacherAratioAshallAnotAexceedAoneAinstructorAtoAtenAstudents.

*DocumentationAofAtheAtrainingAandAexperienceAofAfacultyAmembersAwhichAestablishesAtheirAqualifica
tionsAtoAteachAspecifiedAsubjectAareas.A

*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.

EachAparticipantAwhoAsuccessfullyAcompletesAtheAcourseAorAprogramAwhichAisArequiredAforAtheAperfor
manceAofAcertainAremediableAtasksAisAissuedAaAcertificateAwhichAcontainsAtheAfollowingAinformation:A-
AcorrectAanswers*TheirAnameAofAcourseAorAprogramAsponsor.ATitleAofAcourse.ADateAcourseAoffered.A#Ao

fAhoursAinstruction.AParticipant'sAname.SignatureAauthorizedAbyAsponsorAwhichAattestsAtoAcertificate'sA
validity.AAAlistAofAallAremediableAtasksAinAwhichAparticipantAhasAreceivedAformalAtraining.

FabricatingAtemporaryAcrownsAorAbridgesAintra-
orallyAwhichAshallAnotAincludeAanyAadjustmentAofAocclusionAtoAtheAapplianceAorAexistingAdentition.A*S
upervision?(DH)A-

, correctAanswersRemediableATaskAdent.AHygieneAreceivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervisio
A

n).

SelectingA&Apre-
sizingAorthodonticAbands,AincludingAselectionAofAproperAsizeAbandAforAaAtoothAtoAbeAbandedAwhichAdo
esAnotAincludeAorAinvolveAanyAadapting,Acontouring,AtrimmingAorAcementingAorAotherwiseAmodifyingA
bandAmaterialAsuchAthatAitAwouldAconstituteAfittingAtheAband.A*Supervision?(DH)A-
AcorrectAanswersRemediableATaskADHAreceivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).



SelectingAandApre-
sizingAarchwiresAprescribedAbyAtheApatient'sAdentistAsoAlongAasAtheAdentistAmakesAallAfinalAadjustment
sAtoAbend,AarchAformAdetermination,AandAsymmetryApriorAtoAfinalAplacement.A*Supervision?(DH)A-
AcorrectAanswersRemediableATaskADHAreceivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).



SelectingAprescribedAextra-oralAappliancesAbyApre-selectionAorApre-
measurementAwhichAdoesAnotAincludeAfinalAfitAadjustment.A*Supervision?(DH)A-
AcorrectAanswersRemediableATaskADHAreceivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).



PreparingAaAtoothAsurfaceAbyAapplyingAconditioningAagentsAforAorthodonticAappliancesAbyAconditionin
gAorAplacingAofAsealantAmaterialsAwhichAdoesAnotAincludeAplacingAbrackets.A*Supervision?(DH)A-
AcorrectAanswersRemediableATaskADHAreceivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).



PackingAandAremovingAretractionAcord,AsoAlongAasAitAdoesAnotAcontainAvasoactiveAchemicalsAandAisAuse
dAsolelyAforArestorativeAdentalAprocedures.A*Supervision?(DH)A-
AcorrectAanswersRemediableATaskADHAreceivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).



RemovingAandAre-
cementingAproperlyAcontouredAandAfittingAlooseAbandsAthatAareAnotApermanentlyAattachedAtoAanyAap
pliance.A*Supervision?(DH)A-
AcorrectAanswersRemediableATaskADHAreceivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).



InsertingAorAremovingAdressingsAfromAalveolarAsocketsAinApost-
operativeAosteitisAwhenAtheApatientAisAuncomfortableAdueAtoAtheAlossAofAaAdressingAfromAanAalveolarAs
ocketAinAdiagnosedAcasesAofApost-operativeAosteitis.A*Supervision?(DH)A-
AcorrectAanswersRemediableATaskADHAreceivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).



ApplyAbleachingAsolution,AactivateAlightAsource,AmonitorAandAremoveAin-
officeAbleachingAmaterials.A*Supervision?(DH)A-
AcorrectAanswersRemediableATaskADHAreceivedAformalAtrainingA&AunderADIRECTAsupervision).



PlacingAorAremovingArubberAdams.A*Supervision?(DH)A-AcorrectAanswersRemediableATasksADHApre-
licensureAeducationAorAformalAtrainingA&AunderAINDIRECTAsupervision).

PlacingAorAremovingAmatrices.A*Supervision?(DH)A-AcorrectAanswersRemediableATasksADHApre-
licensureAeducationAorAformalAtrainingA&AunderAINDIRECTAsupervision).

ApplyingAcavityAliners,AvarnishesAorAbases.A*Supervision?(DH)A-
AcorrectAanswersRemediableATasksADHApre-

licensureAeducationAorAformalAtrainingA&AunderAINDIRECTAsupervision).

MakingAimpressionsAforAstudyAcastsAwhichAareAnotAbeingAmadeAforAtheApurposeAofAfabricatingAanyAintr
a-oralAappliances,ArestorationsAorAorthodonticAappliances.A*Supervision?(DH)A-