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NH Rev Stat § 317-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:3 - Eligibility.

    317-A:3 Eligibility. –||All members of the board shall be residents of this state for a period of at least 5 years prior to their appointment. The dental hygiene members shall have been engaged in the practice of dental hygiene in this state for a period of at least 5 years prior to appointment. There shall be no more than one member of the board who is also a full-time faculty member of a school of dentistry or school of dental hygiene.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1979, 456:2. 1989, 237:2. 1994, 240:1. 2000, 5:3, eff. July 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:4 - Duties; Organization; Meetings; Records.

    317-A:4 Duties;  Organization;  Meetings;  Records. –||I. The board of dental examiners will have the following powers and duties:||(a) To examine, register and license applicants whom it finds to be qualified as provided in this chapter to practice dentistry and dental hygiene. The public member of the board shall not examine applicants in the clinical practice of dentistry or the clinical practice of dental hygiene;||(b) The dental hygiene members shall not examine applicants for the clinical practice of dentistry;||(c) To undertake, when appropriate, disciplinary proceedings and disciplinary action against licensees as authorized by RSA 317-A:17, 317-A:18, 317-A:18-a, 317-A:18-b, and any other appropriate disciplinary statutes;||(d) [Repealed.]||(e) [Repealed.]||(f) [Repealed.]||(g) [Repealed.]||II. The board shall choose one of its members as its president and one of its members as vice-president. A majority of the members of the board who have been approved by the governor and council shall constitute a quorum. No board action shall be taken without an affirmative vote of the majority of board members present and eligible to participate in the matter in question. Board members shall not be eligible to participate in a vote when the board member has recused himself or herself from participation due to a conflict of interest. The board shall meet once a year and at such other times and places as it may deem proper. A true record of all their official acts shall be made and preserved by the office of professional licensure and certification in accordance with the retention policy established by the office. The records shall be public and shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times, except for records compiled in connection with disciplinary proceedings, which are subject to RSA 317-A:18.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1979, 456:3. 1981, 482:4-6. 1986, 219:23, 24. 1989, 237:3, 4. 2000, 5:4-6. 2003, 149:1, 2. 2006, 173:1. 2010, 139:1. 2014, 11:1, 2, eff. May 14, 2014. 2015, 56:2, I, eff. Aug. 1, 2015; 276:77, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 197:40, 43, III, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:5 - Repealed by 2021, 197:43, IV, eff. July 1, 2021.

    317-A:5 Repealed by 2021, 197:43, IV, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:6 - Omitted.

    317-A:6 Omitted. –|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:7 - License Required.

    317-A:7 License Required. –||No person shall begin the practice of dentistry, or dental hygiene, without first obtaining a license for such purpose from the board.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 2000, 5:7, eff. July 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:7-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:7-a - License by Endorsement.

    317-A:7-a License by Endorsement. –||Licensure by endorsement may be considered by the board for each applicant who holds a current, unrestricted license and registration certificate to practice dentistry or dental hygiene and who submits to the board the required credentials if, for the 3 years immediately preceding the application, the applicant:||I. Has practiced clinical dentistry or practiced clinical dental hygiene in one or more states; or||II. Has been in dental specialty training; or||III. Has been in active military service as a dentist; or||IV. Has been in any combination of these.|||Source. 2003, 149:4. 2005, 42:1, eff. July 16, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:7-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:7-b - Telemedicine.

    317-A:7-b Telemedicine. –||Persons licensed by the board shall be permitted to provide services through the use of telemedicine. "Telemedicine" means the use of audio, video, or other electronic media for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation, or treatment.|||Source. 2020, 27:32, eff. July 21, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:8 - Applications.

