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NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-20 - Practice of dentistry as interne in public or private hospitals and institutions

45:6-20. Practice of dentistry as interne in public or private hospitals and institutions  Any person may practice dentistry as an interne or resident in a public or private licensed hospital or other public or private institution of this State for a period of one year; providing, such person shall furnish proof to the board he can fulfill the requirements demanded in the other sections of this chapter relating to applicants for license to practice dentistry; but no such person shall be permitted to so engage in the practice of dentistry unless and until he obtains a certificate in writing from the board, which certificate shall be at all times publicly exhibited in the public or private licensed hospital or other public or private institution to which such person is attached as an interne or resident. The board may, in its discretion, renew such certificate from year to year but not to exceed any aggregate of three years. The board shall charge and collect a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each such certificate or renewal thereof granted. Any public or private licensed hospital or other public or private institution of this State, in order to avail itself of the provisions of this section and sections 45:6-21 and 45:6-22 of this Title, shall first obtain a certificate in writing from the board. Amended by L.1951, c. 341, p. 1229, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-21 - Dental internes not to receive fees or compensation; exception; nature of services; inspection of institution

45:6-21. Dental internes not to receive fees or compensation; exception; nature of services; inspection of institution  No dental interne or resident certified under section 45:6-20 of this Title to any public or private licensed hospital or other public or private institution shall receive, collect or be entitled to, either directly or indirectly, any fees or compensation for any services rendered, while acting as such interne or resident; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent or prohibit the public or private licensed hospital or other public or private institution to which any interne or resident is attached from providing compensation out of its funds for services so rendered by such interne or resident. The services rendered by any such interne or resident shall be strictly confined to the inmates and registered patients of the public or private licensed hospital or other public or private institution to which he is attached, and shall be performed under the supervision of a regularly licensed dentist of this State, who shall be a member of the staff of such hospital or institution. Every public or private licensed hospital or other public or private institution to which any such interne or resident is attached shall be subject to inspection by the board, or by its duly accredited inspectors or representatives. Amended by L.1951, c. 341, p. 1230, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-23 - Unlawful sale, alteration, use of dental degree, certificate, transcript; misdemeanor

45:6-23. Unlawful sale, alteration, use of dental degree, certificate, transcript; misdemeanor  45:6-23. Any person, company or association shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon every conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than six months, or both, who:  a. Sells or barters, or offers to sell or barter, any diploma or document conferring or purporting to confer any dental degree or any certificate or transcript made or purporting to be made pursuant to the laws regulating the licensing and registration of dentists; or  b. Purchases or procures by barter any such diploma, certificate or transcript with intent that the same shall be used as evidence of the holder's qualification to practice dentistry, or in fraud of the laws regulating such practice; or  c. With fraudulent intent, alters in a material regard any such diploma, certificate or transcript; or  d. Uses or attempts to use any such diploma, certificate or transcript which has been purchased, fraudulently issued, counterfeited or materially altered, either as a license or color of license to practice dentistry, or in order to procure registration as a dentist.  Amended L.1995,c.124,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-24 - False statements; high misdemeanor

45:6-24. False statements; high misdemeanor  Any person who, in any affidavit or examination required of an applicant for examination, license or registration under the laws regulating the practice of dentistry, willfully makes a false statement in a material regard, shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction thereof by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment at hard labor not exceeding five years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-26 - Commitment for failure to pay judgment

45:6-26. Commitment for failure to pay judgment  The court shall, if judgment be rendered for the plaintiff, cause any defendant who refuses or fails to pay forthwith the amount of the judgment rendered against him and all the costs and charges incident thereto, to be committed to the county jail for a period of not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, except in cases where the penalty is five hundred dollars ($500.00), in which cases commitment shall be made for a period of not less than sixty days nor more than one hundred fifty days. Amended by L.1953, c. 43, p. 799, s. 21.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-48 - Short title

45:6-48. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Dental Auxiliaries Act." L.1979, c. 46, s. 1, eff. March 21, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-49 - Definitions.

