Florida Laws & Rules (Dental Exam ADEX CDCA) with complete verified solutions(GUARANTEED SUCCESS)

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

Dentistry

the rendering of educational, preventative, and therapeutic dental services and any related extra-oral procedure required in the performance of services

Dental Hygiene

Who appoints the board of dentistry members?

Governor of Florida

Intraoral treatment tasks which are irreversible and create unaltered changes within the oral cavity

Irremediable 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

Remediable tasks

Applying topical with jet spray is what type of task?

Irremediable

A dental hygienist who applies bleaching solution, activates light source, monitors and removes in office bleaching materials is performing a ______ task

Remediable

The practicing dentist is out of the country and a patient comes into the office with an emergency.

What is a remediable task is the hygienist/assistant able to perform?

Re-cementing temp crowns with temp cement

The use of a laser or laser type device is considered to be what type of task?

Irremediable

Who may perform emergency remediable tasks under conditions specified in the laws?

Dental hygienists & assistants

How many minutes are equivalent to one hour of continuing education?

50 min

What is not an appropriate topic for continuing education?

Chemotherapeutic agents

What is an appropriate educational activity or topic for continuing education?

Board approved individual study

What is an example of a CE a dental hygienist would take?

Pt stress management

When are licensees excused from CE?

1st biennium of licensure

Who of the following are required to take CE credits?

Practicing hygienist or dentist

Which of the following is legal of a dentist writing prescriptions?

Writing within the scope of dentistry

If 40 hours of CE are taken in 1 biennium, the remaining hours taken can count toward renewal requirement for the next biennium. True/False

False

A dentist or hygienist takes a 10 hr HIV/AIDs course. The remaining 9 hours could count for their remaining 24 or 30 hours required for licensure renewal. True/False

True

What must be included in a prescription for a prescription strength fluoride gel?

Dental license #

If the dentist uses anesthesia in his office, his/her staff has to be properly trained in anticonvulsants. T/F

True

Who grants sedation permits?

Board of Dentistry

A dental hygienist under the ____ supervision of a dentist may administer local anesthesia, including intraoral block anesthesia, soft tissue infiltration anesthesia, or both, to a non-sedated patient who is 15 or older, if they meet criteria outlined in the laws manual

NO

Nitrous oxide produces:

Altered state of consciousness

With conscious sedation, it must not effect what?

Pt's physical ability

What is the minimum oxygen level required when administering nitrous oxide anesthesia?

25%

What equipment should be present in the ER/recovery rooms when using sedation?

All of these: oxygen tank, EKG machine, bronchodilator, defibrillator, thermometer, and BP cuff

Oral antibiotics are needed in the recovery room when performing sedation in the dental office - T/F

False

A patient who has received radiographs, an exam from dentist and treatment plan is considered:

Pt of Record

Who owns the patient records or chart?

Dentist

In the event that the dentist dies, where do all the patient of record files go?

To another licensed Fl dentist

The major difference between sterilization and disinfection is:

Disinfecting may leave open the possibility of infection

What is not a sterilization process

Radiation or wiping down with alcohol

When handling soiled instruments - what's not appropriate?

Using regular exam gloves

Who would be the enforcement of making guidelines and rules for contaminants pertaining to blood, saliva, and other bodily fluids?

CDC

Which personal protective equipment is not required?

Eye Wear

What is not consistent with the CDC recommendations?

Washing prosthodontic appliances with soap and water before giving to patient

A person holding a dental hygiene license in the state of Fl has been ruled by a court of law that they are delinquent on their child support. The Board of dentistry has the right to?

Hold or deny license

A patient is referred to a specialist, and at that location, the patient also received treatment from the hygienist. Who is ultimately responsible?

Referring dentist

A dentist refers a patient to another dentist due to financial interest

This can happen only if the patient's interest is in the best interest

If a dental hygienist injures a patient, who is primarily responsible?

Dentist

A dentist diagnoses the condition to be treated, authorizes the procedure to be performed, remains on the premises while the procedures are performed, and approves the work performed

Direct supervision

A dentist examines the patient, diagnoses, authorizes the procedure and remains on premises while the procedures are performed

indirect supervision

A dentist authorizes the procedures but need not be present with the procedure is being performed

General supervision

Who defines the levels of supervision?

Board of Dentistry

If the dentist is out of the country and calls his office to instruct his staff to do a procedure on a patient, what supervision is this?

General Supervision

What is the supervision level for making bleaching trays for dental hygienist?

Indirect

A dental hygienist may polish clinical crowns with what level of supervision?

