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AL Code § 34-9-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-2 - Legislative Findings.

Section 34-9-2Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature hereby declares that the practice of dentistry and the practice of dental hygiene affect the public health, safety, and welfare and should be subject to regulation. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the dental profession merit and receive the confidence of the public and that only qualified dentists be permitted to practice dentistry and only qualified dental hygienists be permitted to practice dental hygiene in the State of Alabama. All provisions of this chapter relating to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene shall be liberally construed to carry out these objects and purposes. (b) The Legislature also finds and declares that, because of technological advances and changing practice patterns, the practice of dentistry and the practice of dental hygiene is occurring with increasing frequency across state lines and that the technological advances in the practice of dentistry and in the practice of dental hygiene are in the public interest. (c) The Legislature further finds and declares that the practice of dentistry and the practice of dental hygiene are each a privilege. The licensure by this state of nonresident dentists who engage in dental practice and persons who engage in the practice of dental hygiene within this state are within the public interest. The ability to discipline the nonresident dentists and dental hygienists who engage in dental practice in this state is necessary for the protection of the citizens of this state and for the public interest, health, welfare, and safety. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §1; Act 99-402, p. 669, §1; Act 2011-571, p. 1165, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-3 - License or Permit Required to Practice Dentistry.

Section 34-9-3License or permit required to practice dentistry. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama except the following: (1) Those who are now duly licensed or permitted dentists, pursuant to law. (2) Those who may be hereafter duly licensed or permitted and who are currently registered as dentists, pursuant to this chapter. (3) Those nonresident dentists who have been issued a special purpose license to practice dentistry across state lines in accordance with Section 34-9-10. This subdivision shall not apply to those dentists who hold a full, unrestricted, and current license or permit issued pursuant to Section 34-9-8 or Section 34-9-10. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §7; Act 99-402, p. 669, §1; Act 2011-571, p. 1165, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-4 - License Required to Practice Dental Hygiene or Expanded Duty Dental Assisting.

Section 34-9-4License required to practice dental hygiene or expanded duty dental assisting. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice dental hygiene in the State of Alabama, except: (1) Those who are now licensed dental hygienists pursuant to law; and (2) Those who may hereafter be duly licensed and who are currently registered as dental hygienists pursuant to this chapter. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §8; Act 2013-252, p. 626, §1; Act 2018-274, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-5 - Penalties.

Section 34-9-5Penalties. Any person who shall engage in the practice of dentistry across state lines or practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state within the meaning of this chapter without having first obtained from the board a license and an annual registration certificate, when the certificate is required by this chapter, or who violates this chapter, or who willfully violates any published rule or regulation of the board, or who does any act described in this chapter as unlawful, the penalty for which is not herein specifically provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each offense, to be fixed by the court trying the case, and in addition thereto may be, in the discretion of the court, sentenced to hard labor for the county for a period not to exceed 12 months. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §9; Act 99-402, p. 669, §1; Act 2011-571, p. 1165, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-7.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-7.1 - Exemption of Participation in Continuing Education Course.

Section 34-9-7.1Exemption of participation in continuing education course. The practice of dentistry by a dentist licensed in another state as a part of participation in a continuing education course conducted, taught, or supervised by the University of Alabama School of Dentistry or any other continuing education provider in Alabama which is approved by the board is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter. (Act 2002-512, p. 1318, §2; Act 2018-274, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-7.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-7.2 - Registration of a 501(c)(3) Entity.

Section 34-9-7.2Registration of a 501(c)(3) entity. A 501(c)(3) entity, as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, that operates a dental clinic that provides dental services shall register with the board. The information provided to the board as a part of the registration process shall include the name of the corporation, the nonprofit status of the corporation, sites where dental services shall be provided by the corporation, and the names of all persons employed by, or contracting with, the corporation who are required to hold a license pursuant to this chapter. A copy of the entity's 501(c)(3) certification from the Internal Revenue Service shall be filed with the board. If the entity has multiple clinics, the entity shall register each clinic with the board and the entity shall have one licensed dentist serving as chief of dental services for all of the clinics. All dentists and hygienists at each clinic shall possess the applicable licenses or permits required by this chapter and shall be subject to this chapter. (Act 2011-571, p. 1165, §2; Act 2013-252, p. 626, §1; Act 2018-274, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-11 - Examination of Applicants; Issuance of Licenses.

