Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienists

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Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienists

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Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Initial Licensing Requirements, Process, Fees, Statutes and Administrative Rules for Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienists.

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Florida passed House Bill 975 following the 2024 legislative session, which requires this profession to complete electronic fingerprinting. Your application cannot be approved until this requirement, along with all other licensure criteria, has been met. For more information on background screening, visit MQA's Background Screening website.

Requirements

Applicants for certification in the administration of local anesthesia must complete a course in the administration of local anesthesia which is offered by a dental or dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or approved by the board. The course must include a minimum of 30 hours of didactic instruction and 30 hours of clinical experience, and instruction in:

  1.  Theory of pain control.
  2.  Selection-of-pain-control modalities.
  3.  Anatomy.
  4.  Neurophysiology.
  5.  Pharmacology of local anesthetics.
  6.  Pharmacology of vasoconstrictors.
  7.  Psychological aspects of pain control.
  8.  Systematic complications.
  9.  Techniques of maxillary anesthesia.
  10.  Techniques of mandibular anesthesia.
  11.  Infection control.
  12.  Medical emergencies involving local anesthesia.

The dental hygienist must present evidence of current certification in basic or advanced cardiac life support with the application for certification to administer local anesthesia.

Process

Upon receipt of a complete application, board staff will add the Local Anesthesia qualification to the license and a new license will be issued. The license is to be prominently displayed at the location where the dental hygienist is authorized to administer local anesthesia.

Fees

Certified check or money order should be made payable to the Florida Department of Health.

Application Fee $35.00 (one-time fee)
Statutes and Rules

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Florida Statutes

Section 466.017: Prescription of drugs; anesthesia.

Florida Administrative Codes

Rule 64B5-14: Anesthesia

Processing Times

Florida law provides that an initial application must be reviewed within 30 days. 

Below is the average number of days for initial review by license type. Applicants will be notified of any deficiencies associated with an application. Time to licensure is dependent, in part, on the amount of time taken to resolve any noted deficiencies. 

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Florida passed House Bill 975 following the 2024 legislative session, which requires this profession to complete electronic fingerprinting. Your application cannot be approved until this requirement, along with all other licensure criteria, has been met. For more information on background screening, visit MQA's Background Screening website.

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