FLORIDA DENTAL LAW AND

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FLORIDA DENTAL LAW A ND

RULES EXAM PRACTICE EXAM

QUESTIONS FULLY SOLV ED

Question 1:

The legislative purpose for enacting chapter 466 is to ensure that

• 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:

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Which is incorrect regarding members of the Board of Dentistry

• 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 represent the person’s principal source of income

• 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

CORRECT ANSWER : d. Serve 4-year terms, but may

serve no more than a total of 12 years

Question 3:

A dentist can advertise himself as an prolotherapist if

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• 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:

A dentist may use the services of any unlicensed person for the purpose of constructing, altering, repairing or duplicating any denture, partial denture, bridge splint, or orthodontic or prosthetic appliance

T/F

CORRECT ANSWER : T

Question 5:

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Presenting someone else’s license as your own:

• 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

Me pretending to be someone else = misdeMEanor

Question 6:

Certification from a provider of a CE course completion

should include:

• The participant’s name and license number
• The provider’s name and number