Section 34-9-11Examination of applicants; issuance of licenses. When application and accompanying proof as are required herein are found satisfactory, the board shall notify the applicant to appear for examination at a time and place to be fixed by the board, and each applicant shall be examined and graded by number in lieu of name. All examinations provided for in this chapter shall be approved by the board and shall be of such type and character as to test the qualifications of the applicant to practice dentistry. It is provided, however, that the board may recognize any written parts of an examination given by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations in lieu of such examinations or subject to such examinations as the board may approve. Those found qualified by the board shall be granted a license and a license certificate which shall bear a serial number, the full name of the licensee, the date of issuance, and the seal of the board, and shall be signed by each member of the board. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §15; Acts 1985, No. 85-697, p. 1120, §1; Act 2009-18, p. 43, §3.)
AL Code § 34-9-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-12 - Recording, Reporting Requirements.

Section 34-9-12Recording, reporting requirements. (a) Every person granted a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state by the board, as herein provided, shall cause his or her license certificate to be recorded in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which he or she desires to practice before beginning the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in the county. Any person receiving a license from the board, whether or not intending to immediately engage in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in this state, shall cause his or her license certificate to be recorded in the office of the judge of probate in one of the counties of this state within 60 days of the issuance of the license certificate. (b) Every person issued a special purpose license to practice dentistry across state lines shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the board, and all rules and regulations of the board, including all matters relating to discipline. It shall be the affirmative duty of every special purpose licensee to report to the board in writing within 15 days of the initiation of any disciplinary action against the licensee to practice dentistry by any state or territory in which the licensee is licensed. In addition, the licensee agrees, by acceptance of the license, to produce any patient records or materials as requested by the board or to appear before the board or any of its committees following receipt of a written notice issued by the board. The notice may be issued by the board. The failure of a special purpose licensee to report, produce records, or appear as set forth above shall subject the licensee to the disciplinary penalties as set forth in Section 34-9-5. (c) Every person issued a special purpose license to practice dentistry across state lines shall comply with all laws, rules, and regulations governing the maintenance of patient records, including patient confidentially requirements, regardless of the state where the records of any patient within this state are maintained. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §16; Act 99-402, p. 669, §1; Act 2013-252, p. 626, §1; Act 2018-274, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-13 - License and Registration Certificates to Be Kept in Office of Practitioner.

Section 34-9-13License and registration certificates to be kept in office of practitioner. Every practitioner of dentistry and dental hygiene within the meaning of this chapter shall have in his or her possession and posted in a visible location a license certificate and an annual registration certificate in the office wherein he or she practices. A licensed practitioner who practices in more than one location may reproduce the annual registration certificate as needed; however, the practitioner may not reproduce the license certificate. Copies of the license certificate may be requested by the practitioner from the board as necessary. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §17; Act 2011-571, p. 1165, §1; Act 2013-252, p. 626, §1; Act 2018-274, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-14 - Change of Address Generally.

Section 34-9-14Change of address generally. Every licensed dentist and dental hygienist upon changing his or her place of practice, whether from one building, city, street address, or county to another, shall within 30 days thereafter furnish the secretary-treasurer of the board with the new address. The secretary-treasurer shall acknowledge receipt of change of address within 30 days. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §18; Act 2013-252, p. 626, §1; Act 2018-274, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-15.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-15.1 - Release of Records.

Section 34-9-15.1Release of records. (a) Upon the request of a patient or authorized agent of a patient, a dentist shall promptly release to the patient or his or her authorized agent legible and accurate copies of all records of the patient regardless of how they are generated or maintained. The reasonable costs of reproducing copies shall not be more than the amounts authorized by statute and in the absence of any statutory authority no more than the actual cost of the reproduction. (b) The release of records under this section shall not be made contingent upon the payment of any fee or charge owed by the patient. (c) The provisions of the section shall survive the closing of a dental office or practice for any reason, including, but not limited to, sale of practice, any disciplinary action, retirement, disability, or death. (Act 2009-18, p. 43, §4; Act 2011-571, p. 1165, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-16 - Fee Schedule.

