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Florida Dental Hygiene Laws & Rules
Dentistry - correct answer The healing art which is concerned with the exam, diagnosis, treatment planning, and care of conditions within the oral cavity and adjacent tissues and structures Dental Hygiene - correct answer The rendering of educational, preventive, and therapeutic dental services and any related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services 11 members- 7 dentists 2 hygienists 2 consumers - correct answer How many members on the BOD? 5 years of experience - correct answer At least how many years of clinical experience must a dental hygienist on the BOD have? 4 years - correct answer How many term years does an RDH board member serve? 10 years - correct answer What is the maximum number of years a board member may serve? The Governor of FL - correct answer Who appoints the BOD members? 60 yrs old - correct answer One member of the board must be at least how old? The BOD - correct answer Who designates remediable and delegable tasks? Irremediable tasks - correct answer Intraoral treatment task that are IRREVERSIBLE and create UNALTERABLE changes? (Risk to pt)
Remediable tasks - correct answer Intraoral treatment tasks that are REVERSIBLE and DO NOT create unalterable changes? (No risk to pt) Yes, but the DDS must examine the patient within 3 days - correct answer If the DDS is out of town and the patient comes into the office with an emergency, can the RDH recement a temp crown w/ temp cement? Dental hygienists & dental assistants - correct answer Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified by the law? Every biennium (2 years) - correct answer How often must a CPR certification be renewed? Every 3rd biennium (6 years) - correct answer How often must CE on domestic violence be renewed? HIV and AIDS - correct answer What Board approved CE course must an RDH have before first licensure renewal? At least 2 hrs on medical errors prevention - correct answer Each licensure renewal, an RDH must have how many hours on what kind of CE? Yes - correct answer Can an RDH be excused from CE requirement due to a hardship? 24 credits biannually - correct answer How many CE hrs are required for RDHs? 30 credits biannually - correct answer How many CE hrs are required for dentists? 50 minutes - correct answer How many minutes are equivalent to 1 hr of CE?
Anticonvulsants - correct answer The dentist and staff must be properly trained in what before anesthesia is used in the office? True (DH can not TURN ON nitrous) - correct answer Dental hygienists can monitor and adjust as well as turn off nitrous oxide. 60 didactic hrs, 2 people trained in CPR present in the office at all times during administration of conscious sedation, 3 people for general anesthesia - correct answer What must a dentist have to receive a conscious sedation permit? The BOD - correct answer Who grants sedation permits? 48 hours - correct answer Any dentist practicing in FL must notify the BOD in writing by registered mail postmarked within how many hrs of a mortality or incident occurring in outpatient facilities? 30 days - correct answer A complete written report of a mortality or incident must be filed w/ the BOD within how many days? At least 18 years old - correct answer How old must a patient be for a RDH to administer local anesthesia? 25% - correct answer What is the minimum oxygen level requirement when administering nitrous oxide? 48 hrs; 30 days - correct answer If an incident occurs during or after administration of local anesthesia, the RDH must notify the BOD within how many hours? A written report must be filed in how many days? Oxygen tank, EKG machine, defibrillator, thermometer, BP cuff, bronchodilator - correct answer What equipment should be present in the recovery room following sedation? 4 years - correct answer How long must dental records be kept by a dental lab tech following the prescription?
4 years from the date of the pt's last appt - correct answer How long must pt records be kept in the office? No, the patient must be a patient of record - correct answer If a new patient (not currently a pt of record) comes in to see the RDH and the dentist is not present, can the patient be seen? The DDS who owns the practice - correct answer If there are multiple dentists seeing a pt and there is no dentist of record on file, who is the dentist of record? The dentist - correct answer Who owns the patient's records? To another FL licensed dentist - correct answer In the event that a dentist dies, where do all the patient records go? Every 40 hrs or at least once every 30 days - correct answer How often are sterilizers monitored? At least 10 hrs - correct answer How long should heat sensitive instruments soak in cold sterile? Ones registered by the EPA - correct answer Which disinfectants/sterilants are appropriate for use? As infectious material, sealed in an impervious container - correct answer How should impressions sent to a dental lab be treated? Yes, as long as they are rendered non-biohazardous by disinfection and removal of debris - correct answer Can extracted teeth be returned to a patient? CDC - correct answer Who would be the enforcement of making guidelines for contaminants pertaining to blood, saliva, and other body fluids?
$25/hr for each CE not completed, $50 if CPR not complete - correct answer RDH CE not complete $500-$10,000, probation for 1st offence - correct answer Fine for malpractice/practicing outside scope of practice 30 days - correct answer If a DDS is suspended or terminated, he/she must notify their patients within how many days? At any time - correct answer When can a licensee choose to become inactive? Bianually - correct answer How often must an inactive license be renewed and the fee paid? 14 days - correct answer How long after becoming aware of their being infected w/ Hep B must an RDH/DDS notify the BOD? 1 credit hr for ever 1 hr of pro bono work, 7 hrs maximum for each biennium - correct answer How many credit hrs of CE do you get for pro bono work? Irremidable - correct answer Is applying topical anesthetic with a jet spray considered remediable or irremediable? 90 days - correct answer Advertised fees for dental service must state a specified period which the fee is in effect or that the service will remain at or below the advertised fee for at least how many days? EPA - correct answer What government agency(s) approve disinfectants? FDA and EPA - correct answer What government agency(s) approve sterilants?
