North Carolina Administrative Code

SECTION .0300 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE 21 NCAC 16B .0301 APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE (a) All applications for licensure as a dentist shall be made on the forms furnished by the Board at www.ncdentalboard.org and shall include the following information: (1) full name; (2) street …

21 NCAC 16B .0302 CONSENT FOR BOARD INVESTIGATION In making application, the applicant authorizes the Board to verify the information contained in the application or to seek such further information pertinent to the applicant's qualifications or character as the Board may deem pr…

21 NCAC 16B .0303 Board approved EXAMINATIONS (a) All applicants for dental licensure shall achieve a passing score of at least 80 percent on the Board's sterilization and jurisprudence examinations. Applicants may take a reexamination in accordance with Rule .0317 of this Sectio…

21 NCAC 16B .0314 SIMULATED CLINICAL PROCEDURES History Note: Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-30; 90-48; Eff. January 1, 1983; Repealed Eff. October 1, 1986.

21 ncac 16b .0315 REEXAMINATION History Note: Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-30; 90-48; Eff. January 1, 1983; Amended Eff. April 1, 2003; August 1, 2002; May 1, 1991; May 1, 1989; October 1, 1986; Repealed Eff. March 1, 2006.

21 NCAC 16B .0316 ORAL EXAMINATION: INSTRUCTORS History Note: Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-30; 90-48; Eff. October 1, 1986; Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.

21 ncac 16b .0317 REEXAMINATION (a) Any applicant who has passed the written examination but has failed the clinical examination must also re-take the written examination unless the applicant successfully passes the clinical examination within one year after passing the written e…

21 NCAC 16B .0318 TEMPORARY LIMIted LICENSE during state of emergency History Note: Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-28.5; 90-30; 90-39; S.L. 2020-3, s. 4.38; S.L. 2020-97, s. 3.20; Emergency Adoption Eff. May 22, 2020 to expire pursuant to S.L. 2020-3, s. 4.38.(e); Emergency Adoption Ex…

21 ncac 16b .0406 BOARD CONDUCTED REEXAMINATION History Note: Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-30; 90-48; Eff. April 1, 2006; Repealed Eff. September 1, 2014.

SECTION .0500 – LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS 21 ncac 16b .0501 DENTAL LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS (a) Except for instructors applying under Rule .0502 of this Section, an applicant for a dental license by credentials shall submit to the Board: (1) a notarized application form provided b…

21 NCAC 16B .0502 DENTAL LICENSURE VIA Instructor'S license (a) An applicant for license by credentials who holds an unexpired instructor's license issued by the Board shall submit to the Board: (1) a notarized application form provided by the Board at www.ncdentalboard.org that …

SECTION .0600 – LIMITED VOLUNTEER DENTAL LICENSE 21 NCAC 16B .0601 LIMITED VOLUNTEER DENTAL LICENSE (a) An applicant for a limited volunteer dental license shall submit to the Board: (1) a notarized application form provided by the Board at www.ncdentalboard.org that includes the…

SECTION .0700 – INSTRUCTOR'S LICENSE 21 ncac 16b .0701 INSTRUCTOR'S LICENSE (a) An applicant for an instructor's license shall submit to the Board: (1) a notarized application form provided by the Board at www.ncdentalboard.org that includes the information and materials required…

section .0800 – special restricted licenses 21 NCAC 16B .0801 TEMPORARY VOLUNTEER DENTAL PERMIT (a) An applicant for a temporary volunteer dental permit shall submit to the Board an application form provided by the Board at www.ncdentalboard.org that includes the following inform…

SECTION .0900 – EXEMPTIONS FOR ACTIVE MILITARY 21 NCAC 16B .0901 DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply only to this Section; (1) "Dental Board" – the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners. (2) "Eligible licensees" – all dentists currently licensed by and in good st…

21 NCAC 16B .0902 EXEMPTIONS GRANTED (a) Eligible licensees are granted a waiver of their mandatory continuing education requirements. (b) Eligible licensees are granted an extension period in which to pay license renewal fees and comply with all other requirements imposed by the…

