Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam |100% Complete
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Direct supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated,
authorize the procedure to be performed, be on the premises while the procedure is
performed, and approve the work performed prior to the patient's departure from the
premises.
Examine, Diagnose, Authorize, Approve
(On premises)
Indirect supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated,
authorize the procedure to be performed, and be on the premises while the procedure is
performed.
Examine, Diagnose, Authorize
(On premises)
General supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated,
and authorize the procedure to be performed.
Examine, Diagnose, Authorize
(Not on premises) (Must see pt. within a maximum of 13 months).
Any authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under general
supervision is valid for a maximum of ______(time frame); after which, no further
treatment under general supervision can be performed without another clinical
exam by a Florida licensed dentist.
"13 months"
T/F? Any tasks delegable to dental assistants will be delegable to dental
hygienists under the same supervision level, unless otherwise stated in the rules.
True
Remediable Tasks, also referred to as Expanded Functions defined:
Are intra-oral tasks which do not create unalterable changes in the oral cavity or
contiguous structures, are reversible and do not expose a patient to increased risks. DA
& DH can both be delegated.
T/F? The use of a laser or laser device of any type is NOT a remediable
task/expanded function.
True
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are
not permanently attached to any appliance. (This is this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Securing or unsecuring an archwire by attaching or removing the fastening
device. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Inserting or removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-operative osteitis
when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a dressing from an alveolar
socket in diagnosed cases of post-operative osteitis. (This is called what?)
,Emergency Remediable Task
Placing or removing periodontal dressings when the patient is uncomfortable due
to the loss of a periodontal pack during the prescribed period of treatment. (This
is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Cementing temporary crowns or bridges using temporary cement when the
patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a temporary crown or bridge. (This is
this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Placing temporary medicinal restorative material when the patient is
uncomfortable due to the loss of a temporary medicinal restoration. (This is
called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Formal training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks for both
DA and DH. Expanded duty course or program which meets one of the following
requirements:
Faculty Requirements as well included.
*Accredited by the ADA & approved by the Board.
*Certification as a dental radiographer (DA).
*Course or program curriculum reflects appropriate didactic and clinical training in each
remediable task.
*Dentists and dental hygienists shall have a minimum of one year experience in
expanded duty functions and expanded duty dental assistants shall have a minimum of
5 years of hands-on experience.
*The student/teacher ratio shall not exceed one instructor to ten students.
*Documentation of the training and experience of faculty members which establishes
their qualifications to teach specified subject areas.
*Any course offered shall also include instruction regarding sterilization and disinfection
procedures and instruction in the dental practice act and administrative code as it
relates to dental auxiliaries.
*Each participant who successfully completes the course or program is issued a
certificate which contains the following information: name of course or program sponsor;
title of course; date course offered; number of hours of instruction; participant's name;
signature authorized by the sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity; and a list of
all remediable tasks in which the participant has received formal training.
*Any clinical course in which patients are treated during instruction must be supervised
by a licensed dentist.
*On-the-job training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks consists of
training in those tasks by a licensed dentist who assumes full responsibility for assuring
that the dental hygienist or dental assistant has completed hands-on training in order
that he/she is competent to perform the tasks.
Each participant who successfully completes the course or program which is
required for the performance of certain remediable tasks is issued a certificate
which contains the following information:
*Their name of course or program sponsor
*Title of course.
, *Date course offered.
*Number of hours of instruction.
*Participant's name.
*Signature authorized by the sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity.
*A list of all remediable tasks in which the participant has received formal training.
Fabricating temporary crowns or bridges intra-orally which shall not include any
adjustment of occlusion to the appliance or existing dentition. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Selecting and pre-sizing orthodontic bands, including the selection of the proper
size band for a tooth to be banded which does not include or involve any
adapting, contouring, trimming or cementing or otherwise modifying the band
material such that it would constitute fitting the band. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Selecting and pre-sizing archwires prescribed by the patient's dentist so long as
the dentist makes all final adjustments to bend, arch form determination, and
symmetry prior to final placement. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Selecting prescribed extra-oral appliances by pre-selection or pre-measurement
which does not include final fit adjustment. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Preparing a tooth surface by applying conditioning agents for orthodontic
appliances by conditioning or placing of sealant materials which does not include
placing brackets. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Packing and removing retraction cord, so long as it does not contain vasoactive
chemicals and is used solely for restorative dental procedures. *Supervision?
(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are
not permanently attached to any appliance. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Inserting or removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-operative osteitis
when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a dressing from an alveolar
socket in diagnosed cases of post-operative osteitis. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Apply bleaching solution, activate light source, monitor and remove in-office
bleaching materials. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Placing or removing rubber dams. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Tasks (DH) (pre-licensure education or formal training & under INDIRECT
supervision).
Placing or removing matrices. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Tasks (DH) (pre-licensure education or formal training & under INDIRECT
supervision).
Applying cavity liners, varnishes or bases. *Supervision?(DH)
With Correct Answers
Direct supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated,
authorize the procedure to be performed, be on the premises while the procedure is
performed, and approve the work performed prior to the patient's departure from the
premises.
