Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
NRS 631.290 - Dental hygienists: Eligibility to apply for license.


1. Any person is eligible to apply for a license to practice dental hygiene in this State who:
(a) Is of good moral character;
(b) Is over 18 years of age; and
(c) Is a graduate of a program of dental hygiene from an institution which is accredited by a regional educational accrediting organization that is recognized by the United States Department of Education. The program of dental hygiene must:
(1) Be accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor specialty accrediting organization; and
(2) Include a curriculum of not less than 2 years of academic instruction in dental hygiene or its academic equivalent.
2. To determine whether a person has good moral character, the Board may consider whether his or her license to practice dental hygiene in another state has been suspended or revoked or whether he or she is currently involved in any disciplinary action concerning his or her license in that state.
[Part 7:152:1951]—(NRS A 1971, 536; 1977, 1565; 1981, 1975; 1983, 1113; 2001, 1611, 2693, 2695; 2005, 284; 2019, 4275)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 631 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy

NRS 631.005 - Definitions.

NRS 631.015 - "Accredited" defined.

NRS 631.020 - "Board" defined.

NRS 631.027 - "Deep sedation" defined.

NRS 631.030 - "Dental hygiene" defined.

NRS 631.040 - "Dental hygienist" defined.

NRS 631.045 - "Dental therapist" defined.

NRS 631.047 - "Dental therapy" defined.

NRS 631.055 - "General anesthesia" defined.

NRS 631.070 - "License" defined.

NRS 631.075 - "Malpractice" defined.

NRS 631.078 - "Minimal sedation" defined.

NRS 631.079 - "Moderate sedation" defined.

NRS 631.085 - "Preponderance of the evidence" defined.

NRS 631.095 - "Professional incompetence" defined.

NRS 631.100 - "Renewal certificate" defined.

NRS 631.103 - "Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach" defined.

NRS 631.105 - "Supervision by a dentist" defined.

NRS 631.115 - Applicability of chapter.

NRS 631.120 - Creation.

NRS 631.130 - Qualifications of members.

NRS 631.140 - Appointment of members from particular areas of State.

NRS 631.150 - Grounds for removal of member from office.

NRS 631.160 - Officers and Executive Director.

NRS 631.170 - Examination of applicants; restriction on participation in grading examinations; meetings; quorum.

NRS 631.175 - Liability of person retained by Board to judge qualifications of applicant for licensure.

NRS 631.180 - Salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees; deposit and expenditure of fees.

NRS 631.190 - Powers and duties.

NRS 631.195 - Fiscal year.

NRS 631.205 - Creation; membership; powers and duties.

NRS 631.215 - Persons deemed to be practicing dentistry; regulations regarding clinical practice of dentistry.

NRS 631.220 - Application for license: Filing; contents; approval or rejection without Board review; regulations.

NRS 631.225 - Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license; duty of Board. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish proced...

NRS 631.230 - Eligibility of applicant for license to practice dentistry.

NRS 631.240 - Examination for license to practice dentistry; issuance of certificate of registration.

NRS 631.250 - Issuance of specialist’s license to dentist licensed in this State.

NRS 631.255 - Issuance of specialist’s license to person without required clinical examination; revocation.

NRS 631.260 - Issuance of licenses by Board.

NRS 631.265 - Permit to administer or supervise administration of general anesthesia, minimal sedation, moderate sedation or deep sedation; regulations.

NRS 631.267 - Authorization for qualified dentist to perform physical evaluation and compile medical history of patient before hospital admission; hospital prohibited from refusing to accept.

NRS 631.271 - Limited license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene or dental therapy; permit authorizing certain persons to practice dentistry or dental hygiene; regulations.

NRS 631.2715 - Limited license to supervise certain courses of continuing education.

NRS 631.272 - Temporary license to practice dentistry.

NRS 631.273 - Temporary license to practice dental therapy.

NRS 631.274 - Restricted geographical license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene or dental therapy.

NRS 631.275 - Restricted license to practice dentistry at facility that provides dental services to persons of low income.

NRS 631.280 - Limitation on reexamination of applicant for license to practice dentistry who fails examination twice.

NRS 631.287 - Dental hygienists: Special endorsement of license to practice public health dental hygiene; renewal.

NRS 631.290 - Dental hygienists: Eligibility to apply for license.

NRS 631.300 - Dental hygienists: Examination; issuance of certificate of registration.

NRS 631.310 - Dental hygienists: Places of practice; limitations on performance and provision of services.

NRS 631.311 - Dentist not required to be present when dental hygienist provides services authorized by dentist.

NRS 631.312 - Dental therapists: Eligibility to apply for license.

NRS 631.3121 - Dental therapists: Examination; issuance of certificate of registration.

NRS 631.3122 - Dental therapists: Practice settings; written practice agreement with authorizing dentist required; limitations on provision of services; qualifications of authorizing dentist.

NRS 631.3123 - Dental therapists: Required provisions of written practice agreement.

NRS 631.3124 - Dental therapists: Authorized services; referral of patient to authorizing dentist for certain purposes; supervision of dental assistants and dental hygienists.

NRS 631.3125 - Dental therapists: Additional authorized care and services.

NRS 631.3126 - Dental therapists: Arrangements for or referrals of patients to other dental or health care professionals in certain circumstances.

NRS 631.3127 - Dental therapists: Prohibition on prescription of certain controlled substances.

