Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental
Hygiene Questions & 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 appro...
Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental
Hygiene Questions & 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.
(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
, Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental
Hygiene Questions & Answers
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
, Florida Laws and Rules Board Exam Dental
Hygiene Questions & Answers
*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
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