45:6-49 Definitions.  2. For the purposes of this act: a. "Board" means the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry. b. "Registered dental assistant" means any person who has fulfilled the requirements for registration established by this act and who has been registered by the board. A registered dental assistant shall work under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist. c. "Dental assistant" means any person who is trained by formal education or office internship to perform, under the direct supervision of a dentist, any routine office procedure, not including an intra-oral procedure, in the office of a dentist. d. "Dental hygienist" means any person who performs in the office of any licensed dentist or in any appropriately equipped school, dental clinic, or institution under the supervision of a licensed dentist, those educational, preventive and therapeutic services and procedures which licensed dental hygienists are trained to perform, and which are specifically permitted by regulation of the board, and such intra-oral clinical services which are primarily concerned with preventive dental procedures, including, but not limited to, during the course of a complete prophylaxis, removing all hard and soft deposits and stains from the surfaces of the human teeth to the depth of the gingival sulcus, polishing natural and restored surfaces of teeth, applying indicated topical agents, surveying intra- and extra-oral structures, noting deformities, defects and abnormalities thereof, performing a complete oral prophylaxis and providing clinical instruction to promote the maintenance of dental health. e. "Direct supervision" means acts performed in the office of a licensed dentist wherein he is physically present at all times during the performance of such acts and such acts are performed pursuant to his order, control and full professional responsibility. f. "Supervision" means acts performed pursuant to a dentist's written order, control and full professional responsibility, whether or not he is physically present. g. "Limited registered dental assistant" means any person who has fulfilled the requirements for registration established by this amendatory and supplementary act and who has been registered by the board. A limited registered dental assistant shall be limited to working under the direct supervision of a dentist who conducts a limited dental practice in the dental specialty for which the assistant has been trained and registered, and in performing those intra-oral procedures as defined by the board which are involved in that specialty. h. "Dental clinic" means dental clinic as defined in section 1 of P.L.1951, c.199 (C.45:6-15.1). i. "Institution" means any nursing home, veterans' home, hospital or prison, or any State or county facility providing inpatient care, supervision and treatment for persons with developmental disabilities. L.1979, c.46, s.2; amended 1995, c.367, s.1; 2012, c.29, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-50 - Additional powers, duties of board

45:6-50. Additional powers, duties of board  3. The board shall have the following additional powers and duties, under this act: a. To examine, admit, and deny persons applying for admission to the practice of dental hygiene; b. To issue licenses to practice dental hygiene; c. To certify academic and clinical institutions and hospitals which educate and train persons for the practice of dental hygiene or dental assisting in accordance with standards substantially similar to those of the American Dental Association's Commission on Accreditation of Dental and Dental Auxiliary Educational Programs and Council on Hospital Dental Service and taking into consideration the advice of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and the New Jersey Department of Education; d. To issue certificates of good standing to dental hygienists who hold a valid subsisting license to practice in this State; e. To establish by rule or regulation, standards for the training and utilization of registered dental assistants and limited registered dental assistants; f. To establish and recognize councils and committees which may advise and make recommendations to the board on various aspects of the education and practice for dental hygienists, registered dental assistants, limited registered dental assistants or dental assistants; g. To prescribe expanded functions to be performed solely by dental hygienists and to be performed by dental hygienists, registered dental assistants and limited registered dental assistants under a single standard of proficiency necessary and proper to protect and promote the public health and welfare of the citizens of this State, and impose such restrictions and requirements, including the setting of educational prerequisites to the performance of such functions and the administration of examinations, as are necessary to insure adherence to the adopted standard of proficiency. Expansion and assignment of such functions, training and examination procedures shall be developed in consultation with the relevant advisory councils; h. To adopt rules and regulations to achieve the objectives contemplated by this act, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.); i. To do any and all other things which may be appropriate to achieve the objectives contemplated by this act, or which may be useful in executing any of the duties, powers or functions of the board. L.1979,c.46,s.3; amended 1995,c.367,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-50.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-50.1 - Required training for dental assistant internship programs

