FLORIDA DENTAL ASSOCIATION OFFICES - Legal Affairs Department

Graham H. Nicol, Esq, Chief Legal Counsel and
Director of Legal Affairs, Ext 118
E-mail: gnicol@floridadental.org

Don Dennis, Associate Legal Counsel, Ext 162
E-mail: ddennis@floridadental.org

This department coordinates the association’s legal activities, including litigation management and contract review. It administers the FDA’s risk management programs to ensure compliance with all applicable laws. It also provides staff support to the Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs and the FDA’s chief liaison to the Board of Dentistry and it serves as an important means of pursuing the reconciliation of association policy with governmental regulations affecting the dental profession.

Programs/Projects:
o Litigation management
o Peer Review
o Physicians Recovery Network
o Legislative bill development and analysis
o Regulatory rule making and monitoring, especially Board of Dentistry and Department of Health
o Organizational bylaws integrity
o Contract development
o Personnel legal oversight 		Staff support for:
o Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs
o Public Protection Committee
o Minutes of Board of Trustees and House of Delegates