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AR Code § 17-82-208 (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|§ 17-82-208. Rules

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall have the power to promulgate rules in order to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter.  (b) The board shall by rule prescribe specifically those acts, services, procedures, and practices which constitute the practice of dentistry.  (c) The board shall also by rule prescribe those acts, services, procedures, and practices which may be performed by dental hygienists and dental assistants at the direction and under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist and shall impose requirements and restrictions on the performance thereof by dental hygienists and dental assistants as it shall deem proper and necessary to protect and promote the public health and welfare of the citizens of this state.  (d) Rules promulgated by the board pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., and these rules shall be filed and shall be subject to judicial review as provided in that act.  (e) The board shall promulgate rules limiting the amount of Schedule II narcotics that may be prescribed and dispensed by licensees of the board.
AR Code § 17-82-209 (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|§ 17-82-209. Expenses — Compensation of members and employees

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners is empowered to incur whatever expenses the board may deem necessary or expedient in performing its function.  (b) Each member of the board may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.  (c) The board shall fix the salary of the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners.  (d) All of the disbursements provided for in this section shall be made out of the fees and fines collected by the board.
AR Code § 17-82-210 (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|§ 17-82-210. Annual reports

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners at its regular annual meeting shall prepare a report of its receipts and disbursements and its transactions in general for the preceding year.  (b) The report shall be filed with the Secretary of the Department of Health not later than September 1 of each year, and a copy thereof, certified by the President of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners and the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners, shall be filed at the same time with the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas State Dental Association.
AR Code § 17-82-211 (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|§ 17-82-211. Disposition of funds

 All fees authorized by this chapter and all fines imposed by the courts and collected under the provisions of this chapter are the property of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners and shall be paid or delivered to its secretary-treasurer to be disbursed as provided in this chapter.
AR Code § 17-82-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 3 - Licensing Generally|§ 17-82-301. License required — Penalty

 (a)  (1) No person shall practice dentistry or dental hygiene or attempt or offer to practice either within the State of Arkansas without first having been authorized and issued a regular license by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners.  (2) No person shall practice dentistry or dental hygiene or attempt or offer to practice either within the State of Arkansas during any period of suspension of his or her license by the board or after revocation by the board of any license theretofore issued to the offending person.    (b) The board is entitled to the equitable remedy of injunction against any person who practices dentistry or dental hygiene or attempts or offers to practice either in violation of subsection (a) of this section.  (c) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a Class D felony and shall be subject to imprisonment not to exceed six (6) years in the Division of Correction or a fine of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both. Each unauthorized act constitutes a separate offense.
AR Code § 17-82-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 3 - Licensing Generally|§ 17-82-303. Examinations

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners has exclusive jurisdiction to determine who shall be permitted to practice dentistry and dental hygiene in the State of Arkansas.  (b) To this end the board, at its regular annual meeting and at special meetings if it deems it necessary or expedient, shall conduct examinations, both written and clinical, of all qualified applicants who desire to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the State of Arkansas.  (c) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners is authorized and directed to conduct at least two (2) examinations annually, both written and clinical, of qualified applicants who desire to practice dentistry in the State of Arkansas. Special meetings for those purposes may be held by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners if it deems it necessary or expedient. The two (2) examinations to be held annually shall be scheduled in such a manner as to be conducted following the end of the fall and spring semesters of dental schools in order to accommodate, insofar as is practicable, the greater number of qualified applicants who wish to take examinations to practice dentistry in Arkansas shortly after completion of their regular dental schooling.  (d) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners may accept the results of the National Board Dental Examinations if it so desires and may cooperate with dental schools in other states for the administration of the clinical examination or may cooperate with other states in the administration of a regional clinical examination.  (e)  (1) The board shall determine what grade or percentage the applicant must make to entitle him or her to be licensed.  (2) The grade or percentage shall be the same at any one (1) examination for all applicants.    (f) The board may consider the conduct of the applicant during the examination as a factor in determining the grade or percentage to be given him or her.
AR Code § 17-82-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 3 - Licensing Generally|§ 17-82-306. Dental hygienists — Licensing procedure

