FL Dental Laws & Rules case studies
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The Florida Laws and Rules Examination is the jurisprudence component of Florida dental licensure. Applicants for licensure by examination in Florida must successfully complete three examinations: the Dental National Board Examination, the ADEX Dental Licensing Examination, and the Florida Laws and Rules Examination. The FL Dental Laws & Rules case studies are 5 cases and about 3,298 words.
1Post-Operative Opioid for a 16-Year-Old After Third-Molar Surgery
A 16-year-old presents at 4:45 p.m. for surgical removal of four impacted third molars under local anesthesia.
688 words, about 3 min2Five Hygienists, One Absent Dentist, and a Weekend Certificate
R owns two offices and employs five hygienists at the main office. R is scheduled at the satellite office and no dentist will be on site at the main office.
692 words, about 3 min3"Just Update the Note" After a Failed Implant
The office manager calls the dentist at home on a Sunday. A patient who lost an implant to infection three weeks ago has requested "everything in my chart" and mentioned a lawyer.
641 words, about 3 min4The Scan-Only Work Order and the Out-of-State Lab
K prepares a 3-unit zirconia bridge on teeth 13–15. She emails an intraoral scan to a dental laboratory in Georgia that is not registered in Florida, writing: "Please fabricate; I'll send the written prescription later." The lab emails back that (a) the finished bridge can be mailed directly to the patient's home to save a visit, (b) a technician will "adjust the contacts" at the patient's home, and (c) the lab needs a signed work authorization but can "just fill in the details ourselves" if Dr.
586 words, about 3 min5Refused Antibiotics, an Immediate Dismissal, and a Custodial Parent's Request
A 9-year-old is brought by his mother with a 4-day history of swelling over tooth 30, low-grade fever, and a fluctuant buccal swelling. The dentist recommends extraction of tooth 30 plus antibiotics, with referral to an oral surgeon if the swelling worsens.
691 words, about 3 min