Title 45, Title 45: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

45:6-1a Additional board member. 10. In addition to the current membership of the board as prescribed by R.S.45:6-1, the Governor shall appoint, in the same manner as presently prescribed by law for the appointment of members, one additional member to the board who shall have res…

45:6-2. Officers; meetings; quorum; rating of dental schools, etc.; reports; seal The board shall, at its annual meeting, elect from its members a president, and an officer to be known as secretary-treasurer, which officer may or may not be a member of the board; and it shall hol…

45:6-20. Practice of dentistry as interne in public or private hospitals and institutions Any person may practice dentistry as an interne or resident in a public or private licensed hospital or other public or private institution of this State for a period of one year; providing,…

45:6-21. Dental internes not to receive fees or compensation; exception; nature of services; inspection of institution No dental interne or resident certified under section 45:6-20 of this Title to any public or private licensed hospital or other public or private institution sha…

45:6-23. Unlawful sale, alteration, use of dental degree, certificate, transcript; misdemeanor 45:6-23. Any person, company or association shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon every conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars, or by …

45:6-24. False statements; high misdemeanor Any person who, in any affidavit or examination required of an applicant for examination, license or registration under the laws regulating the practice of dentistry, willfully makes a false statement in a material regard, shall be guil…

45:6-26. Commitment for failure to pay judgment The court shall, if judgment be rendered for the plaintiff, cause any defendant who refuses or fails to pay forthwith the amount of the judgment rendered against him and all the costs and charges incident thereto, to be committed to…

45:6-3. Rules; examinations; qualifications of applicants for examination The board shall from time to time adopt rules for its own government and for the examination of candidates for licenses to practice dentistry. Any rule altering the nature or increasing the severity of the …

45:6-4. Application and fee Every applicant for a license shall file his application with and pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the secretary-treasurer of the board and present himself for examination at the first regular meeting of the board after such application, due noti…

45:6-48. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Dental Auxiliaries Act." L.1979, c. 46, s. 1, eff. March 21, 1979.

45:6-49 Definitions. 2. For the purposes of this act: a. "Board" means the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry. b. "Registered dental assistant" means any person who has fulfilled the requirements for registration established by this act and who has been registered by the board. …

45:6-5. Receipts and expenditures; secretary-treasurer's bond All moneys received shall be held by the secretary-treasurer and paid out only upon resolution of the board and warrant of its president. The secretary-treasurer shall give bond in such sum and with such surety as the …

45:6-50. Additional powers, duties of board 3. The board shall have the following additional powers and duties, under this act: a. To examine, admit, and deny persons applying for admission to the practice of dental hygiene; b. To issue licenses to practice dental hygiene; c. To …

45:6-50.1. Required training for dental assistant internship programs 10. The board shall establish by rule or regulation the required training which shall be included in dental assistant internship programs. An internship program for an individual seeking registration as a denta…

45:6-50.2. Required training for limited dental assistant internship program 11. Upon the request of a recognized professional dental specialty society, the board shall establish by rule or regulation the required training which shall be included in a limited dental assistant int…

45:6-51. Meetings The board shall hold at least two meetings annually at which they will examine and license persons to practice dental hygiene. L.1979, c. 46, s. 4, eff. March 21, 1979.

45:6-52. Dental hygiene; examination of candidates for licenses to practice a. The board shall adopt rules for the examination of candidates for licenses to practice dental hygiene. Every applicant shall present to the secretary of the board a written application for admission to…

45:6-53. Registration and issuance of licenses All persons who pass the required examination shall be registered by the board as licensed dental hygienists, and shall be issued licenses to practice dental hygiene under the seal and hand of the president and secretary of the board…

45:6-54. Waiver of examination The board may waive the requirements for examination of a candidate for a license to practice dental hygiene when the board reasonably determines that it is in the public interest. L.1979, c. 46, s. 7, eff. March 21, 1979.

45:6-55. Rules, procedure for registration 8. a. The board shall adopt rules and procedure for the registration of dental assistants and limited dental assistants. Every applicant for registration shall satisfactorily complete an examination approved by the board and a nationally…

45:6-56 Requirement of continuing education. 9. a. (1) Every two years, at the time of license renewal, each person licensed to practice dental hygiene in this State shall provide the board with a certified statement, upon a form issued and distributed by the board, that such lic…

45:6-57. Biennial certificate of registration Every person licensed to practice dental hygiene shall biennially apply, on a form furnished by the board, for a certificate of registration, which shall be issued by the secretary of the board upon payment of a fee of $10.00. The cer…

45:6-57.1. Inactive status list A licensed dental hygienist may apply to the board for inactive license status on a form furnished by the board. Upon receipt of the completed inactive status application form the board shall place the licensee on an inactive status list. While on …

