Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
The Florida dental clinical or practical examination is
currently the American Dental Licensing Examination (ADLEX) developed by the
American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc. The examination shall be administered
in Florida and shall be graded by dentists licensed in Florida. An applicant
for a dental license in Florida can submit ADLEX scores from a jurisdiction
other than Florida if the examination was completed after October 1, 2011. If,
however, the passing scores from the ADLEX are over 365 days old, the results
will not be recognized unless all criteria below are met.
(1) Applicable Definitions:
(a) Full-time practice - means completing one
thousand two hundred (1, 200) hours of practice per calendar year; when
applicable, the hours shall be broken down to one hundred (100) hours per
month.
(b) Month - means thirty
(30) days.
(c) Practice - means any
combination of the following:
1) Active
clinical practice of dentistry providing direct patient care;
2) Full-time practice as a faculty member
employed by a dental or dental hygiene school approved by the board or
accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental
Accreditation, or
3) Full-time
practice as a student at a postgraduate dental education program approved by
the board or accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental
Accreditation.
(d)
Recognized or Other Jurisdiction - means a state or territory
of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
(e) Verified - means the
document shall be verified in compliance with Section
92.525, F.S.
(2) Mandatory Criteria: The applicant shall
meet all of the following criteria.
(a)
Compliance with all provisions of Section 466.006(4)(b)3., F.S. The applicant
should carefully review this section of the Florida Statutes.
(b) Provide documentation that the applicant
has been consecutively engaged in full-time practice in a recognized
jurisdiction for the preceding five (5) years or since initial licensure, if
less than five years, prior to the date of application for licensure to the
Florida Board of Dentistry.
(3) Mandatory Documentation: The applicant
shall comply with providing the following mandatory documentation.
(a) Full-Time Practice Spreadsheet:
1. The submission of a calendar
month-by-calendar month and year-by-year chronological history of the
applicant's full-time practice in a spreadsheet format.
2. The spreadsheet shall be headed with the
applicant's full legal name and sub-headed "History of Full-Time
Practice."
3. Each page shall be
sequentially paginated in the lower right hand corner with the applicant's last
name followed by a hyphen with an Arabic numeral. (Example: Smith-2, Smith-3,
Smith-4, etcetera).
4. The
applicant shall verify the Full-Time Practice Spreadsheet by placing at the end
of the document, "Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read the
foregoing History of Full-Time Practice Spreadsheet and that the facts stated
in it are true." The applicant shall sign directly under the verification
statement and date the document. Reference Section
92.525, F.S., concerning
verification of documents.
5.
Someone unrelated to the applicant shall verify the Full-Time Practice
Spreadsheet, by signing the same document with the same verification clause or
by submitting a document (affidavit) verified in compliance with Section
92.525, F.S. The verified
document must attest that the applicant has been engaged in the Full-time
Practice as indicated by the Full-time Practice
Spreadsheet.
(b)
Additional Verified Documents:
Each category of full-time practice claimed must be supported
by the following documentation, which establishes or supports the spreadsheet
submitted. There must be documentation submitted from subparagraph 1. and 2.,
below, if applicable.
1. A verified
copy of financial or business record documents, reflecting the dates of
employment that match the spreadsheet; a verified copy of a patient log or
appointment schedule (names of patients shall be redacted to reflect the
initials only). The Board will request verified financial billing documents to
corroborate the patient log if the Board finds the patient log or appointment
schedule lacking credibility.
2. An
original and official letter from the dean of the school or program sent
directly from the program or school to the Board, that supports that the
applicant did engage in full-time practice as a faculty member or as a student
which matches the dates month-for-month and year-for-year as listed on the
Full-time Practice Spreadsheet.
3.
Any other verified documentation that supports the Full-Time Practice
Spreadsheet.
(4) Mandatory Board Appearance and Delays:
(a) It is in the best interest of the
applicant to carefully review all documents submitted for accuracy,
authenticity, legibility, and statutory and rule compliance to avoid
unnecessary delays, board appearances, or denials.
(b) The Board is authorized to require the
applicant and the applicant's witness to appear before the Board to give oral
testimony under oath to assess credibility or accuracy of the full-time
practice requirements. Section 466.006(4)(b)3.e.(IV), F.S. In addition, the
Board can require a mandatory appearance regarding any licensure application
and a failure to appear at one of the next two regularly scheduled meetings
shall result in a denial of licensure and will toll the time for ruling on the
application. Section 456.013(3),
F.S. Finally, any incomplete submission can delay the application process.
Section 120.60(1),
F.S.
Rulemaking Authority
466.004 (4),
466.006(4)(b)3.e.(III) FS. Law Implemented 466.004,
466.006(6)
FS.
New 7-1-12.
