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SC Code § 40-15-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-130. Advertisement of services; display of name and licensed area of practice; practice under trade names.

 Dentists may advertise their services so long as these public communications are not false, deceptive, or misleading and do not attempt to create any impression, unsupported by fact, of superior skills or qualifications of those who practice thereunder. Licensed dental specialists may announce their specialization and may advertise their services so long as the public communications are not false, deceptive, or misleading.  Every dentist practicing dentistry under a trade name and every dentist practicing as an employee of another licensed dentist or a partnership or of a professional association shall cause his name and licensed area of practice to be conspicuously displayed and kept so displayed in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the place where the practice is conducted.  Dentists may practice or continue to practice under trade names so long as the names are not false, deceptive, or misleading and do not attempt to create any impression of superior skills or qualifications of those who practice thereunder.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.13; 1952 Code Section 56-570; 1942 Code Section 5209; 1932 Code Section 5209; 1922 (32) 844; 1968 (55) 2502; 1986 Act No. 363, Section 6.
SC Code § 40-15-135 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-135. Certain dental services to be performed only by licensed dentist.

 (A) Only a dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter may control the use of dental equipment or material while the equipment or material is being used to provide dental services in a dental office, whether those services are provided by a dentist, a dental hygienist, a dental assistant, or a dental auxiliary.  (B) No person other than a dentist, licensed pursuant to this chapter may exercise control over:  (1) the selection of a course of treatment of a patient, the procedures or materials to be used as part of the course of treatment, or the manner in which the course of treatment is carried out by the licensee;  (2) the patient records of a dentist. However, if the dentist is employed by a corporation or another dentist, the corporation or employing dentist is responsible for keeping the records for a period of five years and the practicing dentist shall have access to those records;  (3) nothing in this section precludes an insurer or health maintenance organization from requiring pre-certification or authorization in regard to reimbursement for courses of treatment performed.  (C) A lease agreement, rental agreement, or other arrangement for the provision of dental equipment or dental materials in a dental office entered into by a licensed dentist with a person who is not a licensed dentist shall contain a provision whereby the dentist expressly maintains complete care, custody, and control of the equipment or material.  (D) This section does not, in any manner, affect the operation of an accredited teaching institution, a nonprofit dental clinic operated solely for the benefit of poor and indigent persons, or a state or federal operating clinic.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 267, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-15-145 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-145. Continuing education for dentists on the prescription of Schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances.

 As part of the biennial continuing education required by the board or pursuant to law, including Regulation 39-5, South Carolina Code of State Regulations, a dentist authorized pursuant to state and federal law to prescribe controlled substances shall complete at least two hours of continuing education every two years related to approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled substances listed in Schedules II, III, and IV of the schedules provided for in Sections 44-53-210, 44-53-230, and 44-53-250.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 91 (H.3824), Section 5, eff May 19, 2017.
SC Code § 40-15-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-150. Filing false affidavit or diploma; misrepresentation or concealment.

 Any person who, in order to influence action by the board:  (a) knowingly files a false or forged affidavit with the board;  (b) files as his own a diploma or license issued to another; or  (c) in any manner misrepresents or conceals his true name or former place of residence is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.15; 1952 Code Section 56-569; 1942 Code Section 5208; 1932 Code Section 5208; 1922 (32) 844; 1968 (55) 2502; 1996 Act No. 295, Section 3.
SC Code § 40-15-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-170. Reregistration; effect of foreign revocations.

