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NH Rev Stat § 317-A:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:21 - Licensure.

    317-A:21 Licensure. –||I. For the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare, any person providing dental hygiene services in New Hampshire shall submit evidence that such person is qualified to provide those services and shall be licensed as provided in this chapter. No person shall provide dental hygiene services in New Hampshire or use any sign, card, device or the abbreviation R.D.H. or any other designation indicating such person is providing dental hygiene services, unless such person has been licensed under the provisions of this chapter.||II. Applications for licensure as a dental hygienist shall be made to the board in writing and shall be accompanied by a fee established by the office of professional licensure and certification and by satisfactory proof that the applicant is a graduate of a school of dentistry or a school of dental hygiene with a minimum of a 2-year program in an institution of higher education, the program of which is accredited by a national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Commission on Dental Accreditation.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1977, 563:24. 1979, 434:26; 456:10. 1992, 2:9. 1994, 240:2. 1997, 204:8. 2000, 5:23, eff. July 1, 2000. 2018, 316:12, eff. Aug. 24, 2018. 2021, 197:42, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:21-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:21-a - Examinations.

    317-A:21-a Examinations. –||Except as otherwise provided, applicants shall be examined by the board. The examinations may be oral, clinical, written or a combination, at the discretion of the board, and shall be of such character as to test the qualifications of the applicant to be licensed in dental hygiene. No license shall be granted to any applicant who shall not pass such examination satisfactorily. The board shall have the authority to grant a license in dental hygiene to applicants who have successfully passed the requirements of any national or regional testing agency acceptable to the board.|||Source. 1994, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:21-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:21-b - Display of License.

    317-A:21-b Display of License. –||Licensees who provide dental hygiene services in this state shall cause their licenses to be at all times displayed in a conspicuous place in the setting wherein they shall treat patients, and shall whenever requested, exhibit such license to any of the members of the board or its authorized agent.|||Source. 1994, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:21-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:21-c - Practice of Dental Hygiene.

    317-A:21-c Practice of Dental Hygiene. –||I. A person shall be regarded as practicing dental hygiene within the meaning of this chapter, who performs any of the actions listed in RSA 317-A:21-c, II, or who uses the title "registered dental hygienist", the abbreviation "R.D.H.", or any other words or symbols that indicate that the person is a licensed dental hygienist.||II. Dental hygiene services shall include:||(a) The assessment of medical and dental histories, including preliminary inspection of the oral cavity, surrounding structures, and periodontal charting.||(b) The assessment of the patient to collect and evaluate complete data to identify dental hygiene care needs.||(c) The performance of the complete prophylaxis including the removal of calciferous deposits, excess cements, excess bond materials from orthodontic appliances, accretions, and stains from the supragingival and subgingival surfaces of the teeth by scaling, root planning, and polishing.||(d) The performance of procedures requiring additional education and any other procedures authorized by the board through rules adopted under RSA 541-A.||(e) The administration of local anesthesia.||(f) The administration of nitrous oxide/oxygen minimal sedation (anxiolysis); provided the dental hygienist is qualified by the board after training and after passing an examination approved by the board.||(g) The administration, prescription and dispensing of a fluoride supplement, topically applied fluoride and chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse.||III. Dental hygiene services shall be provided under the supervision of a licensed dentist in accordance with rules adopted by the board.||IV. The practice of dental hygiene conducted under the authority of a health care charitable trust as provided in RSA 317-A:20, III(c) shall be performed by dentists or by dental hygienists licensed by the board and who practice under the supervision of a dentist licensed by the board. The health care charitable trust shall notify the board in writing of the name and location of the dental clinic and the name of the supervising dentist, and shall notify the board within 10 days of any change of the supervising dentist.|||Source. 1994, 240:3. 1997, 204:9. 2002, 91:1. 2004, 163:2. 2006, 238:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2018, 316:13, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:21-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:21-d - Practice Limitations.