 (a)  (1) A dental hygienist who desires to practice his or her profession in the State of Arkansas shall apply in writing for examination to the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners, and he or she shall transmit with the written application his or her examination and licensing fee.  (2) The examination and licensing fee shall be determined by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners and shall be an amount reasonably calculated to cover the costs of administering the examination, issuing the license to practice, and otherwise administering this chapter.    (b) An applicant shall:  (1) Have graduated from a dental hygiene program which is accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation and approved by the board for the training of dental hygienists; and  (2) Submit upon request proof as required by the board touching upon fitness.    (c)  (1) If the board determines that the applicant is qualified to take the examination required for licensing, the board shall notify the applicant of the time and place to report before it for examination.  (2) If a qualified applicant fails to appear for examination, the fee shall be retained by the board and the applicant shall be entitled to take any examination required for licensing held at any time within three (3) years thereafter, if he or she is then qualified, without additional fee charge unless the amount of the fee is increased by the board, in which event the applicant must pay the difference between the amount of the fee credited to him or her and the increased fee amount.  (3) If an applicant fails to make the grade or percentage required by the board, the fee paid by him or her shall be retained by the board.  (4) If an applicant makes the grade or percentage required by the board, it shall issue to him or her without further initial cost a license to practice dental hygiene in the State of Arkansas.    (d)  (1) All licenses shall be numbered and issued consecutively.  (2) If a license is lost or destroyed, the secretary-treasurer shall furnish a certified copy to the licensee upon the payment of a fee to be prescribed by the board. The fee shall be an amount reasonably calculated to cover the cost of furnishing the certified copy.
AR Code § 17-82-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 3 - Licensing Generally|§ 17-82-307. Applications — False information

 A person who, in order to induce favorable action by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners on any application for a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the State of Arkansas, makes any statement to the board, whether orally or in writing, which is false and at the time known by the person to be false or who submits or files as his or her own any diploma or license belonging or issued to another person or who in any other manner misrepresents or conceals his or her true name or former place of residence commits a Class D felony.
AR Code § 17-82-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 3 - Licensing Generally|§ 17-82-308. Credentials — Persons licensed in other states

 (a) A dentist or dental hygienist who desires to practice his or her profession in the State of Arkansas and who has been practicing his or her profession continuously for a period of five (5) years or more next preceding the date of the application may apply in writing to the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners for a license to practice his or her profession in the State of Arkansas without undergoing the examination required for licensing provided for in §§ 17-82-304 — 17-82-306. The applicant must have been practicing by virtue of a license lawfully issued by the authority of another state, territory, the District of Columbia, or Canada, where the standard of proficiency at least equals that of the State of Arkansas.  (b) The application shall be accompanied by:  (1) A fee to be prescribed by the board which shall be an amount reasonably calculated to cover the costs of processing the application;  (2) The original or certified copy of the original license under which the applicant has been practicing his or her profession; or  (3) A certificate from the authority which issued the license, setting forth the applicant's history with the board, professional ability, and such other information or data as the board may deem necessary or expedient.    (c) Upon furnishing satisfactory proof of his or her fitness as contemplated in this section, the board in its discretion may issue a license to practice his or her profession to the applicant without further cost except as otherwise provided in this chapter for the renewal of licenses.
AR Code § 17-82-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 3 - Licensing Generally|§ 17-82-310. Annual renewal — Procedure

 (a) All licenses to practice dentistry or dental hygiene issued in the State of Arkansas shall continue in full force and effect until forfeited, suspended, or revoked, subject to the following provisions:  (1) On January 1 of even-numbered years, every dentist and dental hygienist must renew his or her license with the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners on forms prepared and furnished by the board, supplying all the information and data requested on the forms; and  (2)  (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section, a renewal fee in an amount to be determined by the board as being necessary to provide funds for the operation of the board and for other expenses in administering this chapter shall be paid to the board upon the filing of the form, duly executed, with the board.  (B) The board shall waive the annual renewal fee for all licenses to practice dentistry or dental hygiene if the licensee:  (i) Holds a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the State of Arkansas; and  (ii) Is an active-duty member of the military.        (b) Upon the filing of the renewal form and payment of the fee, the board shall issue to the licensee its certificate of renewal that authorizes the licensee to practice his or her profession in the State of Arkansas until the next date of renewal.  (c)  (1) During the month of December of odd-numbered years, the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall mail the approved renewal form to every dentist and dental hygienist registered in the State of Arkansas to his or her last known address.  (2) The failure of the dentist or dental hygienist to receive the form does not excuse his or her failure to renew.  (3) The providing of false or fraudulent information to renew the license is grounds for imposition of the penalties set forth at § 17-82-316.
AR Code § 17-82-311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 3 - Licensing Generally|§ 17-82-311. Renewal — Penalties for noncompliance

 Failure to renew a license within a period of thirty (30) days after January 1 of even-numbered years shall result in forfeiture of the license.
AR Code § 17-82-312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 3 - Licensing Generally|§ 17-82-312. Annual renewal — Relicensing

