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FLORIDA DENTAL LAWS AND RULES
LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1: The legislative purpose for enacting chapter 466 is to ensure that
Choices:
- Every dentist or hygienist meets minimum requirements for safe practice
- Dental services not be delegated to unauthorized individuals
- Dentists and dental hygienists maintain above minimum competency
- Any dentist or hygienist who present a danger to the public shall be
prohibited from practicing in this state
Correct Answer: a. Every dentist or hygienist meets minimum requirements for
safe practice
Question 2: Which is incorrect regarding members of the Board of Dentistry
Choices:
- 7 members must be licensed dentists
- At least one member of the board must be 60 years of age or older.
- May be connected with a dental college, so long as the college does not
- Serve 4-year terms, but may serve no more than a total of 12 years
- Must have been involved in the practice of dentistry for at least 5 years
represent the person's principal source of income.
Correct Answer: d. Serve 4-year terms, but may serve no more than a total of 12
years
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Question 3: A dentist can advertise himself as an prolotherapist if
Choices:
- He has 200 CE hours in placing &/or restoring implants
- He cannot advertise this
- He is a prosthodontist
- He is a periodontist with 100 CE hours in placing implant
Correct Answer: b. He cannot advertise this
Question 4: Presenting someone else’s license as your own:
Choices:
- Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Board
- Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Department of Health
- Is a felony
- Is a misdemeanor
Correct Answer: d. Is a misdemeanor
Question 5: Certification from a provider of a CE course completion should
include:
Choices:
- The participant’s name and license number
- The provider’s name and number
- The course title, instructor, location, date offered and hours of CE credit
- The signature of the provider, official representative or instructor.
- All of the above
awarded
Correct Answer: e. All of the above
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Question 6: Dental Assistants may apply cavity liners under:
Choices:
- On-the-job training and direct supervision
- On-the-job training and indirect supervision
- Formal training and indirect supervision
- Formal training and general supervision
Correct Answer: c. Formal training and indirect supervision
Question 7: How many people are on the Board of Dentistry?
Choices:
- 2
- 7
- 11
- 13
Correct Answer: c. 11
Question 8: Official records of peer review committees do not include:
Choices:
- Correspondence between the dentist and the committee
- Diagnostic data
- Appointment book records
- Correspondence between the complainant and the committee
Correct Answer: c. Appointment book records
Question 9: Gingival curettage by a Hygienist may be performed under what
type of supervision?
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Choices:
- Direct
- Indirect
- General
- All of the above
Correct Answer: a. Direct
Question 10: Using a license that has been suspended:
Choices:
- Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Board
- Is grounds for disciplinary action by the Department of Health
- Is a felony
- Is a misdemeanor
Correct Answer: c. Is a felony
Question 11: Pharmacists can fill the following prescriptions from licensed
dentists:
Choices:
- Valium for sleep
- Valium for anxiety
- Valium for apprehension before a dental appointment
- None of the above