Aspiring Florida dentists, hygienists ask governor to change exam rules for licensure amid coronavirus concerns

Aspiring Florida dentists, hygienists ask governor to change exam rules for licensure amid coronavirus concerns

The Florida Board of Dentistry supports a move that would waive some requirements to become a licensed dentist or hygienist.

Investigative reporter Katie LaGrone takes a look at how these proposed exemptions will impact patients.

HARD TIMES.TONIGHT THE FLORIDA BOARD OFDENTISTRY IS ASKING THEGOVERNOR TO WAIVE CRITICALREQUIREMENTS FOR THIS YEAR'SGRADUATING CLASS OF DENTISTSBECAUSE OF CONCERNS ABOUT THECORONAVIRUS.

CONTACT 5INVESTIGATOR KATIE LAGRONETAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT HOWTHESE EXEMPTIONS WILL IMPACTPATIENTS.<<FOR THE FIRST TIME INFLORIDA HISTORY THE STATE BOARDOF DENTISTRY IS ASKING THEGOVERNOR TO LET THIS YEAR'SCLASS OF DENTISTS ANDHYGIENISTS GET LICENSEDWITHOUT MEETING THE SAMEREQUIREMENTS AS FROM YEARSPAST.

9:41- KIND OF PULLINGOUR HAIR OUT RIGHT NOW.

DANIELMAY GRADUATED FROM THE DENTALSCHOOL AT LAKE ERIC COLLEGE OFOSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE LASTWEEK&BUT CAN'T START AS ALICENSED DENTIST&OR STARTPAYING OFF HIS STUDENT LOANS&BECAUSE HE HAS YET TO TAKE ANDPASS HIS STATE LICENSING EXAM.9:29- THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OFMONEY THAT YOU'RE BETTING ONYOURSELF WITH AND THEN YOUHAVE THIS UNFORESEEN HICCUPTHAT BRINGS ALL THAT CRASHINGDOWN.

FLORIDA'S LICENSING EXAMFOR DENTISTS AND HYGIENISTSINCLUDES A DEEP CLEANING THESTATE BOARD RECENTLY APPROVEDSUPPORTING A ONE-TIME WAIVEROVER CONCERNS ABOUT THE SPREADOF COVID-19.

AND FOR THE FIRSTTIME&THE BOARD IS ALSOSUPPORTING A MOVE ALLOWINGDENTISTS FROM THE CLASS OF2020 PERFORM TWO OTHER HIGHSTAKES PROCEDURES HISTORICALLYREQUIRED TO BE DONE ON LIVEPATIENTS--ON MANNEQUINSINSTEAD.

MAY SAYS JUST GETTINGTHROUGH DENTAL SCHOOL REQUIRESHIM TO DO THESE PROCEDURESOVER AND OVER BUT GETTINGPATIENTS TO AGREE TO BESUBJECTS DURING A PANDEMIC HASBEEN A LOGISTICAL NIGHTMAREEVEN WITH MULTIPLE INCENTIVES.7:03- FREE DENTAL WORK, $1000CASH AND THEN WE WOULD PAY FORTRAVEL AND LODGING AND THEYJUST SAID THEY WEREN'TINTERESTED.

4:14:42- IT'SACTUALLY A HARDER EXAM, IDON'T THINK THE PUBLIC HASANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT DR.RUDY LIDDELL IS PRESIDENT OFTHE FLORIDA DENTAL ASSOCIATIONWHICH ALSO VOTED TO SUPPORTTHE EXEMPTIONS& LIDDELL SENT ALETTER TO THE GOVERNOR TODAYASKING FOR AN EXECUTIVE ORDER4:17:13- I'M HOPEFUL THAT HEWILL CONSIDER THIS IS A UNIQUESITUATION AND WE'RE DOING THISTO HELP OUT A SEGMENT OF OURSTUDENT BODY IN NEED FORRECENT GRADS INCLUDING DANIELMAY& UNTIL THE GOVERNOR SIGNSOFF &.HE'S STUCK IN LIMBO&8:23- MY LEASE CAME UP, I'VEHAD TO MOVE BACK HOME WITH MYFAMILY RIGHT NOW AFTER FOURYEARS OF COLLEGE&ANOTHER FOURIN DENTAL SCHOOL.

11:06- WE'VEDONE EVERYTHING WE CAN AND NOWWE HAVE SOMETHING WE CAN'TCONTROL HOLDING US BACK.

TAGWE'VE REACHED OUT TO THEGOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO FIND OUTIF HE PLANS TO ISSUE ANEXECUTIVE ORDER&.

(RESPONSE ORNO RESPONSE?) KL TAG OUT.