Being a Florida-Licensed Dental Hygienist 101

1001 MacArthur Causeway,Miami FL 33132

23 March, 2022

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Being a Florida-Licensed Dental Hygienist 101 Presented by Becky Smith, CRDH, MPH, EdD 2 CEUS Registration 6:00pm - 6:45pm Dinner available for purchase between 6:00pm - 6:45pm Presentation starts promptly at 6:45pm Presentation 6:45pm - 8:45pm Can you perform root planing if the dentist isn’t in the office? Can you legally turn on the nitrous oxide for a patient? Are you covered under the dentist’s liability insurance? What are the required CEs you must take for renewal of licensure? Can the dentist make you clock out while you are waiting for your next patient? The answers to these questions and more will be answered in this course. By the end of this course, the learner will be able to: 1. Explain the difference between a statute and a rule. 2. Indicate if dental hygienists are required by statute to carry liability insurance. 3. Interpret Florida continuing education requirements for dental hygienists 4. Summarize US labor laws applicable to dental hygienists Biography Becky Smith, CRDH, EdD, worked as a public health dental hygienist on a Native American Indian reservation for 10 years before moving to private practice. Currently, Dr. Smith is a professor at Miami Dade College, where she has been teaching since 2005. Her areas of specialty are periodontology, pre-clinical and clinical dental hygiene. She enjoys all things Disney, reading, movies, traveling and being a mom to her daughter Arielle and her four-legged family members.