# Fla. Stat. § 466.002: 466.002 Persons exempt from operation of chapter

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## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 466.002
- **Heading:** 466.002 Persons exempt from operation of chapter
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 466 / Section 466.002

## Text

Nothing in this chapter shall apply to the following practices, acts, and operations:

(1) The practice of her or his profession including surgical procedures involving the oral cavity by a physician or surgeon licensed as such under the laws of this state.

(2) A qualified anesthetist giving an anesthetic for a dental operation under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist.

(3) The practice of dentistry in the discharge of their official duties by graduate dentists or dental surgeons in the United States Army, Air Force, Space Force, Marines, Navy, Public Health Service, Coast Guard, or United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(4) The practice of dentistry by licensed dentists of other states or countries at meetings of dental organizations approved by the board, while appearing as clinicians.

(5) Students in Florida schools of dentistry and dental hygiene or dental assistant educational programs, while performing regularly assigned work under the curriculum of such schools.

(6) Instructors in Florida schools of dentistry, instructors in dental programs that prepare persons holding D.D.S. or D.M.D. degrees for certification by a specialty board and that are accredited in the United States by January 1, 2005, in the same manner as the board recognizes accreditation for Florida schools of dentistry that are not otherwise affiliated with a Florida school of dentistry, or instructors in Florida schools of dental hygiene or dental assistant educational programs, while performing regularly assigned instructional duties under the curriculum of such schools. A full-time dental instructor at a dental school or dental program approved by the board may be allowed to practice dentistry at the teaching facilities of such school or program, upon receiving a teaching permit issued by the board, in strict compliance with such rules as are adopted by the board pertaining to the teaching permit and with the established rules and procedures of the dental school or program as recognized in this section.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 79-330; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 2, 23, 24, ch. 86-291; s. 60, ch. 91-137; s. 7, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 22, ch. 93-268; s. 2, ch. 94-104; s. 250, ch. 97-103; s. 1, ch. 2005-189; s. 14, ch. 2022-183.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 466.001 466.001 Legislative purpose and intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.001.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 466.002 466.002 Persons exempt from operation of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.002.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 466.003 466.003 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.003.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 466.004 466.004 Board of Dentistry.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.004.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 466.005 466.005 Expert witness certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.005.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 466.006 466.006 Examination of dentists.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.006.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 466.007 466.007 Examination of dental hygienists.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.007.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 466.008 466.008 Certification of foreign educational institutions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.008.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 466.009 466.009 Reexamination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.009.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 466.011 466.011 Licensure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.011.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 466.013 466.013 Renewal of license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.013.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 466.014 466.014 Continuing education; dental hygienists.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.014.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 466.015 466.015 Inactive status.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.015.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 466.016 466.016 License to be displayed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C466_S466.016.md)

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