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Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 17-82-101. Short title - This chapter may be known and cited as the “Arkansas...
§ 17-82-102. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) (A) “Practicing dentistry” means:...
§ 17-82-103. Employment of hygienists — Scope of duties - (a) Licensed dentists may employ licensed dental hygienists to act...
§ 17-82-104. Unlawful practice — Definition - (a) It is unlawful for a dentist or dental hygienist...
§ 17-82-105. Sales of dental services or appliances - (a) Any person other than a licensed dentist who sells...
§ 17-82-106. Advertising - Advertising to the general public for the purpose of soliciting...
§ 17-82-107. Pharmacists authorized to fill prescriptions - Pharmacists duly licensed in the State of Arkansas are authorized...
§ 17-82-108. Dental colleges - No college of dentistry shall be considered reputable by the...
§ 17-82-109. Enforcement - It is the duty of the several prosecuting attorneys of...
§ 17-82-110. Administration of fluoride varnish by physicians and nurses - (a) Following a risk assessment of the child's oral health...
§ 17-82-111. Nonclinical services - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners
§ 17-82-201. Members — Appointment — Oath - (a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall...
§ 17-82-202. Members — Qualifications - (a) The professional members of the Arkansas State Board of...
§ 17-82-203. Members — Removal - (a) Upon charges filed before it in writing, the Arkansas...
§ 17-82-204. Members — Liability - No member of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners,...
§ 17-82-205. Meetings — Officers - (a) (1) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall...
§ 17-82-206. Records - The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall keep a...
§ 17-82-207. Power to sue — Subpoena power — Seal - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners, in its...
§ 17-82-208. Rules - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall have...
§ 17-82-209. Expenses — Compensation of members and employees - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners is empowered...
§ 17-82-210. Annual reports - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners at its...
§ 17-82-211. Disposition of funds - All fees authorized by this chapter and all fines imposed...
Subchapter 3 - Licensing Generally
§ 17-82-301. License required — Penalty - (a) (1) No person shall practice dentistry or dental hygiene...
§ 17-82-302. Exemptions — Definition - This chapter does not prohibit or require a license for...
§ 17-82-303. Examinations - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners has exclusive...
§ 17-82-304. Dentists generally — Licensing procedure - (a) (1) A person not previously licensed to practice dentistry...
§ 17-82-305. Dentists — Specialists — Licensing procedure - (a) (1) A dentist in this state licensed by the...
§ 17-82-306. Dental hygienists — Licensing procedure - (a) (1) A dental hygienist who desires to practice his...
§ 17-82-307. Applications — False information - A person who, in order to induce favorable action by...
§ 17-82-308. Credentials — Persons licensed in other states - (a) A dentist or dental hygienist who desires to practice...
§ 17-82-310. Annual renewal — Procedure - (a) All licenses to practice dentistry or dental hygiene issued...
§ 17-82-311. Renewal — Penalties for noncompliance - Failure to renew a license within a period of thirty...
§ 17-82-312. Annual renewal — Relicensing - (a) A dentist or dental hygienist whose license has been...
§ 17-82-313. Renewal — Nonresidents - (a) (1) A dentist or dental hygienist who has been...
§ 17-82-314. Failure to practice - (a) All licenses issued to dentists and dental hygienists are...
§ 17-82-316. Revocation or suspension — Grounds — Effect - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners is vested...
§ 17-82-317. Revocation or suspension — Procedure - (a) (1) If the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners...
Subchapter 4 - Licensing of Certain Dental Assistants
§ 17-82-401. Legislative intent - The provisions of this subchapter are intended to be supplemental...
§ 17-82-402. Penalties - Any person who violates the provisions of § 17-82-403 or...
§ 17-82-403. Permit required - No person shall perform the expanded duties of a dental...
§ 17-82-404. Applications — Issuance - (a) A dental assistant who desires to perform expanded duties...
§ 17-82-405. Annual registration - (a) (1) For dental assistants who perform expanded duties, all...
§ 17-82-406. Rules - All laws pertaining to dentists and dental hygienists as stated...
Subchapter 5 - Anesthetics and Sedatives
§ 17-82-501. Provisions supplemental - The provisions of this subchapter shall be supplemental to the...
§ 17-82-502. Permit to administer - A dentist receiving a permit to administer general anesthesia or...
§ 17-82-503. Application for permit - (a) Any dentist who desires to administer to a patient...
§ 17-82-504. Issuance of permits — Renewal - (a) All permits issued by the Arkansas State Board of...
Subchapter 6 - Mobile Dental Facilities
§ 17-82-601. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Dental home” means a...
§ 17-82-602. Permit requirement - (a) (1) Before an operator operates a mobile dental facility,...
§ 17-82-603. Requirements for operators — Definition - (a) An operator shall maintain an official business address that...
§ 17-82-604. Physical requirements for facilities - (a) A mobile dental facility shall comply with the following...
§ 17-82-605. Notification of changes - (a) An operator shall notify the Arkansas State Board of...
§ 17-82-606. Sale of a mobile dental facility — Notification requirements - If a mobile dental facility is sold, the current operator...
§ 17-82-607. Cessation of operation of a mobile dental facility — Notification requirements — Definition - (a) An operator of a mobile dental facility shall notify...
§ 17-82-608. Applicability - An operator, dentist, or dental hygienist working or performing services...
§ 17-82-609. Penalties - (a) An operator, dentist, or dental hygienist who violates this...
§ 17-82-610. Rules - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall adopt...
Subchapter 7 - Dental Hygienist Collaborative Care Program
§ 17-82-701. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Collaborative agreement” means a...
§ 17-82-702. Permits — Fees - (a) (1) A dental hygienist licensed by the Arkansas State...
§ 17-82-703. Provision of services by collaborative dental hygienists - (a) A collaborative dental hygienist who obtains a Collaborative Care...
§ 17-82-704. Reimbursement - (a) A health insurance company, Medicaid, or other person that...
§ 17-82-705. Permission of the Department of Health — Responsibilities of the Department of Health - (a) In order for a collaborative dental hygienist to provide...
§ 17-82-706. Rules - (a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall adopt...
§ 17-82-707. Malpractice insurance - A collaborative dental hygienist who provides services permitted under this...
Subchapter 8 - Criminal Background Checks
§ 17-82-801. Criminal background check - (a) (1) Beginning July 1, 2011, every person applying for...
§ 17-82-802. License eligibility - A person shall not be eligible to receive or hold...
§ 17-82-803. Waiver - (a) Section 17-82-802 may be waived by the Arkansas State...
§ 17-82-804. Background records sealed - (a) A background record received by the Arkansas State Board...