    317-A:8 Applications. –||I. Applications for licensure shall be made to the board in writing or online and shall be accompanied by a fee established in rules adopted under RSA 541-A by the board and by satisfactory proof that the applicant is a graduate of a school that is recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). The applicant shall be of good professional character and 18 years of age or older.||II. Any person applying for any license or privilege under this chapter, including any person seeking to convert from inactive to active status, shall provide the board with information relating to dental competence and professional conduct, to permit the board to make a fully informed decision that the applicant possesses sufficient competence and character to be issued a license under this chapter.||III. A temporary license may be issued, at the discretion of the board, to a person for research projects and programs of professional education having clinical dental components.||IV. A temporary license may be issued, at the discretion of the board, to dentists and dental hygienists for the provision of voluntary dental or dental hygiene services. To qualify for licensure under this paragraph, the applicant shall be an active, inactive, or former licensee in New Hampshire or in another state or Canadian province as determined by the board.||V. No application shall be granted unless the board finds that the applicant possesses the necessary educational, character, and other professional qualifications to practice dentistry or dental hygiene, and that no circumstances exist which would be grounds for disciplinary action against a licensed dentist or hygienist pursuant to RSA 317-A:17, II.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1973, 72:67. 1977, 563:22. 1979, 456:4. 1992, 2:1. 1996, 102:1. 1997, 204:1. 2000, 5:8. 2001, 178:1. 2005, 42:2, eff. July 16, 2005. 2015, 56:1, eff. Aug. 1, 2015. 2018, 316:2, 3, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:8-a - Criminal History Record Checks.

    317-A:8-a Criminal History Record Checks. –||I. Every applicant for initial permanent licensure or reinstatement shall submit to the board of dental examiners a criminal history record information authorization form, as provided by the New Hampshire division of state police, which authorizes the release of his or her criminal history record information, if any, to the board.||II. The applicant shall submit with the release form a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency or an authorized employee of the department of safety. In the event that the first set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, a second set of fingerprints shall be necessary in order to complete the criminal history records check. If, after 2 attempts, a set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, the board may, in lieu of the criminal history records check, accept police clearances from every city, town, or county where the person has lived during the past 5 years.||III. The board shall submit the criminal history records release form and fingerprint form to the division of state police which shall conduct a criminal history records check through its records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon completion of the records check, the division of state police shall release copies of the criminal history records to the board.||IV. The board shall review the criminal record information prior to making a licensing decision and shall maintain the confidentiality of all criminal history records received pursuant to this section.||V. The applicant shall bear the cost of a criminal history record check.|||Source. 2018, 316:4, eff. Aug. 24, 2018. 2019, 297:7, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:9 - Examinations.

    317-A:9 Examinations. –||Applicants for a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene shall be examined by the board or have successfully passed a national or regional test accepted by the board. Examinations may be oral, clinical, written, or any combination at the discretion of the board and shall be of such character as to test the qualifications of the applicant to practice dentistry or dental hygiene. No license shall be granted to any applicant who shall not pass such examination.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 2000, 5:9, eff. July 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:10 - Repealed by 2021, 197:43, V, eff. July 1, 2021.

    317-A:10 Repealed by 2021, 197:43, V, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:11 - Display of License.

    317-A:11 Display of License. –||Any person issued a license under this chapter shall display the license at all times in a conspicuous place in the office where the licensee practices, and shall, whenever requested, exhibit such license to any of the members of said board or its authorized agent.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 2000, 5:10, eff. July 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:12-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:12-a - Completion of Survey; Rulemaking.

    317-A:12-a Completion of Survey;  Rulemaking. –||The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, requiring, as part of the license renewal process, completion by licensees of a survey or opt-out form provided by the office of rural health, department of health and human services, for the purpose of collecting data regarding the New Hampshire primary care workforce, pursuant to the commission established in RSA 126-T. Any rules adopted under this section shall provide the licensee with written notice of his or her opportunity to opt-out from participation in the survey.|||Source. 2017, 131:3, eff. June 16, 2017. 2019, 254:5, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:13 - License Renewal.