 The secretary of the board shall on or about the fifteenth day of October of each year send a reregistration application to the last address furnished the board of each person licensed or registered by the board. The failure to receive the application does not excuse a failure to reregister, as required by this chapter. An annual registration fee, to be set by the board, shall cover fully all costs and is payable by each licensed dentist and dental hygienist and each registered dental technician not later than the thirty-first of December. In setting the license fees for the year 1987-88, the board must set the license fees for each classification so that in the aggregate the revenues generated from all license fees for the year will equal one hundred fifteen percent of its total expenditures during the previous year. If reregistration is not completed by the thirty-first of December, the fee must be doubled. If the licensee or dental technician fails to reregister by the thirty-first of January of the following year, the secretary of the board shall notify the licensee or dental technician by registered mail at his last known address that failure to reregister by the first of March will result in the license or registration expiring as of the first of March. After the thirty-first of January, an additional five dollar penalty is added each day until the reregistration fee is paid. Any expired license may be reinstated or any dental technician may be reregistered by taking the licensure or dental technician examination or appearing in person before the board with a satisfactory explanation for the failure to reregister. An orthodontic technician may be reregistered by submitting a completed application or appearing in person before the board with a satisfactory explanation for the failure to reregister. It is the responsibility of each licensee or dental technician to keep the office of the secretary notified of his current mailing address.  If an individual's license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene is revoked by another state for cause this shall, in the discretion of the board, constitute grounds for revocation of his South Carolina license. The license of a dentist or dental hygienist who does not either reside or practice in South Carolina for a period of six successive years is considered inactive. The time spent in active service by any person in the armed forces or public health service of the United States or with the Veterans' Administration is not construed as absence from or failure to practice in the State. Relicensing after an absence of over six years may be made at the discretion of the board upon proof of high professional fitness and moral character.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.17; 1952 Code Section 56-568; 1942 Code Section 5205; 1932 Code Section 5205; 1922 (32) 844; 1966 (54) 2672; 1968 (55) 2502; 1986 Act No. 363, Section 8; 1990 Act No. 482, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-15-176 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-176. Restricted dental auxiliary instructor's licenses.

 (A) The State Board of Dentistry may issue a restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license to a dentist who:  (1) holds a valid license in another state;  (2) has not been refused a license or had a license revoked in this State, another state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia;  (3) passes an examination on jurisprudence as prescribed by the board; and  (4) is teaching dental medicine in South Carolina full-time at a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredited dental auxiliary program at a technical college in this State.  (B) A dentist with a restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license is authorized to practice at or on behalf of a CODA-accredited technical college. The holder of a restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license may practice general dentistry or in his or her area of specialty, but only in a clinic or office affiliated with a dental auxiliary program of a technical college. A restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license issued to a faculty member under this section terminates immediately and automatically, without any further action by the board, if the holder ceases to be a faculty member at a dental auxiliary program of a technical college.  (C) A restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license must be renewed biennially in accordance with procedures and fees as established by the board in regulation.  (D) A dentist holding a restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license issued pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of this chapter and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter unless otherwise provided for in this section. The board may revoke a restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license for a violation of this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter or if the holder fails to supply the board, within ten days of its request, with information as to his or her current status and activities in the teaching program.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 211 (S.1036), Section 1, eff June 3, 2016.
SC Code § 40-15-177 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-177. Restricted volunteer license for certain dentists and dental hygienists.

 (A) The State Board of Dentistry may issue a restricted volunteer license to a dentist or dental hygienist who:  (1) has held the corresponding license in another state as a licensee in good standing;  (2) has passed an examination as prescribed by the board;  (3) has not failed the state's corresponding clinical examination within the past five years;  (4) must have at least five years of clinical practice in the field for which they are seeking the license.  (B) A person holding a restricted volunteer license under this section:  (1) must only practice in clinics prescribed by the board in regulation;  (2) only treat patients who have no insurance or who are not eligible for financial assistance for dental treatment;  (3) may not receive remuneration directly or indirectly for providing dental or dental hygiene services.  (C) A dentist with a restricted volunteer license issued under this section only may practice dentistry and perform dental procedures if:  (1) a dentist with an unrestricted license is available on the premises; or  (2) the dentist reviews every thirty days with a local licensed dentist in good standing the cases of all patients treated during the thirty-day period.  (D) A dental hygienist only may practice dental hygiene pursuant to this chapter and regulations promulgated under this chapter for dental hygienists and only under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist.  (E) A license issued under this section must be renewed annually in accordance with continuing education requirements and procedures as may be established by the board in regulation.  (F) A dentist or dental hygienist holding a restricted volunteer license issued pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of this chapter and regulations promulgated under this chapter unless otherwise provided for in this section.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 507, Section 2.
SC Code § 40-15-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-180. Complaint to board against dentist, dental hygienist, or dental technician; investigation; accusation; notice; hearing; confidentiality of proceedings; privileged communications.

