2003 Florida Code
TITLE XXXII REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 466 DENTISTRY, DENTAL HYGIENE, AND DENTAL LABORATORIES  
466.002   Persons exempt from operation of chapter.

466.002  Persons exempt from operation of chapter.--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 anesthetist giving an anesthetic for a dental operation under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist.

(3)  The practice of dentistry in the discharge of their official duties by graduate dentists or dental surgeons in the United States Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, Public Health Service, Coast Guard, or United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(4)  The practice of dentistry by licensed dentists of other states or countries at meetings of dental organizations approved by the board, while appearing as clinicians.

(5)  Students in Florida schools of dentistry and dental hygiene or dental assistant educational programs, while performing regularly assigned work under the curriculum of such schools.

(6)  Instructors in Florida schools of dentistry or dental hygiene or dental assistant educational programs, while performing regularly assigned duties under the curriculum of such schools. A full-time dental instructor at a dental school approved by the board may be allowed to practice dentistry at the teaching facilities of such school, upon receiving a teaching permit issued by the board, in strict compliance with such rules as are adopted by the board pertaining to the teaching permit and with the established rules and procedures of the dental school.

History.--ss. 1, 3, ch. 79-330; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 2, 23, 24, ch. 86-291; s. 60, ch. 91-137; s. 7, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 22, ch. 93-268; s. 2, ch. 94-104; s. 250, ch. 97-103.