§ 17-82-101. Short title
This chapter may be known and cited as the “Arkansas Dental Practice Act”.
§ 17-82-102. Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) (A) “Practicing dentistry” means: (i) The evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment by nonsurgical, surgical, or related procedures of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area, and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body, but not for the purpose of treating diseases, […]
§ 17-82-103. Employment of hygienists — Scope of duties
(a) Licensed dentists may employ licensed dental hygienists to act as assistants and to perform the acts, services, and practices described in § 17-82-102 consistently with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. (b) (1) No dental hygienist shall engage in any of the acts, services, or practices described in § 17-82-102 and the […]
§ 17-82-104. Unlawful practice — Definition
(a) It is unlawful for a dentist or dental hygienist to: (1) (A) Practice in the State of Arkansas under any name other than his or her own true name. However, a dentist may practice under a corporate name that complies with the Dental Corporation Act, § 4-29-401 et seq. (B) A dentist or a […]
§ 17-82-105. Sales of dental services or appliances
(a) Any person other than a licensed dentist who sells or delivers or offers to sell or deliver to the general public the services of construction, repair, reproduction, duplication, alteration, adjustment, cleaning, polishing, refinishing, or processing in any other manner of any artificial or prosthetic tooth or teeth, bridge, crown, denture, restoration, appliance, device, structure, […]
§ 17-82-106. Advertising
Advertising to the general public for the purpose of soliciting business consisting of any of the acts, services, or practices enumerated in § 17-82-102 or by any rule promulgated by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners under authority of § 17-82-208 shall not be fraudulent or misleading and shall be in conformity with rules […]
§ 17-82-107. Pharmacists authorized to fill prescriptions
Pharmacists duly licensed in the State of Arkansas are authorized to fill prescriptions in the State of Arkansas for duly licensed dentists of this state for any drug to be used in the practice of dentistry.
§ 17-82-108. Dental colleges
No college of dentistry shall be considered reputable by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners unless it possesses the following qualifications: (1) It shall be chartered under the laws of the state, territory, or the District of Columbia in which it is located and operated and shall be authorized by its charter to confer […]
§ 17-82-109. Enforcement
It is the duty of the several prosecuting attorneys of the State of Arkansas to prosecute to final judgment every criminal violation of this chapter committed within their respective jurisdictions.
§ 17-82-110. Administration of fluoride varnish by physicians and nurses
(a) Following a risk assessment of the child’s oral health approved by the Department of Health, a physician may apply fluoride varnish to a child’s teeth after the physician has completed training on dental caries risk assessment and fluoride varnish application approved by the department. (b) Under physician supervision approved by the department, fluoride varnish […]
§ 17-82-111. Nonclinical services
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person or entity shall not practice dentistry or otherwise violate the Arkansas Dental Practice Act, § 17-82-101 et seq., or the Dental Corporation Act, § 4-29-401 et seq., if the person or entity contracted to provide the following services for a dentist or dental […]