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SC Code § 40-13-360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 13 - Cosmetology And Cosmetologists|Section 40-13-360. Exemptions from chapter.

 The following are exempt from this chapter while engaged in the proper discharge of their professional duties:  (1) a manufacturer's representative or sales person who demonstrates a product or technique for a promotional purpose;  (2) an educational activity conducted in connection with a monthly, annual, or other special program from which the general public is excluded, provided this exemption applies only to the specific days of the special program;  (3) a demonstration conducted by a manufacturer or a wholesaler for the purpose of exhibiting the technical application and use of a product; and  (4) an unlicensed person employed in a cosmetology salon whose duties are expressly confined to shampooing hair under the direct supervision of a cosmetologist.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 427, Section 1; 2008 Act No. 224, Section 1.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws:1982 Act No. 388; 1976 Code Section 40-13-270.
SC Code § 40-13-370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 13 - Cosmetology And Cosmetologists|Section 40-13-370. Severability.

 If a provision of this chapter or the application of a provision to a person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect with the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 427, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-15-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-10. State Board of Dentistry created.

 The practice of dentistry and dental hygiene and the performance of dental technological work, as hereinafter defined, shall be under the supervision of a board to be known as the South Carolina State Board of Dentistry. The term "board" as used in this chapter shall mean the South Carolina State Board of Dentistry unless otherwise specified.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.1; 1968 (55) 2502.
SC Code § 40-15-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-30. Meetings of Board; officers; quorum; minutes.

 The board shall hold at least one annual meeting, which shall be held between the fifteenth day of May and the fifteenth day of July each year. Each year the board shall elect a president and a vice-president from its membership and a secretary who shall not be required to be a dentist. The terms of such offices shall be for one year and until their successors are elected. Special meetings of the board may be called by the president or any three members of the board, at any time, upon giving five days written notice to the members thereof. Written notice may be waived by unanimous consent by the members. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business coming before the board and all proceedings of the board shall be recorded in a permanently bound minute book.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.3; 1952 Code Section 56-514; 1942 Code Section 5197; 1932 Code Section 5197; 1922 (32) 844; 1964 (53) 2145; 1968 (55) 2502.
SC Code § 40-15-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-40. Rules and regulations of board; committees; employees; expenses; examinations; records.

 The board shall adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter for its own organization and for the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene and the performance of dental technological work in this State, and for carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and may amend, modify and repeal any rules and regulations from time to time. The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, pursuant to Section 40-73-15, shall appoint such committees, special examiners, agents and employees as he may deem necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the expense thereof to be charged and paid as other expenditures of the board. The board shall hold at least one examination in each year for persons who desire to become licensed dentists or dental hygienists or registered dental technicians. A secretary shall keep a full record of all proceedings of the board, and a complete registry of all licensed dentists, licensed dental hygienists and registered dental technicians. A transcript of any entry in such record or registry certified by the secretary shall be competent evidence.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.4; 1968 (55) 2502; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 880.
SC Code § 40-15-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-50. Bond and salary of Executive Director; per diem and mileage for board members; disposition of monies received by board; transfer of excess funds.

 The executive director must be bonded in an amount as the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation may fix for the faithful discharge of his duties as custodian of the monies paid to the board. He shall receive the salary as appropriated by the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation. Each of the board members shall receive for each day actually engaged in the duties of his office per diem, mileage, and subsistence at the rate established by law for boards, commissions, and committees. All fees received by the board become the property of the state general fund and must be deposited to the account of the State Treasurer. The expenditures of the board must be from state appropriations. All fines must be deposited into a special account to be held by the State Treasurer for the purpose of the payment of administrative costs upon the approval of the Department of Administration. At any time the balance in the special account exceeds twenty thousand dollars, all funds in excess of that amount must be remitted to the general fund.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.5; 1952 Code Sections 56-515, 56-517, 56-520, 56-521, 56-523; 1942 Code Sections 5197, 5215, 5216, 5217; 1932 Code Sections 5197, 5215, 5216, 5217; 1922 (32) 844; 1936 (39) 1364; 1938 (40) 1555; 1943 (43) 208; 1946 (44) 1553; 1951 (47) 506; 1956 (49) 1841; 1968 (55) 2502; 1987 Act No. 170, Part II, Section 26; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 881.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 40-15-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-60. Immunity of board members, officers, and employees for official acts; seal.

 No member of the board, or its director, its committees, special examiners, agents, and employees shall be held liable for acts performed in the course of official duties except where actual malice is shown. The board shall have a seal and the impression thereof shall be attached to official documents as requested and approved.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.6; 1952 Code Sections 56-518, 56-522; 1942 Code Sections 5195, 5213; 1932 Code Sections 5195, 5213; 1922 (32) 844; 1968 (55) 2502; 1982 Act No. 432, Section 2.
SC Code § 40-15-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-70. "Practice of dentistry" defined.

