HB 517 2022 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0517-00 Page 1 of 6 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S A bill to be entitled 1 An act relating to dentistry and dental hygiene 2 examinations; amending ss. 466.006 and 466.007, F.S.; 3 authorizing the use of a specified nonpatient dental 4 device during a licensure examination of a dentist or 5 dental hygienist in lieu of a live patient; amending 6 s. 466.0065, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes 7 made by the act; repealing s. 466.0075, F.S., relating 8 to required medical malpractice insurance for 9 applicants for examination; providing an effective 10 date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 15 466.006, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 16 466.006 Examination of d entists.— 17 (5)(a) The practical examination required under subsection 18 (4) shall be the American Dental Licensing Examination developed 19 by the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc., or its 20 successor entity, if any, provided the board finds that the 21 successor entity's clinical examination complies with the 22 provisions of this section, and shall include, at a minimum: 23 1. A comprehensive diagnostic skills examination covering 24 the full scope of dentistry and an examination on applied 25 HB 517 2022 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0517-00 Page 2 of 6 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S clinical diagnosis and treatment planning in dentistry for 26 dental candidates.; 27 2. Two restorations using the CompeDont DTX manufactured 28 tooth approved by the Commission on Dental Competency 29 Assessments on a live patient or patients . The board by rule 30 shall determine the class of such restorations .; 31 3. A demonstration of periodontal skills using the 32 CompeDont DTX manufactured tooth approved by the Commission on 33 Dental Competency Assessments. on a live patient; 34 4. A demonstration of prosthetics and restorative skills 35 in complete and partial dentures and crowns and bridges and the 36 utilization of practical methods of evaluation, specifically 37 including the evaluation by the candidate of completed 38 laboratory products such as, but not limited to, crowns and 39 inlays filled to prepare d model teeth.; 40 5. A demonstration of restorative skills on a manikin 41 mannequin which requires the candidate to complete procedures 42 performed in preparation for a cast restoration .; 43 6. A demonstration of endodontic skills .; and 44 7. A diagnostic skills examination demonstrating ability 45 to diagnose conditions within the human oral cavity and its 46 adjacent tissues and structures from photographs, slides, 47 radiographs, or models pursuant to rules of the board. If an 48 applicant fails to pass the diagnostic ski lls examination in 49 three attempts, the applicant shall not be eligible for 50 HB 517 2022 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0517-00 Page 3 of 6 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S reexamination unless she or he completes additional educational 51 requirements established by the board. 52 53 The department shall require a mandatory standardization 54 exercise for all exa miners prior to each practical or clinical 55 examination and shall retain for employment only those dentists 56 who have substantially adhered to the standard of grading 57 established at such exercise. 58 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 466.0065, Florida 59 Statutes, is amended to read: 60 466.0065 Regional licensure examinations. — 61 (2) Each school of dentistry in this state which is 62 accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American 63 Dental Association or its successor agency may, upon written 64 approval by the Board of Dentistry, offer regional licensure 65 examinations only to dental students in the final year of a 66 program at an approved dental school, if the board has approved 67 the hosting school's written plan to comply with the following 68 conditions: 69 (a) A member of the regional examination body's board of 70 directors or equivalent thereof must be a member of the American 71 Association of Dental Examiners. 72 (b) The student must have successfully passed parts I and 73 II of the National Board of Dental Exam iners examination within 74 2 years before taking the regional examination. 75 HB 517 2022 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0517-00 Page 4 of 6 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S (c) The student must possess medical malpractice insurance 76 in amounts not less than the amounts required to take the 77 Florida licensure examinations. 78 (d) At least one of the examin ation monitors must be a 79 dentist licensed in this state who has completed all necessary 80 standardization exercises required by the regional examination 81 body. Recruitment of examination monitors is the responsibility 82 of the regional examination body. 83 (e) Adequate arrangements, as defined by the regional 84 examination body and as otherwise required by law, must be made, 85 when necessary, for patients who require followup care as a 86 result of procedures performed during the clinical portion of 87 the regional examina tion. The regional examination body must 88 inform patients in writing of their right to followup care in 89 advance of any procedures performed by a student. 90 (f) The board chair or the chair's designee must be 91 allowed to observe testing while it is in progres s. 92 (g) Each student, upon being deemed eligible by the dental 93 school to apply to the regional examination body to take the 94 regional examination, must receive written disclosure in at 95 least 12-point boldface type that states: "This examination does 96 not meet the licensure requirements of chapter 466, Florida 97 Statutes, for licensure in the State of Florida. Persons wishing 98 to practice dentistry in Florida must pass the Florida licensure 99 examinations." 100 HB 517 2022 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0517-00 Page 5 of 6 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S (h) The student must be enrolled as a dental student in 101 the student's final year of a program at an approved dental 102 school that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of 103 the American Dental Association or its successor agency. 104 (i) The student must have completed all coursework deemed 105 necessary by the dental school to prepare the student to perform 106 all clinical and diagnostic procedures required to pass the 107 regional examination. 108 (j) The student's academic record must not include any 109 evidence suggesting that the student poses an unreasonable risk 110 to any live patients who are required for the clinical portion 111 of the regional examination. In order to protect the health and 112 safety of the public, the dental school may request additional 113 information and documents pertaining to the candidate's mental 114 and physical health in order to fully assess the candidate's 115 fitness to engage in exercises involving a live patient. 116 Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 466.007, Florida 117 Statutes, is amended to read: 118 466.007 Examination of dental hygienists. — 119 (4) Effective July 1, 2012, to be licensed as a dental 120 hygienist in this state, an applicant must successfully complete 121 the following: 122 (a) A written examination on the laws and rules of this 123 state regulating the practice of dental hygiene. 124 (b) A practical or c linical examination approved by the 125 HB 517 2022 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb0517-00 Page 6 of 6 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S board. The examination shall be the Dental Hygiene Examination 126 produced by the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc., (ADEX) 127 or its successor entity, if any, if the board finds that the 128 successor entity's clinical exa mination meets or exceeds the 129 provisions of this section. The board shall approve the ADEX 130 Dental Hygiene Examination if the board has attained and 131 continues to maintain representation on the ADEX House of 132 Representatives, the ADEX Dental Hygiene Examinati on Development 133 Committee, and such other ADEX Dental Hygiene committees as the 134 board deems appropriate through rulemaking to ensure that the 135 standards established in this section are maintained 136 organizationally. The ADEX Dental Hygiene Examination or the 137 examination produced by its successor entity is a comprehensive 138 examination in which an applicant must demonstrate skills within 139 the dental hygiene scope of practice using the CompeDont DTX 140 manufactured tooth approved by the Commission on Dental 141 Competency Assessments on a live patient and any other 142 components that the board deems necessary for the applicant to 143 successfully demonstrate competency for the purpose of 144 licensure. 145 Section 4. Section 466.0075, Florida Statutes, is 146 repealed. 147 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 148