Section 34-9-16Fee schedule. The board shall establish and collect reasonable fees provided for in this chapter within the ranges set forth below and without having to engage in the rulemaking process: DescriptionNot More ThanDental Examination Application Fee$750.00Dental Examination Fee$2,500.00Dental Examination Materials Fee$500.00Dental Licensure by Credentials Application Fee$4,000.00Dental Licensure by Regional Exam Application Fee$1,000.00Special Purpose Licensure Fee$750.00Special Purpose Licensure Renewal Fee$750.00Dental Annual Registration Fee$500.00Dental License Reinstatement Penalty$500.00Dental Hygiene Program Application Fee$500.00Alabama Dental Hygiene Training Permit Fee$450.00Alabama Dental Hygiene Training Education Fee$600.00Alabama Dental Hygiene Program Instructor Certification Course Fee$200.00Alabama Dental Hygiene Program Instructional Materials Fee$950.00Dental Hygiene By Regional Exam Application Fee$500.00Dental Hygiene Examination Application Fee$500.00Dental Hygiene Examination Fee $600.00Dental Hygiene Examination Materials Fee$400.00Dental Hygiene Licensure by Credentials Fee$2,000.00Dental Hygiene Annual Registration Fee$75.00 Dental Hygiene License Reinstatement Penalty$200.00Dental Hygiene Infiltration Anesthesia Permit Fee$250.00Dental Hygiene Infiltration Anesthesia Renewal Fee$250.00License Certificate Fee$500.00Duplicate or Replacement License Fee$150.00Dental Faculty Teaching Permit Fee$350.00Dental Faculty Special Teaching Permit Fee$500.00Alabama Controlled Substance Permit Fee$400.00Alabama Controlled Substance Permit Renewal Fee$400.00General Anesthesia Permit Fee$1,500.00General Anesthesia Permit Renewal Fee$750.00Parenteral Sedation Permit Fee$1,500.00Parenteral Sedation Permit Renewal Fee$750.00Oral Conscious Sedation Permit Fee$250.00Oral Conscious Sedation Permit Renewal Fee$250.00Mobile Dental Application/Inspection Fee$1,500.00Mobile Dental Renewal Fee$1,500.00Mobile Dental Facility/Portable Dental Operation Application for Certificate of Registration Fee$750.00Mobile Dental Facility/Portable Dental Operation Renewal of Certificate of Registration Fee$500.00Alabama Impaired Dental Professionals Committee Annual Monitoring Fee$2,000.00 (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §20; Acts 1965, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 25, p. 232; Acts 1979, No. 79-427, p. 668, §1(d); Acts 1989, No. 89-407, p. 868, §3; Acts 1993, No. 93-159, p. 241, §3; Act 98-279, p. 457, §1; Act 99-402, p. 669, §1; Act 2009-18, p. 43, §5; Act 2010-262, p. 473, §1; Act 2011-571, p. 1165, §1; Act 2013-252, p. 626, §1; Act 2018-274, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-17 - Use of Names.

Section 34-9-17Use of names. (a) Any person or persons may practice or offer to practice dentistry in connection with any dental office or offices by or under the use of a name other than their own provided their name or names as they appear on their license certificate granted to him or them as a dentist pursuant to this chapter appear in a reasonably dignified manner either following or beneath any name selected and further provided that such person or persons are personally present in their office or offices operating as a dentist or personally overseeing such operations as they are performed in their office or each of their offices. When an associate in practice is on temporary active duty with the armed forces, his or her name may continue to appear in connection with the practice of dentistry at any office or offices. Nothing herein shall allow or permit any person or persons to select a name that suggests or implies a nonprofit or charitable activity. The violation of any of the provisions of this subsection by any dentist may subject such dentist to any of the penalties outlined in Section 34-9-18. (b) It shall be unlawful for a licensee to permit his or her name to appear in any manner on, within, or in connection with any office which he or she has sold to another licensee and from which he or she has severed active practice, provided the name of the dentist who sells his or her office to a licensed dentist, or in the event of the death of a licensee, the name of the deceased dentist, may remain in the office for a period not to exceed 12 months and it shall also be unlawful for the buyer to permit the former owner's name or the deceased's license to appear in any manner on, within, or in connection with the office, except as herein provided. The violation of any of the provisions of this subsection by any dentist may subject such dentist to the penalties outlined in subsection (b) of Section 34-9-18. (c) Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to prevent two or more licensed dentists from associating together for the practice of dentistry. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §21; Acts 1985, No. 85-697, p. 1120, §1; Act 2009-18, p. 43, §5.)
AL Code § 34-9-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-20 - Unauthorized Advertising, Selling, or Offering of Dental Services and Appliances; Injunctions.

