Editorial policy

A sentence gets onto Florida Smile Works one way: it has to come from a public source that is named on the same page, and that source has to have been read on a stated date. For the pages here, that date is 2026-10-04. When a page quotes a source, the quote is the source's wording. When a page puts something in plain words, the source is still linked so you can check the paraphrase against the original.

Statements from a health agency stay with that agency. If the CDC recommends brushing twice a day, the page says the CDC says so. The same goes for NIDCR and the ADA. A national statement is never presented as Florida law, and a Florida rule is never stretched to cover something it doesn't say.

The sources

These are the public sources the pages draw on, in plain words.

• The Florida Board of Dentistry. The Board's site describes itself as the state's online resource for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental laboratories for licensing, renewals, and information: floridasdentistry.gov.
• Florida Statutes, Chapter 466. This is Florida's dentistry practice act, titled "Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, and Dental Laboratories": Chapter 466 contents. Section 466.019 covers advertising by dentists: section 466.019.
• The Board's rules in Florida Administrative Code 64B5, only the chapters that were opened and read. The division index is here. The chapters used are 64B5-2, examination and licensure (chapter home); 64B5-4, advertising (chapter home); 64B5-15, the Board's fee schedule for licensure and renewal (chapter home); and 64B5-17, dental practice and principles (chapter home). A rule that has been repealed is not quoted.
• The Florida license lookup. The Department of Health's search portal is linked so you can use it yourself: MQA search services. It is a link for you to use, and license records stay on the state's portal.
• The ADA's MouthHealthy veneers page, the American Dental Association's consumer explainer: Veneers.
• The ADA statement of May 14, 2024, on services that leave out the dentist: ADA statement. It is a national statement from the ADA, not a Florida law.
• NIDCR, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, which describes itself as a research institution: oral hygiene and finding dental care.
• CDC oral health pages: About oral health, tooth loss, and oral health tips for adults.
• The ADA's MouthHealthy teeth whitening page: Teeth whitening.
• Cochrane Oral Health summaries that a page actually uses. They report what the evidence shows. They are not Florida law and not a recommendation from this site. The pages use a 2003 newsletter on types of dental implants, a 24 July 2024 summary on gum disease, a 31 August 2023 summary on speeding up tooth movement, and a 31 August 2023 summary on retention after braces.
• The ADA dental-care market page, from the ADA Health Policy Institute, which includes the ADA's statement on fees: Dental care market.

Fees

These pages do not publish a dollar figure for a dental procedure. The ADA says it cannot quote fees for dental procedures. FAIR Health's consumer dental tool, fairhealthconsumer.org/dental, starts by asking where your provider is, so any figure it gives depends on the location you enter yourself. The Costs page explains this in more detail.

Names and licenses

When a page talks about checking a dentist, it links to the state's own tools so you can do the check yourself. Dentists are not listed or ranked, and license records are not copied onto the site.

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