# Florida Dental Laws and Rules Exam (FDLR): Format, Fee, Scope > The FDLR at a glance: up to 67 items in 90 minutes, closed book at Prometric, 75% to pass, $135 per attempt, and the Chapter 456 / Chapter 466 / Division 64B5 scope — current to the rules effective June 1, 2026. URL: https://dentovio.com/florida-dental-laws-rules Markdown: https://dentovio.com/florida-dental-laws-rules/index.html.md Last verified: 2026-07-26 The Florida Dental Laws and Rules Exam (FDLR) is a closed-book, 90-minute examination on Florida dental law, administered by ADEX/CDCA under contract to the Florida Board of Dentistry at Prometric test centers, and required on every pathway to a Florida dental license. ## The exam at a glance - **Questions: Up to 67 multiple-choice items** — Including up to 5 unscored field-test items. Answer every question as if it counts — you cannot tell which items are unscored. - **Time: 90 minutes** — Roughly 80 seconds per item at the full 67-item count. - **Passing mark: 75% or higher** — Results are reported pass/fail only, in 2-3 business days. No numeric score breakdown is published. - **Fee: $135 per attempt** — Initial attempt and each retake alike. Registration credits expire 2 years from payment; no attempt limit is published. - **Delivery: Computer-based at Prometric test centers, closed book** — Administered by ADEX/CDCA under contract to the Florida Board of Dentistry. No statute or rule book is provided or permitted. - **Scope: Chapter 456 F.S. + Chapter 466 F.S. + Division 64B5 F.A.C.** — General health-professions law, the Dental Practice Act, and the Board's own rules. Chapter 64B27 appeared only in the legacy 2019 booklet and is not in the live scope. ## Who must take it Every pathway to a Florida dental license includes the FDLR — Florida has no general reciprocity: - **Licensure by examination** — the standard pathway for new graduates. - **MOBILE endorsement** (s. 456.0145, F.S.; rule 64B5-2.0141, F.A.C.) — the pathway for experienced dentists relocating to Florida with an active out-of-state license. The clinical exam is not the hurdle here; the Florida-specific law exam is. - **Health access dental license** (s. 466.0067, F.S.) — the pathway for dentists limiting practice to health access settings. ## Scope, and what changed June 2026 The FDLR tests three bodies of law: **Chapter 456, Florida Statutes** (general health-professions regulation), **Chapter 466, Florida Statutes** (the Dental Practice Act), and **Division 64B5, Florida Administrative Code** (the Board of Dentistry's rules). - Rule 64B5-2.013, F.A.C., has a current version effective **June 1, 2026**. The written exam requirement and the 75% passing mark were unchanged by that amendment, but prep citing pre-amendment rule text is citing a superseded version. - **Chapter 64B27 is not tested.** It appeared only in the legacy 2019 booklet and is not in the live scope. - The FDLR is standalone: the ADEX 18-month completion window covers the clinical examination parts, not this exam. Registration credits expire 2 years from payment. ## Study path - [Free FDLR practice test](https://dentovio.com/florida-dental-laws-rules/free-practice-test/index.html.md) — original exam-style questions, no signup. - [Florida Dental Laws and Rules exam guide](https://dentovio.com/guide/florida-dental-laws-rules-exam/index.html.md) - [How to pass the Florida Dental Laws and Rules Exam](https://dentovio.com/guide/florida-dental-laws-rules-exam/how-to-pass/index.html.md) - [Dentovio's FDLR prep product](https://dentovio.com/products/florida-dental-laws-rules/index.html.md) — checkout is available: one-time $99, 180 days of access. The paid study content — built for Florida dentist licensure candidates — is statute-cited original material and is pending credentialed review: no reviewer has signed off yet, and Dentovio makes no outcome claim. ## FAQ ### How many questions is the Florida Dental Laws and Rules Exam, and how long is it? Up to 67 multiple-choice items — including up to 5 unscored field-test items — in 90 minutes, computer-based at Prometric test centers. The exam is closed book: no statute or rule text is provided or permitted. ### What score do I need to pass the FDLR? 75% or higher. Results are reported pass/fail only, in 2-3 business days — no numeric score breakdown is published. ### How much does the FDLR cost, and how do retakes work? $135 per