Fla. Stat. 466.016
License to be displayed

(1)

Every practitioner of dentistry or dental hygiene within the meaning of this chapter shall post and keep conspicuously displayed her or his license in the office wherein she or he practices, in plain sight of the practitioner’s patients. Any dentist or dental hygienist who practices at more than one location must display a copy of her or his license in each office where she or he practices.

(2)

Every dentist shall provide each of her or his patients with her or his name, contact telephone number, after-hours contact information for emergencies, and license information.

(3)

Any partnership, corporation, or other business entity that advertises dental services shall designate with the board a dentist of record and provide each patient with the name, contact telephone number, after-hours contact information for emergencies, and, upon the patient’s request, license information of the dentist 1of record. The designated dentist shall have a full, active, and unencumbered license under this chapter or a registration pursuant to s. 456.47.

Source: Section 466.016 — License to be displayed, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0466.­016 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

466.001
Legislative purpose and intent 466.002
Persons exempt from operation of chapter 466.003
Definitions 466.004
Board of Dentistry 466.005
Expert witness certificate 466.006
Examination of dentists 466.007
Examination of dental hygienists 466.008
Certification of foreign educational institutions 466.009
Reexamination 466.011
Licensure 466.013
Renewal of license 466.014
Continuing education 466.015
Inactive status 466.016
License to be displayed 466.017
Prescription of drugs 466.018
Dentist of record 466.019
Advertising by dentists 466.021
Retention of dental laboratories by dentist 466.022
Peer review 466.023
Dental hygienists 466.024
Delegation of duties 466.025
Permitting of dental interns serving at state institutions 466.026
Prohibitions 466.027
Sexual misconduct 466.028
Grounds for disciplinary action 466.031
Dental laboratories 466.032
Registration 466.033
Registration certificates 466.034
Change of ownership or address 466.035
Advertising 466.036
Information 466.037
Suspension and revocation 466.038
Rules 466.039
Violations 466.041
Hepatitis B carriers 466.0065
Regional licensure examinations 466.0067
Application for health access dental license 466.0135
Continuing education 466.0235
Dental charting 466.0275
Lawful investigations 466.0281
Initial examination for orthodontic appliance 466.0282
Specialties 466.0285
Proprietorship by nondentists 466.00671
Renewal of the health access dental license 466.00672
Revocation of health access dental license 466.02751
Establishment of practitioner profile for designation as a controlled substance prescribing practitioner

Current through Fall 2025

§ 466.016. License to be displayed's source at flsenate​.gov