 A person is practicing dentistry who:  (1) uses the word "dentist", "dental surgeon", or the letters "D.D.S.", "D.M.D.", or other letters or titles in connection with his name which in any way represents him as engaging in the practice of dentistry or in the administration of any dental health program; or  (2) for a fee or other consideration:  (a) shall profess or indicate in any manner that he can or will attempt to perform dental procedures in the oral cavity and associated adjacent structures; or  (b) shall diagnose or treat or profess to diagnose or treat any diseases or lesions or conditions of the oral cavity and associated adjacent structures; or  (c) shall extract teeth, correct malpositions of the teeth or jaws, or take impressions, or construct, supply, repair, reline, or duplicate artificial teeth as substitutes for natural teeth, or adjust such substitutes, or do any practice included in the curricula of dental colleges accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, or administer or prescribe drugs or therapy utilized in the treatment of dental or oral diseases, or shall use X ray for dental treatment or dental diagnostic purposes, or shall administer anesthetics, local or general, for dental procedures; or  (d) shall teach or profess to teach any phase of dental practice or related procedures.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.7; 1952 Code Section 56-532; 1942 Code Section 5194; 1932 Code Section 5194; 1922 (32) 844; 1968 (55) 2502; 1986 Act No. 363, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-15-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-80. Practicing dental hygiene.

 (A) Any person is considered to be practicing dental hygiene who engages in those clinical procedures primarily concerned with the performance of preventive dental services not constituting the practice of dentistry, including removing all hard and soft deposits and stains from the surfaces of human teeth, root planing, performing clinical examination of teeth and surrounding tissues, and charting of oral conditions for diagnosis by a dentist, and performing such other procedures as may be delegated by regulations of the board.  (B) In school settings, licensed dental hygienists may apply topical fluoride and may perform the application of sealants and oral prophylaxis under general supervision, with written permission of the student's parent or guardian.  (C) In hospitals, nursing homes, long term care facilities, rural and community clinics, health facilities operated by federal, state, county, or local governments, hospices, education institutions accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation that give instruction in dental hygiene, and in bona fide charitable institutions, licensed dental hygienists may apply topical fluoride and perform the application of sealants and oral prophylaxis under general supervision. Treatment may not occur in these settings unless medical emergency care is available within the facility.  (D) Licensed dental hygienists may provide oral hygiene instruction and counseling, perform oral screenings, and provide nutrition and dietary counseling without prior authorization.  (E) Upon certification by the board and when under the direct supervision of a practicing dentist, a licensed dental hygienist may administer local infiltration anesthesia.  (F) This section is not intended to establish independent dental hygiene practice.  (G) No person other than a licensed dentist or dental hygienist may use the title "dental hygienist", present themselves as being a dental hygienist, or perform oral prophylaxis. This does not preclude an expanded duty dental assistant from polishing restorations and supra-gingival tooth structure. Dental hygienists practicing under general supervision must maintain professional liability insurance.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.8; 1952 Code Section 56-553; 1942 Code Section 5200; 1932 Code Section 5200; 1922 (32) 844; 1968 (55) 2502; 1988 Act No. 439, Section 3; 1995 Act No. 106, Section 1; 1995 Act No. 110, Section 1; 2000 Act No. 298, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-15-82 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-82. Procedures prohibited from delegation to dental hygienists.

 The following functions and procedures must not be delegated to dental hygienists:  (1) dental examinations, dental diagnoses, and dental treatment planning;  (2) cutting or performing surgical procedures on hard and soft tissues;  (3) performing restorative, prosthetic, and orthodontic procedures and other procedures that require professional education and skill of the dentist;  (4) performing any intra-oral procedure that would affect the function or efficiency of an appliance which, when worn by the patient, would come in direct contact with hard or soft tissue;  (5) placing and carving permanent type restorations in or on teeth;  (6) making impressions and jaw relation records, other than study casts and opposing casts, that will be issued for construction of dental appliances, other than bleaching trays;  (7) making any and all corrections of malformation of teeth or the jaws;  (8) making decisions concerning drugs and their dosages and writing prescriptions or work authorizations, except pursuant to standing orders;  (9) administering general anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia;  (10) administering local anesthesia other than under direct supervision.  HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 45, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-15-83 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-83. Patient recordkeeping requirements; penalty.

 (A) Dentists shall retain their patient records for at least five years. These minimum recordkeeping periods begin to run from the last date of treatment. After these minimum recordkeeping periods, the records may be destroyed. If a dentist is employed by a corporation or another dentist, the corporation or employing dentist is responsible for maintaining the patient records for a period of five years. The practicing dentist shall have access to these patient records during that period. However, a dentist who works in a nonprofit dental clinic operated solely for the benefit of poor and indigent persons is not required to maintain records for patients seen in that setting. The owner or operator of a nonprofit dental clinic, for at least five years, shall retain patient records for persons treated at the clinic.  (B) A clinic, corporation, or dentist violating subsection (A) is subject to a civil penalty, to be imposed by the board, of up to ten thousand dollars for each violation.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 267, Section 2.
SC Code § 40-15-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-90. "Dental technological work" defined.

