Florida Dentistry Laws and Rules Exam: Detailed Solutions and Key Concepts, Exams of Law

A comprehensive review of florida's laws and rules related to dentistry and dental hygiene. It includes detailed solutions and explanations covering topics such as board member requirements, delegation of tasks, ce requirements, anesthesia regulations, and prescription guidelines. This resource is designed to help dental professionals prepare for exams and stay current with legal and regulatory standards in florida. It covers remediable and irremediable tasks, ce requirements for hygienists and dentists, and regulations regarding anesthesia and prescriptions.

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Florida || Laws || and || Rules || Exam || with || accurate || detailed || solutions
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, || preventive, || and || therapeutic || dental || services || and ||
any || related || extra- || oral || procedure || required || in || the || performance || of || service
11 || board || members
7 || licensed || dentists || actively || practicing
2 || licensed || hygienists || actively || practicing
2 || lay || persons || who || have || never || been || in || the || dental || profession || - || ✔✔board || of || dentistry || members
5 || years || clinical || experience || preceding || date || of || appointment || for || the || board || - || ✔✔how || many || years ||
experience || must || the || hygienist/ || dentist || have || if || on || the || board?
4 || term || years || - || ✔✔how || many || term || years || do || dental || hygiene || board || members || serve?
10 || years || - || ✔✔what || is || the || maximum || number || of || years || a || board || member || may || serve?
governor || of || florida || - || ✔✔who || appoints || the || board || of || dentistry || members?
60 || years || old || - || ✔✔one || member || of || the || board || must || be || at || least?
true- || only || if || defined || by || law || or || rule || - || ✔✔remediable || tasks || may || be || delegated || if || they || pose || no || risk
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Florida || Laws || and || Rules || Exam || with || accurate || detailed || solutions

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, || preventive, || and || therapeutic || dental || services || and || any || related || extra- || oral || procedure || required || in || the || performance || of || service 11 || board || members 7 || licensed || dentists || actively || practicing 2 || licensed || hygienists || actively || practicing 2 || lay || persons || who || have || never || been || in || the || dental || profession || - || ✔✔board || of || dentistry || members 5 || years || clinical || experience || preceding || date || of || appointment || for || the || board || - || ✔✔how || many || years || experience || must || the || hygienist/ || dentist || have || if || on || the || board? 4 || term || years || - || ✔✔how || many || term || years || do || dental || hygiene || board || members || serve? 10 || years || - || ✔✔what || is || the || maximum || number || of || years || a || board || member || may || serve? governor || of || florida || - || ✔✔who || appoints || the || board || of || dentistry || members? 60 || years || old || - || ✔✔one || member || of || the || board || must || be || at || least? true- || only || if || defined || by || law || or || rule || - || ✔✔remediable || tasks || may || be || delegated || if || they || pose || no || risk

dentists || - || ✔✔who || delegates || NON- || dentists? 13 || months || - || ✔✔authorization || of || irremediable || tasks || under || general || supervision || is || valid || for? irremediable || tasks || - || ✔✔intraoral || treatment || tasks || which || are || irreversible || and || create || unalterable || changes || within || the || oral || cavity || or || structures 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. irremediable || - || ✔✔the || use || of || a || laser || or || a || laser || type || device || is || considered || to || be || what || type || of || task? hygienists || and || assistants || - || ✔✔who || may || perform || emergency || remediable || tasks || under || conditions || specified || in || the || laws? each || biennium || - || ✔✔requirement || of || CE || course || of || CPR || at || basic || life || support: 2 || hours || - || ✔✔how || many || hours || of || CE || do || hygienists || and || dentists || need || on || medical || errors 2 || hours || every || 3rd || biennium || - || ✔✔how || many || hours || of || CE || and || how || often || do || hygienists || and || dentists || need || on || domestic || violence first || renewal || - || ✔✔when || does || a || CE || course || on || HIV/AIDS || need || to || be || done?

