Upon the payment of a fee of five hundred sixty-five dollars by an applicant, the Department of Public Health, under the supervision of the dental commissioners shall examine applicants. All examinations shall be given at least once per year and at other times prescribed by the department. The department shall grant licenses to such applicants as are qualified.
(1949 Rev., S. 4454; 1957, P.A. 181; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 33; 1963, P.A. 257; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 53; P.A. 77-614, S. 398, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 150, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 28, 71; P.A. 89-251, S. 87, 203; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 200.)
History: 1959 act increased fee from $35 to $50, deleted provisions for reexamination, updated statute, eliminating provisions for duties of recorder re fees and required payments of moneys collected by dental commissioners to general fund; 1963 act added requirement for $100 fee for nonresidents and provided that meetings be held in June and November; 1971 act removed fee differential for residents and nonresidents, raising fee for all applicants to $150; P.A. 77-614 made department of health services, rather than dental commissioners, responsible for examinations, retaining commissioners in supervisory role and retaining their power to grant licenses, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 transferred licensing power to health services department and deleted provision re payment of moneys collected to general fund; P.A. 81-471 deleted requirement that examinations be held in June and November and substituted requirement that exams be held at least once per year and at other times prescribed by the department; P.A. 89-251 increased fee from $150 to $450; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $450 to $565.
See Sec. 4-32 re state revenue accounting system.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 20-103. - Dental commissioners.
Section 20-103a. - State Dental Commission.
Section 20-104 and 20-105. - Qualifications and duties; regulations. Compensation; counsel.
Section 20-106a. - Designation of limited practice.
Section 20-107. - Application for license. Graduates of foreign dental schools.
Section 20-109. - Fee for examination.
Section 20-110. - Licenses to out-of-state applicants.
Section 20-112a. - Dental assistants and expanded function dental assistants.
Section 20-113. - Display of license.
Section 20-113a. - Renewal of licenses.
Section 20-113b. - Renewal of license by person who practices dentistry for no fee.
Section 20-118. - Dentist removing from state.
Section 20-119. - Employer to file list of dentists and hygienists with commission.
Section 20-120. - Practice of dentistry in clinics, schools of dentistry and state institutions.
Section 20-121. - Operation of dental offices.
Section 20-122a. - Work authorization for unlicensed person.
Section 20-122b. - Subwork authorization. Failure of dentist to provide written authorization.
Section 20-122c. - Inspection of authorization files by Department of Public Health.
Section 20-123a. - Anesthesia and sedation: Definitions.
Section 20-123b. - Permit for use of anesthesia required. Exception. Regulations.
Section 20-123c. - Point-of-service test for HbA1c percentage.
Section 20-124. - False representations.
Section 20-124a. - Dental referral services: Disclosure of acceptance of fee for referral required.
Section 20-126b. (Formerly Sec. 20-126v). - Permit for advanced dental education.