(a)Except as provided by paragraph (xii) of this
subsection, any person is deemed to be practicing dentistry
within the meaning of this act:
(i)Who performs, or attempts, or advertises to
perform, or causes to be performed by the patient or any other
person, or instructs in the performance of any dental operation
or oral surgery or dental service of any kind gratuitously or
for a salary, fee, money or other remuneration paid, or to be
paid, directly or indirectly, to himself or to any other person
or agency;
(ii)Who is a manager, proprietor, operator or a
conductor of a place where dental operations, oral surgery or
dental services are performed;
(iii)Who directly or indirectly by any means or
method furnishes, supplies, constructs, reproduces or repairs
any prosthetic denture, bridge,
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(a) Except as provided by paragraph (xii) of this
subsection, any person is deemed to be practicing dentistry
within the meaning of this act:
(i) Who performs, or attempts, or advertises to
perform, or causes to be performed by the patient or any other
person, or instructs in the performance of any dental operation
or oral surgery or dental service of any kind gratuitously or
for a salary, fee, money or other remuneration paid, or to be
paid, directly or indirectly, to himself or to any other person
or agency;
(ii) Who is a manager, proprietor, operator or a
conductor of a place where dental operations, oral surgery or
dental services are performed;
(iii) Who directly or indirectly by any means or
method furnishes, supplies, constructs, reproduces or repairs
any prosthetic denture, bridge, appliance or other structure to
be worn in the human mouth, or places such appliance or
structure in the human mouth or attempts to adjust the same;
(iv) Who advertises to the public by any method to
furnish, supply, construct, reproduce or repair any prosthetic
denture, bridge, appliance or other structure to be worn in the
human mouth;
(v) Who diagnoses or professes to diagnose,
prescribes for or professes to prescribe for, treats or
professes to treat disease, pain, deformity, deficiency, injury
or physical condition of human teeth or jaws, or adjacent
structure;
(vi) Who extracts or attempts to extract human teeth,
or corrects or professes to correct malpositions of teeth or of
the jaw;
(vii) Who gives or professes to give interpretations
or readings of dental radiographs;
(viii) Who administers an anesthetic of any nature in
connection with dental operations;
(ix) Who uses the words "dentist", "dental surgeon"
or "oral surgeon", the letters "D.D.S.", "D.M.D." or any other
words, letters, title or descriptive matter which in any way
represents him as being able to diagnose, treat, prescribe or
operate for any disease, pain, deformity, deficiency, injury or
physical condition of human teeth or jaws, or adjacent
structures;
(x) Who states or advertises or permits to be stated
through any medium of communication that the licensee can
perform or will attempt to perform dental treatment or render a
diagnosis in connection therewith; or
(xi) Who engages in any of the practices included in
the curriculum of an approved dental college;
(xii) A dental laboratory or dental technician is not
practicing dentistry within the meaning of this act when engaged
in the construction, making, alteration or repairing of bridges,
crowns, dentures or other prosthetic or surgical appliances, or
orthodontic appliances if the casts or molds or impressions upon
which the work is constructed have been made by a regularly
licensed and practicing dentist, and if all crowns, bridges,
dentures or prosthetic appliances, surgical appliances or
orthodontic appliances are returned to the dentist upon whose
order the work is constructed.
(b) Any licensed dentist who employs or engages the
service of any person, firm or corporation to construct,
reproduce, make, alter or repair bridges, crowns, dentures or
other prosthetic, surgical or orthodontic appliances shall
furnish the person with a written work authorization on forms
prescribed by the board, which contain:
(i) The name and address of the person to whom the
work authorized is directed;
(ii) The patient's name or identification number, but
if only a number is used the patient's name shall be written
upon the duplicate copy of the work authorization retained by
the dentist;
(iii) The date on which the work authorization was
written;
(iv) A description of the work to be done, including
diagrams, if necessary;
(v) A specification of the type and quality of the
material to be used;
(vi) The signature of the dentist and the number of
his license to practice dentistry.
(c) The person, firm or corporation receiving a work
authorization from a licensed dentist shall retain the original
work authorization and the dentist shall retain the duplicate
copy for inspection at any reasonable time by the board or its
authorized agents for two (2) years from date of issuance.