Title 12, Professions and Occupations
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-101 Short title
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The short title of this article 220 is the Dental Practice Act. Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 219, � 1, effective September 14. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-220-101 as it existed prior to 2020.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-102 Legislative declaration
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The practice of dentistry, dental therapy, and dental hygiene in this state is declared to affect the public health, safety, and welfare and to be subject to regulation and control in the public interest. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-103 Applicability of common provisions
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Articles 1, 20, and 30 of this title 12 apply, according to their terms, to this article 220. Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 220, � 1, effective September 14. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-220-103 as it e…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-104 Definitions - rules
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As used in this article 220, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Accredited means a program that is nationally recognized for specialized accrediting for dental, dental therapy, dental hygiene, and dental auxiliary programs by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or a sp…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-105 Colorado dental board - qualifications of board members - quorum - panel - rules - review of functions - repeal of article - repeal
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(1) (a) The Colorado dental board is created as the agency of this state for the regulation of the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, and dental hygiene in this state and to carry out the purposes of this article 220. The board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-1…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-106 Powers and duties of board - rules - limitation on authority
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(1) The board shall exercise, in accordance with this article 220, the following powers and duties: (a) Adopt, publish, declare, and periodically review reasonable rules pursuant to section 12-20-204, including rules regarding: (I) The use of lasers for dental, dental therapy, an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-107 Indebtedness - appropriations - publications
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(1) The board does not have the power to create any indebtedness on behalf of the state. (2) Appropriations made to the board may be applied only to the payment of: (a) The necessary traveling, hotel, and clerical expenses of the members of the board in the performance of their d…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-108 Attorney general shall represent board and members
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(1) The attorney general of the state of Colorado shall counsel with and advise the board in connection with the board's duties and responsibilities described in this article 220. If litigation is brought against the board or any of its individual members in connection with actio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-109 Interstate compact for dentists and dental hygienists - powers and duties - rules - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Adverse action” has the meaning set forth in section 2 of section 24-60-4801. (b) “Commission” means the dentist and dental hygienist compact commission established in section 7 of section 24-60-4801. (c) “C…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-201 Grounds for disciplinary action - definition
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(1) The board may take disciplinary action against an applicant or licensee in accordance with sections 12-20-404 and 12-220-202 for any of the following causes: (a) Engaging in fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for, securing, renewing, or seeking reinstatement o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-202 Disciplinary actions - rules
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(1) (a) If, after notice and hearing conducted in accordance with article 4 of title 24 and section 12-20-403, the board determines that an applicant or licensee has engaged in an act specified in section 12-220-201, the board may: (I) Issue a letter of admonition under the circu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-203 Disciplinary proceedings
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(1) (a) Any person may submit a complaint relating to the conduct of a dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist, which complaint must be in writing and signed by the person. The board, on its own motion, may initiate a complaint. The board shall notify the dentist, dental t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-204 Board panels
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(1) The chairperson of the board shall divide the members of the board, other than the chairperson, into two panels of six members each. (2) Each panel shall act as both an inquiry panel and a hearing panel. The chairperson may reassign members of the board from one panel to the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-205 Cease-and-desist orders
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The board may issue cease-and-desist orders under the circumstances and in accordance with the procedures specified in section 12-20-405. Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 232, � 1, effective September 14. Editor's note: This secti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-206 Mental and physical examinations
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(1) (a) If the board has reasonable cause to believe that a person licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in this state is unable to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene with reasonable skill and safety to patients because of a physical…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-207 Confidential agreement to limit practice
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Section 12-30-108 concerning confidential agreements to limit practice applies to this article 220. Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 233, � 1, effective September 14. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-220-136 a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-208 Review of board action
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(1) Section 12-20-408 governs judicial review of any final action of the board to: (a) Deny or refuse to issue or renew a license; (b) Suspend a license; (c) Revoke a license; (d) Censure a licensee; (e) Issue a letter of admonition to a licensee; (f) Place a licensee on probatio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-209 Professional review committees - immunity
