Death of patient - Notification of Board

All licensees engaged in the practice of dentistry in this state shall notify the Board within twenty-four (24) hours of the discovery of a death of a patient, or an emergency hospital visit where the patient is admitted, pursuant to treatment in a dental office and potentially related to the practice of dentistry by the licensee. A licensee shall submit a complete report to the Board of any fatality or serious injury occurring during the practice of dentistry or the discovery of the death of a patient whose death is causally related to the practice of dentistry by the licensee within thirty (30) days of such occurrence. Added by Laws 2012, c. 270, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2012. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 151, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2025, c. 273, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.