Editorial policy

The pages use the public sources below. The retrieval date for this set is 2026-10-04.

The Florida Board of Dentistry site is where licensing and renewal live, and where you can verify a license: floridasdentistry.gov.

Chapter 466 of the Florida Statutes is the statute on dentistry: Chapter 466 contents. Section 466.019 covers advertising by a licensed dentist: section 466.019. An advertisement under that section includes websites and social media. A licensed dentist's advertisement may not contain a false, fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive statement.

The Board's rules live in Florida Administrative Code Division 64B5: division index. Dentist advertising is chapter 64B5-4: chapter home. That chapter lists 64B5-4.002 and 64B5-4.003.

You can check a Florida health-care license yourself at the DOH/MQA lookup: MQA search services.

The veneers page uses two ADA sources. MouthHealthy describes veneers for a general reader: Veneers. The ADA statement dated May 14, 2024, is Statement on recent reports of veneer technicians. That statement is not Florida law.

NIDCR is the federal lead research agency for dental, oral, and craniofacial health, and it publishes health information: nidcr.nih.gov.

The CDC publishes a public oral-health hub: Oral health. The About page is here: About CDC oral health. CDC uses oral health to mean the health of the teeth, gums, and entire oral-facial system. The hub links to sealants, cavities, community water fluoridation, oral cancer, gum disease, and tooth loss. On the About page, CDC states brushing twice daily, flossing daily, limiting added sugar, and routine dental visits. Those lines are CDC's.

Whitening uses two FDA records. FDA recognition of ISO 28399, Third edition 2021-03, Dentistry — External tooth bleaching products, is entry 12/23/2024, FR recognition 4-331: recognized consensus standard. The scope covers in-office professional use and consumer home use. Maximum concentration is subject to each country's regulatory body. The recognized standard does not cover lights used with bleaching products, and it does not specify biological safety. A separate record classifies a heat source for bleaching teeth, product code EEG, regulation 872.6475, device class 1: product classification. It is listed as 510(k) exempt, with a caveat to confirm exempt status in 21 CFR. That classification is the heat source, not a gel.

Cochrane Oral Health publishes systematic reviews of oral-health evidence in the Cochrane Library: Cochrane Oral Health and About us.

On fees, the ADA page Dental care market says the ADA cannot quote fees for dental procedures and is forbidden by federal law to set or recommend fees. That page says the Survey of Dental Fees was discontinued in 2023. FAIR Health has a dental estimate tool a reader uses: FAIR Health dental.

Education, not a dental practice. Florida Smile Works does not examine, diagnose, or treat.