Examine, Diagnose, Authorize, Approve
(On premises)
Indirect supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated,
authorize the procedure to be performed, and be on the premises while the procedure is
performed.
Examine, Diagnose, Authorize
(On premises)
General supervision defined:
Requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated,
and authorize the procedure to be performed.
Examine, Diagnose, Authorize
(Not on premises) (Must see pt. within a maximum of 13 months).
Any authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under general
supervision is valid for a maximum of ______(time frame); after which, no further
treatment under general supervision can be performed without another clinical
exam by a Florida licensed dentist.
"13 months"
T/F? Any tasks delegable to dental assistants will be delegable to dental
hygienists under the same supervision level, unless otherwise stated in the rules.
True
Remediable Tasks, also referred to as Expanded Functions defined:
Are intra-oral tasks which do not create unalterable changes in the oral cavity or
contiguous structures, are reversible and do not expose a patient to increased risks. DA
& DH can both be delegated.
T/F? The use of a laser or laser device of any type is NOT a remediable
task/expanded function.
True
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are
not permanently attached to any appliance. (This is this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Securing or unsecuring an archwire by attaching or removing the fastening
device. (This is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Inserting or removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-operative osteitis
when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a dressing from an alveolar
socket in diagnosed cases of post-operative osteitis. (This is called what?)
,Emergency Remediable Task
Placing or removing periodontal dressings when the patient is uncomfortable due
to the loss of a periodontal pack during the prescribed period of treatment. (This
is called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Cementing temporary crowns or bridges using temporary cement when the
patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a temporary crown or bridge. (This is
this called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Placing temporary medicinal restorative material when the patient is
uncomfortable due to the loss of a temporary medicinal restoration. (This is
called what?)
Emergency Remediable Task
Formal training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks for both
DA and DH. Expanded duty course or program which meets one of the following
requirements:
Faculty Requirements as well included.
*Accredited by the ADA & approved by the Board.
*Certification as a dental radiographer (DA).
*Course or program curriculum reflects appropriate didactic and clinical training in each
remediable task.
*Dentists and dental hygienists shall have a minimum of one year experience in
expanded duty functions and expanded duty dental assistants shall have a minimum of
5 years of hands-on experience.
*The student/teacher ratio shall not exceed one instructor to ten students.
*Documentation of the training and experience of faculty members which establishes
their qualifications to teach specified subject areas.
*Any course offered shall also include instruction regarding sterilization and disinfection
procedures and instruction in the dental practice act and administrative code as it
relates to dental auxiliaries.
*Each participant who successfully completes the course or program is issued a
certificate which contains the following information: name of course or program sponsor;
title of course; date course offered; number of hours of instruction; participant's name;
signature authorized by the sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity; and a list of
all remediable tasks in which the participant has received formal training.
*Any clinical course in which patients are treated during instruction must be supervised
by a licensed dentist.
*On-the-job training required for the performance of certain remediable tasks consists of
training in those tasks by a licensed dentist who assumes full responsibility for assuring
that the dental hygienist or dental assistant has completed hands-on training in order
that he/she is competent to perform the tasks.
Each participant who successfully completes the course or program which is
required for the performance of certain remediable tasks is issued a certificate
which contains the following information:
*Their name of course or program sponsor
*Title of course.
, *Date course offered.
*Number of hours of instruction.
*Participant's name.
*Signature authorized by the sponsor which attests to the certificate's validity.
*A list of all remediable tasks in which the participant has received formal training.
Fabricating temporary crowns or bridges intra-orally which shall not include any
adjustment of occlusion to the appliance or existing dentition. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Selecting and pre-sizing orthodontic bands, including the selection of the proper
size band for a tooth to be banded which does not include or involve any
adapting, contouring, trimming or cementing or otherwise modifying the band
material such that it would constitute fitting the band. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Selecting and pre-sizing archwires prescribed by the patient's dentist so long as
the dentist makes all final adjustments to bend, arch form determination, and
symmetry prior to final placement. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Selecting prescribed extra-oral appliances by pre-selection or pre-measurement
which does not include final fit adjustment. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Preparing a tooth surface by applying conditioning agents for orthodontic
appliances by conditioning or placing of sealant materials which does not include
placing brackets. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Packing and removing retraction cord, so long as it does not contain vasoactive
chemicals and is used solely for restorative dental procedures. *Supervision?
(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Removing and re-cementing properly contoured and fitting loose bands that are
not permanently attached to any appliance. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Inserting or removing dressings from alveolar sockets in post-operative osteitis
when the patient is uncomfortable due to the loss of a dressing from an alveolar
socket in diagnosed cases of post-operative osteitis. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Apply bleaching solution, activate light source, monitor and remove in-office
bleaching materials. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Task (DH) (received formal training & under DIRECT supervision).
Placing or removing rubber dams. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Tasks (DH) (pre-licensure education or formal training & under INDIRECT
supervision).
Placing or removing matrices. *Supervision?(DH)
Remediable Tasks (DH) (pre-licensure education or formal training & under INDIRECT
supervision).
Applying cavity liners, varnishes or bases. *Supervision?(DH)
