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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
requiring the use of a manikin rather than a live 4
patient 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
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 15
466.006, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 16
466.006 Examination of dentists.— 17
(5)(a) The practical examination required under subsection 18
(4) is shall be the American Dental Licensing Examination 19
developed by the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc., or 20
its 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 must shall include, at a 23
minimum: 24
1. A comprehensive diagnostic skills examination covering 25
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the full scope of dentistry and an examination on applied 26
clinical diagnosis and treatment planning in dentistry for 27
dental candidates.; 28
2. Two restorations on a manikin that has typodont teeth 29
with simulated caries as approved by the Commission on Dental 30
Competency Assessments live patient or patients . The board by 31
rule shall determine the class of such restorations .; 32
3. A demonstration of periodontal skills on a manikin that 33
has typodont teeth with simulated calculus as approved by the 34
Commission on Dental Competency Assessments. live patient; 35
4. A demonstration of pros thetics and restorative skills 36
in complete and partial dentures and crowns and bridges and the 37
utilization of practical methods of evaluation, specifically 38
including the evaluation by the candidate of completed 39
laboratory products such as, but not limited to, crowns and 40
inlays filled to prepared model teeth .; 41
5. A demonstration of restorative skills on a manikin 42
mannequin which requires the candidate to complete procedures 43
performed in preparation for a cast restoration .; 44
6. A demonstration of endodonti c skills.; and 45
7. A diagnostic skills examination demonstrating ability 46
to diagnose conditions within the human oral cavity and its 47
adjacent tissues and structures from photographs, slides, 48
radiographs, or models pursuant to rules of the board. If an 49
applicant fails to pass the diagnostic skills examination in 50
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three attempts, the applicant is shall not be eligible for 51
reexamination unless she or he completes additional educational 52
requirements established by the board. 53
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The department shall require a mand atory standardization 55
exercise for all examiners prior to each practical or clinical 56
examination and shall retain for employment only those dentists 57
who have substantially adhered to the standard of grading 58
established at such exercise. 59
Section 2. Paragraphs (c), (e), and (j) of subsection (2) 60
of section 466.0065, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 61
466.0065 Regional licensure examinations. — 62
(2) Each school of dentistry in this state which is 63
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American 64
Dental Association or its successor agency may, upon written 65
approval by the Board of Dentistry, offer regional licensure 66
examinations only to dental students in the final year of a 67
program at an approved dental school, if the board has approved 68
the hosting school's written plan to comply with all of the 69
following conditions: 70
(c) The student must possess medical malpractice insurance 71
in amounts not less than the amounts required to take the 72
Florida licensure examinations. 73
(e) Adequate arrangements, as defined by the regional 74
examination body and as otherwise required by law, must be made, 75
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when necessary, for patients who require followup care as a 76
result of procedures performed during the clin ical portion of 77
the regional examination. The regional examination body must 78
inform patients in writing of their right to followup care in 79
advance of any procedures performed by a student. 80
(j) The student's academic record must not include any 81
evidence suggesting that the student poses an unreasonable risk 82
to any live patients who are required for the clinical portion 83
of the regional examination. In order to protect the health and 84
safety of the public, the dental school may request additional 85
information and documents pertaining to the candidate's mental 86
and physical health in order to fully assess the candidate's 87
fitness to engage in exercises involving a live patient. 88
Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 89
466.007, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 90
466.007 Examination of dental hygienists. — 91
(4) Effective July 1, 2012, to be licensed as a dental 92
hygienist in this state, an applicant must successfully complete 93
the following: 94
(b) A practical or clinical examination approved by th e 95
board. The examination shall be the Dental Hygiene Examination 96
produced by the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc., (ADEX) 97
or its successor entity, if any, if the board finds that the 98
successor entity's clinical examination meets or exceeds the 99
provisions of this section. The board shall approve the ADEX 100
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Dental Hygiene Examination if the board has attained and 101
continues to maintain representation on the ADEX House of 102
Representatives, the ADEX Dental Hygiene Examination Development 103
Committee, and such other ADEX Dental Hygiene committees as the 104
board deems appropriate through rulemaking to ensure that the 105
standards established in this section are maintained 106
organizationally. The ADEX Dental Hygiene Examination or the 107
examination produced by its success or entity is a comprehensive 108
examination in which an applicant must demonstrate skills within 109
the dental hygiene scope of practice on a manikin that has 110
typodont teeth with simulated dentition and calculus as approved 111
by the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments live patient 112
and any other components that the board deems necessary for the 113
applicant to successfully demonstrate competency for the purpose 114
of licensure. 115
Section 4. Section 466.0075, Florida Statutes, is 116
repealed. 117
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 118