 (a) A dentist or dental hygienist whose license has been automatically forfeited pursuant to § 17-82-311 shall be relicensed at any time until January 1 of the year following the forfeiture by:  (1) Applying in writing to the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners;  (2) Paying all accrued renewal fees as established under § 17-82-310 and provided for in the rules of the board, plus an additional penalty of two hundred dollars ($200); and  (3) Furnishing such proof as the board may require that, in the period since January 1 of the year when his or her license ought first to have been effected, he or she has continuously conducted himself or herself in an ethical and proper fashion and complied with the rules of the board and the provisions of this chapter.    (b) A dentist or dental hygienist who applies for relicensing, following forfeiture, after two (2) years from January 1 of the year when his or her license ought first to have been effected may be relicensed by:  (1) Complying with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section; and  (2)  (A) Undergoing reexamination and passing the examination required by the rules of the board.  (B) The reexamination shall consist of clinical skills only.
AR Code § 17-82-313 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 3 - Licensing Generally|§ 17-82-313. Renewal — Nonresidents

 (a)  (1) A dentist or dental hygienist who has been licensed and who becomes a nonresident of the State of Arkansas may continue in effect his or her license to practice in the State of Arkansas by paying the renewal fee required of resident dentists and dental hygienists.  (2) Before resuming the practice of his or her profession in the State of Arkansas, the dentist or dental hygienist shall:  (A) First furnish satisfactory proof to the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners that he or she has continuously practiced dentistry or dental hygiene since leaving the State of Arkansas and has at all times conducted himself or herself in an ethical and proper fashion; and  (B) Pass such examinations and provide such evidence and information as the board may require as delineated in its rules.    (3) Upon the furnishing of such proof to the board, the board shall cause to be issued to the applicant the authority to resume his or her practice in the State of Arkansas.    (b) A dentist or dental hygienist who has been licensed and who becomes a nonresident of the State of Arkansas and who fails to pay the registration fee required of resident dentists or dental hygienists as permitted by this section shall be entitled to resume practice in the State of Arkansas by complying with the requirements of § 17-82-312.
AR Code § 17-82-314 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 3 - Licensing Generally|§ 17-82-314. Failure to practice

 (a) All licenses issued to dentists and dental hygienists are automatically forfeited if the licensee ceases to practice his or her profession either in the State of Arkansas or elsewhere for a period of two (2) years.  (b) The licensee is not entitled to resume the practice of his or her profession in the State of Arkansas until he or she is reexamined and licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners. However, the examination shall consist only of clinical work.  (c) A dentist or dental hygienist who resumes the practice of his or her profession in the State of Arkansas after having ceased to practice for a period of two (2) years without reexamination and relicensing is subject to the penalties and liabilities prescribed in § 17-82-301(b) and (c).
AR Code § 17-82-317 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 3 - Licensing Generally|§ 17-82-317. Revocation or suspension — Procedure

 (a)  (1) If the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners or any other person has reason to believe that any license issued to a dentist or dental hygienist or a permit to perform expanded duties issued to a dental assistant should be suspended or revoked because of the existence of some cause provided for in this chapter, the board or such other person shall file with the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners written charges against the holder thereof specifically setting forth the offense complained of.  (2) The charges filed with the secretary-treasurer will become the basis for a disciplinary hearing upon the finding by a majority vote of the board that sufficient cause exists to conduct the disciplinary hearing.    (b)  (1) A copy of the charges shall forthwith be delivered to the accused in person or by registered mail at his or her last known address, either of which constitutes sufficient notice to justify proceeding with a hearing of the charges against the accused.  (2) Accompanying the copy of the charges shall be a notice to the accused of the hour, day, and place of hearing of the charges and a notice to the accused to be present, if he or she so desires, to defend the action.    (c) The accused may be represented by counsel at the hearing and at the taking of all testimony relative to the action.  (d) The secretary-treasurer is empowered to administer oaths to all persons testifying at any such hearing.  (e) The accused must be allowed at least twenty (20) days from the date of the notice of hearing before being required to defend the action.  (f) After considering the testimony adduced at the hearing, the board shall cause to be entered upon its minute book its findings and the action taken.  (g) If the license of the accused is suspended or revoked, it is further the duty of the board to enter its action on its registration record.
AR Code § 17-82-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 4 - Licensing of Certain Dental Assistants|§ 17-82-401. Legislative intent

 The provisions of this subchapter are intended to be supplemental and in addition to subchapters 1-3 of this chapter and are intended to authorize the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners to issue permits to dental assistants who perform expanded duties as provided in this subchapter.
AR Code § 17-82-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 4 - Licensing of Certain Dental Assistants|§ 17-82-402. Penalties

 Any person who violates the provisions of § 17-82-403 or any dentist who permits a person to violate the provisions of § 17-82-403 shall be subject to the penalties and sanctions as set forth in §§ 17-82-301(b) and (c) and 17-82-316.
AR Code § 17-82-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 82 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants|Subchapter 4 - Licensing of Certain Dental Assistants|§ 17-82-403. Permit required

 No person shall perform the expanded duties of a dental assistant as defined by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners in the rules of the board without a permit.