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Florida Dental Laws and Rules Questions And Answers
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: Which is incorrect regarding members of the Board
of Dentistry
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- 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: Presenting someone else’s license as your own:
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- 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