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(1) (a) A professional review committee may be established pursuant to this section to investigate complaints against a person licensed to practice dentistry under this article 220. If a professional review committee is formed, the committee must include in its membership at leas…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-210 Use or sale of forged or invalid diploma, license, license renewal certificate, or identification
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(1) (a) It is unlawful for any person to use or attempt to use: (I) As the person’s own, a diploma from a dental college or school or school of dental therapy or dental hygiene, or a license or license renewal certificate, that was issued or granted to another person; or (II) A f…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-211 Unauthorized practice - penalties
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Any person who practices or offers or attempts to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene without an active license issued under this article 220 is subject to penalties pursuant to section 12-20-407 (1)(a). Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-212 Soliciting or advertisements by unlicensed persons
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It is unlawful for any unlicensed person, corporation, entity, partnership, or group of persons to solicit or advertise to the general public to construct, reproduce, or repair prosthetic dentures, bridges, plates, or other appliances to be used or worn as substitutes for natural…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-301 Persons entitled to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene
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(1) It is unlawful for any person to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in this state except those: (a) Who are duly licensed as dentists, dental therapists, or dental hygienists pursuant to this article 220; (b) Who are designated by this article 220 as dental…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-302 Persons exempt from operation of this article
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(1) This article 220 does not apply to the following practices, acts, and operations: (a) Practice of the profession of physician or surgeon by a physician or surgeon licensed under the laws of this state to practice the profession unless the physician or surgeon practices dentis…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-303 Ownership of dental or dental hygiene practice - information to be posted - heir to serve as temporary proprietor - limitations - definitions
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(1) (a) Only a dentist licensed to practice dentistry in this state pursuant to this article 220 may be the proprietor of a dental practice in this state. (b) Only a dentist licensed to practice dentistry in this state pursuant to this article 220 or a dental hygienist licensed t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-304 Names and status under which dental practice may be conducted
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(1) The conduct of the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in a corporate capacity is prohibited, but the prohibition shall not be construed to prevent the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene by a professional service corporation of licen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-305 What constitutes practicing dentistry - rules
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(1) A person is practicing dentistry if the person: (a) Performs or attempts or professes to perform any dental operation, oral surgery, or dental diagnostic or therapeutic services of any kind; (b) Is a proprietor of a place where dental operation, oral surgery, or dental diagno…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-306 Dentists may prescribe drugs - surgical operations - anesthesia - limits on prescriptions - rules
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(1) (a) A licensed dentist is authorized to: (I) Prescribe drugs or medicine; (II) Perform surgical operations; (III) Administer, pursuant to a permit required by section 12-220-411 and pursuant to board rules, local anesthesia, analgesia including nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-307 Professional liability insurance required - rules
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(1) A licensed dentist, a licensed dental therapist, and a licensed dental hygienist must meet the financial responsibility requirements established by the board pursuant to section 13-64-301 (1)(a). (2) Upon request of the board, a licensed dentist, licensed dental therapist, or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-308 Continuing education requirements - rules
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(1) As a condition of renewing, reactivating, or reinstating a license issued under this article 220, every dentist, dental therapist, and dental hygienist must obtain at least thirty hours of continuing education every two years to ensure patient safety and professional competen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-309 Independent advertising or marketing agent - injunctive proceedings
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(1) Notwithstanding section 12-220-201 (1)(t), a licensed dentist or dental hygienist may employ an independent advertising or marketing agent to provide advertising or marketing services on the dentist’s or dental hygienist’s behalf, and that activity is not considered unprofess…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-310 Dentist peer health assistance program - fees - rules
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(1) (a) An applicant for a dentist license or a dentist applying to renew or reinstate the dentist's license must, at the time of application, pay to the administering entity that has been selected by the board pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section a fee not to exceed fif…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-401 Application for dentist license - fee
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(1) Every person not currently holding a license to practice dentistry in this state who desires to practice dentistry in this state must file with the board an application for a license on a form provided by the board, verified by the oath of the applicant, and accompanied by a …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-402 Dentist academic license
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(1) (a) A dentist who is employed at an accredited school or college of dentistry in this state and who practices dentistry in the course of the dentist's employment responsibilities must either file an application to the board for an academic license in accordance with this sect…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-403 Examination - how conducted - dentist license issued to successful applicants
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(1) An applicant for dental licensure must submit to the board proof that the applicant successfully passed the following: (a) The examination administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations; and (b) An examination or other methodology, as determined by the b…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-404 Dentist - licensure by endorsement
