Florida · Dental Licensing · Official Lookup Guide
Florida dentist license lookup: using the MQA License Verification search.
Florida's Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance, runs the public search for health care practitioners, including dentists. This guide explains the fields, the license-number rule and the indicators on a result.
Use the Florida Department of Health MQA License Verification search. Select the Board of Dentistry and search by name, or enter the exact license number including its prefix, which the MQA user guide says takes you directly to the licensee details. A result shows licensure dates, status, address and indicators for Controlled Substance Prescriber, Discipline and Public Complaints.
What the official source says
The search form has Board/Council and Profession dropdowns (the Board list includes "Board of Dentistry" and the profession list includes dental categories such as Dental, Dental Hygienist, Dental Laboratory and Dental Radiographer), a License Number field, a Last Name or Business Name field plus First Name, City, County and Zip Code, and a License Status filter with all, practicing-only or non-practicing-only options. The form says to complete one or more fields and that fewer fields give more results.
For the license number, the form asks for the license prefix and number with no spaces, leading zeros or colons. The MQA user guide adds that entering the exact number including the prefix takes you straight to the licensee details; without it, name plus profession, city or county gives a narrowed list.
Open the Florida MQA search
The lookup runs on the official site. TNAADO republishes no records and receives nothing you type.
What the details page says
According to the MQA user guide, the header shows the name, license number and a "Data As Of" date confirming when the information was obtained from the division's databases. The Licensee Information tab shows licensure dates, status, primary address and indicators for Controlled Substance Prescriber, Discipline and Public Complaints. A Discipline/Admin Actions tab shows emergency actions, discipline cases and public complaints "if they are part of the public record."
The guide also describes a "Primary Source Verified" shield, which it says confirms the page is secure primary-source verification provided directly by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance. Results lists can be sorted by column and exported to a CSV file, which matters if you are checking several practitioners at once.
Reading the indicators
The "Data As Of" date is the first thing to check, because it tells you how fresh the record is. The Discipline and Public Complaints indicators tell you whether to open the Discipline/Admin Actions tab. The guide does not define each license status value, so use the status label on the record, and use the License Status filter if you want only practicing statuses. For another state with its own wording see the Texas dentist license lookup; for Florida nurses see the Florida nursing license lookup.
A worked example (hypothetical)
Dana (made up) is relocating to Tampa and wants to check a dentist before a root canal. This describes no real person.
Dana opens the MQA search, selects the Board of Dentistry, enters the dentist's last and first name and the city, and leaves the License Status filter on practicing statuses. Dana opens the matching record, notes the "Data As Of" date and the status, and looks at the Discipline and Public Complaints indicators. If either indicator is flagged, Dana opens the Discipline/Admin Actions tab and reads what is recorded. Dana asks the office for the license number so that a later search by exact number, prefix included, lands on the same record.
What this page does not cover
- It does not run the search or store anything you type; there is no form on this page.
- It does not copy or republish licensee records, discipline cases or complaints.
- It does not list the Florida license statuses; the user guide does not define them.
- It does not state a Florida dentist license prefix or number pattern; use the format the search form shows.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I look up a Florida dentist license?
On the Florida Department of Health MQA License Verification search, linked from this page.
Can I search by name?
Yes. The form accepts last and first name, and city, county or zip code, plus the Board of Dentistry and a License Status filter.
How should I enter a license number?
The form asks for the license prefix and number with no spaces, leading zeros or colons. The MQA guide says the exact number including the prefix goes directly to the licensee details.
What does a result include?
The MQA guide lists licensure dates, status, primary address and indicators for Controlled Substance Prescriber, Discipline and Public Complaints.
Where do I see discipline and complaints?
On the Discipline/Admin Actions tab, which the guide says shows emergency actions, discipline cases and public complaints if they are part of the public record.
How do I know how current a record is?
The details header shows a "Data As Of" date confirming when the information was obtained from the division's databases.
Does TNAADO verify dentists?
No. This page explains the official search and links to it. It does not look anyone up or collect anything.
Sources
Retrieved
- Florida Department of Health MQA: License Verification search
- Florida Department of Health MQA: Search Services site help (PDF)
- Florida Department of Health: Medical Quality Assurance
Official government pages only. Each link was opened on the retrieval date and the facts above were read from it, except where the page says a page could not be read. The official site is the authority.
Unofficial guide — not a verification tool
This is an unofficial guide to a public government service. TNAADO is not affiliated with Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance, does not search or verify anything for you, does not copy or proxy any register, and sends nothing you type to its servers. Nothing here is an official verification, legal or financial advice. Details above were read from the official websites on 1 November 2026 and can change; always rely on the official site.