-chemotherapeutic || agents -stress || management || for || the || patient -scaling || and || root || planing || techniques board || approved || individual || study || - || ✔✔what || is || an || appropriate || educational || activity || or || topic || for || CE? -medical || errors -CPR || refresher || course -board || review || seminar -board || approved || individual || study patient || stress || management || - || ✔✔which || of || the || following || is || an || example || of || a || CE || a || dental || hygienist || would || take? -practice || management -organization || or || design || of || the || office

  • || patient || stress || management -personnel || management in || the || first || biennium || of || licensure || - || ✔✔when || are || licensees || excused || from || CE? 4 || years || - || ✔✔how || long || should || you || keep || receipts, || vouchers, || or || certificates || as || necessary || document || completion || of || CE || courses? practicing || hygienist || or || dentist || - || ✔✔who || is || required || to || take || CE || credits? true || - || ✔✔a || dentist || or || hygienist || takes || a || 10 || hour || course || on || HIV/AIDS. || the || remaining || 9 || hours || could || count || toward || their || 24-30 || hours || required || for || licensure || renewal

false || - || ✔✔if || 40 || hours || of || CE || are || taken || in || one || biennium, || the || remaining || hours || taken || can || count || towards || the || renewal || requirement || for || the || next || biennium can || only || recommend || - || ✔✔can || a || hygienist || prescribe || fluoride || or || chlorohexidine || to || a || patient || of || record? true || - || ✔✔statement || of || frequency || must || be || included || on || the || prescription || (T/F) 24 || months || - || ✔✔how || long || is || a || dental || hygiene || prescription || good || for? dentists || license || number || - || ✔✔what || must || be || included || in || a || prescription || for || a || prescription || strength || fluoride || gel? analgesia || - || ✔✔absence || of || pain || without || loss || of || consciousness anesthesia || - || ✔✔the || loss || of || feeling || or || sensation || especially || loss || of || the || sensation || of || pain local || anesthesia || - || ✔✔the || loss || of || sensation || of || pain || in || a || specific || area || of || the || body, || generally || produced || by || a || topically || applied || agent || or || injected || agent || without || the || causing || the || loss || of || total || consciousness general || anesthesia || - || ✔✔a || controlled || state || of || unconsciousness, || produced || by || a || pharmacological || agent, || accompanied || by || the || partial || or || complete || loss || of || protective || reflexes, || including || the || inability || to || independently || maintain || an || airway || and || respond || purposefully || to || physical || stimulation || or || verbal || command. || This || modality || includes || administration || of || medications || via || parenteral || route. deep || sedation || - || ✔✔controlled || state || of || depressed || consciousness || accompanied || by || the || partial || loss || of || protective || reflexes, || including || either || or || both || the || inability || to || continually || maintain || an || airway || independently || or || to || respond || appropriately || to || physical || stimulation || or || verbal || command, || produced ||

60 || didactic || hours || - || ✔✔in || order || for || a || dentist || to || obtain || a || conscious || sedation || permit || how || many || didactic || hours || are || required 2 || people || - || ✔✔how || many || people || must || be || present || for || a || dentist || to || perform || conscious || sedation || on || a || patient? 3 || people || - || ✔✔how || many || people || must || be || present || for || a || dentist || to || perform || general || sedation || on || a || patient 11 || CE || hours || - || ✔✔how || many || CE || hours || can || you || get || for || being || an || expert || witness || in || the || review || of || a || disciplinary || action? board || of || dentistry || - || ✔✔who || grants || sedation || permits 48 || hours || - || ✔✔any || dentist || practicing || in || FL || must || notify || the || board || in || writing || by || registered || mail, || postmarked || within || ____ || hours || of || any || mortality || or || other || incident || occurring || in || the || outpatient || facilities 30 || days || - || ✔✔a || complete || written || report || shall || be || filed || with || the || board || of || dentistry || within || ____ || days || of || the || mortality || or || other || incident altered || state || of || consciousness || - || ✔✔nitrous || oxide || sedation || produces || a: -loss || of || taste -loss || of || pain -altered || state || of || consciousness -mental || inability || of || pain || pathways

must || not || effect || physical || ability || - || ✔✔with || conscious || sedation: -patient || must || be || slightly || awake -patient || must || be || under || 100 || lbs

