The Board proposes the rule amendment to delete unnecessary language and to adopt new language setting forth new supplemental dental education requirements for dental licensure applicants that graduated from unaccredited dental schools or from ...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Dentistry

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B5-2.0146: Licensure Requirements for Applicants from Non-Accredited Schools or Colleges
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to delete unnecessary language and to adopt new language setting forth new supplemental dental education requirements for dental licensure applicants that graduated from unaccredited dental schools or from dental schools not approved by the Board.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Licensure requirements for applicants from non-accredited schools or colleges.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 466.004, 466.006(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.033(6), 466.006, 466.075 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Dentistry/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

64B5-2.0146 Licensure Requirements for Applicants from Non-Accredited Schools or Colleges.

(1) No change.

(2) An applicant who otherwise meets the requirements of Section 466.006(3), F.S., and chooses to apply pursuant to Section 466.006(3)(b), F.S., will be required to:

(a) Complete a full-time, matriculated, American Dental Association recognized dental specialty education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or a Commission on Dental Accrediation of the American Dental Association accreditated supplemental general dentistry programs, which provides didactic and clinical education to the leel of an accredited D.D.S. or D.M.D. program, either of which have a duration of at least two consecutive resident program offered by an accredited dental school which provides remediation to the level of an accredited D.D.S. or D.M.D. program and which has a duration equivalent to at least 2 academic years at the sponsoring institution.

(b) through (c) No change.

(3) No change.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 466.004, 466.006(3) FS. Law Implemented 456.033(6), 466.006, 466.0075 FS. History–New 10-15-92, Formerly 21G-2.0146, 61F5-2.0146, Amended 9-24-96, Formerly 59Q-2.0146, Amended 8-19-97, 5-20-01, 6-7-05, 12-26-06, ________.