45:6-58. Penalties 11. Any person practicing dental hygiene in this State without first having obtained a license as provided by this act, or without the current biennial certificate of registration, or contrary to any of the provisions of this act, or any person who fails to com…

45:6-6. Issuance of licenses; reciprocal licenses; fees The board shall register as licensed dentists, and, under its seal and the hand of its president and secretary-treasurer, shall issue to all persons who successfully pass said examination its license to practice dentistry. T…

45:6-60. Disorderly persons offense; fines 13. Any person, company or association who commits any of the following acts is a disorderly person, and upon every conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than $300.00 nor more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for not l…

45:6-61. Penalty for violations by dentist 14. Any licensed dentist who shall permit any unlicensed or unregistered person to practice dental hygiene or work as a registered dental assistant or limited registered dental assistant under his direction or control or shall permit or …

45:6-62 Practice of dental hygiene. 15. a. Any person who has graduated from a school or college of dental hygiene approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association and has been licensed to practice dental hygiene in this State and holds a curr…

45:6-64 Establishment of independent office, practice, of dental hygienist; prohibition. 17. Nothing in this act shall be construed as permitting a licensed dental hygienist to establish an independent office or engage in independent practice in connection with the performance of…

45:6-65. Continuance of proceedings dependent on law prior to effective date of law All proceedings pending and undisposed of, and any new proceedings based upon any event or transaction occurring before the effective date of this act, shall be continued, or may be initiated and …

45:6-66. Rules and regulations; continuation All rules and regulations heretofore adopted by the board shall continue to be effective on an interim basis as though hereafter adopted as rules and regulations of the board to the extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions …

45:6-67. Rules and regulations on practice of dental hygienists and registered dental assistants; expiration of s. 45:6-63 Section 16 of this act shall remain in force and effect for a period not to exceed 2 years after the effective date of this act. Within 1 year after the effe…

45:6-68. Severability If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the …

45:6-69. Compliance with law on radiologic technology 23. Nothing herein shall be construed to exempt registered dental assistants, limited registered dental assistants, dental assistants or other dental office personnel from compliance with P.L.1981, c.295 (C.26:2D-24 et seq.). …

45:6-69.1 Direct supervision required for certain procedures. 4. The administration of local anesthesia, the monitoring of a patient administered nitrous oxide, and any other anesthetic procedures that may be designated by the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry, by regulation, s…

45:6-69.2 Restrictions relative to dental hygienists. 5. A licensed dental hygienist shall not perform any intra-oral service, other than administering preventive measures such as the application of fluorides, pit and fissure sealants as well as other recognized topical agents fo…

45:6-7.1. Pharmacists informed of dentist's license and medical status 2. The New Jersey State Board of Dentistry shall notify each pharmacy owner in the State in writing of any dentist permitted to prescribe or administer a controlled dangerous substance in the course of profess…

45:6-70 Issuance of limited registration certificate. 4. The New Jersey State Board of Dentistry shall issue to a dentist in good standing holding an active license to practice dentistry in any other state a limited registration certificate authorizing the registrant to make dent…

45:6-71 Fee for certificate. 5. Each applicant for a limited registration certificate and each registrant shall pay to the board a fee in the amount established by the board, not to exceed a sum equal to 20 percent of the fee established for the issuance of a two-year active dent…

45:6-72 Standards for dentists and holders of limited registration certificates. 6. Dentists licensed in New Jersey and holders of limited registration certificates are intended to be subject to the same standards of honesty, integrity and competency. In exercising its powers und…

45:6-73 License to practice dentistry required under certain circumstances. 6. Except as otherwise provided in P.L.1964, c.186 (C.45:6-16.1 et seq.), R.S.45:6-19 and R.S.45:6-20, no person other than a person duly licensed to practice dentistry in this State shall: a. make any di…

45:7-32. Mortuary Science Act; short title This act shall be known as the "Mortuary Science Act." L.1952, c. 340, p. 1097, s. 1.

45:7-32.1 Findings, declarations related to the Mortuary Science Act. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The statutory framework for the licensure in funeral services dates back to the "Mortuary Science Act," P.L.1952, c.340 (C.45:7-32 et seq.), in an era when New Jer…

45:7-33. Practice of embalming and funeral directing declared occupation subject to strict regulation In the interest of, and to better secure, the public health, safety and welfare and for the more efficient administration and supervision of sanitary codes and health regulations…

45:7-34. Definitions. 3. As used in P.L.1952, c.340 (C.45:7-32 et seq.): (a) "Board" means the State Board of Mortuary Science of New Jersey. (b) "Embalming" means the disinfecting or preservation of a dead human body, entirely or in part by the use of chemical substances, fluids…

45:7-35. State Board of Mortuary Science of New Jersey created 4. There is hereby created in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety a State Board of Mortuary Science of New Jersey, which board shall consist of 13 members as follows: two shall …