45:6-50.1. Required training for dental assistant internship programs  10. The board shall establish by rule or regulation the required training which shall be included in dental assistant internship programs. An internship program for an individual seeking registration as a dental assistant shall include training in the intra-oral procedures that are performed in the office of a dentist licensed for general practice. The board shall establish a committee consisting of two board members and three licensed dentists which shall develop and monitor a satisfactory internship program for individuals seeking registration as a dental assistant. L.1995,c.367,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-50.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-50.2 - Required training for limited dental assistant internship program

45:6-50.2. Required training for limited dental assistant internship program  11. Upon the request of a recognized professional dental specialty society, the board shall establish by rule or regulation the required training which shall be included in a limited dental assistant internship program. An internship program for an individual seeking registration as a limited dental assistant shall include training in those intra-oral procedures that are performed in the office of a dentist who has received from the board a permit of limited dental practice in the specialty area for which the assistant seeks registration. The board shall establish a committee consisting of two board members and three licensed dentists which shall develop and monitor a satisfactory internship program for individuals seeking registration as a limited dental assistant. L.1995,c.367,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-51 - Meetings

45:6-51. Meetings  The board shall hold at least two meetings annually at which they will examine and license persons to practice dental hygiene. L.1979, c. 46, s. 4, eff. March 21, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-52 - Dental hygiene; examination of candidates for licenses to practice

45:6-52. Dental hygiene; examination of candidates for licenses to practice  a. The board shall adopt rules for the examination of candidates for licenses to practice dental hygiene. Every applicant shall present to the secretary of the board a written application for admission to the examination on a form provided by the board. No person shall be examined by the board unless he has satisfactorily completed such course on dental hygiene as may be required by the board. Any rule altering the nature or increasing the severity of the examination or subjects to be included therein shall not be enforced until 6 months after its public promulgation and adoption. The examination of applicants shall be confined to written or oral, or both written and oral, examination upon subjects properly relating to the science of dental hygiene, the knowledge of which is necessary to the proper and skillful practice of said science. The board shall also require from applicants, as part of the examination, demonstration of their clinical skill in dental hygiene. b. The fee for the examination for license to practice dental hygiene shall be determined by the board from time to time and shall accompany every application. Such fee shall not be refunded, unless for sickness or other good cause appearing to the satisfaction of the board such applicant was prevented from attending and completing such examination. Upon the approval of the application for examination, such applicant shall thereupon be entitled to admission to such examination. If said applicant fails to pass the examination, he may be re-examined at the next regular examination. L.1979, c. 46, s. 5, eff. March 21, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-53 - Registration and issuance of licenses

45:6-53. Registration and issuance of licenses  All persons who pass the required examination shall be registered by the board as licensed dental hygienists, and shall be issued licenses to practice dental hygiene under the seal and hand of the president and secretary of the board. L.1979, c. 46, s. 6, eff. March 21, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-54 - Waiver of examination

45:6-54. Waiver of examination  The board may waive the requirements for examination of a candidate for a license to practice dental hygiene when the board reasonably determines that it is in the public interest. L.1979, c. 46, s. 7, eff. March 21, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-55 - Rules, procedure for registration

45:6-55. Rules, procedure for registration  8. a. The board shall adopt rules and procedure for the registration of dental assistants and limited dental assistants. Every applicant for registration shall satisfactorily complete an examination approved by the board and a nationally recognized accrediting agency, which examination shall require the applicant to demonstrate that the applicant is capable of performing the functions of a registered dental assistant or limited registered dental assistant, as the case may be, and shall be administered within the State at least once each year at such time and place as the board designates, and (1) Have satisfactorily completed and graduated from a training program for dental assistants accredited by the American Dental Association's Commission on Accreditation of Dental and Dental Auxiliary Educational Programs and approved by the board, or (2) Have a high school diploma or its equivalent and at least two years' work experience as a dental assistant. b. For three years from the date the first internship program is implemented pursuant to the provisions of section 10 or 11 of P.L.1995, c.367 (C.45:6-50.1 or C.45:6-50.2), a dental assistant or limited dental assistant may satisfy the work experience requirement of paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section by completing at least six months' work experience as a dental assistant and have successfully completed a board approved internship in the office and under the direct supervision of a licensed New Jersey dentist. The internship for a registered dental assistant shall consist of three months' training in the office of a dental practitioner under a licensed dentist's direct supervision and the internship for a limited registered dental assistant shall consist of three months' training in the office of a dentist under a licensed dentist's direct supervision who has received a permit of limited dental practice in a specialty area from the board. c. The board by rule or regulation shall specify those intra-oral procedures which may be performed by registered dental assistants and limited registered dental assistants, provided that such procedures shall not include those procedures which are traditionally performed by dental hygienists. L.1979,c.46,s.8; amended 1995,c.367,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-56 - Requirement of continuing education.