    317-A:21-d Practice Limitations. –||Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit the independent practice of dental hygienists.|||Source. 1994, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:21-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:21-e - Certified Public Health Dental Hygienist.

    317-A:21-e Certified Public Health Dental Hygienist. –||I. A dental hygienist licensed under this chapter may obtain a certification to practice as a certified public health dental hygienist by submitting an application to the board in writing and completing additional educational and training requirements as required by the board. A certified public health dental hygienist practicing under this section may:||(a) Collect and assess medical and dental histories, including preliminary inspection of the oral cavity and surrounding structures, and periodontal probing and charting.||(b) Instruct in oral hygiene techniques.||(c) Prepare a treatment plan within the public health dental hygienist scope of practice.||(d) Perform complete oral prophylaxis as appropriate, including the removal of calciferous deposits and the removal of subgingival accretions and stains by scaling and root planing.||(e) Perform professional application of topical fluoride, including fluoride varnish.||(f) Place sealants, if qualified and when authorized by a dentist with an active license, provided that:||(1) Written informed consent shall be obtained from the patient's legal guardian; and||(2) The supervising dentist and the public health dental hygienist shall be responsible for the sealants being indicated and correctly placed.||(g) Place temporary restorations without excavation.||(h) Perform radiographic imaging limited to bite wings, and occlusal and periapical radiography, as needed.||(i) Provide nutritional counseling for the control of dental disease.||(j) Provide referrals.||(k) Perform any procedure that is within the scope of practice that has been authorized under public health supervision.||II. A certified public health dental hygienist, acting under the public health supervision of an actively licensed dentist, may practice in a school, hospital, or other institution, or for a homebound person without the dentist having to be present, provided the dentist has reviewed the records once in a 12-month period.||III. The dental hygienists committee established under RSA 317-A:2-a shall develop and propose to the board for its review and approval all application and certification requirements, education programs, and other regulations and requirements relating to certified public health dental hygienists.||IV. Public health dental hygienist certification under this section shall not preclude non-certified dental hygienists from practicing under public health supervision as allowed under the rules of the board of dental examiners.|||Source. 2012, 183:1, eff. June 11, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:21-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:21-f - Repealed by 2014, 313:2, eff. Nov. 15, 2015.

    317-A:21-f Repealed by 2014, 313:2, eff. Nov. 15, 2015. –|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:21-g (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:21-g - Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary.

    317-A:21-g Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary. –||I. A dental hygienist licensed under this chapter or a dental assistant may obtain a permit from the board to practice as an expanded function dental auxiliary by submitting an application to the board in writing and completing additional educational and training requirements as required in rules adopted by the board.||II. An expanded function dental auxiliary shall work under the supervision of an actively licensed dentist.||III. The board shall adopt rules under RSA 317-A:12, XII-d regarding application and permit requirements, educational requirements, level of supervision requirements, and scope of practice requirements relating to expanded function dental auxiliaries.|||Source. 2018, 316:14, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:22 - Repealed by 1981, 482:13, eff. July 1, 1981.

    317-A:22 Repealed by 1981, 482:13, eff. July 1, 1981. –|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:23 - Non-Practice.

    317-A:23 Non-Practice. –||I. None of the following procedures may be assigned to a dental hygienist or assistant or to any other person not licensed to practice dentistry:||(a) Diagnosis, treatment planning and prescriptions (including prescriptions for drugs and medicaments or authorization for restorative, prosthodontic, or orthodontic appliances).||(b) Surgical procedures on hard or soft tissues within the oral cavity; or any other inter-oral procedure that contributes to, or results in, an irremediable alteration of the oral anatomy.||II. Under the public health supervision of an actively licensed dentist and in accordance with a written practice agreement, a certified public health dental hygienist may provide services pursuant to RSA 317-A:21-e, I for which certified public health dental hygienists have been trained and which have been authorized by a supervising dentist in writing. Services may be provided to an individual patient without the patient first seeing a dentist for an examination, diagnosis, and treatment planning if the supervising dentist has provided written general authorization and standing protocols for the certified public health dental hygienist.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 2012, 183:6, eff. June 11, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:24 - Applicants From Other States.

