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AR Code § 17-81-318 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-318. Criminal background check

 (a)  (1) Each applicant for a license issued by the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is required to apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a state and federal criminal background check to be conducted by the Identification Bureau and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  (2) A license shall not be issued to an applicant until the board receives and approves the state and federal criminal background check.    (b) The criminal background check shall conform to applicable federal standards that are in effect on January 1, 2017, and shall include the taking of fingerprints.  (c) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the board and shall be responsible to the Division of Arkansas State Police for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal background check.  (d) Upon completion of the criminal background check, the Identification Bureau shall forward to the board all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant in the commission of any offense listed in subsection (e) of this section.  (e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, a person shall not receive or hold a license issued by the board if the person has been convicted of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any felony listed under § 17-3-102 or a crime involving fraud, dishonesty, untruthfulness, or untrustworthiness, or is a registered sex offender or required to register as a sex offender.  (f)  (1) The provisions of subsection (e) of this section may be waived by the board upon the request of:  (A) An affected applicant for licensure; or  (B) The person holding a license subject to sanctions.    (2) Circumstances for which a waiver may be granted shall include without limitation:  (A) The age at which the crime was committed;  (B) The circumstances surrounding the crime;  (C) The length of time since the crime was committed;  (D) Subsequent work history;  (E) Employment references;  (F) Character references; and  (G) Other evidence demonstrating that the applicant does not pose a threat to the public.      (g)  (1) Information received by the board from the Identification Bureau or the Federal Bureau of Investigation under this section shall not be available for examination except by:  (A) The affected applicant for licensure or his or her authorized representative; or  (B) The person whose license is subject to revocation or his or her authorized representative.    (2) A record, file, or document shall not be removed from the custody of the division.    (h) Information made available to the affected applicant for licensure or the person whose license is subject to revocation shall pertain to that person only.  (i) Rights of privilege and confidentiality established in this section shall not extend to any document created for purposes other than the background check.  (j) The board may adopt rules to fully implement this section.
AR Code § 17-82-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-82-101. Short title

 This chapter may be known and cited as the “Arkansas Dental Practice Act”.
AR Code § 17-82-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-82-102. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1)  (A) “Practicing dentistry” means:  (i) The evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment by nonsurgical, surgical, or related procedures of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area, and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body, but not for the purpose of treating diseases, disorders, and conditions unrelated to the oral cavity, maxillofacial area, and the adjacent and associated structures; and  (ii) The sale or offer for sale of those articles or services of dentistry enumerated in § 17-82-105(a).    (B) “Practicing dentistry” shall include, but not be limited to, the administration of anesthetics for the purpose of or in connection with the performance of any of the acts, services, or practices enumerated or described in this section.  (C) Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit a licensed physician from extracting teeth in an emergency when, in his or her considered professional judgment, it is necessary and when it is not practicable or reasonable to secure the services of a licensed dentist; and    (2)  (A) “The practice of dental hygiene” means the assessment, prevention, and treatment of oral diseases provided by a licensed dental hygienist under the supervision of a licensed dentist as set out in the rules of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners.  (B) The practice of dental hygiene shall include the removal of deposits from supergingival and subgingival surfaces of the teeth and any other services which the board may authorize by rule and which are not prohibited by any provision of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-82-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-82-103. Employment of hygienists — Scope of duties

 (a) Licensed dentists may employ licensed dental hygienists to act as assistants and to perform the acts, services, and practices described in § 17-82-102 consistently with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.  (b)  (1) No dental hygienist shall engage in any of the acts, services, or practices described in § 17-82-102 and the regulations of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners except as specifically provided in § 17-82-102 and those regulations.  (2) All dental hygienist acts, services, and practices shall be performed under the supervision of a licensed dentist with the supervision being defined in regulations of the board.    (c)  (1) No dental hygienist shall administer any anesthetic other than the administration under the supervision of a licensed dentist of a local anesthetic using topical application or regional injection of a drug as delineated in regulations promulgated by the board.  (2) A dental hygienist shall apply to the board for a certificate to administer local anesthetics. The board shall not issue a certificate until the applicant has met the requirements set forth by the board.  (3) The board shall require proof of a current healthcare-provider-level basic life support certificate before issuing a certificate and a yearly renewal certificate to administer local anesthetics.  (4) The board may establish fees for services relating to certification and certification renewal.    (d) A dental hygienist who violates any provision of this section is subject to the penalties and liabilities of § 17-82-301(b) and (c).
AR Code § 17-82-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-82-105. Sales of dental services or appliances

