NY Educ L § 6604-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 8 - The Professions Article 133 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, and Registered Dental Assisting 6604-B - Restricted Dental Faculty License.

§  6604-b.  Restricted  dental  faculty license. 1. The department may issue a restricted dental faculty license to a full-time faculty  member employed  at  an approved New York state school of dentistry. The holder of such restricted dental faculty license shall have  the  authority  to practice  dentistry,  as  defined  in this article, but such practice of dentistry shall be limited to the school's facilities  or  the  school's clinics,  or  facilities  or  clinics  with  relationships to the school confirmed by formal affiliation  agreements.  Nothing  in  this  section shall  be  construed  to  authorize  such  holder of a restricted dental faculty license to engage in the private practice of  dentistry  at  any other site.   2.  To  qualify  for a restricted dental faculty license the applicant shall present satisfactory evidence of the following:  (a) The completion of a total of no less than six  academic  years  of pre-professional and professional education, including:   i. courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology and physics; and   ii. not less than four academic years of professional dental education satisfactory  to  the  department  culminating  in  a degree, diploma or certificate in dentistry recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the jurisdiction in which the school is  located  as  acceptable  for entry into practice in the jurisdiction in which the school is located.  (b)  Within  the  last  five  years,  have  two  years of satisfactory practice as a dentist  or  have  satisfactorily  completed  an  advanced education  program  in  general  dentistry  or  in  a  dental specialty, provided such program is accredited by an organization accepted  by  the department  as  a reliable authority for the purpose of accrediting such programs (such as the commission on dental accreditation); and  (c) Possesses good moral character as determined by the department.   3. The dean of the  dental  school  shall  notify  the  department  in writing upon the submission of an initial license application and yearly thereafter  that  the  holder  of the dental faculty license is employed full-time at the dental school. Full-time employment means the holder of such dental faculty license devotes at least four full working days  per week  in  teaching or patient care, research or administrative duties at the dental school where employed. The dean of the dental school and  the holder  of  such dental faculty license shall each notify the department in  writing  within  thirty  days  of  the  termination   of   full-time employment.   4.  In  order  to  continue  to  practice  dentistry,  the holder of a restricted dental faculty license shall apply for  and  hold  a  current triennial  registration  which shall be subject to the same registration requirements as apply to holders of unrestricted dental licenses, except that such registration shall be  issued  only  upon  the  submission  of documentation  satisfactory  to the department of the holder's continued status  as  a  full-time  dental  faculty  member,  provided  that  such registration  shall immediately terminate and the holder shall no longer be authorized to practice if the holder ceases to be a full-time  dental faculty member at an approved New York state school of dentistry.   5.  The  holder  of  this  restricted  dental faculty license shall be subject to the professional misconduct provisions set forth  in  article one  hundred  thirty  of  this  chapter and in the rules of the board of regents and the regulations of the commissioner.   6. The fee for each restricted dental faculty license shall  be  three hundred   dollars,  and  the  fee  for  initial  registration  and  each subsequent re-registration shall be three hundred dollars.   7. In order to be eligible for a restricted dental faculty license  an applicant  must be a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted  for permanent residence in the United States;  provided,  however,  that the  department may grant a three year waiver for an alien who otherwise meets all other requirements for a  restricted  dental  faculty  license except  that  the  department  may  grant an additional extension not to exceed six years to an alien to enable him or her to secure  citizenship or  permanent  resident  status,  provided such status is being actively pursued. No current faculty member shall be displaced by the holder of a restricted dental faculty license.