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    A dentist who has successfully completed a physical evaluation program or course at an accredited hospital or teaching institution, who is qualified and identified by the Board as a specialist in oral surgery, and who admits to a hospital any patient without known medical problems, if the dentist is deemed by the hospital to be qualified to do so:

        (1)    May complete a hospital admission history and a physical examination of that patient; and

        (2)    Shall assess the medical risks of the proposed procedures to that patient.