    317-A:13 License Renewal. –||I. (a) By February 15 in each even-numbered year, the board shall mail or email to each person licensed to practice dentistry a notice that license renewal is coming due.||(b) By February 15 in each odd-numbered year, the board shall mail or email to each person licensed to practice dental hygiene a notice that license renewal is coming due.||(c) A failure of the licensee to receive the license renewal form shall not relieve the licensee of the obligation to comply with this section and the rules of the board.||II. Except as provided in RSA 317-A:16, before April 1 in the year of renewal under paragraph I a person licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state shall register with the board, apply for license renewal, and pay the fee established in rules adopted by the board. The timelines of submission of renewal applications shall be evidenced by date stamp made at the time of receipt at the board's office if hand delivered, or by postmark if mailed.||III. All persons licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state shall notify the board in writing within 30 days of any change of business or residential address which may occur during the period between biennial registrations. Failure to do so may result in the board issuing a non-disciplinary letter of concern to the licensee.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1977, 563:23. 1979, 434:26; 456:5. 1981, 482:8. 1983, 346:1. 2000, 5:14; 73:1. 2007, 49:1. 2012, 27:1, eff. July 1, 2012. 2018, 316:6, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:14 - Repealed by 2000, 5:29, I, eff. July 1, 2000.

    317-A:14 Repealed by 2000, 5:29, I, eff. July 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:15 - Failure to Register; Penalties.

    317-A:15 Failure to Register;  Penalties. –||Any person licensed by the board under this chapter who fails, neglects, or refuses to register pursuant to RSA 317-A:13 shall be assessed a late biennial registration fee as determined in rules adopted by the board, provided the licensee submits a completed renewal application between April 1 and April 30 of the renewal year. The payment of the fee may be waived by the board if the board determines that good cause has been shown for the failure to register. Licenses shall lapse when complete renewal applications have not been received by the board by April 30 of the renewal year. Holders of lapsed active licenses are not authorized to practice until they receive written notification from the board that their licenses have been reinstated.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1979, 456:6. 1983, 346:2. 1992, 2:3. 1994, 289:1. 2000, 5:15. 2001, 178:2. 2007, 49:2. 2010, 139:7, eff. Aug. 13, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:15-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:15-a - Reinstatement of Lapsed Licenses.

    317-A:15-a Reinstatement of Lapsed Licenses. –||The board shall reinstate a license which has lapsed as a result of failure of the applicant to qualify for renewal or to submit a completed renewal application on time if the applicant:||I. Meets eligibility requirements for renewal.||II. Meets the reinstatement requirements established by the board in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.||III. Pays the registration fee, late fee, and reinstatement fee.|||Source. 2007, 49:3, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:16 - Inactive List.

    317-A:16 Inactive List. –||A dentist or dental hygienist licensed under this chapter who does not actively engage in such practice in New Hampshire within 2 years of his or her previous biennial registration shall have the licensee's name transferred to an inactive list and shall be required to register biennially and pay the inactive registration fee as long as the licensee remains inactive. Any dentist or dental hygienist holding an inactive license shall be restored to active status by the board upon the filing of a written request with the board and the furnishing of evidence of continuing professional character and continuing education and upon payment of the full registration fee established in rules adopted by the board. A licensee on inactive status who has been practicing in another state shall provide a letter of good standing from that state. A person's right to maintain a license with active status shall not be affected by any absence from active practice in New Hampshire while serving on active duty in the armed forces of the United States.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1979, 456:7. 1994, 289:2. 2000, 5:16. 2007, 49:4, eff. July 1, 2007. 2018, 316:7, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:17-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:17-a - Immunity From Civil Action.

    317-A:17-a Immunity From Civil Action. –||No civil action shall be maintained against the board or any member thereof or its agents or employees. No civil action shall be maintained against any organization or its members or against any other person for or by reasons of any good faith statement, report, communication, or testimony to the board or determination by the board in relation to proceedings under this chapter.|||Source. 1992, 2:5, eff. July 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:18-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:18-a - Hearings; Decisions; and Appeals.

