If John Doe comes into the dental office for his first visit and the dentist is out of town, it is permissible for the dental hygienist to perform a prophylaxis for Mr. Doe because of the general supervision definition.

If you do not receive your Florida dental hygiene active license renewal notice until after the end of the biennium and have not renewed your license, your license:

Which of the following is one of the minimum qualifications to be eligible for selection as an examiner at the Florida state dental/dental hygiene boards?

Which personal protective equipment is NOT required?

No continuing education credit shall be given for courses which do not directly relate to providing dental care. The following types of courses do not relate directly to providing dental care –organization or design of a dental office, practice development or management, marketing of dental services, investments or financial management and personnel management.

All patient records kept in accordance with section 466.018 shall be maintained for a period of _____years from the date of the patient’s last appointment.

The following remediable tasks are delegable to the RDH  under indirect supervision with the appropriate level of educational preparation: 1.) local anesthesia to non- sedated patients 18 years and older  2.) gingival curettage 3.) using adjunctive oral cancer screening medical devices 4.) taking impressions for at-home bleaching trays or mouth guards 5.) root planing

The hygienist’s or assistant’s involvement in nitrous-oxide sedation is limited to:

A dentist may delegate any diagnosis for treatment to another licensed dentist but is primarily responsible for all procedures delegated by him.

If a dental hygienist injures a patient, the dentist is primarily responsible.