Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 332 - Dentists
Section 332.101 - Practice as dental hygienist without certificate, prohibited, exceptions.

Effective - 13 Jun 1995
332.101. Practice as dental hygienist without certificate, prohibited, exceptions. — No person shall practice as a dental hygienist in Missouri as defined in section 332.091 except under his own name and unless and until the board has issued to him a certificate certifying that he has been duly registered as a dental hygienist in Missouri and unless and until the board has issued to him a license, to be renewed each period as hereinafter provided, to practice as a dental hygienist in Missouri; but nothing in this section or chapter shall be so construed as to make it unlawful for a duly registered and currently licensed dentist in Missouri to practice as a dental hygienist in Missouri, or to make it unlawful for a qualified dental hygienist legally licensed in a state other than Missouri to give a demonstration or demonstrations before a meeting of dentists or dental hygienists or both in Missouri, or to make it unlawful for a legally qualified and licensed physician or surgeon to practice such oral hygiene as is a recognized part of the practice of medicine or surgery, or to make it unlawful for dental hygiene students in any accredited dental hygiene school to practice as a dental hygienist under the personal direction of instructors, or to make it unlawful for persons to practice as dental hygienists in the United States armed services or in the United States Public Health Service, or in or for the United States Veterans Bureau, or to teach in an accredited dental hygiene program, or to make it unlawful for dental assistants, certified dental assistants or expanded-functions dental assistants to perform polishing of teeth.
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(L. 1969 S.B. 97, A.L. 1979 S.B. 331, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 35)
Effective 6-13-95

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Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXII - Occupations and Professions

Chapter 332 - Dentists

Section 332.011 - Definitions.

Section 332.021 - Dental board, members, qualifications, appointment, terms, vacancy, how filled — board may sue and be sued.

Section 332.031 - Board, powers and duties — rulemaking, procedure.

Section 332.032 - Board president or secretary may administer oaths and subpoena witnesses and documents, when — enforcement of subpoenas.

Section 332.041 - Board, meetings, officers — records — compensation.

Section 332.051 - Office, where — investigators, duties.

Section 332.052 - Dental records required, printed for review — records maintained for minimum of seven years — corrections to be clearly identified — laboratory work orders maintained.

Section 332.061 - Funds, collection, disposition — board fund established, use, transferred to general revenue, when.

Section 332.069 - Practice of dentistry across state lines, restrictions — no license required, when.

Section 332.071 - Practice of dentistry defined.

Section 332.072 - Gratuitous dental services, dentists and dental hygienists licensed in other states may perform, when — prohibited, when — dental hygiene services, supervision required, when.

Section 332.073 - Death or incapacity, continuation of dental practice, when.

Section 332.081 - Oral health providers, hospitals may employ — unlicensed or unregistered practice prohibited — corporation, requirements, exceptions — application for permit to employ dentists and dental hygienists — rulemaking authority.

Section 332.086 - Advisory commission for dental hygienists established, duties, members, terms, meetings, expenses.

Section 332.091 - Practice as a dental hygienist defined.

Section 332.093 - Practice as a dental assistant defined.

Section 332.098 - Expanded-function duties, delegation of — requirements — rulemaking authority.

Section 332.101 - Practice as dental hygienist without certificate, prohibited, exceptions.

Section 332.111 - Unregistered or unlicensed practice, penalty.

Section 332.112 - Volunteer license, requirements — renewal — limitation on practice — no application fee.

Section 332.113 - Volunteer dental hygienist license, requirements — renewal — limitation on practice — no application fee.

Section 332.121 - Board may ask court to enjoin illegal practice — venue.

Section 332.122 - Reimbursement by health benefit or dental plans, criteria.

Section 332.131 - Applicant for registration as a dentist, qualifications of.

Section 332.141 - Application form, contents — fee.

Section 332.151 - Dentist applicant, examination, how conducted — failure, reexamination, additional education, when.

Section 332.161 - Failed applicant, new examination — fee.

Section 332.171 - Specialist license, fee, issued when — evaluation committee established, compensation.

Section 332.181 - License to practice dentistry, application, fee, renewal, requirements.

Section 332.183 - Dental faculty permit, issued when — requirements — renewal — discipline — rulemaking authority.

Section 332.191 - Dentist, license, contents.

Section 332.201 - Dentist, temporary certificate or license issued, when, length of time valid.

Section 332.211 - Registration and licensing without examination, requirements, fee.

Section 332.221 - Dentist, certificate of practice, who eligible for, fee.

Section 332.231 - Applicant as dental hygienist, qualifications.

Section 332.241 - Application, contents, fee.

Section 332.251 - Dental hygienist applicant, examination, how conducted — failure, reexamination, additional education, when.

Section 332.261 - License as dental hygienist, application, fee, renewal — renewal and reinstatement procedure.

Section 332.271 - Dental hygienist license, contents.

Section 332.281 - Dental hygienist, license without examination, when — fee.

Section 332.291 - Dental hygienist, certificate of practice, who eligible, fee.

Section 332.301 - Dental hygienist, temporary license prohibited.

Section 332.302 - Definitions.

Section 332.303 - Dental hygienist distance learning committee established, members.

Section 332.304 - Duties of the dental hygienist distance learning committee.

Section 332.305 - Dissolution of the dental hygienist distance learning committee.

Section 332.306 - Distance dental hygienist education program to be established by department of economic development — distance dental hygienist education program defined.

Section 332.311 - Dental hygienist to practice under dentist supervision only — no supervision required for fluoride treatments, teeth cleaning and sealants.

Section 332.316 - Complaint by prisoners — disposition of certain records.

Section 332.321 - Refusal to issue or renew, revocation or suspension of license, grounds for, procedure — additional disciplinary actions.

Section 332.323 - Dental services provided free of charge, immunity from civil damages for discrimination.

Section 332.324 - Donated dental services program established — contract with Missouri dental board, contents.

Section 332.325 - Medically underserved populations, pilot project — requirements — rulemaking authority — expiration date.

Section 332.327 - Dental well-being committee, powers and duties, records confidential, exception, the well-being committee — diversion agreements, entered into, when.

Section 332.361 - Dentist may prescribe, possess and administer drugs — limitations for treatment of acute pain.

Section 332.362 - Dentists to have sedation or anesthesia permits — sedation or anesthesia prescribed or administered, how — site certificate required — rulemaking authority.

Section 332.364 - Removable dentures to be marked for identification, how marked — prior existing unmarked dentures to be marked, when.

Section 332.366 - Teeth-whitening services deemed practice of dentistry.

Section 332.425 - Instructor in accredited school, issuance of teaching license, when.