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The Board of Dentistry is made up of 11 members-- Seven members of the board must be licensed dentists actively engaged in the practice of dentistry in this state. Two members must be licensed dental hygienists actively engaged in the practice of dental hygiene in this state. The remaining two members must be lay persons who are not, and have never been, dentists, dental hygienists, or members of any closely related profession or occupation. At least one member of the board must be 60 years of age or older.
Licensed Dentists:
Betty Klement, D.M.D., Chairman
Term: 12/04/01 – 10/31/09
Joseph Thomas, D.D.S., Vice-Chair
Term: 1/4/06-10/31/09
Daniel Gesek, D.M.D.
Term: 6/25/07 - 10/31/10
Carl Melzer, D.D.S.
Term: 5/7/08 - 10/31/11
J. Thaddeus Morgan, D.M.D.
Term: 5/7/08 - 10/31/11
Wade Winker, D.D.S.
Term: 6/25/07 - 10/31/10
Robert Perdomo, III,D.M.D.
Term: 10/25/07 - 10/31/08 |
Dental Hygienists:
Lourdes P. Fisher, R.D.H.
Term: 12/1/04 - 10/31/08
Brenda Kitchens, R.D.H.
Term: 1/04/06 - 10/31/09
Consumer Members:
Thomas E. (Tom) Embree
Term: 12/01/04 - 10/31/08
Elmira Gainey
Term: 6/25/07 - 10/31/09
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All correspondence and inquiries should be directed to
the Board of Dentistry Staff at 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08,
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3258. Since this Board serves as a "quasi
judicial" entity on licensure issues, contact with the members may
cause the member to be recused from administrative proceedings. Staff
will direct inquiries, when appropriate, to the full board for review.
Staff and
Responsibilities (Note: Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.)
Sue Foster,
Executive Director - Administrative officer
for the Board of Dentistry. Responsible for the total output of each
phase of responsibility - from application of a dentist/dental
hygienist, to licensure,
to consumer complaints, to discipline, and up to the revocation of a
dentist/dental hygienist license.
Cynthia Ritter, Program Administrator -
Attends board and committee meetings, prepares agendas and minutes,
processes final orders, supervises board staff. Corresponds with the
public, licensees and applicants, both telephonically and in writing.
Sarah Walls, Administrative Assistant -
Responsible for agenda preparation, administrative duties involving
anesthesia inspections and consultant contracts, adverse occurrence
reports, residency permits, teaching permits, non-profit corporation
permits, limited license applications. Corresponds with the public,
licensees and applicants, both telephonically and in writing.
Linda
McQuaig, Regulation Specialist -
Responsible for the application and licensure process for dental
applicants. This includes the collection and inspection of all
credentials, knowledge of laws and rules pertaining to the application
and licensure process in Florida. Corresponds with the public, licensees
and applicants, both telephonically and in writing.
Susan Angel, Regulatory
Specialist - Responsible for application and
registration/licensing/permitting of the following: dental laboratories,
continuing education providers, dental radiographers, anesthesia
permits, maintains list of board approved biennial providers of
continuing education, process reactivation requests. Corresponds with
the public, licensees and applicants, both telephonically and in
writing.
John Milton, - Regulatory Specialist - Responsible for
the application and licensure process for dental hygiene applicants.
This includes the collection and inspection of all credentials,
knowledge of laws and rules pertaining to the application and licensure
process in Florida. Corresponds with the public, licensees and
applicants, both telephonically and in writing.
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