§ 90-228 – Renewal of license.
90-228. Renewal of license. The Board shall have the authority to renew the license of a dental hygienist who fails to obtain a renewal certificate for any year provided she (1) Makes application for a renewal of license and (2) Meets the qualifications established by the Board. (1945, c. 639, s. 7; 1971, c. 756, […]
§ 90-229 – Disciplinary measures.
90-229. Disciplinary measures. (a) The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners shall have the power and authority to (i) Refuse to issue a license to practice dental hygiene; (ii) Refuse to issue a certificate of renewal to practice dental hygiene; (iii) Revoke or suspend a license to practice dental hygiene; [and] (iv) Invoke such […]
§ 90-230 – Certificate upon transfer to another state.
90-230. Certificate upon transfer to another state. Any dental hygienist duly licensed by the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners, desiring to move from North Carolina to another state, territory or foreign country, if a holder of a certificate of renewal of license from said Board, upon application to said Board and the payment […]
§ 90-231 – Opportunity for licensee or applicant to have hearing.
90-231. Opportunity for licensee or applicant to have hearing. (a) With the exception of applicants for reinstatement after revocation, every applicant for a license or provisional license to practice dental hygiene or licensee or provisional licensee to practice dental hygiene shall after notice have an opportunity to be heard before the North Carolina State Board […]
§ 90-232 – Fees.
90-232. Fees. (a) In order to provide the means of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this Article and the duties devolving upon the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners, it is authorized to charge and collect fees established by its rules not exceeding the following: (1) Each applicant for examination………………………………………………….. $350.00 (2) […]
§ 90-233 – Practice of dental hygiene.
90-233. Practice of dental hygiene. (a) A dental hygienist may practice only under the supervision of one or more licensed dentists. This subsection shall be deemed to be complied with in the case of dental hygienists employed by or under contract with a local health department, a State government dental public health program, or a […]
§ 90-233.1 – Violation a misdemeanor.
90-233.1. Violation a misdemeanor. Any person who shall violate, or aid or abet another in violating, any of the provisions of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1945, c. 639, s. 13; 1971, c. 756, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 642; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
§ 90-226 – Provisional license.
90-226. Provisional license. (a) The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners shall, subject to its rules and regulations, issue a provisional license to practice dental hygiene to any person who is licensed to practice dental hygiene anywhere in the United States, or in any country, territory or other recognized jurisdiction, if the Board shall […]
§ 90-227 – Renewal certificates.
90-227. Renewal certificates. (a) The Board shall issue annual renewal certificates to licensed dental hygienists. (b) The Board shall have the authority to establish in its rules and regulations: (1) The form of application for renewal certificates; (2) The time the application must be submitted; (3) The type of certificate to be issued; (4) How […]
§ 90-221 – Definitions.
90-221. Definitions. (a) "Dental hygiene" as used in this Article shall mean the performance of the following functions: Complete oral prophylaxis, application of preventive agents to oral structures, exposure and processing of radiographs, administration of medicaments prescribed by a licensed dentist, preparation of diagnostic aids, and written records of oral conditions for interpretation by the […]