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Section 40-15-10. State Board of Dentistry created. - The practice of dentistry and dental hygiene and the performance...
Section 40-15-20. Membership of board; appointment, terms, elections, vacancies, and removal. - (A) There is created the State Board of Dentistry (board)...
Section 40-15-30. Meetings of Board; officers; quorum; minutes. - The board shall hold at least one annual meeting, which...
Section 40-15-40. Rules and regulations of board; committees; employees; expenses; examinations; records. - The board shall adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with...
Section 40-15-50. Bond and salary of Executive Director; per diem and mileage for board members; disposition of monies received by board; transfer of excess funds. - The executive director must be bonded in an amount as...
Section 40-15-60. Immunity of board members, officers, and employees for official acts; seal. - No member of the board, or its director, its committees,...
Section 40-15-70. "Practice of dentistry" defined. - A person is practicing dentistry who: (1) uses the word...
Section 40-15-80. Practicing dental hygiene. - (A) Any person is considered to be practicing dental hygiene...
Section 40-15-82. Procedures prohibited from delegation to dental hygienists. - The following functions and procedures must not be delegated to...
Section 40-15-83. Patient recordkeeping requirements; penalty. - (A) Dentists shall retain their patient records for at least...
Section 40-15-85. Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter: (1) "Analgesia" means the diminution...
Section 40-15-90. "Dental technological work" defined. - The term "dental technological work" as used in this chapter...
Section 40-15-95. "Orthodontic technological work" defined. - The term "orthodontic technological work" as used in this chapter...
Section 40-15-100. Unlawful to practice dentistry without license. - It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in...
Section 40-15-102. "Authorized" defined; general supervision restrictions; billing for services of hygienists. - (A) "Authorized" means the supervising dentist in a private office...
Section 40-15-105. Administration of certain anesthetic by dental hygienist or dental assistant. - Upon certification, as provided by the board in regulation, and...
Section 40-15-110. Exemptions from chapter. - (A) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prevent:...
Section 40-15-120. Penalties for practice of dentistry or dental hygiene without license and for performance of dental or orthodontic technological work by unregistered person. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) practice...
Section 40-15-125. Dental laboratory filling prescription originating in State as performing dental technology work in State; requirements; information to be provided to dentist. - A dental laboratory is considered to perform dental technological work...
Section 40-15-130. Advertisement of services; display of name and licensed area of practice; practice under trade names. - Dentists may advertise their services so long as these public...
Section 40-15-135. Certain dental services to be performed only by licensed dentist. - (A) Only a dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter may...
Section 40-15-140. Examination of applicants for licenses or registration; issuance of licenses or certificates; reexamination. - It is the duty of the board to examine (or...
Section 40-15-145. Continuing education for dentists on the prescription of Schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances. - As part of the biennial continuing education required by the...
Section 40-15-150. Filing false affidavit or diploma; misrepresentation or concealment. - Any person who, in order to influence action by the...
Section 40-15-170. Reregistration; effect of foreign revocations. - The secretary of the board shall on or about the...
Section 40-15-172. Mobile dental facilities or mobile dental operations; registration; operating requirements. - (A)(1) An organization or dental practice utilizing a licensed dentist...
Section 40-15-175. Restricted instructor's licenses; limitations; renewal and revocation. - (A) The State Board of Dentistry may issue a restricted...
Section 40-15-176. Restricted dental auxiliary instructor's licenses. - (A) The State Board of Dentistry may issue a restricted...
Section 40-15-177. Restricted volunteer license for certain dentists and dental hygienists. - (A) The State Board of Dentistry may issue a restricted...
Section 40-15-180. Complaint to board against dentist, dental hygienist, or dental technician; investigation; accusation; notice; hearing; confidentiality of proceedings; privileged communications. - (1) The board shall receive complaints by any person against...
Section 40-15-185. Administration of oaths; subpoena power. - For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding under the...
Section 40-15-190. Grounds for discipline of dentist, dental hygienist, or dental technician. - (A) Misconduct which constitutes grounds for revocation, suspension, probation, reprimand,...
Section 40-15-200. Disciplinary action by board; judicial review. - If the board is satisfied that the dentist, dental hygienist,...
Section 40-15-210. Appeal from suspension or revocation. - The person whose license or registration certificate has been suspended...
Section 40-15-212. Unlawful dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental technological work; aiding and abetting; penalties. - A person who practices dentistry or dental hygiene or performs...
Section 40-15-215. Publication of final orders of board; public record of limitation or surrender of license; confidentiality of other information. - Any final order of the board finding that a dentist,...
Section 40-15-220. License to practice specialty. - A special license shall be required for the practice of...
Section 40-15-230. Applicant for license to practice specialty must be licensed to practice dentistry. - Before an applicant can be licensed to practice a specialty,...
Section 40-15-240. Application for license to practice specialty. - Every person who desires to obtain a license to practice...
Section 40-15-250. Examinations for licensing as specialists. - Examinations for licensing as specialists are held annually or as...
Section 40-15-260. Issuance, recording, and reregistration of license to practice speciality. - The board, upon satisfactory proof that the applicant has satisfied...
Section 40-15-265. Intern or resident authorized to provide treatment under supervision. - An intern or a resident enrolled in an oral surgery...
Section 40-15-270. Reciprocity for dentists and dental hygienists licensed in other states. - The board may grant licenses to licensees of other states...
Section 40-15-275. License by credentials; requirements. - (A) The board may issue a license by credentials to...
Section 40-15-280. "Prescription" defined; form and contents of prescription. - "Prescription" means a written order for dental technological work which...
Section 40-15-290. Work authorization required for work performed off dentist's premises; retention of copy; effect of failure to write and retain. - A dentist ordering dental technological work to be performed off...
Section 40-15-300. Possession of prosthetic or orthodontic model, impression, or appliance unlawful without work authorization. - No person other than a licensed dentist, a student in...
Section 40-15-310. Subwork authorizations for subcontractors. - If the person receiving a written work authorization from a...
Section 40-15-320. Possession of prosthetic or orthodontic model, impression, or appliance without work authorization as prima facie evidence of violation. - Any dental prosthetic or orthodontic model, impression, or appliance in...
Section 40-15-330. Return of appliance upon completion of dental technological work; retention of work authorization. - Upon completion of the dental technological work, the appliance shall...
Section 40-15-340. Penalties for violations relating to work authorizations and for accepting dental technological work from general public. - (A) A person violating the provisions of this chapter relating...
Section 40-15-360. Pharmacists permitted to fill prescriptions of licensed dentists. - Licensed pharmacists of this State may fill prescriptions of licensed...
Section 40-15-370. Injunctions; Office of Attorney General as representative of board. - The board may, in its own name, maintain a suit...
Section 40-15-380. Jurisdiction of Administrative Law Court to enjoin violators of chapter. - An administrative law judge as provided under Article 5 of...
Section 40-15-400. Permits; applications; fees. - (A) For purposes of this section, "current" means the certification...
Section 40-15-410. Requirements for sedation permit. - (A) The applicant for a sedation permit must submit verification...
Section 40-15-420. Staff must be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the basic life support level; training; continuing education. - (A) All dental staff who provide direct, hands-on patient care...
Section 40-15-430. Presence of trained personnel required; recovery and discharge. - (A) For minimal sedation and moderate sedation, at least one...
Section 40-15-440. Written notification of changes. - A dentist shall give written notice to the board at...
Section 40-15-450. Patient records; health records. - (A) A dentist shall: (1) maintain timely, legible, accurate, and...