    317-A:24 Applicants From Other States. –||The board may license any applicant for a dental or dental hygienist license who is so licensed in any other state, provided the other state's licensing requirements are substantially equivalent to or higher than those of this state.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1981, 482:10, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:25 - Certificate of Good Standing.

    317-A:25 Certificate of Good Standing. –||Any one who is licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state, and of good professional character, and known to the dental board as such, who desires to change residence to another state, territory or country, shall, upon application to the dental board, receive a special certificate over the signature of the president and vice-president of the board, which shall attest such facts, and give the date upon which such person was licensed.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1981, 482:11. 1994, 240:4. 2000, 5:24. 2003, 149:9, July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:26 - Repealed by 2000, 5:29, I, eff. July 1, 2000.

    317-A:26 Repealed by 2000, 5:29, I, eff. July 1, 2000. –|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:27 - Display of Names.

    317-A:27 Display of Names. –||Any individual engaged in the practice of dentistry shall display at the entrance of his or her place of business the name of the individual practicing dentistry at that place of business.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 2000, 5:25, eff. July 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:27-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:27-a - Dental Records.

    317-A:27-a Dental Records. –||Dentists and dental hygienists shall make a record of all examinations and treatments performed or recommended. The record shall be in such a manner and in sufficient detail that it may be used for identification purposes. A dentist shall maintain patients' paper or electronic, and radiographic records, for at least 7 years from the time the dentist or dental hygienist last treated the patient. In the case of a minor patient, a dentist shall maintain a patient's paper or electronic, and radiographic dental records for at least 7 years past the age of majority.|||Source. 1983, 73:1. 1994, 240:5. 2000, 5:25. 2006, 238:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2018, 316:15, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:28 - Unlicensed Persons Prohibited.

    317-A:28 Unlicensed Persons Prohibited. –||Dentists acting as a manager, proprietor, partnership, association, or corporation owning, managing, or controlling any place where dental work is done, provided, or contracted for shall employ, keep, or retain only licensed dentists to practice dentistry and licensed dental hygienists to practice dental hygiene.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1997, 204:10. 2010, 139:6, eff. Aug. 13, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:29 - List of Dentists and Dental Hygienists.

    317-A:29 List of Dentists and Dental Hygienists. –||Any manager, proprietor, partnership, association, or corporation specified in RSA 317-A:28 shall, within 10 days after demand made by the vice-president of the board by registered mail, furnish to the vice-president the names and addresses of all persons practicing dentistry or dental hygiene in their or its place of business or under their or its control, together with a sworn statement showing by what license or authority said persons are practicing.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1997, 204:11. 2003, 149:10, July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:30 - Death of Licensee.

    317-A:30 Death of Licensee. –||No person not a registered dentist shall, directly or indirectly, practice dentistry in this state, except as is provided in this chapter; but the spouse, executor, or administrator of a registered dentist who has died, or the spouse of one who is incapacitated, may continue such business under a registered dentist.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1994, 289:4, eff. Aug. 5, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:31 - Advertising; Specialists.

    317-A:31 Advertising;  Specialists. –||All advertisements of dental services shall contain the name of the dentist whose services are being advertised and shall state whether each dentist is a general dentist or, if qualified, a specialist in the named area or specialization. This shall include dental practices operating under a trade name. The dentist's name and designation as a general dentist or specialist shall be stated prominently in the advertisement.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 2000, 5:26, eff. July 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:32 - False Papers.

    317-A:32 False Papers. –||Any person filing or attempting to file as his or her own the diploma or license of another, or a forged affidavit of identification or qualification, shall be deemed guilty of forgery.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 2000, 5:27, eff. July 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:33 - Penalty.

