Governor Ron DeSantis Signs HB 713

On Monday, June 29, 2020 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law legislation that provides the authorization of dental laboratory technicians to be onsite for chairside services during dental procedures. The signing of House Bill 713 is the first language of its kind in the U.S. and takes into account that dentists are seeking the dental laboratory technician to be onsite for complex cases such as full mouth reconstructions and training of Intraoral Scanning Systems, etc. Changes are to take effect July 1, 2020.

 "This is great news for dental laboratories and dental technicians in Florida,"said FDLA President Alexander Wuensche, CDT of Zahntechnique in Miami, Florida. "As our industry has modernized over the years, keeping up with technology and new industries, the protections for dental laboratories have not always been in place. These changes...