attempt — the initial sitting and each retake cost the same full fee. Registration credits expire 2 years from payment, and no attempt limit is published in the rules or the Candidate Guide. ### Who has to take the Florida Dental Laws and Rules Exam? Every pathway to a Florida dental license requires it: licensure by examination, the MOBILE endorsement pathway for licensed out-of-state dentists (s. 456.0145, F.S., and rule 64B5-2.0141, F.A.C.), and the health access dental license (s. 466.0067, F.S.). Florida has no general reciprocity, so relocating dentists sit this exam too. ### What does the FDLR cover? Three bodies of law: Chapter 456, Florida Statutes (general health-professions regulation), Chapter 466, Florida Statutes (the Dental Practice Act), and Division 64B5 of the Florida Administrative Code (the Board of Dentistry's rules). Chapter 64B27 appeared only in the legacy 2019 booklet and is not in the live scope. ### Is the FDLR part of the ADEX 18-month clinical exam window? No. The 18-month completion window in the 2026 ADEX Candidate Guide covers the clinical examination parts. The Laws and Rules exams are standalone; the only clock on them is that registration credits expire 2 years from payment. ### What is the pass rate for the FDLR? Florida does not publish a pass rate for this exam, and any specific figure you see elsewhere is unsourced. What is knowable is the structure: closed book, a 75% mark, 90 minutes, and dense delegation and supervision rules — a format that punishes guessing at rule text from memory of another state's law. ### What changed in the exam rules in June 2026? Rule 64B5-2.013, F.A.C., was amended with a current version effective June 1, 2026. The written Laws and Rules examination requirement and the 75% passing mark were unchanged by that amendment — but any prep citing the pre-amendment rule text is citing a superseded version. ## Primary sources - **FL-ADEX** — [ADEX/CDCA — Florida Laws and Rules examination page (exam vendor, under contract to the Florida Board of Dentistry)](https://adextesting.org/fl-laws-rules/) (verified 2026-07-26) - **FL-CG-2026** — [2026 ADEX Candidate Guide, v20251024 (exam vendor — fees, item counts, scheduling, credit expiration)](https://adextesting.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Candidate-Guide_20251024.4.pdf) (verified 2026-07-26) - **FL-64B5-2013** — [Rule 64B5-2.013, F.A.C. — Licensure Examination for Dentists (Florida Administrative Code, current version effective June 1, 2026)](https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo.asp?id=64B5-2.013) (verified 2026-07-26) - **FL-64B5-20135** — [Rule 64B5-2.0135, F.A.C. — Licensure Examination for Dental Hygienists (Florida Administrative Code, current version effective June 1, 2026)](https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo.asp?id=64B5-2.0135) (verified 2026-07-26) - **FL-BOARD-DENTIST** — [Florida Board of Dentistry — Dentist licensing page (state regulator)](https://floridasdentistry.gov/dentist/) (verified 2026-07-26) - **FL-BOARD-HYGIENIST** — [Florida Board of Dentistry — Dental hygienist licensing page (state regulator)](https://floridasdentistry.gov/dental-hygienist/) (verified 2026-07-26) - **FL-CH466** — [Chapter 466, Florida Statutes — the Florida Dental Practice Act (state legislature, Online Sunshine)](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0466/0466.html) (verified 2026-07-26) ## Disclosures - Dentovio is an independent publisher. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Florida Board of Dentistry, ADEX, CDCA, or Prometric, and this page is not legal advice. - This page summarizes publicly available Florida dental law as of the last verified date shown. Laws change. Confirm current requirements with the Florida Board of Dentistry or a licensed healthcare attorney before acting. - Dentovio provides independent educational preparation using original exam-style material. It does not reproduce recalled exam questions, and this content is for educational purposes only — it does not constitute legal advice. - This page was drafted with AI assistance, and every rule on it was verified against the primary sources listed here. The Florida study content is pending credentialed review: no reviewer has signed off yet, and no reviewer claim is made. Florida publishes no pass rate for these examinations, and Dentovio makes no outcome claim.