The Board proposes to update the rule text.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Dentistry

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B5-7.005: Teaching Permits
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to update the rule text.
SUMMARY: The rule amendment specifies four circumstances where a teaching permit may be issued to practice dentistry, defines a dental school, recognizes the exception for the Jacksonville Orthodontic Specialty Program, and clarifies that the permit holder is a full time dental instructor.
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 466.002(6), 466.004(4) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 466.002(6), 466.017(4) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Sue Foster, Executive Director, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258.

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B5-7.005 Teaching Permits.

 (1)  A teaching permit shall may be issued by the Board of Dentistry to a faculty member of a dental education program school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association and, except for the orthodontic specialty program at Jacksonville University, shall be located within a dental school as defined herein or in a medical school accredited by the American Medical Association’s Liaison Committee for Medical Education upon the request of the dean of the school if the faculty member:

(a)   Has a degree in dentistry and either: 1) is Is eligible to take the Florida dental licensure examination and has not failed the examination on three occasions or; 2) was at one time eligible to take the Florida examination, and has not failed the Florida dental licensure examination on three occasions or; 3) has successfully completed a post-doctoral training program of at least two years in duration and accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or; 4) is not eligible to take the Florida examination, but obtained the degree from a foreign dental education program and agrees to practice dentistry only under the general supervision of a Florida licensed dentist  A permit may not be issued if an applicant fails to pass the clinical examination in three attempts until he or she completes a one year general practice residency, advanced education general dentistry residency, or pedodontic residency or a minimum of one academic year of undergraduate clinical coursework in dentistry at a dental school approved by the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation; and

(b)   Is a full-time faculty member; and

(c)   Does not engage in the practice of dentistry, except at the teaching facilities under the accredited dental programs of the dental or medical school described in subsections 64B5-7.005(1), (3), F.A.C.

(2)   A dental school is an educational institution that includes a predoctoral dental education program of not less than four years from which students graduate with a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree.  A teaching permit be issued to a graduate of a foreign dental college if the graduate meets the requirements of paragraphs 64B5-7.005(1)(a)-(c), F.A.C.

(3)   A teaching permit or temporary teaching permit authorizes the holder to practice dentistry at the teaching facility under the following terms and conditions:

(a)   All records pertaining to the teaching practice shall be subject to review and available to the Board.

(b)   Upon the Board’s request, the permit holder shall submit any information the Board deems necessary to evaluate compliance with Chapters 456 and 466, F.S., and Chapter 64B5, F.A.C.

(c)   Permits shall be in effect only as long as the holder is a full-time dental instructor faculty member of the College of Dentistry or School of Medicine and shall be automatically cancelled and nullified by the termination of the holder as a dental instructor at a faculty member of the teaching facility or third time failure of the Florida dental licensure examination.

(d)   Teaching permits are subject to cancellation or revocation by the Board for failure to comply with Chapters 456 and 466, F.S., and Chapter 64B5, F.A.C.

(4)  Prior to issuance of a teaching permit, each faculty member must provide proof of current CPR certification.  If otherwise eligible, the faculty member will be granted a permit with the requirement that current CPR certification be obtained within 60 days.  Each faculty member holding a teaching faculty permit shall maintain current CPR certification.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY:  466.002(6), 466.004(4) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED:  466.002(6), 466.017(4) FS.

HISTORY: New 4-30-80, Amended 1-13-81, Formerly 21G-7.05, Amended 1-29-89, Formerly 21G-7.005, 61F5-7.005, Amended 10-16-96, 3-16-97, Formerly 59Q-7.005, Amended 11-10-98, 8-3-00, 1-12-04,                

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Dentistry.
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Dentistry.
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: April 7, 2006
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: September 9, 2005