Chapter 466 — Chapter 466
46 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 466.001 Legislative purpose and intent
0.8K chars
The legislative purpose for enacting this chapter is to ensure that every dentist or dental hygienist practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice without undue clinical interference by persons not licensed under this chapter. It is the legislative intent…
Fla. Stat. § 466.002 Persons exempt from operation of chapter
4.0K chars
Nothing in this chapter shall apply to the following practices, acts, and operations:(1) The practice of her or his profession including surgical procedures involving the oral cavity by a physician or surgeon licensed as such under the laws of this state.(2) A qualified anestheti…
Fla. Stat. § 466.003 Definitions
11.8K chars
As used in this chapter:(1) “Board” means the Board of Dentistry.(2) “Dentist” means a person licensed to practice dentistry pursuant to this chapter.(3) “Dentistry” means the healing art which is concerned with the examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, and care of conditio…
Fla. Stat. § 466.004 Board of Dentistry
10.0K chars
(1) To carry out the provisions of this chapter, there is created within the department the Board of Dentistry consisting of 11 members who shall be appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate. Seven members of the board must be licensed dentists actively …
Fla. Stat. § 466.005 Expert witness certificate
4.4K chars
(1)(a) The department shall issue a certificate authorizing a dentist who holds an active and valid license to practice dentistry in another state or a province of Canada to provide expert testimony in this state, if the dentist submits to the department:1. A complete registratio…
Fla. Stat. § 466.006 Examination of dentists
24.3K chars
(1)(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce the costs associated with an independent state-developed practical or clinical examination to measure an applicant’s ability to practice the profession of dentistry and to use the American Dental Licensing Examination developed…
Fla. Stat. § 466.0065 Regional licensure examinations
5.9K chars
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that schools of dentistry be allowed to offer regional licensure examinations to dental students who are in the final year of a program at an approved dental school for the sole purpose of facilitating the student’s licensing in other juris…
Fla. Stat. § 466.0067 Application for health access dental license
5.5K chars
The Legislature finds that there is an important state interest in attracting dentists to practice in underserved health access settings in this state and further, that allowing out-of-state dentists who meet certain criteria to practice in health access settings without the supe…
Fla. Stat. § 466.00671 Renewal of the health access dental license
2.7K chars
(1) A health access dental licensee shall apply for renewal each biennium. At the time of renewal, the licensee shall sign a statement that she or he has complied with all continuing education requirements of an active dentist licensee. The board shall renew a health access denta…
Fla. Stat. § 466.00672 Revocation of health access dental license
1.2K chars
(1) The board shall revoke a health access dental license upon:(a) The licensee’s termination from employment from a qualifying health access setting;(b) Final agency action determining that the licensee has violated any provision of s. 466.027 or s. 466.028, other than infractio…
Fla. Stat. § 466.007 Examination of dental hygienists
15.2K chars
1(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a dental hygienist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examinations and shall verify the information required on the application by oath. The application shall include two recent photographs of the applicant. There shall …
Fla. Stat. § 466.008 Certification of foreign educational institutions
9.1K chars
(1) The Legislature recognizes the need to ensure that graduates of foreign dental schools who have received an education which is reasonably comparable to that of similar accredited institutions in the United States and which adequately prepare their students for the practice of…
Fla. Stat. § 466.009 Reexamination
1.7K chars
(1) Any person who fails an examination that is required under s. 466.006 or s. 466.007 may retake the examination.(2) If an applicant for a license to practice dentistry fails the practical or clinical examination because of a failing grade on just one part or procedure tested, …
Fla. Stat. § 466.011 Licensure
0.3K chars
The board shall certify for licensure by the department any applicant who satisfies the requirements of s. 466.006, s. 466.0067, or s. 466.007. The board may refuse to certify an applicant who has violated any of the provisions of s. 466.026 or s. 466.028.