    317-A:33 Penalty. –||Except as otherwise provided, any person who shall practice or attempt to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state without a license or who violates any of the provisions of RSA 317-A shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person or guilty of a felony if any other person.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1973, 528:201. 1994, 240:6. 2000, 5:28, eff. July 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:34 - Injunction.

    317-A:34 Injunction. –||The board may petition the superior court for an injunction to restrain the practice of dentistry, as defined in RSA 317-A:20, by any person other than a licensed dentist or such other persons as are specifically excepted from the operation of RSA 317-A:20. In such proceedings, the board may be represented by the attorney general or its own counsel, and such petition may be filed in the superior court for the county in which the defendant named therein resides, or, if such defendant is a nonresident, then in the superior court for any county in which the named defendant does business. The petition for such injunction or the issuance thereof shall be in addition to, and shall not relieve any such person from, criminal prosecution. In connection with any such petition for an injunction, it shall not be necessary to prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 1979, 456:12, eff. Aug. 24, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:35 - Disposal of Fines.

    317-A:35 Disposal of Fines. –||All fines imposed and collected under this chapter shall be paid by the court or justice to the office of professional licensure and certification.|||Source. 1971, 364:1. 2003, 149:11. 2014, 11:4, eff. May 14, 2014. 2015, 276:80, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:36 - Repealed by 2015, 56:2, II, eff. Aug. 1, 2015.

    317-A:36 Repealed by 2015, 56:2, II, eff. Aug. 1, 2015. –|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:37 - Proceedings of Dental Peer Review Committee.

    317-A:37 Proceedings of Dental Peer Review Committee. –||All proceedings, records, findings, and deliberations of any dental peer review committee of a duly established state dental society or component dental society are confidential and privileged and shall not be used or available for use or subject to process in any other proceeding. The manner in which a dental peer review committee and each member thereof deliberates, decides, or votes on any matter submitted to it is likewise confidential and privileged and shall not be the subject of inquiry in any other proceeding. Nothing in this statute shall prevent a dental peer review committee from referring complaints to the New Hampshire board of dental examiners and providing the board with the name and contact information of the complainant.|||Source. 1976, 17:1. 1983, 346:4. 2007, 49:5, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 317-A:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 317-A - Dentists and Dentistry|Section 317-A:38 - Mercury Amalgam; Information.

    317-A:38 Mercury Amalgam;  Information. –||A dentist shall present patients having dental restorative procedures with a standardized pamphlet developed by the board in consultation with the department of health and human services regarding the risks and benefits of dental materials, including mercury amalgam, and shall discuss with the patient the choices of restorative dental materials prior to their use.|||Source. 2002, 96:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 318:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Section 318:1-a - Exceptions and Exemptions Not Required to be Negated.

    318:1-a Exceptions and Exemptions Not Required to be Negated. –||In any complaint, information, or indictment, and in any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of any provision of this chapter, it shall not be necessary to negate any exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption contained herein, and the burden of proof of any such exception, excuse, proviso or exemption shall be upon the defendant.|||Source. 1987, 181:4, eff. May 12, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 318:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Section 318:2 - Board.

    318:2 Board. –||There shall be a pharmacy board consisting of 7 members; including 6 practicing pharmacists, at least one of whom shall be a full-time hospital pharmacist, and one public member, each to be appointed by the governor, with the approval of the council, to a term of 5 years. No member shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms and no member shall serve for more than 10 consecutive years. Only board members provided for in this section shall have the authority to vote in board determinations.|||Source. 1921, 122:2. PL 210:2. RL 256:2. RSA 318:2. 1973, 453:13. 1979, 155:10. 1981, 484:3. 2009, 66:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 318:2-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 318 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Section 318:2-a - Repealed by 2015, 276:108, IX, eff. July 1, 2015.

    318:2-a Repealed by 2015, 276:108, IX, eff. July 1, 2015. –|