Self-Explanation — Applicants who have listed offenses on the application must submit a letter in your own words describing the circumstances of the offense. If the records are not available, you must have a letter on court letterhead sent from the clerk of the court attesting to their unavailability.
Parole records for offenses can be obtained from the Department of Corrections or at the clerk of the court in the arresting jurisdiction. Effective July 1, , Section Upon completion of the required examinations, download an application for licensure from the Resources page or apply online.
Upon completion of the Clinical and Florida Laws and Rules Examinations, download an application for licensure from the Resources page or apply online. All applicants must visit www. Certified check or money order should be made payable to the Florida Department of Health.
All initial licenses expire February 28 of the following even numbered year. Licensure biennium dates are March 1 — February 28 of the even years. Is at least 18 years of age 2. Has graduated from: a dental hygiene college or school approved by the board or accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor agency, if any, or any other dental hygiene program accrediting entity recognized by the United States Department of Education; OR is a graduate of an unaccredited dental college or school, and has completed a minimum of 4 years of postsecondary dental education and received a dental school diploma which is comparable to a D.
All final transcripts must indicate the matriculation date, graduation date, degree earned, and be embossed with the school seal. Any transcript, which does not conform to these standards, shall be deemed unofficial and unacceptable.
If applicable, a certification of licensure from each state in which applicant currently holds or has held a dental or dental hygiene license. You must apply for the waiver prior to the end of the renewal cycle. If a waiver is granted, it applies only to the renewal cycle for which it was granted; you must reapply each cycle. A licensed dentist must cooperate with the Board's investigative powers.
A licensed dentist is required to report a colleague who demonstrates an impairment or activities of a colleague that pose a clear and imminent danger to public health and welfare N. Examples of the type of misconduct which you are required to report are gross negligence, indiscriminate prescribing, and actions which pose an imminent danger to the public health safety and welfare.
The Board receives numerous complaints per month from sources including: consumers, other governmental agencies, law enforcement agencies, court officials, and insurance fraud investigators. Each and every one is investigated. The nature of the allegations dictates the type and the depth of the investigation.
In most cases the Board asks for the licensed dentist's response to the complaint to be considered in the investigation. If you are contacted by the Board and requested to provide information to it, please provide a timely response - your reply and explanation must reach the Board office within 21 days.
Failure to respond in a timely fashion may result in you being directed to appear before the Board, or sanctioned, for failure to cooperate. When the Board determines that a complaint has merit, the formal discipline process begins. New Jersey's Attorney General prosecutes formal complaints against licensees, and those found to be practicing dentistry while unlicensed.
Licensed dentists have a right to counsel at disciplinary proceedings before the Board. The Board can either adopt, reject or modify the findings of fact and conclusion of law, and the penalties recommended by the ALJ. The final decision is made by the Board. Additionally, the Board has the authority to take the interim measure of temporarily suspending a license if there is a palpable demonstration of imminent danger to the public.
When a license is revoked or suspended, or clinical practice is barred by another state or licensing authority, and the Board finds that either the continued practice endangers or poses a risk to public health and safety, or gross or repeated negligence, fraud or professional misconduct adversely affecting public health and safety is involved, the Board is authorized to impose an suspension. Possible disciplinary sanctions and other dispositions of formal complaints may include:.
Under N. Prescription blanks must be sequentially numbered and printed on specially designed security paper. In most cases the Board asks for the licensee's response to the complaint to be considered in the investigation.
If you are contacted by the Board and requested to provide information to it, please provide a timely response - your reply and explanation must reach the Board office within 21 days. Failure to respond in a timely fashion may result in you being directed to appear before the Board, or sanctioned for failure to cooperate.
When the Board determines that a complaint has merit, the formal discipline process begins. New Jersey's Attorney General prosecutes formal complaints against licensees, and those found to be practicing dental hygiene while unlicensed. Licensees have a right to counsel at disciplinary proceedings before the Board. The Board can either adopt, reject or modify the findings of fact and conclusion of law, and the penalties recommended by the ALJ. The final decision is made by the Board. Additionally, the Board has the authority to take the interim measure of temporarily suspending a license if there is a palpable demonstration of imminent danger to the public.
When a license is revoked or suspended, or clinical practice is barred by another state or licensing authority, and the Board finds that either the continued practice endangers or poses a risk to public health and safety, or gross or repeated negligence, fraud or professional misconduct adversely affecting public health and safety is involved, the Board is authorized to impose a suspension. Possible disciplinary sanctions and other dispositions of formal complaints may include:.
Under N. Orientation Questions You must answer all of the questions that follow in one online session. The following questions address some of the statutes and regulations with which potential licensed dentists should be familiar before obtaining licensure. These are not necessarily the only New Jersey statutes and regulations that may apply to the practice of dentistry, but address issues which the Board believes are relevant to the majority of dentists practicing in New Jersey.
The questions do not address Federal statutes or regulations with which dentists may need to comply. Board Meetings: The Board has monthly meetings, which are scheduled up to a year in advance, with the dates posted on its web site, www.
Licensure: Registered dental hygienist licenses expire every two years, on December 31 of odd-numbered years. Investigative powers of the Board, the Attorney General and the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs include: Inspection of premises from which a practice is conducted; Review of records, books or documents prepared or maintained in the course of practice; Review of goods or items used to practice; Issuance of administrative subpoenas to compel attendance at investigative hearings or production of records; Demands for statements in writing under oath as to facts and circumstances concerning rendering of professional services; Impounding of evidence pursuant to a court order; and Compelling skills assessment to determine if licensees can practice with reasonable skill and safety.
Presently means "at this time" or any time within the previous days ; Aiding, abetting or permitting unlicensed practice; and A registered dental hygienist is required to report a colleague who demonstrates an impairment or activities of a colleague that pose a clear and imminent danger to public health and welfare N. The Complaint And Discipline Process The Board receives numerous complaints per month from sources including: consumers, other governmental agencies, law enforcement agencies, court officials, and insurance fraud investigators.
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