The laws take effect July 1.
A pair of bills championed by dental and orthodontic groups will become law.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed HB 855 and SB 938. The former establishes new standards for the practice of dentistry and creates new requirements that specifically apply to providers using telehealth while the latter alters requirements for the Board of Dentistry.
HB 855 requires in-person examination and “a dentist of record to remain primarily responsible for all dental treatments for a patient treated through telehealth.”
“So it comes down to accountability and patient safety,” said Eddy J. Sedeño III a Florida orthodontist and member of the American Association of Orthodontists. ”The bill helps patients know who’s actually treating them whenever they have mail order, orthodontics or even mail order, dental care, because that might evolve in the future. And it’s important for a patient’s safety and a patient’s outcome who’s treated you and when you run into issues, to know who you can go to speak to or discuss the situation directly.”
The bill had bipartisan support and was sponsored by Reps. Robin Bartleman, a Democrat from Weston, and Lawrence McClure, a Republican from Dover.
Source: Florida’s smile gets brighter: Gov. DeSantis signs dental bills/Florida Politics