45:6-56 Requirement of continuing education.  9. a. (1) Every two years, at the time of license renewal, each person licensed to practice dental hygiene in this State shall provide the board with a certified statement, upon a form issued and distributed by the board, that such licensed person has attended, or participated in not less than 20 hours of continuing education in dental hygiene as follows: lectures or study club sessions dealing with clinical subjects, college post-graduate courses, scientific sessions of conventions, research on clinical subjects, service as a clinician or any other such evidence of continuing education which the board may approve. (2) Every two years, at the time of registration renewal, each person registered as a registered dental assistant or limited registered dental assistant in this State shall provide the board with a certified statement, upon a form issued and distributed by the board, that such registered person has attended, or participated in not less than 10 hours of continuing education in dental assisting as follows: lectures or study club sessions dealing with clinical subjects, college post-graduate courses, scientific sessions of conventions, research on clinical subjects, service as a clinician or any other such evidence of continuing education which the board may approve. b. The board shall notify each licensed or registered person of any failure to comply with this requirement, and shall further notify said person that upon continued failure to comply for a period of three months from the date of notice, the board may, at its discretion take action pursuant to section 11 of this act. c. The board, in its discretion, may waive any of the requirements of this section in cases of certified illness or undue hardship to be determined on an individual basis. L.1979,c.46,s.9; amended 1995, c.367, s.4; 2005, c.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-57 - Biennial certificate of registration

45:6-57. Biennial certificate of registration  Every person licensed to practice dental hygiene shall biennially apply, on a form furnished by the board, for a certificate of registration, which shall be issued by the secretary of the board upon payment of a fee of $10.00. The certificate of registration shall be displayed in the office or place in which the holder thereof practices dental hygiene. Where a dental hygienist practices dental hygiene at more than one office or place, a duplicate registration certificate shall be issued upon the payment of an additional fee of $5.00 for each such certificate. The license of any person who fails to procure any biennial certificate of registration, at the time and in the manner required by the board, except a person on the inactive status list, may be suspended by the board in the manner provided by section 12 of P.L. 1979, c. 46 (C. 45:6-59). Any license so suspended shall be reinstated at any time within three years from the date of such suspension upon the payment of all past due biennial registration fees and an additional reinstatement fee of $25.00. Any person whose license shall have been suspended for such cause shall, during the period of such suspension, be regarded as an unlicensed person and, in case such person shall continue or engage in the practice of dental hygiene during such period, shall be liable to the penalties prescribed by section 11 of P.L. 1979, c. 46 (C. 45:6-58) for practicing dental hygiene without a license. Said fees shall be used by the board in the same manner as similar fees received by it under the provisions of chapter 6 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.  P.L. 1979, c. 46, s. 10; amended 1988,c.31,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:6-57.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:6-57.1 - Inactive status list

45:6-57.1. Inactive status list  A licensed dental hygienist may apply to the board for inactive license status on a form furnished by the board. Upon receipt of the completed inactive status application form the board shall place the licensee on an inactive status list. While on the list, the person shall pay an inactive license renewal fee in an amount prescribed by the board and shall not practice dental hygiene within the State.  A person on the inactive status list who wants to resume the practice of dental hygiene shall apply to the board for a current biennial certificate of registration and shall pay the prescribed registration fee. Any person who has been on the inactive status list for five or more years shall furnish the board with satisfactory evidence of current knowledge and skill in the practice of dental hygiene as required by regulation of the board.  P.L. 1988, c. 31, s. 3.