    317-A:18-a Hearings;  Decisions;  and Appeals. –||I. Any adjudicatory hearing shall be an open public proceeding. Any member of the board may preside at such a hearing and may issue oaths or affirmations to witnesses.||II. The board shall furnish the licensee or any other respondent at least 15 days' written notice of the date, time and place of a hearing, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Such notice shall include an itemization of the issues to be heard, and, in the case of a disciplinary hearing, a statement as to whether the action has been initiated by a written complaint or upon the board's own motion, or both. If a written complaint is involved, the complainant shall also receive a copy of the hearing notice and shall be provided with a reasonable opportunity to intervene as a party.||III. Any person appearing at a board hearing or investigation may be represented by legal counsel, but the board shall have no obligation or authority to appoint or provide an attorney to any person appearing at a board hearing or investigation.||IV. The board may at any time dispose of issues or allegations at an adjudicatory hearing, or an investigation, by default, settlement agreement, or consent order, by issuing an order of dismissal for failing to state a proper basis for disciplinary action. In adjudicatory or disciplinary hearings, the board may hold prehearing conferences which shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 91-A, but all final disciplinary actions, including those which occur without holding a public hearing, shall be available to the public.||V. Adjudicatory decisions and final disciplinary actions of the board shall be made by a majority of the board members participating in the decision. Such decisions shall not be made public until they have been reduced to writing, signed by a representative of the board, and served upon the parties.||VI. Decisions of the board may be appealed to the supreme court pursuant to RSA 541. The court shall not stay any disciplinary sanction imposed by the board pending appeal, if the board has determined that the sanction is required for the public safety and welfare.|||Source. 1992, 2:7. 2000, 5:20. 2001, 178:4, eff. Sept. 3, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:18-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:18-b - Temporary Suspension Where Imminent Threat.

    317-A:18-b Temporary Suspension Where Imminent Threat. –||In cases involving imminent danger to life or health, the board shall order suspension of a license or privilege granted under this chapter pending hearing for a period of no more than 60 days. In such cases, the basis for the board's finding of imminent danger to life or health shall be reduced to writing and combined with a hearing notice which complies with RSA 541-A:31, III. Notwithstanding the requirements of RSA 541-A:30, III, the board's hearing may commence as much as 30 days after the date of the order suspending the license. If the board does not commence the hearing within 30 days, the suspension order shall be automatically vacated, but a licensee shall be allowed additional time to prepare for or to complete a hearing under this paragraph only by agreeing to a further suspension commensurate with the additional time extended.|||Source. 1992, 2:8. 1994, 412:35. 2000, 5:21, eff. July 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:19 - Repealed by 2000, 5:29, I, eff. July 1, 2000.

    317-A:19 Repealed by 2000, 5:29, I, eff. July 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:20-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:20-a - Dentist Report of Adverse Events; Corrective Action Plan.

    317-A:20-a Dentist Report of Adverse Events;  Corrective Action Plan. –||I. Any dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter shall report to the board the occurrence of any adverse health care events resulting in death, brain damage, or hospitalization, occurring in the dentist's office or facility while utilizing general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation, as soon as is reasonably and practically possible, but no later than 15 working days after discovery of the event. The report shall be filed in a format specified by the board and shall identify the office or facility but shall not include any identifying information for any of the dental professionals, facility employees, or patients involved. The board may consult with experts and organizations familiar with patient safety when developing the format for reporting and in further defining events in order to be consistent with industry standards.||II. After receiving a report of an adverse health care event, the board shall conduct a root cause analysis of the event. Following the analysis, the dentist's office or facility shall implement a corrective action plan to implement the findings of the analysis or report to the board any reasons for not taking corrective action. If the root cause analysis and the implementation of a corrective action plan are complete at the time an event must be reported, the findings of the analysis and the corrective action plan shall be included in the report of the event. The findings of the root cause analysis and a copy of the corrective action plan shall otherwise be filed with the board within 60 days of the event. All proceedings related to the root cause analysis and implementation of a corrective action plan shall be considered privileged and not subject to discovery or subpoena.||III. All information and data made available to the board and its designees under this section shall be confidential and shall be exempt from public access under RSA 91-A.||IV. The board shall adopt rules for reporting of adverse events, analysis of root causes, and implementation of corrective action plans required to facilitate the enforcement of this section.|||Source. 2018, 188:4, eff. Aug. 7, 2018.|