{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-466.0281","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 466.0281","heading":"Initial examination for orthodontic appliance.","body":"Before the initial diagnosis and correction of a malposition of human teeth or initial use of an orthodontic appliance, a dentist must perform an in-person examination of the patient or obtain records from an in-person examination within the previous 12 months and perform a review of the patient’s most recent diagnostic digital or conventional radiographs or other equivalent bone imaging suitable for orthodontia. The term “in-person examination” means an examination conducted by a dentist while the dentist is physically present in the same room as the patient.\nHistory.—s. 5, ch. 2024-214; s. 55, ch. 2025-6.","path":["CHAPTER 466 DENTISTRY, DENTAL HYGIENE, AND DENTAL LABORATORIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0466/0466.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:06:43Z","sha256":"a58ae9d3305bc4a25800b00d7f280a9283cd5701b0a3ef4f5c3449f494498c74","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-466.028","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-466.0282"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}