Chapter 448 — Chapter 448

§448-1 Dentistry defined; exempted practices. A person practices dentistry, within the meaning of this chapter, who represents oneself as being able to diagnose, treat, operate or prescribe for any disease, pain, injury, deficiency, deformity, or physical condition of the human t…

§448-1.5 Lead apron during x-ray; required. (a) A dentist shall cover a patient's torso from the neck to the pelvis including the genital area with a lead apron while conducting an x-ray procedure on the patient. (b) The board of dentistry, by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 91,…

§448-11 Investigations and hearings. The board of dentistry, or its duly authorized representative, may inquire of any applicant for examination concerning the applicant's character, qualifications, or experience and may conduct investigations and hearings in order to secure furt…

§448-12 Temporary license. [(a)] The board of dentistry may issue without examination to any resident or nonresident otherwise qualified to be examined a temporary license to practice dentistry in the employment of or while under contract with the State or any county, or any lega…

§448-13 Certificate, evidence. All certificates of license issued by the board of dentistry shall be signed by the chairperson, sealed, and shall be presumptive evidence of the right of the holder to practice dentistry. No person shall practice dentistry without first having proc…

§448-15 No corporation to practice dentistry; penalty. No corporation shall practice dentistry or engage therein, or hold itself out as being entitled to practice dentistry, or furnish dental services or dentists, or advertise under or assume the title of dentist or dental surgeo…

§448-16 Duty to furnish names, etc. Every person or association practicing dentistry in the State shall, upon demand in writing by the secretary of the board of dentistry, furnish within fifteen days after such demand, to the board, through its secretary, a true statement of the …

§448-17 Refusal, revocation, suspension, and administrative penalties. (a) The board shall refuse to issue a license to any applicant who fails to meet all of the requirements imposed by this chapter and may refuse to issue a license to any applicant who has been disciplined by a…

§448-18 Hearings. In all proceedings before it, the board and each member thereof shall have the same powers respecting administering oaths, compelling the attendance of witnesses, and the production of documentary evidence, and examining witnesses as are possessed by circuit cou…

§448-19 Using assumed name or degree prohibited. Nothing in this chapter shall permit the performance of dental operations by an unlicensed person under cover of the name of a registered and licensed practitioner, and no person shall practice dentistry under an assumed name, titl…

§448-2 Practice without license prohibited. No person shall practice dentistry or dental surgery in the State, either gratuitously or for pay, or shall offer to so practice or shall advertise or announce oneself, either publicly or privately, as prepared or qualified to so practi…

§448-20 Practicing for advertising purposes, penalty. Any person who extracts teeth or performs any other operation pertaining to dentistry for the purpose of advertising, exhibiting, or selling any medicine, instrument, or business of any description, whether the extraction or o…

§448-21 Criminal penalties. Any person who violates, or fails to comply with, any of the provisions of this chapter, where a criminal penalty is not otherwise provided, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, and each day's violation or failure t…

§448-22 Prosecuting officers, duty. On notice from any member of the board of dentistry, the several prosecuting officers of the State shall institute prosecutions for offenses under this chapter. [L 1903, c 40, §16; RL 1925, §1082; RL 1935, §997; RL 1945, §2169; RL 1955, §61-22;…

§448-23 Filing of false information; revocation of license. The board of dentistry shall refuse to grant a license to any applicant or shall revoke the license of any person who knowingly records, registers, or files, or offers for recordation, registration, or filing with the de…

§448-3 Practice by unlicensed employee prohibited; penalty. (a) Except as provided in section 447-3, no person who manages or conducts as manager, proprietor, conductor, or otherwise a place where dental operations are performed, shall employ any person as operator in dental surg…

§448-4 Fraudulent advertising. It shall be unlawful for any person to publish or circulate, directly or indirectly, any statements relating to the person's practice of dentistry that are or tend to be false, fraudulent, or misleading. A violation of this section shall subject the…

§448-5 Board of dentistry; appointment. The board of dentistry shall consist of twelve members, eight of whom shall be practicing dentists who have been engaged in the practice of dentistry for a period of five years preceding their several appointments, two of whom shall be prac…

§448-6 Powers and duties, meetings. (a) The board shall meet for the purpose of examining applicants and for other purposes at times that it designates. Adequate statewide public notice of the times and places of examinations shall be given. The board may prescribe which members …

§448-7 Fees. Every applicant qualified for registration shall pay a license fee before entering practice. Every person holding a license to practice dentistry in the State shall pay to the board on or before December 31 of each odd-numbered year, a biennial registration fee. The …

§448-8 REPEALED. L 1983, c 220, §7.

§448-8.5 Continuing education requirements. The board shall adopt a program of continuing education for dentists and a program of continuing education for dental hygienists. After January 1, 2002, at the time of reregistration of license as a dentist or dental hygienist, each lic…

§448-9 Application for licensure. Any person of eighteen years or more shall be eligible for licensure upon submission of:

§448-9.4 American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) examination; regional examinations. An applicant shall take and pass the ADEX examination, and neither the state examination nor any regional examination shall be accepted. [L 2005, c 121, §3; am L 2007, c 72, §1]

§448-9.5 REPEALED. L 2004, c 69, §4.

§448-9.6 Community service license. (a) The board may issue, without examination, a community service license to practice dentistry in the employment of the department of health, a federally qualified health center, Native Hawaiian health center, community health center, rural he…