SECTION .1000 - licensure by military endorsement 21 ncac 16b .1001 DENTAL LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT BASED ON MILITARY SERVICE (a) An applicant for a dental license by endorsement based on military service shall submit to the Board: (1) a notarized application form provided by the…

21 ncac 16b .1002 DENTAL LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT BASED ON STATUS AS MILITARY SPOUSE (a) An applicant for a dental license by endorsement based on the applicant's status as a military spouse shall submit to the Board: (1) a notarized application form provided by the Board at www.…

SECTION .1100 - REINSTATEMENT 21 NCAC 16B .1101 APPLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT (a) Any person desiring to practice dentistry in North Carolina whose North Carolina dental license has been revoked, suspended, retired, or expired shall submit to the Board an application for reinstat…

SUBCHAPTER 16C - LICENSURE DENTAL HYGIENISTS SECTION .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS 21 NCAC 16C .0101 LICENSURE (a) All dental hygienists shall be licensed by the Board before practicing dental hygiene in this State. All persons desiring to practice dental hygiene in this State shall…

21 NCAC 16C .0102 NO RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENT History Note: Authority G.S. 90-223; 90-224; 90-226; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; Expired Eff. February 1, 2018 pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A.

SECTION .0200 - QUALIFICATIONS 21 NCAC 16C .0201 IN GENERAL History Note: Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-48; 90-223; 90-224; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.

21 NCAC 16C .0202 STUDENT MAY APPLY The Board shall accept dental hygienist applications from students currently enrolled in schools of dental hygiene. Applications shall automatically be denied if the applicant fails to complete the required course of study or fails a Board appr…

21 ncac 16c .0203 TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED History Note: Authority G.S. 90-223; 90-224; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Amended Eff. April 1, 2003; January 1, 1994; May 1, 1989; Repealed Eff. June 1, 2006.

SECTION .0300 - APPLICATION 21 NCAC 16C .0301 APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE (a) All applications for licensure as a dental hygienist shall be made on the forms furnished by the Board at www.ncdentalboard.org and shall include the following information: (1) full name; (2) street addre…

21 NCAC 16C .0302 CONSENT FOR BOARD INVESTIGATION In making application, the applicant authorizes the Board to verify the information contained in the application or to seek such further information pertinent to the applicant's qualifications or character as the Board may deem pr…

21 NCAC 16C .0303 BOARD APPROVED EXAMINATIONS (a) All applicants for dental hygiene licensure shall achieve a passing score of at least 80 percent on the Board's sterilization and jurisprudence examinations. Reexamination shall be governed by Rule .0311 of this Section. (b) All a…

21 NCAC 16C .0311 REEXAMINATION (a) Any applicant who passed the written examination but failed the clinical portion of any Board approved examination shall also re-take the written examination unless the applicant successfully passes the clinical examination within one year of p…

21 NCAC 16C .0312 TEMPORARY LIMIted LICENSE during state of emergency History Note: Authority G.S. 90-28.5; 90-223; 90-224; S.L. 2020-3, s. 4.38; S.L. 2020-97, s. 3.20; Emergency Adoption Eff. May 22, 2020 to expire pursuant to S.L. 2020-3, s. 4.38.(e); Emergency Adoption Expired…

SECTION .0500 – LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS 21 NCAC 16C .0501 DENTAL HYGIENE LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS (a) An applicant for a dental hygiene license by credentials shall submit to the Board: (1) a notarized application form provided by the Board at www.ncdentalboard.org that includes…

section .0600 – reinstatement of dental hygiene license 21 NCAC 16C .0601 application for reinstatement (a) Any person desiring to practice dental hygiene in North Carolina whose North Carolina dental hygiene license has been revoked, suspended, retired, or expired shall submit t…

SUBCHAPTER 16D - PROVISIONAL LICENSURE: DENTISTS SECTION .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS 21 NCAC 16D .0101 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (a) Persons shall be eligible for provisional licensure under the provisions of G.S. 90-29.3 if they have been licensed to practice dentistry in another …

21 ncac 16d .0102 RESTRICTIONS ON PRACTICE (a) Any provisional license issued to a member of the faculty of an educational institution shall limit the practice of such provisional licensee to the confines of the facilities provided by the educational institution of which he is a …

21 NCAC 16D .0103 PATIENT RECORDS History Note: Authority G.S. 90-29.3; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Repealed Eff. September 1, 2014.

