Each applicant applying for a Florida dental license is
required to complete the examinations as provided for in Section
466.006, F.S. The Florida
examinations for dentistry shall consist of a Written Examination, a Practical
or Clinical Examination and a Diagnostic Skills Examination. All three
examinations will be conducted in English. Applicants for examination or
re-examination must have taken and successfully completed of the National Board
of Dental Examiners dental examination.
(1) Practical or Clinical Examination:
(a) Effective October 1, 2011, the Florida
Practical or Clinical Examination and the Diagnostic Skills Examination is
currently the American Dental Licensing Examination (ADLEX) developed by the
American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc., or its successor entity if the
successor entity is determined by the Board of Dentistry to comply with the
provision of Section 466.006, F.S. The ADLEX is
inclusive of a comprehensive diagnostic skills examination covering the full
scope of the practice of dentistry.
(b) All parts of the ADEX shall be completed
within eighteen (18) months from the initial start of any portion of the
examination or from eighteen (18) months from July 1st of the applicant's last
year of dental school. A failure to complete all parts of the examination
within the time frames set forth above will require the applicant to retake the
entire examination.
(c) Each part
of the ADEX shall be completed with a grade of at least seventy-five (75%)
percent.
(d) Provided the Board of
Dentistry maintains representation on the Board of Directors of the American
Board of Dental Examiners, Inc., and the Examination Development Committee of
the American Board of Dental Examiners Inc., the practical or clinical
examination procedures, standards, and criteria of the ADEX are
approved.
(e) If any portion of the
clinical or practical portion of the ADEX exam was completed in a jurisdiction
other than Florida, applicants must comply with the applicable provisions of
Sections 466.006(4)(b)3. and
466.006(6),
F.S., Rules
64B5-2.0150 and
64B5-2.0152,
F.A.C.
(2) Written
Examination:
(a) The Written Examination for
dental licensure shall consist of the laws and rules of the State of Florida
regulating the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene.
(b) A final grade of seventy-five (75%)
percent or better is required to pass the Written
Examination.
(3) This
rule shall be reviewed, and if necessary, repealed, modified, or renewed
through the rulemaking process five years from the effective
date.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 64B5-2.013
Rulemaking Authority
456.017(1)(b),
466.004(4),
466.006(5)(a)
FS. Law Implemented 456.017(1)(b),
(2),
466.006(4),
466.006(5)(a),
466.009
FS.
New 10-8-79, Amended
6-22-80, 12-3-81, 12-6-82, 5-24-83, 12-12-83, 5-2-84, 5-27-84, Formerly
21G-2.13, Amended 12-8-85, 12-31-86, 5-10-87, 10-19-87, 12-10-89, 12-24-91,
2-1-93, Formerly 21G-2.013, 61F5-2.013, Amended 1-9-95, 2-7-96, 7-16-97,
Formerly 59Q-2.013, Amended 8-25-98, 3-25-99, 11-15-99, 8-3-05, 7-17-07,
8-1-08, 6-28-09, 8-25-10, 5-8-12, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 41, Number 027, February 10 effective
2/25/2015, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 47, Number 110, June 8, 2021 effective
6/24/2021, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 48, Number 174, September 7, 2022 effective
9/22/2022, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 49, Number 085, May 2, 2023 effective
5/18/2023.
New 10-8-79, Amended 6-22-80, 12-3-81, 12-6-82, 5-24-83,
12-12-83, 5-2-84, 5-27-84, Formerly 21G-2.13, Amended 12-8-85, 12-31-86,
5-10-87, 10-19-87, 12-10-89, 12-24-91, 2-1-93, Formerly 21G-2.013, 61F5-2.013,
Amended 1-9-95, 2-7-96, 7-16-97, Formerly 59Q-2.013, Amended 8-25-98, 3-25-99,
11-15-99, 8-3-05, 7-17-07, 8-1-08, 6-28-09, 8-25-10, 5-8-12, 2-25-15, 6-24-21,
9-22-22, 5-18-23.