Fla. Stat. § 466.013 Renewal of license
0.5K chars
(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and the fee set by the board not to exceed $300.(2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses. (1) The department shall renew a license upon recei…
Fla. Stat. § 466.0135 Continuing education; dentists
6.1K chars
(1) In addition to the other requirements for renewal set out in this chapter, each licensed dentist shall be required to complete biennially not less than 30 hours of continuing professional education in dental subjects, with a minimum of 2 hours of continuing education on the s…
Fla. Stat. § 466.014 Continuing education; dental hygienists
1.1K chars
In addition to the other requirements for relicensure for dental hygienists set out in this chapter, the board shall require each licensed dental hygienist to complete at least 24 hours but not more than 36 hours of continuing professional education in dental subjects, biennially…
Fla. Stat. § 466.015 Inactive status
1.3K chars
(1) The board shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for inactive status, to the renewal of inactive licenses, and to the reactivation of licenses. The board shall prescribe by rule an application fee for inactive status, a biennial renewal fee for inactive status, …
Fla. Stat. § 466.016 License to be displayed
2.1K chars
(1) Every practitioner of dentistry or dental hygiene within the meaning of this chapter shall post and keep conspicuously displayed her or his license in the office wherein she or he practices, in plain sight of the practitioner’s patients. Any dentist or dental hygienist who pr…
Fla. Stat. § 466.017 Prescription of drugs; anesthesia
15.2K chars
(1) A dentist shall have the right to prescribe drugs or medicine, subject to limitations imposed by law; perform surgical operations within the scope of her or his practice and training; administer general or local anesthesia or sedation, subject to limitations imposed by law; a…
Fla. Stat. § 466.018 Dentist of record; patient records
9.9K chars
(1) Each patient shall have a dentist of record. The dentist of record shall remain primarily responsible for all dental treatment on such patient regardless of whether the treatment is rendered by the dentist or by another dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant rendering…
Fla. Stat. § 466.019 Advertising by dentists
5.6K chars
(1) As used in this section, the term “advertisement” means a representation disseminated in any manner or by any means to solicit patients, including, but not limited to, business cards, circulars, pamphlets, newspapers, websites, and social media.(2) The purpose of this section…
Fla. Stat. § 466.021 Retention of dental laboratories by dentist; penalty
3.2K chars
Each licensed dentist who uses the services of any dental laboratory for the purpose of constructing, altering, repairing, or duplicating any denture, implant, veneer, partial denture, bridge splint, orthodontic or other prosthetic appliance, or other suitable form of artificial …
Fla. Stat. § 466.022 Peer review; records; immunity; confidentiality
5.9K chars
(1) The Legislature finds that effective peer review of consumer complaints by professional associations of dentists is a valuable service to the public. In performing such service, any member of a peer review organization or committee shall, pursuant to s. 466.028(1)(f), report …
Fla. Stat. § 466.023 Dental hygienists; scope and area of practice
6.3K chars
(1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 466.024, only dental hygienists may be delegated the task of removing calculus deposits, accretions, and stains from exposed surfaces of the teeth and from the gingival sulcus and the task of performing root planing and curettage. In additio…
Fla. Stat. § 466.0235 Dental charting
5.5K chars
(1) For purposes of this section, the term “dental charting” means a recording of visual observations of clinical conditions of the oral cavity without the use of X rays, laboratory tests, or other diagnostic methods or equipment, except the instruments necessary to record visual…
Fla. Stat. § 466.024 Delegation of duties; expanded functions
11.6K chars
(1) A dentist may not delegate irremediable tasks to a dental hygienist or dental assistant, except as provided by law. A dentist may delegate remediable tasks to a dental hygienist or dental assistant when such tasks pose no risk to the patient. A dentist may only delegate remed…
Fla. Stat. § 466.025 Permitting of dental interns serving at state institutions; certification of dentists practicing at government facilities; permitting of nonprofit corporations
5.3K chars
(1) The department shall, upon presentation of satisfactory credentials meeting such requirements as the board may by rule prescribe, issue a permit to a graduate of an approved dental school or college who has not been licensed to practice dentistry in this state to serve as a d…
Fla. Stat. § 466.026 Prohibitions; penalties
4.5K chars
(1) Each of the following acts constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084:(a) Practicing dentistry or dental hygiene unless the person has an appropriate, active license issued by the department pursuant to this chapt…
Fla. Stat. § 466.027 Sexual misconduct
0.5K chars
The dentist-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of dentistry means violation of the dentist-patient relationship through which the dentist uses said relationship to induce or attempt to induce the patient to engage, or to engage or a…
Fla. Stat. § 466.0275 Lawful investigations; consent handwriting samples; mental or physical examination
2.8K chars
Every dentist who accepts a license to practice dentistry in this state shall, by so accepting the license or by making and filing a renewal of licensure to practice in this state, be deemed to have given consent, during a lawful investigation of a complaint to the following:(1) …
Fla. Stat. § 466.02751 Establishment of practitioner profile for designation as a controlled substance prescribing practitioner
0.2K chars
The Department of Health shall establish a practitioner profile for dentists licensed under this chapter for a practitioner’s designation as a controlled substance prescribing practitioner as provided in s. 456.44.