 (a) Any person other than a licensed dentist who sells or delivers or offers to sell or deliver to the general public the services of construction, repair, reproduction, duplication, alteration, adjustment, cleaning, polishing, refinishing, or processing in any other manner of any artificial or prosthetic tooth or teeth, bridge, crown, denture, restoration, appliance, device, structure, or material or orthodontic appliance or material to be worn or used in the mouth is subject to the penalties and liabilities prescribed in § 17-82-301(b) and (c). This section does not prohibit selling or delivering or offering to sell or deliver any of such articles to a licensed dentist.  (b) Any licensed dentist who employs or engages the services of a dental laboratory or dental laboratory technician or any other person, firm, or corporation to perform any of the operations or to fabricate any of the appliances or devices referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall furnish that person, firm, or corporation with a written work authorization which shall contain:  (1) The name and address of the person, firm, or corporation to which the work authorization is directed;  (2) The patient's name or an identification number. If a number is used, the patient's name shall be written upon the duplicate copy of the work authorization retained by the dentist;  (3) The date on which the work authorization was written;  (4) A description of the work to be done, including diagrams, if necessary;  (5) A specification of the type and quality of materials to be used; and  (6) The signature of the dentist and the number of his or her 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 a duplicate copy for a period of two (2) years.  (d) Any licensed dentist shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners may revoke or suspend the license of that dentist if that dentist:  (1) Employs or engages the services of any person, firm, or corporation to construct or repair, extraorally, prosthetic dentures, bridges, or other dental appliances without first providing the person, firm, or corporation with a written work authorization;  (2) Fails to retain a duplicate copy of the work authorization for two (2) years; or  (3) Commits any violation of this section.    (e) Any person, firm, or corporation shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if that person, firm, or corporation:  (1) Furnishes such services to any licensed dentist without first obtaining a written work authorization from the dentist;  (2) Fails to retain the original work authorization for two (2) years; or  (3) Commits any violation of this section.
AR Code § 17-82-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-82-106. Advertising

 Advertising to the general public for the purpose of soliciting business consisting of any of the acts, services, or practices enumerated in § 17-82-102 or by any rule promulgated by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners under authority of § 17-82-208 shall not be fraudulent or misleading and shall be in conformity with rules adopted by the board.
AR Code § 17-82-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-82-107. Pharmacists authorized to fill prescriptions

 Pharmacists duly licensed in the State of Arkansas are authorized to fill prescriptions in the State of Arkansas for duly licensed dentists of this state for any drug to be used in the practice of dentistry.
AR Code § 17-82-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-82-108. Dental colleges

 No college of dentistry shall be considered reputable by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners unless it possesses the following qualifications:   (1) It shall be chartered under the laws of the state, territory, or the District of Columbia in which it is located and operated and shall be authorized by its charter to confer the degree of “Doctor of Dental Surgery” or “Doctor of Medical Dentistry”;  (2) It shall deliver annually a full course of lectures or instruction by a competent faculty or corps of instructors on the following subjects: anatomy, chemistry, physiology, histology, materia medica, therapeutics, dental metallurgy, pathology, bacteriology, operative dentistry, prosthetic dentistry, crown and bridge work, orthodontics, oral surgery, oral hygiene, administration of anesthetics, radiography, and such other subjects as may be recommended by the American Dental Association Council. Each course of instruction shall consist of not fewer than four (4) terms and of not fewer than thirty-two (32) weeks of six (6) days for each term;  (3) It shall possess apparatus and equipment adequate and sufficient for the ready and full teaching of the foregoing subjects; and  (4) It shall be recognized as being reputable by the American Dental Association Council before being recognized as such by the board.
AR Code § 17-82-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-82-109. Enforcement

 It is the duty of the several prosecuting attorneys of the State of Arkansas to prosecute to final judgment every criminal violation of this chapter committed within their respective jurisdictions.
AR Code § 17-82-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-82-110. Administration of fluoride varnish by physicians and nurses

 (a) Following a risk assessment of the child's oral health approved by the Department of Health, a physician may apply fluoride varnish to a child's teeth after the physician has completed training on dental caries risk assessment and fluoride varnish application approved by the department.  (b) Under physician supervision approved by the department, fluoride varnish application may be delegated to a nurse or other licensed healthcare professional who has completed training on dental caries risk assessment and fluoride varnish application approved by the department.
AR Code § 17-82-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-82-111. Nonclinical services

 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person or entity shall not practice dentistry or otherwise violate the Arkansas Dental Practice Act, § 17-82-101 et seq., or the Dental Corporation Act, § 4-29-401 et seq., if the person or entity contracted to provide the following services for a dentist or dental corporation in a dental practice:  (1) Owns or leases an asset used by a dental practice, including real property, furnishings, equipment, inventory, and other goods, but not including dental patient records;  (2) Employs or contracts for the services of personnel other than licensed dentists; or  (3) Provides administrative services, financial services, or other business activities of a dental practice that do not include practicing dentistry as defined in § 17-82-102.    (b) A person or entity that is not licensed to practice dentistry shall not engage in any activity that includes the practice of dentistry or interferes with the professional judgment or clinical decision-making of a licensed dentist.
AR Code § 17-82-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners|§ 17-82-201. Members — Appointment — Oath

