Alaska Administrative Code

To receive board approval for coursework required under 12 AAC 28.015(e)(2)A) or continuing education under 12 AAC 28.015(j)(1), the coursework or continuing education must be certified by the American Dental Association (ADA) Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP), the …

(a) In addition to a dentist holding a valid I permit under 12 AAC 28.010 or 12 AAC 28.015, the following persons may administer deep sedation, general anesthesia, or moderate sedation: (1) a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a valid license under AS 08.68 and 12 AAC 44…

Before administering deep sedation, general anesthesia, or moderate sedation, and before administering minimal sedation to a patient younger than 13 years of age, a dentist shall (1) discuss with he patient or patient's parent; legal guardian or caregiven if the patient is younge…

(a) Before administering deep sedation, general anesthesia, or moderate sedation to a patient, and before administering minimal sedation to a patient younger than 13 years of age, a dentist shall (1) obtain and record the patient's medical history, including (A) a description of …

(a) The document Guidelines for the Use of Sedation and General Anesthesia b Dentists, as adopted by the American Dental Association (ADA) House of Delegates October 2016, is adopted by reference as the standards for administering deep sedation, general anesthesia, and moderate s…

In addition to meeting the requirements of 12 AAC 28.060, when deep sedation or general anesthesia is administered (1) the dentist's facility must have an operating area large enough to adequately accommodate the patient on a table or in an operating chair and permit an operating…

In addition to meeting the requirements of 12 AAC 28.060, when moderate sedation is administered to a patient of ant age or miimal sedation is administered to a patient younger than 13 years of age. (1) the dentist's facility shall have an operating area of size and design to per…

The requirement to a permit under 12 AAC 28.010 or 12 AAC 28.015 does not apply to (1) the administration of local anesthesia; (2) the administration of nitrous oxide sedation to patients of any age if the delivery system for the nitrous oxide-oxygen contains a mechanism that gua…

(a) A licensed dentist who holds a permit for deep sedation or general anesthesia under 12 AAC 28.010, or holds a permit for moderate sedation or minimal sedation for patients younger than 13 years of age under 12 AAC 28.015, must obtain at least once every four years an on-site …

The board will automatically suspend or revoke a permit under 12 AAC 28.010 or 12 AAC 28.015 upon the suspension or revocation of the holder's license to practice dentistry in the state. Notes 12 AAC 28.070 Eff. 4/10/70, Register 34; am 4/14/2018,Register 226, July 2018 Authority…

(a) If a dental patient dies or experiences sedation or anesthesia complications that require hospitalization or emergency room care during or immediately after receiving sedation or general anesthesia, the dentist who treated the patient shall submit a written or electronic repo…

Notes 12 AAC 28.090 Repealed 4/13/91. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 12 AAC 28.100 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 7/14/85, Register 95; am 9/25/85, Register 95; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior qu…

Notes 12 AAC 28.105 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 7/14/85, Register 95; am 7/17/87, Register 103; am 2/18/93, Register 125; am 5/29/98, Register 146; am 11/7/98, Register 148; am 1/28/2000, Register 153; am 1/15/2003, Register 165; am 4/27/2007, Register 182; repealed 10/19/2008, …

Notes 12 AAC 28.110 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be …

Notes 12 AAC 28.120 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 7/14/85, Register 95; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More com…

Notes 12 AAC 28.130 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be …

Notes 12 AAC 28.140 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be …

Notes 12 AAC 28.150 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be …

Notes 12 AAC 28.160 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 7/14/85, Register 95; am 7/10/86, Register 99; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior qu…

Notes 12 AAC 28.170 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 8/1/82, Register 83; am 7/14/85, Register 95; am 7/10/86, Register 99; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent …

Notes 12 AAC 28.180 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 7/14/85, Register 95; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More com…

Notes 12 AAC 28.190 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 7/10/86, Register 99; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More com…

Notes 12 AAC 28.200 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 2/6/83, Register 85; am 7/14/85, Register 95; am 7/10/86, Register 99; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent …

Notes 12 AAC 28.210 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be …

Notes 12 AAC 28.220 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 7/14/85, Register 95; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More com…

Notes 12 AAC 28.230 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be …

Notes 12 AAC 28.240 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 7/14/85, Register 95; am 7/10/86, Register 99; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior qu…