21 NCAC 16D .0104 APPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL LICENSE (a) An applicant for a provisional dental license shall submit to the Board: (1) a notarized application form provided by the Board at www.ncdentalboard.org that includes the information and materials required by 21 NCAC 16B .…

21 ncac 16d .0105 EXAMINATION History Note: Authority G.S. 90-29.3; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Amended Eff. August 1, 2002; Expired Eff. February 1, 2018 pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A.

SECTION .0200 – EXAMINATIONS 21 NCAC 16D .0201 CLINICAL EXAMINATION History Note: Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-29.5; 90-48; Eff. January 1, 1983; Repealed Eff. September 1, 2009.

21 NCAC 16D .0202 ORAL EXAMINATION History Note: Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-29.5; 90-48; Eff. January 1, 1983; Repealed Eff. October 1, 1986.

SUBCHAPTER 16E - PROVISIONAL LICENSURE: DENTAL HYGIENIST 21 NCAC 16E .0101 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS History Note: Authority G.S. 90-226; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; RRC Objection November 21, 2002 and rule was returned to a…

21 NCAC 16E .0102 RESTRICTIONS ON PRACTICE The dental hygiene practice of a provisional licensee shall be restricted to the dental practice location designated in the application for provisional licensure. History Note: Authority G.S. 90-226; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff…

21 NCAC 16E .0103 APPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL LICENSE (a) An applicant for a provisional dental hygiene license shall submit to the Board: (1) a notarized application form provided by the Board at www.ncdentalboard.org that includes the information and materials required by 21 NC…

21 ncac 16e .0104 EXAMINATION As a condition precedent to issuing a provisional license, the Board may require an applicant to demonstrate professional competency by appearing before the Board for oral examination, written examination(s), clinical evaluation or any combination th…

SUBCHAPTER 16F - PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS SECTION .0100 - SCOPE 21 NCAC 16F .0101 CERTIFICATION OF LICENSURE REQUIRED History Note: Authority G.S. 90-48; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.

21 NCAC 16F .0102 APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF LICENSURE (a) For purposes of formation of a professional entity, an application for certification that all proposed owners of shares of stock in a professional corporation or association or all proposed managers and members of a…

21 ncac 16f .0103 CORPORATE OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME Corporation or limited liability company designations shall consist only of the use of the words "Professional Association," "P.A.", "Professional Corporation," or "P.C." for professional corporations and "Professional…

21 NCAC 16F .0104 CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (a) Each professional entity shall submit an application for a certificate of registration on the form available on the Board's website, www.ncdentalboard.org, and shall include the following information: (1) name of the company; (2) …

21 NCAC 16F .0105 APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL or reinstATEMENT (a) The certificate of registration shall be renewed each year based on the anniversary of the date of issuance. Within 30 days after the anniversary date, the professional entity shall submit its application for renewal …

21 NCAC 16F .0106 TRANSFER OF STOCK History Note: Authority G.S. 90-48; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.

21 NCAC 16F .0107 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION, OR ARTICLES OF DISSOLUTION Amendments to the articles of incorporation or articles of organization, including amendments made by restated articles of organization, or articles of dissolution shall be forwa…

21 NCAC 16F .0108 EMPLOYMENT OF DENTAL HYGIENIST History Note: Authority G.S. 90-223(b); 90-233(b); Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Amended Eff. April 1, 1994; January 1, 1983; Expired Eff. February 1, 2018 pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A.