 (1) The board shall receive complaints by any person against a licensed dentist or dental hygienist, or against a registered dental technician, and shall require the same to be submitted to it in the form of an affidavit. Upon receipt of a complaint, the director, or such other person as the president may designate, shall investigate the allegations of the complaint and make a report to the board concerning his investigation. If the board shall then desire to proceed further it may, in its discretion, file a formal accusation charging the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental technician with a violation of a provision of this chapter. The accusation shall be signed by the president or vice-president on behalf of the board. When the accusation is filed, and the board shall set a date for a hearing thereon, the director of the board shall notify the accused in writing, not less than thirty days prior to the hearing date, of the date fixed for the hearing and a true copy of the accusation shall be attached to the notice. The accused may appear and show cause why his license should not be suspended or revoked. The accused shall have the right to be confronted with and to cross-examine the witnesses against him and shall have the right to counsel. In instances where a board member has made the initial investigation of a complaint, he shall not sit with the board at the hearing of such complaint.  (2) Such notice shall be sent to the accused by registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to his last mailing address furnished the board. The post office registration receipt signed by the accused, his agent, or a responsible member of his household or office staff, or, if not accepted by the person to whom addressed, the postal authorities' stamp thereon showing the same "Refused", shall be prima facie evidence of service of such notice.  (3) All investigations and proceedings undertaken under the provisions of this chapter shall be confidential.  (4) Every communication, whether oral or written, made by or on behalf of any complainant to the board or its agents, or any hearing panel or member thereon, pursuant to this act whether by way of complaint or testimony, shall be privileged, and no action or proceeding, civil or criminal, shall lie against any such person, firm, or corporation by or on whose behalf such communication shall have been made, by reason thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.18; 1952 Code Sections 56-519, 56-575, 56-576, 56-633; 1942 Code Sections 5195, 5211; 1932 Code Sections 5195, 5211; 1922 (32) 844; 1946 (44) 2569; 1968 (55) 2502; 1982 Act No. 432, Section 3.
SC Code § 40-15-185 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-185. Administration of oaths; subpoena power.

 For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding under the provisions of this chapter, the board or any person designated by it may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, take evidence, and require the production of any documents or records which the board deems relevant to the inquiry. In the case of contumacy by or the refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, an administrative law judge as provided under Article 5 of Chapter 23 of Title 1, upon application of the board, may issue an order requiring the person to appear before the board or the person designated by it and produce documentary evidence and give other evidence concerning the matter under inquiry.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 432, Section 5; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 882.
SC Code § 40-15-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-200. Disciplinary action by board; judicial review.