Section 34-9-20Unauthorized advertising, selling, or offering of dental services and appliances; injunctions. Any person, which word when used in this section shall include all legal entities not licensed to practice dentistry in this state, who shall advertise in any manner to the general public that he or she can or will sell, supply, furnish, construct, reproduce, or repair prostheses (fixed or removable), or other appliances to be used or worn as substitutes for natural teeth, or for the regulation thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and the circuit courts shall have jurisdiction to enjoin such person from so doing. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §24; Acts 1981, No. 81-372, p. 540, §5; Act 2011-571, p. 1165, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-21 - Employing Services of Commercial Dental Laboratory or Private Technician.

Section 34-9-21Employing services of commercial dental laboratory or private technician. (a) Every duly licensed and registered dentist who employs the services of a commercial dental laboratory or private technician for the purpose of constructing, altering, repairing, or duplicating any prostheses (fixed or removable), splint, or orthodontic appliance shall be required to furnish the commercial dental laboratory or private technician an impression or cast made by the dentist when necessary, together with a prescription setting forth the following: (1) The name and address of the commercial dental laboratory or private dental technician. (2) The patient's name or identification number, and if a number is used the patient's name shall be written upon the duplicate copy of the prescription retained by the dentist. (3) The date on which the prescription was written. (4) A description of the work to be done, with diagram if necessary. (5) A specification of the type and quality of materials to be used. (6) The signature of the dentist and his or her license number. (b) Such prescription shall be made in duplicate form. The duplicate copy shall be retained in a permanent file for a period of two years by the dentist, and the original copy shall be retained on a permanent file for a period of two years by the commercial dental laboratory or private technician. Such permanent file of prescriptions to be kept by such dentists, commercial dental laboratory, or private technician shall be open to inspection at any reasonable time by the board or its duly constituted agent. Failure of the dentist, commercial dental laboratory, or private technician to keep such permanent records of prescriptions which are identifiable with each prostheses (fixed or removable), splint, or orthodontic appliance shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this chapter and shall constitute and be punishable as a misdemeanor. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §25; Act 2011-571, p. 1165, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-22 - Sale, Offer to Sell, Procurement, or Alteration of Diploma or Certificate; Fraud or Cheating.

Section 34-9-22Sale, offer to sell, procurement, or alteration of diploma or certificate; fraud or cheating. Whoever sells or offers to sell a diploma conferring a dental or dental hygiene degree, or a license certificate or annual registration certificate granted pursuant to this chapter or prior dental act, or procures such diploma or license certificate or annual registration certificate with intent that it shall be used as evidence of the right to practice dentistry or dental hygiene as defined by law, by a person other than the one upon whom it was conferred or to whom such license certificate or annual registration certificate was granted, or with fraudulent intent alters such diploma or license certificate or annual registration certificate, or uses or attempts to use it when it is so altered shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. The board may impose any of the penalties outlined in Section 34-9-18 against any person found guilty of making a false statement or cheating, or of fraud or deception either in applying for a license, a license certificate, or annual registration or in taking any of the examinations provided for herein. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §26; Acts 1985, No. 85-697, p. 1120, §1; Act 2011-571, p. 1165, §1; Act 2013-252, p. 626, §1; Act 2018-274, §1.)
AL Code § 34-9-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 9 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-9-23 - Title and Letters Signifying Degree.

Section 34-9-23Title and letters signifying degree. Any licensed dentist of this state being a graduate of a reputable dental school or college recognized by the board shall have the right to use the title "doctor" or abbreviation thereof before his or her name, or appended to his or her name the letters "D.D.S.," "D.M.D.," or equivalent letters signifying the dental degree conferred upon him or her. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §27.)