(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state without a license, issued under the provisions of this article, or advertise or use any title or description tending to convey or give the impression that they are a dentist or dental hygienist, unless the […]
(a) The board shall issue a dental hygienist license to an applicant who meets the following requirements: (1) Is at least 18 years of age;
The practice of dental hygiene includes the following: (1) Perform a complete prophylaxis, including the removal of any deposit, accretion or stain from supra and subgingival, the surface of a tooth or a restoration;
(a) All persons regulated by this article shall annually or biannually, renew his or her board authorization by completing a form prescribed by the board and submitting any other information required by the board. (b) The board shall charge a fee for each renewal of a board authorization and shall charge a late fee for […]
(a) The board shall prescribe the form for a board authorization, and may issue a duplicate upon payment of a fee. (b) Any person regulated by this article shall conspicuously display his or her board authorization at his or her principal place of practice.
(a) The board may issue a dental intern or dental resident permit to an applicant who has been accepted as a dental intern or dental resident by a licensed hospital or dental school in this state which maintains an established dental department under the supervision of a licensed dentist and meets the following qualifications: (1) […]
(a) There is continued a special volunteer dentist and dental hygienist license for dentists and dental hygienists retired or retiring from the active practice of dentistry and dental hygiene who wish to donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or […]
(a) Dental corporations and professional limited liability companies are continued. (b) One or more dentists licensed by the board may organize and become a shareholder or shareholders of a dental corporation, or member or members of a professional limited liability company, domiciled within this state under the terms and conditions and subject to the limitations […]
(a) A licensee against whom disciplinary action has been taken under the provisions of this article shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate the qualifications to resume practice. The application for reinstatement shall be in writing and subject to the procedures specified by the board by rule. (b) A licensee who does not complete annual […]
(a) If the board obtains information that any person has engaged in, is engaging in or is about to engage in any act which constitutes or will constitute a violation of the provisions of this article, the rules promulgated pursuant to this article or a final order or decision of the board, it may issue […]
(a) The board may initiate a complaint upon receipt of the quarterly report from the Board of Pharmacy as required by 60A-9-1 et seq. of this code or upon receipt of credible information and shall, upon the receipt of a written complaint of any person, cause an investigation to be made to determine whether grounds […]
The practices authorized under the provisions of this article and the Board of Dentistry are subject to article one of this chapter, the provisions of this article and any rules promulgated hereunder.
(a) Hearings are governed by the provisions of 30-1-8 of this code and the legislative rules promulgated pursuant to this article. (b) The board may conduct the hearing or elect to have an administrative law judge conduct the hearing. (c) If the hearing is conducted by an administrative law judge, at the conclusion of the […]
A person adversely affected by a decision of the board denying an application or entered after a hearing may obtain judicial review of the decision in accordance with section four, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code and may appeal any ruling resulting from judicial review in accordance with article six of said chapter.
(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that a person has committed a criminal offense in violation of this article, the board may bring such information to the attention of an appropriate law-enforcement official. (b) Any person who practices dentistry or dental hygiene […]
In any action brought under this article, or under 30-4A-1 et seq. or 30-4B-1 et seq. of this code evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by said article is sufficient to justify a penalty, injunction, restraining order or conviction without evidence of a general course of conduct.
The provisions of this article do not apply to: (1) A licensed physician or surgeon in the practice of his or her profession when rendering dental relief in emergency cases, unless he or she undertakes to reproduce or reproduces lost parts of the human teeth or to restore or replace lost or missing teeth in […]
As used in §30-4-1 et seq., §30-4A-1 et seq., and §30-4B-1 et seq. of this code, the following words and terms have the following meanings: “AAOMS” means the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; “AAPD” means the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; “ACLS” means advanced cardiac life support; “ADA” means the American Dental Association; […]
(a) The West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners is continued and on July 1, 2013, the board shall be renamed the West Virginia Board of Dentistry. The members of the board in office on the date this section takes effect shall, unless sooner removed, continue to serve until their respective terms expire and until their […]
The board has all the powers and duties set forth in this article, by rule, in article one of this chapter and elsewhere in law, including: (1) Hold meetings;
