Title 43 — Title 43
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O.C.G.A. § 43-11-1 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Accredited dental college” and “accredited dental school” or “accredited school of dentistry” means a dental school, college, or university with an education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Denta…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-10 Driver training schools, §43-13-8
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859 INDEX RULES AND REGULATIONS —Cont’d Engineers. Board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors, §§43-15-4, 43-15-6. Funeral directors and embalmers. Board of funeral service, §43-18-23. Ignition interlock device provider centers. Authority of commissioner,…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-12 Conscious sedation
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Defined, §43-11-1. Permits, §43-11-21. Contempt. Board of dentistry. Power to punish for contempt, §43-11-14. Continuing education, §43-11-46.1. Criminal background check. Applicants for license, §43-11-40. Provisional license to practice by credentials, §43-11-41. 751 INDEX DENTI…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-13 Felony conviction, §43-1-27
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Funeral directors and embalmers. Felony conviction, §43-1-27. Hearing aid dealers and dispensers. Board. Meetings, §43-20-5. Felony conviction, §43-1-27. Place of practice, license and permit numbers of dispensers, §43-20-12. NOTICE —Cont’d Hotels and other transient lodging plac…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-14 Enforcement of orders and subpoenas of board; contempt
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The board shall have the power to enforce any and all of its lawful 378 43-11-14 DENTISTS, HYGIENISTS, ASSISTANTS 43-11-17 orders or subpoenas; to punish as for a contempt anyone obstructing or violating the same and shall also have the power to conduct any and all hearings befor…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-15 Enforcement of chapter
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For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the board is authorized to enforce this chapter by prosecution or otherwise and to authorize the payment of expenses incurred in prosecuting cases out of the funds collected under this chapter. History. Ga. L. 1920, p. 132, § 23; Code…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-16 Liability for action of peer review committee or board
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No dentist licensed under this chapter and acting or serving on a peer review committee or board or hospital review committee shall be liable for damages for any action of such board or committee or for any official action taken or recommendation made as a member of such board or…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-17 Acts which constitute the practice of dentistry
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(a) Except as expressly provided in this chapter, any person who performs any of the following procedures, operations, or services shall be regarded as practicing dentistry within the meaning of this chapter: (1) Operates or performs part of any dental operation of any kind 379 4…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-18 Dietitians and dietetic practice
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Definition of advertising, §43-11A-3. False advertising. Accountants. False or fraudulent claims, §43-3-31. Health care practitioners. Advertising to indicate type of license held by licensee, §43-1-33. Heating and air conditioning contractors. Evidence of violations, §43-14-12.1.…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-19 Definitions
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Georgia Board of Dentistry; members; qualifications; terms; voting; powers. Board authority; appointment, powers, and duties of executive director; meetings. Election of officers. Meetings. Address of board members. Expense and mileage allowances; other reimbursements. Powers and …
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-20 Training and affiliated sites; clinics; licensure examination
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit accredited dental colleges or advanced dental education programs from maintaining on-campus training clinics and affiliated sites for the purpose of educational training of dental students or dental residents approved by the board under …
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-21 Conscious sedation
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(a) No dentist licensed and practicing in the State of Georgia shall administer either single or multiple pharmacologic agents by oral, parenteral, enteral, transdermal, or transmucosal route that renders a patient to a state of conscious sedation as defined in Code Section 43-11-…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-21.1 General anesthesia
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(a) No dentist shall administer general anesthesia on an outpatient basis unless such dentist has been issued a permit by the board under the conditions specified in this Code section. Such permit shall be subject to biennial renewal at the time the dentist is required to renew hi…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-21.2 Report of morbidity or mortality
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(a) All dentists licensed to practice in Georgia shall submit a complete report to the board of any morbidity or mortality occurring in the course of such dentist’s practice or other injury which results in temporary or permanent physical injury requiring any period of hospitaliz…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-22 Exceptions to application of chapter
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This chapter shall not apply to physicians licensed in this state in extracting teeth or performing surgical operations. This chapter also shall not apply to any person who extracts any exfoliating deciduous teeth. History. Ga. L. 1920, p. 132, § 28; Code 1933, § 84-723; Ga. L. 1…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-23 Use of full names of practitioners
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Compliance with chapter as prerequisite to collection of fees for services. Training and affiliated sites; clinics; licensure examination. Conscious sedation. General anesthesia. Report of morbidity or mortality. Exceptions to application of chapter. Specialized training for dent…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-3 Election of officers
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The board shall elect from its members a president and such other officers as the board in its discretion may see fit. History. Ga. L. 1920, p. 132, § 2; Code 1933, § 84-704; Ga. L. 1976, p. 484, § 1. 372 43-11-3 DENTISTS, HYGIENISTS, ASSISTANTS 43-11-6
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-4 Meetings
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It shall be the duty of the board to meet annually at the close of the session of a majority of the dental colleges and to hold such other meetings as the duties of the board may require. It shall also be the duty of the board to meet in any called meeting that may be ordered in …
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-42 Reciprocity; criminal background check
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(a) The board may issue, in its discretion, without examination, a teacher’s or instructor’s license to a dental hygienist who has graduated from a school or college approved by the board and accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association …
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-43 Fees
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Each person applying for examination for a license to practice dentistry shall, at the time of making his or her application, pay to the executive director a fee to be set by the board. Each person applying for the renewal of a license or authority to practice dentistry or for th…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-44 Discretionary decisions involving treatment of patients
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It is a matter of public interest that all decisions involving or affecting the clinical dental treatment of a patient shall be left to the sole 396 43-11-44 DENTISTS, HYGIENISTS, ASSISTANTS 43-11-46 discretion of the licensed dentist providing treatment to the patient. The board…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-45.1 Display of license
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Every person licensed under this article shall display such license in a conspicuous place in such person’s principal place of business. History. Code 1981, § 43-11-45.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1056, § 6. 43-11-46. License renewal.
