Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Florida health care professionals can seek assistance for impairment through the Department’s Impaired Practitioner Programs. The program for dentists and dental hygienists is the Professionals Resource Network (PRN). Impairment may be as a result of misuse or abuse of alcohol or drugs, or both, or due to a mental or physical condition which could affect the licensee’s ability to practice with skill and safety.

Professionals Resource Network, Inc. (PRN)
P.O. Box 1020
Fernandina Beach, Florida 32035-1020
Toll Free: (800) 888-8PRN (8776)
Telephone Number: 904-277-8004
Fax: 904-261-3996
E-Mail: admin@flprn.org

Yes, all health care professionals are required to report, in writing within 30 days after you have been convicted or found guilty of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a crime in any jurisdiction. You may report the information to:

Department of Health
Board of Dentistry
4052 Bald Cypress Way, #C-08
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3258

Please provide the date of the offense, a description of the allegation and the county and state of jurisdiction. Failing to report is a violation of s. 456.072(1)(x), Florida Statutes.

You may apply for provider status at www.cebroker.com. The board office will receive notification through the CE Broker system that your application is available for review and we will notify you promptly of any deficiencies.

Once the application for registration of a dental laboratory is complete, the regional Department of Health office will be notified and the inspector will coordinate the inspection with you. It may take approximately 5-7 days before you are contacted to schedule an inspection.

Please submit the new address in writing by mail to:

Department of Health
Office of Dental Laboratories
4052 Bald Cypress Way, #C-08
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3258
or email to
info@floridasdentistry.gov

Yes, a new inspection request will be generated to take place within 30 days, however you may continue to operate prior to the inspection.

The profile contains required and optional information from the practitioner.

Required information includes:

• The practitioner’s education and training, including other health-related degrees, professional and post graduate training specialty
• The practitioner’s current practice and mailing addresses
• The practitioner’s staff privileges and faculty appointments
• The practitioner’s reported financial responsibility
• Legal action taken against the practitioner
• Board final disciplinary action taken against the practitioner
• Any liability claims filed against Podiatric Physicians which exceed $5000
• Any liability claims filed against M.D.s and osteopathic physicians which exceed $100,000 Optional information may include committees/memberships, professional or community service awards, and publications the practitioner has authored.

Profiles can be accessed by on our License Verification screen. If the health professional is licensed in one of profiled professions, a “Practitioner Profile” tab will be available.

No; however, Licensure Verification is available for all health care professionals currently or previously licensed in Florida.

If this feature is currently available for your profession, you may check the status of your application in real time via our Online Services. You will need your User ID and password in order to log in. If you lose your User ID and password, you can log in alternatively using the ‘Get Login Help?‘  link located below the login fields. Additional assistance can be found by contacting Licensure Support Services at (850) 488-0595.

You can view, confirm, or make changes to the information that will be published in your Practitioner Profile by logging in to. In carrying our legislative mandate to publish practitioner profiles, we want to ensure the information that we publish is accurate. Accordingly, we ask that you please review your profile for any changes, corrections, and/or omissions. If you see the statement “€œThe practitioner did not provide this mandatory information”€, please provide that information. We will not accept curriculum vitae or resumes in place of you providing specific information. Changes, excluding education and training, year began practicing, and liability claims, can be made to your profile electronically by following the instructions below. You may also submit changes by mail to:

Department of Health
Licensure Support Services
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-10
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3260

Please note that Section 456.042, Florida Statutes, requires practitioners to update profile information within 15 days after a change of an occurrence in each section of your profile. Attention Newly Licensed Practitioners Section 456.041(7), Florida Statutes, requires you to submit changes to the department within thirty (30) days from receipt of notice. If you do not make changes within thirty (30) days, your profile will be automatically published. Once you have completed your review and made any necessary corrections, click on “€œConfirm Changes”€. The Practitioner Confirmation Page will display the information that will be published online, at which time you must “€œConfirm”€ the profile again before the changes will be implemented. Note: Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

You may use our License Look-Up Search screen.