Frequently Asked Questions
Welcome to the Florida Board of Dentistry Help Center – an online tool for applicants, licensees, and the public to search and access our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), contact our office, and learn “how to” do business with the board.
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Yes.
DOH may not renew the license of a licensee who fails to complete this continuing education requirement.
The course may be taken live or through distance learning from any one of the approved providers.
- Go to the course search, under “All Subjects,” click the drop-down menu.
- Click on “Prescribing Controlled Substances.”
- Once the courses are approved, then the Prescribing Controlled Substances tab will lead to registration for the available CE courses.
Please visit www.cebroker.com to view all profession-specific board approved providers.
A minimum of 2 hours.
Yes. Dental Residency Permits and Dental Teaching Permits are not required to take the course.
Yes. At each renewal, Dentists must completed a minimum of 2 hours of continuing education on the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substance.
Yes.
With a free basic account you can view your basic course history, which will list the course name, educational provider name, date of completion and hours reported. It would then be up to you to determine whether all of the courses that have been reported will complete all of your specific continuing education requirements. You can also self-report any continuing education that may be missing. The Basic Account provides all the necessary tools for you to comply with the departments reporting requirements.
A Professional Account (paid subscription) provides you with all of the tracking tools that CE Broker offers. Your transcript will display what your specific CE requirements are and will calculate what requirements have been met and what may still be outstanding. A Professional Account is a subscription service and is not a requirement but it can be a useful tool in managing your Florida continuing education requirements should you chose to subscribe.
You will be able to view your course history free of charge. Your course history will show all the courses that have been reported.
No, subscriptions remain optional. There are a number of services you can receive by subscribing, however, it is optional. You can always search for courses, report your hours, and view your course history free of charge by creating a Basic Account
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