Florida Statute 466.027 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 466
DENTISTRY, DENTAL HYGIENE, AND DENTAL LABORATORIES

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F.S. 466.027

466.027 Sexual misconduct.—The dentist-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of dentistry means violation of the dentist-patient relationship through which the dentist uses said relationship to induce or attempt to induce the patient to engage, or to engage or attempt to engage the patient, in sexual activity outside the scope of the practice or the scope of generally accepted examination or treatment of the patient. Sexual misconduct in the practice of dentistry is prohibited.

History.—ss. 1, 3, ch. 79-330; s. 329, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 23, 24, ch. 86-291; s. 60, ch. 91-137; s. 7, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 466.027

Level: Degree
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Cases Citing Statute 466.027

Total Results: 7

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1976-05-11

Snippet: QUESTION: Is a dentist absolutely limited, under s. 466.27(2), F. S., to two signs, or may he have his name

Darden v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1976-02-18

Citation: 329 So. 2d 287

Snippet: 2d 421 (Fla.) cert. den. 400 U.S. 994, 91 S.Ct. 466, 27 L.Ed.2d 443. [4] State v. Jones, 204 So.2d 515

Davis v. State ex rel. Florida State Board of Dental Examiners

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1965-12-30

Citation: 181 So. 2d 559, 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 3650

Snippet: JJ., concur. . § 466.25, F.S.A., 1959. . § 466.27(2) F.S.A., 1961. “A dentist may have not more than

Home Dev. Co. of St. Petersburg v. Bursani

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1965-07-14

Citation: 178 So. 2d 113

Snippet: Pohlman Company v. Easterling (1962) 211 Cal. App.2d 466, 27 Cal. Rptr. 450. And see the cases collected in

Florida State Board of Dental Exam. v. Feinglass

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1964-08-11

Citation: 166 So. 2d 686

Snippet: advertisement contained information prohibited by § 466.27, supra. The address appearing in the newspaper

State Ex Rel. Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Knott

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1936-03-31

Citation: 167 So. 18, 123 Fla. 573

Snippet: necessary implication. Merrill v. Jones,106 U.S. 466, 27 L. Ed. 267. The motion to quash the alternative

Albritton v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1921-05-05

Citation: 81 Fla. 684, 88 So. 623

Snippet: citing Carroll v. People, 136 Ill. 456, 465, 466, 27 N. E. 18; Rex. v. Hazy, 2. C. & P. 458; State v