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-46 License renewal
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(a) Every person licensed by the board to practice dentistry shall register biennially on the renewal date set by the board and shall pay to the executive director a registration fee which shall be set by the board. The board shall provide for penalty fees for late registration. …
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-46.1 Continuing education requirements; waiver
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(a) The board shall be authorized to require persons seeking renewal of a dental license under this chapter to complete board approved continuing education of not less than 40 hours biennially. The board shall be authorized to approve courses offered by institutions of higher lea…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-47 History
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Ga. L. 1949, p. 1192, § 6; Ga. L. 1958, p. 53, § 1; Code 1933, § 84-730, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 484, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1389, § 8; Ga. L. 1987, p. 932, § 8; Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 43; Ga. L. 2004, p. 720, § 12.
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-48 Initiation of proceedings for violation of chapter; records
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(a) Proceedings under this chapter may be initiated by the board upon its own motion or upon receipt of a signed, written complaint. A board member who forwards a complaint to the attention of the board shall not participate in any further disciplinary proceedings with respect to…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-49 Burden of proof as to authority to practice dentistry
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On the trial of anyone charged with the violation of this chapter or with the illegal practice of dentistry, it shall be incumbent on the defendant, upon proof that he or she practiced dentistry, to show that he or she had authority under the law to practice dentistry in order to…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-5 Address of board members
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Each member of the board, upon the receipt of his or her commission, shall file with the executive director his or her post office address and thereafter a notice of any change thereof. Any notice mailed to such address by the executive director shall be deemed to comply with the …
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-50 Practice of dentistry without a license
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Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity who practices dentistry in this state without obtaining a license to practice from the board shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,0…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-51 Practicing dentistry under another’s license
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Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity who practices dentistry or performs any dental operation under the protection of another’s license shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more tha…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-53 Charitable organization, §43-17-2
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Professional boxing, §43-4B-1. Charitable purpose, §43-17-2. Charitable sales promotion, §43-17-2. Chiropractic, §43-9-1. Chronic pain. Pain management clinics, §43-34-282. Client. Psychology interjurisdictional compact (Psypact), §43-39-22. Real estate appraisers and appraisal m…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-6 Expense and mileage allowances; other reimbursements
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Each member of the board shall receive the expense allowance as provided by subsection (b) of Code Section 45-7-21 and the same 373 43-11-7 mileage allowance for the use of a personal car as that received by other state officials and employees or a travel allowance of actual tran…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-7 Powers and duties of board
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The board shall perform such duties and possess and exercise such powers, relative to the protection of the public health and the control and regulation of the practice of dentistry as this chapter prescribes and confers upon it. The board shall also have the following powers and…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-70.1 Temporary license authorized
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A person who furnishes the board satisfactory proof of being currently licensed to practice as a dental hygienist in another state and who has applied for, paid the fee for, and been authorized by the board to take the examination required by Code Section 43-11-70 shall be issued…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-71 Qualifications of applicants for license; criminal background check
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(a) No person shall be entitled to or be issued such license as set out in Code Section 43-11-70 unless such person is at least 18 years of age, of good moral character, and a graduate of a dental hygiene program recognized by the board and accredited by the Commission on Dental …
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-72 Corrective action against licensee
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The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant, to revoke, or to discipline the license of any licensed dental hygienist in this state based upon any ground or violation enumerated in Code Section 43-11-47, in the same manner and to the same extent as such Code section app…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-73 License renewal
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(a) Every person licensed by the board to practice dental hygiene shall register biennially on the renewal date set by the executive director and shall pay to the executive director a registration fee which shall be set by the board. The board shall provide for penalty fees for l…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-73.1 Dentists
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License renewal. Continuing education requirement, §43-11-46.1. Dispensing opticians.
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-74 Licenses
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Applications. Provisional license to practice by credentials, §43-11-71.1. DENTAL HYGIENISTS —Cont’d Licenses —Cont’d Criminal background check. Applicants for license, §43-11-71. Provisional license to practice by credentials, §43-11-71.1. Examinations, §43-11-70. Issuance, §43-…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-75 Applicability of article
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This article shall not apply to licensed dentists, nor shall this article apply to physicians licensed in this state in extracting teeth or performing surgical operations and in charging therefor or to accredited schools of dentistry. History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 1192, § 8; Code 1933…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-76 Applicability of provisions
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Exceptions, §43-11-75. Audit of regulatory agencies. General provisions, §§43-2-1 to 43-2-5. Census, §43-11-11. Continuing education, §43-11-73.1. Criminal background check. Applicant for license, §43-11-71. Provisional license to practice by credentials, §43-11-71.1. Teacher or …
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-80 Acts, services, practices, and procedures authorized
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(a) A dental assistant is one, other than a licensed dentist or licensed dental hygienist, who is employed to assist a licensed dentist by performing those acts, services, practices, and procedures as may be prescribed by rule or regulation of the board. (b) After meeting such ad…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-81 Direct supervision required
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Dental assistants shall perform their duties only under the direct, personal supervision of a licensed dentist. No dental assistant shall practice dentistry, dental hygiene, or do any kind of dental work other than those acts, services, procedures, and practices prescribed by rul…
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-82 Dental hygienists
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Generally, §§43-11-70 to 43-11-76. General supervision. Role and responsibility of dentist in hygienists performing under general supervision, §43-11-74. Dental students. Training, activities constituting practice of dentistry, §43-11-20. Disciplinary proceedings, §§43-11-42, 43-…