Indiana Code
Chapter 1. Regulation of Dentists; Creation of Board
25-14-1-2. State Board of Dentistry; Appointments; Districts; Examination

Sec. 2. (a) The state board of dentistry is established and consists of:
(1) nine (9) practicing dentists licensed under IC 25-14 who must have been in practice in Indiana for not less than the five (5) years;
(2) one (1) practicing dental hygienist who:
(A) has been practicing in Indiana as a dental hygienist:
(i) in 2011 and 2012, for at least three (3) years; and
(ii) after 2012, for at least five (5) years; and
(B) is licensed under IC 25-13-1; and
(3) one (1) member to represent the general public who must be a resident to this state and in no way associated with the profession of dentistry other than as a consumer.
(b) All eleven (11) members of the board appointed before July 1, 2019, shall be appointed by the governor for a term of three (3) years each.
(c) All eleven (11) members of the board appointed after June 30, 2019, shall be appointed under IC 25-1-6.5.
(d) A member of the board may be removed under IC 25-1-6.5-4.
(e) The appointment of the dentist members shall be made in a manner that, at all times, each dentist member on the board represents and is a resident of one (1) of nine (9) examiner districts set forth in this subsection. Each dentist member shall be chiefly responsible in the performance of his or her duties with regard to the district from which he or she is appointed. The nine (9) dentist members' districts consist of the following counties:
(1) District 1. Tipton, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, Hancock, Morgan, Johnson, and Shelby.
(2) District 2. Lake, Porter, LaPorte, and Jasper.
(3) District 3. St. Joseph, Elkhart, Starke, Marshall, Kosciusko, and Fulton.
(4) District 4. LaGrange, Steuben, Jay, Noble, Whitley, Allen, Huntington, Wells, DeKalb, and Adams.
(5) District 5. Knox, Daviess, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spencer, and Perry.
(6) District 6. Newton, Benton, White, Pulaski, Cass, Miami, Wabash, Grant, Howard, Carroll, Warren, Tippecanoe, and Clinton.
(7) District 7. Vermillion, Parke, Fountain, Montgomery, Boone, Putnam, Vigo, Clay, Sullivan, Owen, Greene, and Martin.
(8) District 8. Madison, Delaware, Blackford, Randolph, Rush, Fayette, Union, Henry, and Wayne.
(9) District 9. Monroe, Brown, Bartholomew, Decatur, Franklin, Lawrence, Jackson, Jennings, Ripley, Dearborn, Orange, Washington, Scott, Jefferson, Switzerland, Ohio, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, and Clark.
(f) The board may issue licenses to applicants who pass an examination administered by an entity that has been approved by the board.
Formerly: Acts 1913, c.138, s.2; Acts 1931, c.169, s.1; Acts 1935, c.90, s.1; Acts 1949, c.248, s.1; Acts 1963, c.151, s.1; Acts 1971, P.L.372, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.2, SEC.76; Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.11; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.120; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.51; P.L.169-1985, SEC.46; P.L.24-1999, SEC.10; P.L.103-2011, SEC.12; P.L.249-2019, SEC.62.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 25. Professions and Occupations

Article 14. Dentists

Chapter 1. Regulation of Dentists; Creation of Board

25-14-1-0.5. Repealed

25-14-1-1. Necessity for License

25-14-1-1.5. Definitions

25-14-1-2. State Board of Dentistry; Appointments; Districts; Examination

25-14-1-3. Examination; Fees

25-14-1-3.1. Anesthesia or Sedation; Permit to Administer; Requirements; Renewal

25-14-1-3.5. Fees; Establishment; Disposition

25-14-1-3.7. Dental Compliance Fund; Administration of Fund; Funds; Memorandum of Understanding for Use of Funds

25-14-1-4. Repealed

25-14-1-4.5. Requirements if Degree Is From Unaccredited Dental College Outside of United States

25-14-1-5. Dental Residency Permit for Students; Fee; Practice Under Permit

25-14-1-5.5. Dental Faculty License; Requirements; Use of License; Fee

25-14-1-5.7. Limited Voluntary Charitable Permit; Requirements; Prohibition on Controlled Substances; Expiration

25-14-1-6. Repealed

25-14-1-7. Repealed

25-14-1-8. Repealed

25-14-1-9. Repealed

25-14-1-10. Expiration of License; Renewal; Fee; Display of License; Reinstatement; Rules

25-14-1-11. Repealed

25-14-1-12. Meetings of Board; Records; Affiliation

25-14-1-13. Powers and Duties of Board; Complaints; Hearings

25-14-1-14. Injunction

25-14-1-15. Attorney's Fees

25-14-1-16. Applicant Requirements; Issuance of License; Fee; Rules for Endorsement; Appearance Before Board

25-14-1-16.1. Repealed

25-14-1-17. Record of Persons Practicing With and Employed by Certificate Holder

25-14-1-18. Display of Name and License

25-14-1-19. Repealed

25-14-1-19.1. Repealed

25-14-1-20. Disciplinary Proceedings

25-14-1-21. Representation by Attorney General

25-14-1-22. Exceptions

25-14-1-23. Practice of Dentistry; Delegation; Procedures Prohibited to Be Delegated; Dental Students; Pharmacists Filling Prescriptions; Services Dental Assistants May Perform

25-14-1-23.5. Inspect Program Report in Patient's Medical File

25-14-1-24. Evidence of Practice of Dentistry; Exception

25-14-1-25. Specific Violations

25-14-1-25.5. Retirement, Discontinuation of Practice, Moving or Leaving Community; Requirements; Penalty; Enforcement

25-14-1-26. Repealed

25-14-1-27. Repealed

25-14-1-27.1. Inactive Licenses; Remediation

25-14-1-27.5. Instructor's License; Requirements; Holding of License; Prohibition on Use; Teaching and Practicing Dentistry; Validity; Fee; Rules

25-14-1-28. Severability

25-14-1-29. Liberal Construction

25-14-1-30. Repealed

25-14-1-30.2. Certificates Deemed Licenses

25-14-1-30.4. Discipline; Knowledge of Standards of Conduct and Practice