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The board shall issue a license by endorsement to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of the occupational credential portability program. Source: L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-1326), ch. 126, p. 537, � 23, effective June 25; entire article amended with relocatio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-405 Application for dental hygienist license - fee
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(1) Every person who desires to qualify for practice as a dental hygienist within this state must file with the board: (a) An application for a license, in a format approved by the board, on which application the applicant shall list: (I) Any act the commission of which would be …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-406 Dental hygienist examinations - license
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(1) Every applicant for dental hygiene licensure must submit to the board proof that the applicant successfully completed the following: (a) An examination administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations; and (b) An examination designed to test the applicant'…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-407 Dental hygienist - licensure by endorsement
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The board shall issue a license by endorsement to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of the occupational credential portability program. Source: L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-1326), ch. 126, p. 538, � 24, effective June 25; entire article amended with relocatio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-407.2 Application for dental therapist license - fee - rules
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(1) Effective May 1, 2023, every person who desires to qualify for practice as a dental therapist within this state must file with the board: (a) An application for a license, in a format approved by the board, on which the applicant must list: (I) Any act or omission of the appl…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-407.5 Dental therapist examinations - license
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(1) Every applicant for a dental therapy license must submit to the board proof that the applicant successfully completed a clinical examination for dental therapy that: (a) Is designed to test the applicant's clinical dental therapy skills and knowledge; (b) Includes dental ther…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-408 Renewal of dental and dental hygienist licenses - fees - questionnaire
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(1) Licenses issued pursuant to this article 220 are subject to the renewal, expiration, reinstatement, and delinquency fee provisions specified in section 12-20-202 (1) and (2). Any person whose license expires is subject to the penalties provided in this article 220 or section …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-409 Inactive dental, dental therapist, or dental hygienist license - rules
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(1) Any person licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene pursuant to this article 220 may apply to the board to be transferred to an inactive status. The licensee must submit an application in the form and manner designated by the board. The board may gran…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-410 Retired dental, dental therapist, and dental hygienist licenses - rules
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(1) Any person licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene pursuant to this article 220 may apply to the board for retired licensure status. The application must be in the form and manner designated by the board. The board may grant retired licensure status …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-411 Anesthesia and sedation permits - dentists, dental therapists, and dental hygienists - training and experience requirements - office inspections - rules
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(1) (a) Upon application in a form and manner determined by the board and payment of the applicable fees established by the board, the board may issue an anesthesia or sedation permit to a licensed dentist or a local anesthesia permit to a dental therapist or dental hygienist in …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-412 Change of address - duplicate licenses and certificates
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(1) A person licensed under this article 220, upon changing the licensee's place of business or contact information, shall furnish to the board the licensee's new mailing address and email address within thirty days after the change. (2) The board may issue a duplicate of any lic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-501 Tasks authorized to be performed by dental therapists, dental hygienists, or dental assistants - rules
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(1) (a) The responsibility for dental diagnosis, dental treatment planning, or the prescription of therapeutic measures in the practice of dentistry remains with a licensed dentist and may not be assigned to a dental therapist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant. (b) A dental …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-502 Construction of dental devices by unlicensed technician
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(1) (a) A licensed dentist who uses the services of an unlicensed technician for the purpose of constructing, altering, repairing, or duplicating a laboratory-fabricated intraoral or maxillofacial dental prosthesis, product, or appliance shall furnish the unlicensed technician wi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-503 What constitutes practicing unsupervised dental hygiene - rules
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(1) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, unless licensed to practice dentistry, an individual is deemed to be practicing unsupervised dental hygiene when the individual, within the scope of the individual’s education, training, and experience: (a) Removes deposits, acc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-504 What constitutes practicing supervised dental hygiene - rules
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(1) Notwithstanding section 12-220-501 (3), unless licensed to practice dentistry, a person who performs any of the following tasks under the supervision of a licensed dentist is deemed to be practicing supervised dental hygiene: (a) Performing a task described in section 12-220-…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-505 Interim therapeutic restorations by dental hygienists - permitting process - rules - subject to review
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(1) Upon application, accompanied by a fee in an amount determined by the director, the board shall grant a permit to place interim therapeutic restorations to any dental hygienist applicant who: (a) Holds a license in good standing to practice dental hygiene in Colorado; and (b)…