How to Search for and Verify Florida Dentist Licenses

Manual Reviewer User Guide to Florida Dentist Licenses

How to perform a Florida Dentist License Lookup - This guide supplies everything you need to verify Dentist licenses in Florida using authoritative state sources. Please share whether this guide was helpful! success@meshverify.com.

Florida Board of Denistry

Quick Links and Contact Information

Use for:
Dentist (DN) licenses and Florida Board of Dentistry dentistry-related credentials (including dental hygiene and other dentistry license types administered through the Board). (Florida Board of Dentistry)

Official license lookup portal URL:
https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/HealthCareProviders (Florida Department of Health MQAS)

Board website:
https://floridasdentistry.gov/ (Florida Board of Dentistry)

Verification instructions page (if available):
https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/Content/HelpFile/SiteHelp.pdf (Florida Department of Health MQAS)

Phone number(s):
Customer Contact Center: (850) 488-0595
Board Office: (850) 245-4474
Fax: (850) 921-5389 (Florida Board of Dentistry)

Email or web contact form:
https://floridasdentistry.gov/contact/ (Florida Board of Dentistry)

Physical or mailing address:
Department of Health, Board of Dentistry
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-04
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3258 (Florida Board of Dentistry)

Applications and fees only:
Department of Health, Board of Dentistry
P.O. Box 6330
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6330 (Florida Board of Dentistry) 

What This Lookup Verifies

The Florida Dentist License Lookup confirms whether an individual holds a Florida Department of Health dentistry license and whether that license is authorized for practice based on the status shown in the portal. The Florida Dentist License Lookup is primary source verification when accessed directly in MQA Search Services. (Florida Department of Health MQAS)

Manual reviewers validate the following fields in the Florida Dentist License Lookup record:

License number

License type

License status

Original issue date

Expiration date

Issuing board

Any posted discipline, administrative actions, restrictions, or linked enforcement documents (Florida Department of Health MQAS)

Which board should be used?

 Using the wrong board causes false negatives in the Florida Dentist License Lookup. Always match the claimed role to the Board of Dentistry before searching. (Florida Board of Dentistry) 

Manual Verification Steps

Step 1.  

Open the official Florida Dentist License Lookup portal:

https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/Home.

(Florida Department of Health MQAS)

Step 2.  

Select License Verification.

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Step 3.  

Select Practitioner (not Establishment) when verifying an individual dentist.

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Step 4.  
Select Profession = Dentist to avoid dental hygiene or other dentistry license types.

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Step 5.  
Search by license number first by entering the license prefix + number with no spaces (example format guidance is shown on the search page).

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Step 6.  
If the license number is not available, search by last name and first name and add filters (city, county) to reduce false matches.

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Step 7.  

Open the full license record from the results list; do not rely on the list view for a Florida Dentist License .Lookup past decision.

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Step 8.  

Confirm these required fields in the full record: name, license number, profession, license status, original issue date, expiration date, and issuing authority context.

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Step 9.  
Review the record tabs for Discipline/Admin Action and any indicators of restrictions or conditions.

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 Step 10.  

 If discipline, conditions, or restrictions are present or unclear, open all linked documents when available and document what was reviewed; contact the Board using the contact information above if needed.

(Florida Board of Dentistry) 

License Status Interpretation

Use the Florida Dentist License Lookup status text as shown in the portal and apply these actions. (appsmqa.doh.state.fl.us) 

Active

Reviewer action: Pass verification if identity and license type match; record status and expiration date from the Florida Dentist License Lookup. 

Active with discipline or restrictions 

Reviewer action: Review all posted discipline and restriction details; document what was reviewed; escalate per internal policy. 

Expired / Inactive / Delinquent / Retired / Null and Void 

Reviewer action: Do not pass verification for active practice; escalate per policy and request updated information, then re-run the Florida Dentist License Lookup. 

Suspended / Revoked 

Example License Number Formats

Reference only. Fictional examples.

Dentist: DN12XXX

Dental Hygienist: DH34XXX

Dental Radiographer: DR56XXX

Dental Temporary Certificate: DTC78XXX 

Example License Certificate (Anonymized)

Reference only. Fictional example.

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐

│ Florida Dentist License Lookup – Sample Certificate │

├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤

│ Name: Dentistry Provider │

│ Jurisdiction: Florida │

│ Parent Authority: Florida Department of Health (MQA) │

│ Issuing Board: Florida Board of Dentistry │

│ License Type: Dentist │

│ License Number: DN12XXX │

│ Issue Date: 01/15/2024 Expiration Date: 02/28/2026 │

└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Reviewer note: A certificate alone does not prove current authorization. Always confirm current status and discipline directly in the Florida Dentist License Lookup portal. (Florida Department of Health MQAS) 

Unique License Types

Florida Board of Dentistry license types you may encounter in the Florida Dentist License Lookup:

Dentist (DN)

Dental Hygienist (DH)

Dental Radiographer (DR)

Dental Laboratory (DL)

Dental Teaching Permit (DTP)

Dental Residency Permit (DRPM)

Health Access Dental (HAD)

Dental Expert Witness Certificate (DNEW)

Dental Temporary Certificate (DTC)

If the license type does not match the claimed role, flag the record and resolve the mismatch before passing a Florida Dentist License Lookup verification.

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