Notes 12 AAC 28.250 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 7/14/85, Register 95; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More com…

Notes 12 AAC 28.260 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 8/1/82, Register 83; am 7/31/86, Register 99; am 7/17/87, Register 103; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent…

Notes 12 AAC 28.270 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be …

Notes 12 AAC 28.280 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 7/31/86, Register 99; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More com…

Notes 12 AAC 28.290 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; am 3/31/82, Register 81; repealed 5/29/98, Register 146 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More com…

Notes 12 AAC 28.300 Eff. 4/8/79, Register 70; deleted as of Register 153, April 2000 As of Register 153, April 2000, the substance of 12 AAC 28.300 was deleted by the regulations attorney because the substance contained in that section was renumbered to 12 AAC 28.910 in Register …

Notes 12 AAC 28.310 This section was deleted in Register 106, July 1988, by the Department of Law under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) and AS 01.05.031(b)(11) because it restated AS 08.32.110(a)(6) enacted by ch. 100, SLA 1984. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two v…

(a) The board will issue, to a dental hygienist licensed in this state, a certification to administer local anesthetic agents if the licensed hygienist submits (1) a completed, notarized application on the form provided by the department; (2) the fee required in 12 AAC 02.190; (3…

The board will issue a certification to administer nitrous oxide sedation under direct or indirect supervision to a dental hygienist licensed in this state if the hygienist (1) submits a completed, notarized application on the form provided by the department; (2) pays the applica…

The board may, upon its own motion or upon the request of any interested person, approve a course of instruction upon receipt of (1) the name of the college or university sponsoring the course; (2) the name of the accredited program and faculty member presenting the course; (3) a…

A course of instruction in local anesthetics must include (1) at least 16 clock hours of didactic instruction; (2) at least eight clock hours of laboratory instruction during which time three injections each of the anterior palatine, incisive palatine, anterior and middle superio…

(a) To satisfy the requirements for a certification under 12 AAC 28.325, a course of instruction for administering nitrous oxide must be provided by an organization accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association or approved by the b…

(a) A certification to administer local anesthetic agents or nitrous oxide sedation expires on the date the dental hygienist's license expires or is revoked or suspended. (b) A certification to administer local anesthesia or nitrous oxide sedation remains active as long as the ho…

The board will maintain a registry of all dental hygienists certified to administer local anesthetic agents or nitrous oxide sedation. Notes 12 AAC 28.360 Eff. 5/31/81, Register 78; am 4/14/2018, Register 226, July 2018; am 5/1/2019, Register 230, April 2019 Authority:AS 08.32.11…

(a) Except as provided in 12 AAC 28.405(a), an applicant for renewal of a dentistry license shall submit evidence of continued professional competence by documenting (1) completion of at least 32 contact hours of continuing education; (2) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certi…

(a) An applicant applying for renewal of a dentistry license for the first time shall submit evidence of continued professional competence by documenting (1) completion of at least one-half of the number of contact hours of continuing education required by 12 AAC 28.400(a)(1) for…

(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, and subject to the limits set out in (g) and (h) of this section, only the following courses will be accepted as continuing education under 12 AAC 28.400 - 12 AAC 28.420 and 12 AAC 28.880(b), and only if participation in those course…

(a) An applicant for renewal of a dentistry license or a dental hygienist license shall submit, on a renewal form provided by the department, a signed statement of compliance with the continuing education requirements under 12 AAC 28.400 - 12 AAC 28.410, as described in 12 AAC 02…

Notes 12 AAC 28.500 Eff. 5/6/88, Register 106; am 2/18/93, Register 125; am 11/7/98, Register 148; am 4/18/2002, Register 162; am 12/19/2003, Register 168; am 4/27/2007, Register 182; repealed 10/19/2008, Register 188 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two…

Notes 12 AAC 28.600 Eff. 4/13/91, Register 118; am 6/24/2012, Register 202; repealed 4/14/2018,Register 226, July 2018 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly …

Notes 12 AAC 28.610 Eff. 4/13/91, Register 118; am 12/5/2009, Register 192; readopt 12/15/2013, Register 208, January 2014; repealed 4/14/2018,Register 226, July 2018 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between …

Notes 12 AAC 28.620 Eff. 4/13/91, Register 118; am 4/18/2002, Register 162; repealed 4/14/2018,Register 226, July 2018 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly …