§ 561. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means the Board of Dental Examiners. (2) “Director” means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. (3) “Practicing dentistry” means an activity in which a person: (A) undertakes by any means or method to diagnose or profess to diagnose or to treat or profess […]
§ 562. Prohibitions (a) No person may use in connection with a name any words, including “Doctor of Dental Surgery” or “Doctor of Dental Medicine,” or any letters, signs, or figures, including the letters “D.D.S.” or “D.M.D.,” that imply that a person is a licensed dentist when not authorized under this chapter. (b) No person […]
§ 563. Exemptions The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following: (1) the rights and privileges of physicians licensed under the laws of this State. (2) an unlicensed person from performing merely mechanical work upon inert matter in a dental office or laboratory. (3) a dental student currently enrolled in a dental […]
§ 564. Ownership and operation of a dental office or business (a) A dental practice may be owned and operated by the following individuals or entities, either alone or in a combination thereof: (1) a dentist licensed under the provisions of this chapter; (2) a health department or clinic of this State or of a […]
§ 565. Display of license or registration Every dentist, dental therapist, dental hygienist, and dental assistant shall display a copy of his or her current license or registration at each place of practice and in such a manner so as to be easily seen and read. (Added 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; amended […]
§ 566. Nondental anesthesia (a) A dentist may administer nondental anesthesia if he or she meets the following requirements: (1) the administration of anesthesia occurs only in a hospital where the dentist is credentialed to perform nondental anesthesiology; (2) the dentist holds an academic appointment in anesthesiology at an accredited medical school; (3) the dentist […]