NRS 631.3128 - Dental therapists: Limitation on number with whom authorizing dentist may simultaneously maintain written practice agreements.

NRS 631.313 - Assignment of dental hygienist, dental therapist, dental assistant or other person to perform certain intraoral tasks under certain circumstances; exceptions; administration of local anesthesia or nitrous oxide by dental hygienist.

NRS 631.317 - Regulations concerning intraoral tasks and other practices.

NRS 631.330 - Renewal of license: Requirements; issuance of renewal certificate; automatic suspension or revocation; reinstatement.

NRS 631.332 - Renewal of license: Duty of Board to make data request concerning demographic and practice information available to applicants for voluntary completion and electronic submission; confidentiality of information provided.

NRS 631.335 - Inactive or other nonpracticing status of license; reinstatement.

NRS 631.340 - Restoration of license.

NRS 631.342 - Continuing education: Required courses and training; regulations.

NRS 631.3425 - Continuing education: Requirements for dental therapists.

NRS 631.343 - Persons exempt from requirement of continuing education.

NRS 631.344 - Training relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and the prescribing of opioids; regulations.

NRS 631.345 - Fees; regulations.

NRS 631.3452 - Designation and responsibilities of dental director of dental office or clinic; retention of records.

NRS 631.3453 - Exemption from requirement to designate actively licensed dentist as dental director of dental office or clinic.

NRS 631.3454 - Ownership or operation not violation or dishonorable or unprofessional conduct; contract with entity by dentist or professional entity not prohibited.

NRS 631.3455 - Unlicensed person or entity not precluded from providing goods or services for support of business of dental practice, office or clinic in certain circumstances.

NRS 631.3456 - Certain provision of goods or services or receipt of payment for provision of goods or services not violation or dishonorable or unprofessional conduct; contracts with persons providing such goods or services not prohibited.

NRS 631.3457 - Revocation of state business license for certain violations.

NRS 631.346 - Employment of unlicensed person; public demonstrations; aiding in unlicensed practice; dental hygienist or dental therapist practicing in unauthorized place; practice with license suspended or without renewal certificate.

NRS 631.3465 - Fee for referral; association with person engaged in illegal practice or with unlicensed person; use of name "clinic," "institute" or "referral services"; practice under name of retired dentist.

NRS 631.347 - Participation in plan requiring patients to select dentist from preselected group unless plan for personal selection offered; authorized disciplinary action.

NRS 631.3475 - Malpractice; professional incompetence; disciplinary action in another state; substandard care; procurement or administration of controlled substance or dangerous drug; alcohol or other substance use disorder; gross immorality; convict...

NRS 631.348 - Misleading statements; false advertising; fraud in securing license; practice under misleading name; submitting fraudulent claim to insurer; failure to notify insurer of forgiven debt.

NRS 631.3485 - Violation of chapter or regulations; failure to pay fee for license; failure to make health care records available for inspection and copying.

NRS 631.3487 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each sta...

NRS 631.349 - Examples of unprofessional conduct not complete list or authorization of other acts; Board may hold similar acts unprofessional conduct.

NRS 631.350 - Authorized disciplinary or other action; grounds; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claim for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline dee...

NRS 631.355 - Disciplinary action by hearing officer or panel: Procedural requirements; powers and duties of officer or panel; final decision in contested case.

NRS 631.360 - Investigation, notice and hearing; subpoena; search warrant; continuances; retention of complaints; regulations.

NRS 631.363 - Appointment of member or agent to conduct investigation and hearing; notice of hearing; report; hearing or adoption of report by Board.

NRS 631.3635 - Appointment of panel to review investigation or informal hearing; members; requirements of review; findings and recommendation.

NRS 631.364 - Review and investigation of complaint relating to prescriptions for certain controlled substances; notice to licensee; formal complaint and hearing; referral or postponement of investigation; regulations; explanation or technical adviso...

NRS 631.365 - Summary suspension of licensee’s authority to prescribe, administer or dispense certain controlled substances; issuance of order; formal hearing and decision.

NRS 631.366 - Enforcement of subpoena by district court.

NRS 631.368 - Certain records relating to investigation deemed confidential; certain records relating to disciplinary action deemed public records; cooperation with or dissemination of records to other agencies.

NRS 631.371 - Use of letters "M.D." or other appropriate abbreviation by certain dentists who hold degree as doctor of medicine.

NRS 631.375 - Identification of removable dental appliances by name or social security number.

NRS 631.378 - Immunity from civil liability.

NRS 631.380 - Validity of license or renewal certificate to practice dentistry or specialty thereof issued on or before March 20, 1951.

NRS 631.385 - Ownership or control of practice without license by family member for limited period after death of dentist.

NRS 631.388 - Manager of business of dental practice, office or clinic required to register certain information with Board.

NRS 631.389 - Limitation on fees for covered services in certain circumstances.

NRS 631.391 - Regulations for administration of certain neuromodulators related to Clostridium botulinum and dermal or soft tissue fillers; proof of training.

NRS 631.395 - Acts constituting illegal practice of dentistry, dental hygiene or dental therapy.

NRS 631.396 - Inspection of premises by Board.

NRS 631.397 - Practicing or offering to practice without license or certificate: Reporting requirements of Board.

NRS 631.400 - Prohibited acts; penalties; injunctive relief.