 If the board is satisfied that the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental technician is guilty of an offense charged in the formal accusation provided for in this chapter, it may revoke or suspend the license or the registration certificate, reprimand the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental technician publicly or privately, or take other reasonable action short of revocation or suspension including, but not limited to, probation or requiring the person to undertake additional professional training subject to the direction and approval of the board, psychiatric evaluations, controlled substance restrictions, institutional practice under supervision, and other actions considered appropriate by the board. In addition to or instead of actions taken by the board affecting the license of a licensee or the registration certificate of a registrant, when it is established that the licensee or registrant has violated this chapter or any regulation promulgated by the board, the board may require the licensee or registrant to pay a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars and the costs of the disciplinary action. All penalties must be remitted to the general fund.  Any decision by the board to revoke, suspend, or otherwise restrict or limit a license or registration certificate or otherwise discipline a licensee or holder of a registration certificate must be by majority vote of the members of the board eligible to participate and is subject to review by an administrative law judge as provided under Article 5 of Chapter 23 of Title 1 upon petition filed by the licensee or holder of a registration certificate with the court and a copy thereof served upon the director of the board within thirty days from the date of delivery of the board's decision to the licensee or holder of the registration certificate. The review is governed by Chapter 23 of Title 1.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.20; 1952 Code Section 56-577; 1942 Code Section 5211; 1932 Code Section 5211; 1922 (32) 844; 1968 (55) 2502; 1982 Act No. 432, Section 4; 1986 Act No. 363, Section 10; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 883; 1996 Act No. 295, Section 5.
SC Code § 40-15-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-210. Appeal from suspension or revocation.

 The person whose license or registration certificate has been suspended or revoked may, within thirty days, appeal from the action of the board in suspending or revoking the same to an administrative law judge as provided under Article 5 of Chapter 23 of Title 1. The board shall certify to an administrative law judge as provided under Article 5 of Chapter 23 of Title 1 for its consideration a record of the hearing before the board.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.21; 1968 (55) 2502; 1974 (58) 2626; 1986 Act No. 363, Section 11; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 884.
SC Code § 40-15-212 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-212. Unlawful dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental technological work; aiding and abetting; penalties.

 A person who practices dentistry or dental hygiene or performs dental technological work, in violation of this chapter or who aids or abets a person in violating this chapter, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both. Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 295, Section 1.
SC Code § 40-15-215 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-215. Publication of final orders of board; public record of limitation or surrender of license; confidentiality of other information.

 Any final order of the board finding that a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental technician is guilty of any offense charged in a formal accusation is public knowledge except for a final order dismissing the accusation or determining that a private reprimand is in order or unless stayed by an administrative law judge as provided under Article 5 of Chapter 23 of Title 1 or the board. Any final order which is made public may be mailed to local and state dental associations and all hospitals in which the respondent has staff privileges, to states where the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental technician has a license or certificate as known to the board, or to any other agency the board considers appropriate. If a license or certificate is voluntarily limited or surrendered by the holder, a public record of the existence and duration of the limitation or surrender must be maintained by the board, and no further distribution of the information may be made. All information, investigations, and proceedings concerning the circumstances underlying an action by the holder of the license or certificate is privileged and confidential.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 363, Section 12; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 885.
SC Code § 40-15-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-220. License to practice specialty.

 A special license shall be required for the practice of each special area of dentistry recognized by the American Dental Association, in order for a dentist to hold himself out to the public as limiting his practice to, being a specialist in, or giving special attention to any special area of dentistry. No dentist shall announce or hold himself out to the public as limiting his practice to, or as being a specialist in or giving special attention to, any special area of dentistry without first having obtained a special license therefor from the board as herein provided. The volume of business performed in any limited area of dentistry and the restriction of a licensed dentist's activity to any one or more limited areas of dentistry shall not in themselves constitute a holding out to the public that the dentist is a specialist.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.22; 1952 Code Section 56-601; 1945 (44) 363; 1968 (55) 2502.
SC Code § 40-15-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-230. Applicant for license to practice specialty must be licensed to practice dentistry.

 Before an applicant can be licensed to practice a specialty, he must first have been licensed to practice dentistry in the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.23; 1952 Code Section 56-602; 1945 (44) 363; 1968 (55) 2502.
SC Code § 40-15-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 15 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians|Section 40-15-240. Application for license to practice specialty.

 Every person who desires to obtain a license to practice a specialty of dentistry shall apply therefor to the board in writing and upon blanks prepared and furnished for the purpose not less than forty-five days before the board meets.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.25; 1962 Code Section 56-605; 1952 Code Section 56-605; 1945 (44) 363; 1968 (55) 2502.