 The term "dental technological work" as used in this chapter is hereby defined as the extra-oral procedures of constructing, making, altering or repairing, relining or duplicating of dental prosthetic or orthodontic appliances. The persons performing dental technological work, other than dentists, shall be referred to as dental technicians.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.9; 1952 Code Section 56-622; 1946 (44) 2569; 1968 (55) 2502.
SC Code § 40-15-95 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-95. "Orthodontic technological work" defined.

 The term "orthodontic technological work" as used in this chapter is hereby defined as the extra-oral procedures of constructing, making, altering, repairing, or duplicating of orthodontic appliances. The persons performing orthodontic technological work, other than dentists, shall be referred to as orthodontic technicians. For the purposes of this chapter references to dental technicians or dental technological work include orthodontic technicians and orthodontic technological work unless specific reference is made to orthodontic technicians or orthodontic technological work.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 363, Section 3.
SC Code § 40-15-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-100. Unlawful to practice dentistry without license.

 It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the practice of dentistry in this State without a license from the board, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.10; 1952 Code Section 56-531; 1942 Code Section 5193; 1932 Code Section 5193; 1922 (32) 844; 1968 (55) 2502.
SC Code § 40-15-102 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-102. "Authorized" defined; general supervision restrictions; billing for services of hygienists.

 (A) "Authorized" means the supervising dentist in a private office setting has personally approved the procedures to be performed and is responsible for the care provided to the patient.  (B) In a private dental office setting, a dental hygienist may only perform the following functions under general supervision:  (1) oral prophylaxis and assessment;  (2) fluoride treatment;  (3) oral hygiene instruction and education;  (4) exposure and process of radiographs as directed by standard office protocol.  (C) A dentist in a private office setting may authorize general supervision only upon meeting the following criteria:  (1) a new patient of record must be clinically examined by the authorizing dentist during the initial visit;  (2) an appointed patient must be examined by the authorizing dentist at a minimum of twelve-month intervals.  (3) an appointed patient must be notified in advance of the appointment that he or she will be treated by the dental hygienist under general supervision without the authorizing dentist being present or being examined by the authorizing dentist.  (D) A dentist authorizing treatment by a dental hygienist in school settings or nursing home settings is subject to the general supervision restrictions provided for in this section unless the dentist or dental hygienist is working in a public health setting with the Department of Health and Environmental Control, as provided for in Section 40-15-110.  (E) A dentist billing for services for treatment provided by a dental hygienist in a public health setting with the Department of Health and Environmental Control as provided for in Section 40-15-110, is the provider of services and is clinically responsible for the care and treatment of the patient.  HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 45, Section 3.
SC Code § 40-15-105 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-105. Administration of certain anesthetic by dental hygienist or dental assistant.

 Upon certification, as provided by the board in regulation, and when under direct supervision of a licensed dentist, a dental hygienist or an expanded duty dental assistant is authorized to monitor nitrous oxide inhalation conscious sedation (dental analgesia).  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 109, Section 1; 2001 Act No. 11, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-15-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-120. Penalties for practice of dentistry or dental hygiene without license and for performance of dental or orthodontic technological work by unregistered person.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to:  (1) practice or attempt or offer to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the State without having been licensed by the board; or  (2) practice or attempt or offer to practice dentistry or dental hygiene, or perform dental technological work in the State during any period of suspension or revocation of his license or registration certificate; or  (3) perform dental technological work without being registered by the board or if unregistered, without performing the work under the direction and control of a registered dental technician present on the premises or under the direction and control of a licensed dentist and on the dentist's premises; or  (4) perform orthodontic technological work without being a registered dental or orthodontic technician or if unregistered, without performing the work under the direction or control of a registered dental or orthodontic technician and on the technician's premises, or under the direction and control of a licensed dentist and on the dentist's premises.  (B) A person violating subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both. Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.12; 1952 Code Sections 56-533, 56-621, 56-634; 1942 Code Section 5212; 1932 Code Section 5212; 1922 (32) 844; 1946 (44) 2569; 1968 (55) 2502; 1986 Act No. 363, Section 5; 1996 Act No. 29.
SC Code § 40-15-125 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-125. Dental laboratory filling prescription originating in State as performing dental technology work in State; requirements; information to be provided to dentist.

 A dental laboratory is considered to perform dental technological work in this State if the work product is prepared pursuant to a written prescription originating in this State, and in order for a dental laboratory to perform dental technological work that originated in this State:  (1) the laboratory work must be authorized by a person employed in that laboratory who is registered with the State Board of Dentistry pursuant to Sections 40-15-120, 40-15-240, and 40-15-170;  (2) the dental technological work must be based on a prescription issued by a dentist licensed and practicing in this State; and  (3) the laboratory shall return to the dentist who issued the prescription certification of:  (a) the country of origin where the dental technological work was performed, in whole or in part;  (b) a list of all materials, including the percentage of each ingredient used in the fabrication of the dental device; and  (c) the name, address, and certificate number of the person or organization authorized to manufacture the dental device.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 295, Section 1.