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall be composed of nine (9) members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, for terms of five (5) years:  (A) Six (6) members shall be regularly licensed, registered, and practicing dentists;  (B) One (1) member shall be a regularly licensed, registered, and practicing dental hygienist who shall have all voting powers of a board member;  (C) One (1) member, to be known as the consumer representative, shall be appointed from the state as a member at large. The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Senate. The consumer representative shall not be actively engaged in or retired from the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene. He or she shall be a full voting member but shall not participate in the grading of examinations; and  (D) One (1) member of the board, to represent the elderly, shall be sixty (60) years of age or older, shall not be actively engaged in or retired from the profession of dentistry or dental hygiene, shall be appointed from the state at large subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall be a full voting member but shall not participate in the grading of examinations.    (2) The members in subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be appointed after consulting the Arkansas State Dental Association, the Arkansas State Dental Hygienists' Association, or the dental section of the Arkansas Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association.    (b) The consumer representative and the representative of the elderly positions may not be filled by the same person.  (c) The board members shall serve subject to the provisions of this chapter during the remainder of their respective terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified.  (d)  (1) All vacancies which occur by reason of death, resignation, or in any other manner shall be filled by the Governor.  (2) All such appointments shall be limited to the unexpired term of the office vacated.    (e) Each member appointed to the board, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall take the oath prescribed by Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 20.
AR Code § 17-82-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners|§ 17-82-202. Members — Qualifications

 (a) The professional members of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall be regularly licensed, registered, and practicing dentists and dental hygienists, each of whom must be a graduate of a reputable college of dentistry or dental hygiene and must have been a regularly licensed, registered, and practicing dentist or dental hygienist in the State of Arkansas for a period of five (5) years next preceding the date of his or her appointment.  (b) No dentist or dental hygienist is eligible for appointment to the board who is in any way connected with, or interested in, any college of dentistry, a commercial dental laboratory, or the dental supply business.
AR Code § 17-82-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners|§ 17-82-203. Members — Removal

 (a) Upon charges filed before it in writing, the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners is empowered to remove any member thereof who has been guilty of continued neglect of duty or who is found to be incompetent, dishonorable, or unprofessional.  (b) There shall be no such removal without first giving the accused an opportunity to be heard and to defend the charges against him or her.  (c) A copy of the charges must have been served upon him or her in the manner prescribed by § 17-82-317.
AR Code § 17-82-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners|§ 17-82-204. Members — Liability

 No member of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners, during the term of his or her office or thereafter, shall be required to defend any action for damages in any of the courts in the State of Arkansas where it is shown that the damages followed or resulted from any of the official acts of the member of the board in the performance of his or her duty as a member. Upon motion, any such action shall be dismissed with prejudice at the cost of the plaintiff.
AR Code § 17-82-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners|§ 17-82-205. Meetings — Officers

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall hold at least one (1) regular annual meeting between May 15 and July 15 of each year.  (2) The specific date is to be determined by the board.    (b)  (1) At the annual meeting, the board shall elect a president, a vice president, and a secretary-treasurer.  (2) The terms of these officers shall be for one (1) year and until their successors are elected and assume the duties of their office.  (3) All officers of the board shall assume the duties of their office on September 1 of the year of their election.  (4) The Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall execute to the board a bond satisfactory to the board to secure the faithful performance of his or her duties and proper accountability for all funds of the board coming into his or her possession or control.    (c) Special meetings of the board may be called by the President of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners at any time, upon giving five (5) days' written notice to the members, unless written notice is waived by the members.  (d) A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of all business coming before it.  (e) All proceedings of the board shall be recorded in a permanently bound minute book.
AR Code § 17-82-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners|§ 17-82-206. Records

 The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall keep a permanent record book in which shall be registered the name, age, address, and license number of each person legally entitled to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the State of Arkansas, and it shall also keep other permanent records as it may deem necessary or expedient in the performance of its duties.
AR Code § 17-82-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners|§ 17-82-207. Power to sue — Subpoena power — Seal

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners, in its name, may sue and be sued in the courts.  (b)  (1) In the performance of its duties as herein provided, the board is empowered to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of persons before it for the purpose of examining any facts or conditions properly pending before the board for its action.  (2) All subpoenas issued by the board shall be served in the manner prescribed by law for the service of subpoenas issuing from the courts, and all persons so served shall obey the subpoenas or be subject to the penalties provided by law for the disobedience of subpoenas issuing from the courts.  (3) All persons subpoenaed by the board are entitled to their fee and mileage and shall have all the other rights now provided by law for persons served with subpoenas issuing from the courts.    (c) The board shall have a seal, and the impress of it shall be attached to all official documents issued by it.