General

A dental assistant may polish clinical crowns with

Direct

A dental hygienist may apply topical anesthetic with

General

A dental assistant may apply topical anesthetic with

Direct

If a hygienist is in a non-health access setting and a patient is in need of sealants, the hygienist must perform sealants under which supervision?

General

A dental hygienist may place subgingival chlorhexidine with

Indirect

A dental hygienist may marginate restorations with

Indirect

A dental hygienist performing home care on a patient who is now in an assisted living center is working under which supervision level

General

When does the dentist see the patient

After radiographs

If a doctor of record is out of town and a patient comes to the office with acute conditions, who can diagnose the patient?

Another dentist

Absence of pain without loss of consciousness

Analgesia

The loss of feeling or sensation, especially the loss of sensation of pain

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 causing the loss of consciousness

Local anesthesia

Controlled state of unconsciousness, produced by pharmacologic agent, accompanied by a partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, including the inability to independently maintain airway and respond purposefully to physical stimulation or verbal command. This modality includes administration of medications via parenteral routes; that is oral, rectal or transmucosal

General Anesthesia

What are the supervision levels for nitrous oxide? Dental assistant; dental hygienist

DA - direct, hygienist - indirect

The process by which all forms of life within an environment are totally destroyed

Sterilization

The destruction or inhibition of most pathogenic bacteria while they are in their active growth phase and the inactivation of some viruses

Disinfection

Is using the name RDH or Dental Hygienist if not licensed - misdemeanor or felony?

Misdemeanor

The penalty for using another's license is a ____ in the ____ degree

Misdemeanor; 1st

The penalty for using a suspended/expired license is a ___ in the ___ degree

Felony, 3rd degree

The penalty for unlicensed dentistry/practicing outside of the scope of practice is a ___ in the __degree

Felony, 3rd degree

The penalty for the lab not keeping original Rx is a ___ in the __ degree

Misdemeanor, 2nd Degree

The penalty for operating as a lab is a ___ in the ___ degree

Misdemeanor; 2nd

A monitor for hep B can/does all the following except

Phone or visit to office monthly

Impressions for appliances or models sent to labs must be labeled as:

treat as infectious materials

In accepting a license to practice, you must consent to:

In investigations you have to provide these:

A handwriting sample

Which of the following are remediable tasks?

All of these: placing pre-treatment separators; selecting bands, arch wires, or expansion appliances; removing excess cement with non-mechanical hand instruments

What is under general supervision for RDH?

Placing sealants & removing sutures

In an emergency, what is a violation of the law?

Root planing if pt hasn't been pre-examined

In conscious sedation, the patient must be able to:

maintain own airway

Which of the following is allowed when an auxiliary is utilizing N2O2?

Monitoring and turning the unit off

What is the definition of a remediable task?

It is reversible and does not create unalterable changes within the oral cavity and does not cause an increased risk to the patient

For licensure renewal an RDH needs 24 hours of CE plus:

CPR certification with defib

A prescription for the services of an RDH must contain

A statement of specific services and authorized frequency

Being unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety during an illness or use of drugs/narcotics is a

Grounds for disciplinary action

The original Rx for DH services is

Given to the patient

All of the following are exempt from chapter 466 except

A qualified anesthetist performing a dental operation with a licensed dentist

After having an emergency task performed on him/her, a patient must

See a DDS within 3 days

In applying for renewal, the RDH shall

Submit a sworn affidavit listing the date, location, sponsor, subject matter, and hours of completed education

A patient of record is a patient that the DDS has

Completed a clinical exam, charted pathological conditions, prepared a treatment plan, and completed medical history

An unacceptable CE is

Dental office redecorating

Practicing without a valid Fl license would constitute a

Felony

Root planning for a dental hygienist is performed under which supervision

Indirect

Who appoints BoD?

Governor

If anyone other than the dentist of record treats a patient, who must initial the chart?

Person who gave the tx

The scope of dental hygienist involvement in N2O2 administration is limited to

making adjustments & turning it off

Pharmacists in Fl can fill prescriptions of legally licensed dentists for any drug

for the practice of dentistry

In a multi-dentist practice, the patient of record must have

dentist of record responsible for all tx

curettage is performed under which supervision

direct

A dental hygienist or dentist who works in more than one office must

Display a copy of the license in each office in a conspicuous place with the original in the main office of employment

To provide educational programs in elementary institutions, an RDH needs

No supervision

The BoD can limit the number of hygienists in an HRD program to

The BoD cannot limit in an HRS institution

A plea of no lo contender creates

A rebuttable presumption of guilts to underlying criminal charges