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The Florida Board of Dentistry is composed of eleven members.  The members of the Florida Board of Dentistry are appointed by the Florida Senate.

Expressed contracts differ from implied contracts in that expressed contracts:

An act of omission is a form of malpractice in which the practitioner commits an act that causes harm or injury to the patient.  An act of commission is a form of malpractice in which the practitioner fails to act properly to prevent harm.

Which of the following best represents an assault?

According to Rule 64B5, the dentist is allowed to delegate remediable task to the dental hygienist.  These tasks are:

For a Florida dental hygiene license renewal, a dental hygienist must have how many continuing education hours of domestic violence?

A licensee must retain documentation of completed continuing education hours claimed on the license renewal application for:

Supervision whereby a licensed dentist authorizes the procedures that are being carried out in accordance with the dentist’s diagnosis and treatment plan but need not be physically present in the dental facility is knows as:

A dental hygienist is performing a regular three month recare prophylaxis on a patient at the patient’s home. After getting permission from the dentist of record and as a favor to the patient, the dental hygienist also decided to perform a prophylaxis on the patient’s sister who is visiting from Chicago.  No fee is charged.  

A dental hygienist who works at more than one location must: