REMINDER: Indicate Your Status with the U.S. DEA with the Florida Department of Health

All Florida-licensed dentists must indicate whether you are registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to prescribe controlled substances through the Florida Department of Health. This is the only way the Florida Board of Dentistry (BOD) will know if…

Dentists Back Grant’s Loan-repayment Bill

By Alexandra Glorioso, POLITICO Florida A trade group representing dentists is backing a bill from state Rep. Michael Grant (R-Port Charlotte) that would revive a defunct loan-repayment program for dentists who see low-income patients. Florida has had difficulty providing dental…

REMINDER: Register With E-FORCSE!

As of  July 1, 2018, if you write a prescription for a Schedule II, III, IV and V controlled substance for a patient 16 years old or older, you (or your designee) must first check the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)…

ADA Statement on Study Involving Dental Floss

By the American Dental Association Recent, wide-spread news coverage based upon a recent research study may raise unwarranted concern about the safety of certain types of dental floss. The ADA Science Institute finds the data insufficient to support the conclusions…