  • || must || not || effect || physical || ability 25% || - || ✔✔What || is || the || minimum || oxygen || level || required || when || administering || nitrous || oxide || anesthesia 48 || hours; || 30 || days || - || ✔✔any || CRDH || administering || local || anesthesia || must || notify || the || board, || in || writing || by || registered || mail || within____ || of || any || adverse || occurence || that || was || related || to || or || the || result || of || the || administration || of || local || anesthesia. || A || complete || written || report || shall || be || filed || with || the || board || within____ || of || the || mortality || or || other || adverse || occurence true || - || ✔✔a || bronchodilator || is || needed || in || the || recovery || room || when || performing || sedation || in || the || dental || office patient || of || record || - || ✔✔a || patient || who || has || received || radiographs, || an || exam || from || the || dentist || and || a || treatment || plan || is || considered:
  • || medical || history -exam || results -test || results || which || justify || course || of || treatment || (treatment || plan) || - || ✔✔minimum || a || patients || record || must || contain: 90 || days; || 4 || years || - || ✔✔within____ || days || of || a || dentists || death, || the || dentists || estate || or || agent || must || transfer || all || patients || records || to || another || florida || licensed || dentist || and || must || be || accessible || by || each || patient || for || at || least || _____ || years

disinfection || - || ✔✔the || destruction || of || inhibition || of || most || pathogenic || bacteria || while || they || are || in || their || active || growth || phase || and || the || inactivation || of || some || viruses disinfecting || may || leave || open || the || possibility || of || infection || - || ✔✔the || major || difference || of || sterilization || and || disinfection || is: every || 40 || hours, || or || at || least || once || every || 30 || days || - || ✔✔how || often || are || sterilizers || monitored? 10 || hours || - || ✔✔how || long || should || heat || sensitive || instruments || soak? NO || - || ✔✔is || ethylene || glycol || a || form || of || sterilization? -steam || under || pressure -dry || heat -chemical || vapor -ethylene || oxide -disinfectant/ || sterilant || EPA || or || FDA || approved || - || ✔✔procedures || used || to || provide || proper || sterilization EPA || - || ✔✔who || registers || disinfectants CDC || - || ✔✔who || recommends || the || usage || of || disinfectants labeled || as || infectious || material || and || sealed || in || an || impervious || container || - || ✔✔how || should || impression || materials || be || sent || to || the || lab?

sodium || hypochlorite || or || any || liquid || chemical || germicide || suitable || for || clinical || specimen || fixation || - || ✔✔what || chemical || should || extracted || teeth || be || immersed || in || when || the || tooth || is || being || kept || for || the || clinic use || regular || examination || gloves || - || ✔✔when || handling || soiled || instruments || which || is || not || appropriate? -carry || instruments || in || closed || container -use || regular || exam || glove -wear || mask || and || eye || wear -use || ultrasonic || cleaner CDC || - || ✔✔who || would || be || the || enforcement || of || the || making || guidelines || and || rules || for || contaminants || pertaining || to || blood, || saliva, || and || other || body || fluids eye || protection || - || ✔✔which || PPE || is || not || required washing || prosthodontic || appliances || with || soap || and || water || before || allowing || patient || to || place || in || mouth || - || ✔✔what || is || not || consistent || with || the || CDC || recommendations || of || use? -soak || heat || sensitive || instruments || in || chemical || solution || for || 10 || hours scrubbing || instruments || with || soap || and || water || before || sterilizing || them -washing || prosthodontic || appliances || with || soap || and || water || before || allowing || the || patient || to || place || in || the || mouth minor || violation || - || ✔✔what || type || of || violation || is || it || when || there || is || a || failure || to || notify || of || change || of || address || in || 10 || days $500-10,000 || - || ✔✔how || much || can || you || be || fined || if || you || accept || fees || during || a || suspension || of || your || license

$1000 || fine || and || 4 || hour || risk || management || - || ✔✔fine || for || DDS || practicing || 2-6 || months || w/o || license $250 || fine || - || ✔✔fine || for || hygienist || practicing || 2-6 || months || w/o || license $ $150 || for || not || doing || CPR || - || ✔✔DDS || fee || per || CE || not || completed? || CPR? $ $50 || for || not || doing || CPR || - || ✔✔hygienist || fee || per || CE || not || completed? || CPR? $500 || fine || - || ✔✔fine || for || pre- || signed || lab || forms $1000 || - || ✔✔fine || for || failure || to || give || patients || documents $10,000 || - || ✔✔fine || for || fraud || per || offense $500-$10,000 || and || probation || for || the || 1st || offense || - || ✔✔fine || for || malpractice || or || practicing || beyond || the || scope || of || dentistry 30 || days || - || ✔✔if || a || dentist || is || terminated || how || long || does || he || have || to || notify || their || patients? 30 || days || - || ✔✔if || a || dentist || is || suspended || how || long || does || he || have || to || notify || their || patients? hold || or || deny || their || license || - || ✔✔a || person || holding || a || dental || hygiene || license || in || the || state || of || florida || has || been || ruled || by || a || court || of || law || that || they || are || delinquent || of || their || child || support. || The || Board || of || dentistry || has || the || right || to?