Fla. Stat. § 466.028 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board
29.6K chars
(1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2):(a) Attempting to obtain, obtaining, or renewing a license under this chapter by bribery, fraudulent misrepresentations, or through an error of the department o…
Fla. Stat. § 466.0281 Initial examination for orthodontic appliance
0.6K chars
Before the initial diagnosis and correction of a malposition of human teeth or initial use of an orthodontic appliance, a dentist must perform an in-person examination of the patient or obtain records from an in-person examination within the previous 12 months and 1perform a revi…
Fla. Stat. § 466.0282 Specialties
8.4K chars
(1) A dentist licensed under this chapter may not hold himself or herself out as a specialist, or advertise membership in or specialty recognition by an accrediting organization, unless the dentist:(a) Has completed a specialty education program approved by the American Dental As…
Fla. Stat. § 466.0285 Proprietorship by nondentists
5.4K chars
(1) No person other than a dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter, nor any entity other than a professional corporation or limited liability company composed of dentists, may:(a) Employ a dentist or dental hygienist in the operation of a dental office.(b) Control the use of an…
Fla. Stat. § 466.031 Dental laboratories
1.8K chars
(1) As used in this chapter, the term “dental laboratory” includes any person, firm, or corporation that performs for a fee of any kind, gratuitously, or otherwise, directly or through an agent or an employee, by any means or method, or supplies or manufactures artificial substit…
Fla. Stat. § 466.032 Registration
6.4K chars
(1) Every person, firm, or corporation operating a dental laboratory in this state shall register biennially with the department on forms to be provided by the department and, at the same time, pay to the department a registration fee not to exceed $300 for which the department s…
Fla. Stat. § 466.033 Registration certificates
0.2K chars
The department shall not require an examination, but shall issue a registration certificate upon completion of the registration form and compliance with any rules promulgated by the department under s. 466.038.
Fla. Stat. § 466.034 Change of ownership or address
0.2K chars
When the ownership or address of any dental laboratory operating in this state is changed, the owner thereof shall notify the department within 30 days of such change of ownership or address.
Fla. Stat. § 466.035 Advertising
0.3K chars
Dental laboratories shall not solicit or advertise, directly or indirectly, by mail, card, newspaper, pamphlet, radio, television, or otherwise to the general public to construct, reproduce, or repair prosthetic dentures, bridges, plates, or other appliances to be used or worn as…
Fla. Stat. § 466.036 Information; periodic inspections; equipment and supplies
0.7K chars
The department may require from the applicant for a registration certificate to operate a dental laboratory any information necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter, including proof that the applicant has the equipment and supplies necessary to operate as determined by …
Fla. Stat. § 466.037 Suspension and revocation; administrative fine
0.3K chars
The department may suspend or revoke the certificate of any dental laboratory registered under s. 466.032, for failing to comply with the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted by the department under this chapter. The department may impose an administrative fine.
Fla. Stat. § 466.038 Rules
0.3K chars
The department, upon consultation with the Board of Dentistry and industry representatives of the dental laboratory profession, has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to enforce the provisions of this chapter pertaining to and regulating dental laborat…
Fla. Stat. § 466.039 Violations
0.3K chars
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate as a dental laboratory as defined in this chapter, except those registered as provided in s. 466.032. Violation shall constitute a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775…
Fla. Stat. § 466.041 Hepatitis B carriers
1.4K chars
(1) Any licensee or applicant for licensure who is a carrier of the hepatitis B virus is required to so notify the board.(2) The board shall by rule establish procedures for reporting carrier status and shall establish practice requirements which will protect the public from tran…