Estes v. Rockinson, AZ-178

• Decision Date: 17 December 1984
• Docket Number: No. AZ-178,AZ-178
• Parties: Henry ESTES and Cleo Estes, his wife, Appellants, v. Frances E. ROCKINSON, et al., Appellees.
• Court: Florida District Court of Appeals

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461 So.2d 989

Henry ESTES and Cleo Estes, his wife, Appellants, v. Frances E. ROCKINSON, et al., Appellees.

No. AZ-178.

District Court of Appeal of Florida,

First District.

Dec. 17, 1984.

David A. Barrett and Albert Craig Penson of Barrett & Bajoczky, Tallahassee, for appellants.

Jeanette M. Andrews and S. William Fuller, Jr. of Fuller & Johnson, Tallahassee, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

The judgment on the pleadings entered by the trial court is affirmed. In affirming the judgment, we hold that a dental hygienist, when cleaning teeth, is a provider of health care within the meaning of section 95.11(4)(b), Florida Statutes (1983).

AFFIRMED.

SMITH, ZEHMER and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.