the || referring || dentist || - || ✔✔a || patient || is || referred || to || the || specialist || and || at || that || location || the || patient || also || received || treatment || from || the || dental || hygienist. || Who || is || ultimately || responsible? biennially || and || pay || the || applicable || fees || (inactive || status || fee) || - || ✔✔how || often || can || an || inactive || license || be || renewed? one || month || - || ✔✔if || a || license || becomes || suspended || for || a || year || or || more, || a || dental || professional || must || inform || their || patients || within: 14 || days || - || ✔✔any || licensed || dentist || or || hygienist || who || is || infected || with || the || Hep || B || virus || is || required || to || notify || the || Board || in || writing || no || later || than || _____ || days || after || learning || their || infection || with || the || virus 6 || clock || hours || - || ✔✔Licensees || infected || with || Hep || B || must || successfully || complete || an || educational || program || approved || by || the || Board || which || will || aid || in || a || better || understanding || of || the || disease || within || 6 || months || after || receiving || acknowledgement. || How || many || hours || is || it? 1x || a || year || for || 3 || years || - || ✔✔how || often || and || long || will || a || random || monitoring || of || licensees || infected || with || Hep || B || be || monitored || of || their || duties || in || the || dental || office || for 14 || days || - || ✔✔how || long || does || a || monitor || of || a || Hep || B || licensee || have || to || report || the || results || to || the || Board's || executive || Director? 24 || hours || within || onsite || inspection || and || written || confirmation || within || 72 || hours || - || ✔✔when || a || monitor || determines || an || unreported || break || in || barrier || of || a || Hep || B || licensee, || how || long || does || the || monitor || have || to || notify || the || Boards || executive || Director || by || phone || and || written? direct || supervision || - || ✔✔diagnose, || authorize, || remain || on || premises, || and || approves || work || before || dismissal

3 || days || - || ✔✔emergency || remediable || tasks || may || be || performed || when || the || patient || will || be || seen || by || the || dentist || in || ____days general || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || performs || homecare || on || a || patient || who || is || now || in || assisted || living || center. || What || is || the || supervision direct || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || apply || bleaching || solution, || activate || light || source, || and || monitor || and || remove || in- || office || bleaching || materials || is || what || supervision general || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || suture || removal || supervision || level general || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || place || and || remove || periodontal || dressings || supervision || level indirect || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || place/ || remove || dental || dam || supervision || level indirect || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || placing/ || removing || matrix || band || supervision || level indirect || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || apply || cavity || liners/ || varnish/ || base || supervision || level indirect || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || marginate || restorations || and || amalgams || supervision || level indirect || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || root || planing || supervision || level indirect || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || monitor || nitrous || oxide/ || Turn || OFF || (OXYGEN) || supervision || level indirect || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || removes || excess || cement || from || ortho || supervision || level

indirect || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || local || delivery || placement || (Atridox, || Arestin, || Perio || chip) || supervision || level indirect || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || secure/ || unsecure || archwire || supervision || level direct || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || in || office || bleaching || placement || supervision || level direct || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || administer || local || anesthesia || when || approximately || certified || by || the || Board || supervision || level direct || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || gingival || curettage || supervision || level direct || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || monitor || nitrous || oxide || (ANALGESIA) || supervision || level direct || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || fabricate || temporary || crowns/ || bridges || intra || orally || supervision || level direct || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || packing/ || removing || retraction || cord || supervision || level direct || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || dry || socket || dressing || supervision || level direct || supervision || - || ✔✔DH || remove || and || re- || cement || loose || bands || supervision || level direct || supervision || - || ✔✔DA || polishing || restorations || and || clinical || crowns || supervision || level direct || supervision || - || ✔✔DA || applying || topical || anesthesia || supervision || level direct || supervision || - || ✔✔DA || place/ || remove || temporary || restoration || supervision || level

indirect || supervision || - || ✔✔DA || placing/ || removing || dental || dam general || supervision || - || ✔✔DA || fabricate || temporary || crown/ || bridge || in || LAB direct || supervision || - || ✔✔DA || fabricate || temporary || crown/ || bridge || intra || orally