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SETTING UP YOUR PRACTICE: Employees

Dental Hygienists
Florida Dental Hygienists Association
4110 Lake Underhill Rd #108
Orlando, FL 32803
(860) 896-0603
All dental hygienists must have a Florida license to practice. They can apply for a license with the Florida Board of Dentistry after they graduate from dental-hygiene school and pass the state board examination. They are required to complete continuing-education requirements for relicensure. Florida has 15 accredited dental-hygiene programs in various community colleges across the state.

Dental Assistants
Florida Dental Assistants Association
7762 NW 58th Way
Parkland, FL 33067
(954) 345-6329
Fax: (954) 752-8984
All dental-assisting duties are regulated by the Florida Board of Dentistry. The board can provide a list of duties that may be delegated to a dental assistant. Florida has 18 accredited dental-assisting programs in community colleges and technical centers.