FDLR
For dentist licensure candidates
Florida Dental Laws and Rules Exam
Up to 67 items · 90 minutes · $135 per attempt · rule 64B5-2.013, F.A.C.
Start with the right exam
Are you applying as a dentist or a dental hygienist?
Florida uses two separate Laws and Rules exams. Choose the card that matches the license on your application so you get the right guide, sample questions, and prep path.
FHLR
For dental hygiene licensure candidates
Florida Dental Hygiene Laws and Rules Exam
Up to 64 items · 90 minutes · $105 per attempt · rule 64B5-2.0135, F.A.C.
Verified exam facts — both cohorts
Two separate exams under two rules, both with current versions effective June 1, 2026. Florida publishes no pass rate for either. Sources: the ADEX/CDCA vendor page, the 2026 ADEX Candidate Guide, and rules 64B5-2.013 and 64B5-2.0135, F.A.C.
| FDLR — dentist | FHLR — hygienist | |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | Up to 67 multiple-choice items | Up to 64 multiple-choice items |
| Time | 90 minutes | 90 minutes |
| Passing mark | 75% or higher | 75% or higher |
| Fee | $135 per attempt | $105 per attempt |
| Delivery | Computer-based at Prometric test centers, closed book | Computer-based at Prometric test centers, closed book |
| Scope | Chapter 456 F.S. + Chapter 466 F.S. + Division 64B5 F.A.C. | Chapter 466 F.S. + Division 64B5 F.A.C., with Chapter 456 capped at 3% |
Both exams: up to 5 of the items are unscored field-test questions, results are pass/fail only — provisional on screen at completion, official in 2-3 business days — each retake is the same full fee, registration credits expire 2 years from payment, and the ADEX 18-month completion window covers the clinical examination parts — not these exams.
Study order
- 1. Read the candidate guide. How to pass carries the current facts, the traps, and the week-by-week plan for each cohort.
- 2. Diagnose your gaps. Take the free practice test for your cohort — FDLR or FHLR. Original exam-style questions, no signup.
- 3. Drill the vocabulary. The glossary defines the 24 terms — supervision levels, remediable tasks, E-FORCSE, MOBILE — that exam items are built from.
- 4. Go deep with a study system. The paid FDLR and FHLR study systems add module walkthroughs, question banks, and timed practice at a one-time price with 180 days of access.
The two exam hubs
FDLR hub — the dentist exam at a glance
Format, fee, scope, and the study path for Florida dentist licensure candidates, including the free practice test.
FHLR hub — the hygienist exam at a glance
The separate hygienist exam: its own rule, item count, fee, and the 3% Chapter 456 cap, for Florida dental hygiene candidates.
Methodology, glossary, and sources
Florida exam glossary — 24 terms with controlling citations
Direct, indirect, and general supervision, remediable tasks, MOBILE endorsement, E-FORCSE, the ACUTE PAIN EXCEPTION, and the rest of the vocabulary both exams run on.
How this Florida cluster is built and verified
Live primary sources, original items only, exact-state credentialed review gates, rule-history freshness monitoring, and the no-pass-rate policy.
Florida source registry
Every statute, rule, and publication cited across these pages — one row per source, each verified against the live primary text.
Dated update notes
Follow these when a Florida rule changed recently enough to make older prep risky.
Florida's dental exam rules were amended effective June 1, 2026
Rules 64B5-2.013 and 64B5-2.0135 completed their five-year review with amendments effective June 1, 2026. The written exam and the 75% mark were unchanged — but pre-amendment citations are now stale.
Chapter 64B27 is no longer in the Florida Laws and Rules exam scope
The live vendor scope is Chapter 456, Chapter 466, and Division 64B5. Chapter 64B27 and the flat "64 items" figure belong to the retired 2019 booklet.
The ADEX 18-month window does not include Florida's Laws and Rules exams
The 18-month completion window attaches to the ADEX clinical examination parts. The Laws and Rules exams are standalone; registration credits expire 2 years from payment.
Primary sources and disclosures
FL-ADEX ADEX/CDCA — Florida Laws and Rules examination page (exam vendor, under contract with the Florida Department of Health)FL-CG-2026 2026 ADEX Candidate Guide, Version 20260723, published as Candidate-Guide_20260727.pdf (exam vendor — fees, item counts, scheduling, credit expiration)FL-64B5-2013 Rule 64B5-2.013, F.A.C. — Licensure Examination for Dentists (Florida Administrative Code, current version effective June 1, 2026)FL-64B5-20135 Rule 64B5-2.0135, F.A.C. — Licensure Examination for Dental Hygienists (Florida Administrative Code, current version effective June 1, 2026)FL-BOARD-DENTIST Florida Board of Dentistry — Dentist licensing page (state regulator)FL-BOARD-HYGIENIST Florida Board of Dentistry — Dental hygienist licensing page (state regulator)FL-CH466 Chapter 466, Florida Statutes — the Florida Dental Practice Act (state legislature, Online Sunshine)
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 its rules were checked against the primary sources listed here. Review of the currently served Florida study corpus is a separate state: Source-cited, and every in-scope file carries a current exact-digest sign-off by Mahtab Mansour, DDS across approvals dated 2026-07-27 through 2026-08-27. Florida publishes no pass rate for these examinations, and Dentovio makes no outcome claim.