As of September 21, 2026: the Chapter 64B5-14 sedation amendments are in force; rules on advertising, licensure forms, discipline, dispensing registration and teaching permits take effect September 24 and 28; and the supervision rules (64B5-16) are still only proposed. Nothing in Chapter 466 was amended in 2026.
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Short answer
Two different things are being mixed together online, and only one of them is about supervision.
- Supervision: the Board of Dentistry has proposed changes to its supervision rules (Chapter 64B5-16). As of September 21, 2026 none of them is a final, effective rule. The definitions of general, direct and indirect supervision in s. 466.003, F.S., have no 2026 amendment, and Rule 64B5-16.001 still carries its 2022 effective date.
- Rules that do change: five other Board rules are scheduled to take effect on September 24 and September 28, 2026, and the sedation rules in Chapter 64B5-14 already changed on August 19, 2026.
Check the status buckets below before you study any of these as law.
In force since August 19, 2026 (Chapter 64B5-14, anesthesia and sedation)
- Minimal sedation (64B5-14.001): a pulse oximeter is required for every procedure involving minimal sedation, and the pre-operative and post-operative readings must be documented in the dental record.
- Moderate sedation monitoring (64B5-14.009): the equipment list now includes an electrocardiograph (EKG), and the patient must be continuously monitored during the procedure by EKG, pulse oximetry and capnograph. Earlier material teaches moderate sedation as pulse oximetry plus capnography only.
- Adverse-occurrence reports (64B5-14.006): the written 48-hour notice is now by certified mail in the rule (it said registered mail), and reports go to the Department of Health, Consumer Services Unit, which treats the occurrence as a complaint under s. 456.073. The sentence sending the initial report to the chair of the Board's probable cause panel was removed. Section 466.017(11), F.S., still says registered mail for a certified registered dental hygienist, so a statute-versus-rule difference remains for that role.
- Permit applications and inspections (64B5-14.0025 and 64B5-14.007): the 20 documented clinical cases must match the level of sedation in the permit sought and show compliance with the monitoring rules and s. 466.028(1)(x); inspection consultants must hold or have held a sedation permit and hold current ACLS and PALS; and a permit holder must get written confirmation from the Board office before sedating at a newly added location.
Adopted, effective September 24 and 28, 2026
- September 24 — advertising (64B5-4.002): an advertisement that identifies the responsible dentist by commonly used name must include the licensee's current full name with the address and telephone number on file.
- September 24 — discipline (64B5-13.005): the disciplinary guidelines add an entry for incompetence or negligence, including dental malpractice, resulting in a patient death under s. 466.028(1)(x).
- September 24 — licensure applications (64B5-2.014 and 64B5-2.0146): the dentist application form, DH-MQA 1182, is revised to 5/2026 and adds language on National Practitioner Data Bank adverse-action information.
- September 24 — dispensing registration (64B5-7.009, new rule): the duty to register as a dispensing practitioner already exists in s. 465.0276, F.S.; the new rule sets the Board's form (Form DH5123-MQA) and process, with the dispensing fee.
- September 28 — internship, residency and teaching permits (64B5-7.001 and 64B5-7.005): accreditation by the Commission on Dental Accreditation is measured on or before May 8, 2026, and the Board's documentation requests are tied to the rules and s. 466.025.
Proposed, not law: the supervision rulemaking
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64B5-16.001: would let general supervision be conducted through a HIPAA-compliant teledentistry platform, and would tie the dentist examination in a Health Access Setting to the statute's 13-month time frame in s. 466.024(2)(f)2., F.S., instead of the rule's general 24-month authorization limit (Notice of Proposed Rule, Florida Administrative Register Vol. 52/131, July 8, 2026).
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64B5-16.006: would move temporary crown and bridge cementation and adjunctive oral cancer screening devices to general supervision. In the current rule text those tasks sit under indirect supervision; the Board's notice describes the change as "direct to general."
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64B5-16.0061 and 64B5-16.0051: would reallocate the mandatory restorative-function training hours for hygienists (proposed July 8; changed by a Notice of Change on August 26, 2026, after the August 14 Board meeting) and for assistants (proposed September 3, 2026). Restorative functions stay under direct supervision.
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Lasers (64B5-16.005 and 64B5-16.006): rule development only, noticed September 16–17, 2026. There is no proposed text yet.
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Bills that did not pass: the 2026 Legislature did not enact CS/HB 363 (dental therapy) or SB 154 (amendments to the MOBILE Act licensure-by-endorsement law). Both died on March 13, 2026, so neither changes Florida law.
A proposed rule binds no one. It can be changed again, withdrawn, or adopted with an effective date weeks later. The Florida Administrative Code rule-history page shows a "Final" entry with an effective date only when a rule is actually adopted.
What to do before an October sitting
- Study the text in force. Treat the September 24 and 28 changes as effective on those dates, and treat the supervision proposals as watch items.
- Laws and rules are subject to change without notice, according to the exam vendor's page, and the vendor directs questions about exam content to the Florida Board of Dentistry. Ask the Board if you need to know which text an exam form was written against.
- Re-check the rule-history pages linked below in the days before your exam. This note was compared against flrules.org and the Online Sunshine statutes on September 21, 2026.
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