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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.13 | Fees for Licenses or Permits.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Applicants for licenses to practice dentistry or for a general anesthesia permit or a conscious sedation permit shall pay to the secretary of the state dental board the following fees:
(1) For license to practice dentistry, two hundred sixty-seven dollars if issued in an odd-numbered year or four hundred fifty-four dollars if issued in an even-numbered year, except that beginning January 1, 2025, the fee shall be four hundred fifty-four dollars regardless of the year in which the license is issued;
(2) For duplicate license, to be granted upon proof of loss of the original, twenty dollars;
(3) For a general anesthesia permit, one hundred twenty-seven dollars;
(4) For a conscious sedation permit, one hundred twenty-seven dollars.
(B) Forty dollars of each fee collected under division (A)(1) of this section for a license issued in an even-numbered year and twenty dollars of each fee collected under division (A)(1) of this section in an odd-numbered year shall be paid to the dentist loan repayment fund established under section 3702.95 of the Revised Code, except that beginning January 1, 2025, the amount paid shall be forty dollars.
(C) In the case of a person who applies for a license to practice dentistry by taking an examination administered by the state dental board, both of the following apply:
(1) The fee in division (A)(1) of this section may be refunded to an applicant who is unavoidably prevented from attending the examination, or the applicant may be examined at the next regular or special meeting of the board without an additional fee.
(2) An applicant who fails the first examination may be re-examined at the next regular or special meeting of the board without an additional fee.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 11:34 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.17 | License to Be Displayed.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Each person who engages in the practice of dentistry shall keep displayed in a conspicuous place in the office wherein he practices the majority of his time, and in such manner as to be easily seen and read, the license granted him by the state dental board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.18 | Practice Name.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) No person shall practice or offer to practice dentistry or dental surgery under the name of any company, association, corporation, or other entity other than one of the following:
(1) A corporation-for-profit formed under Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code;
(2) A professional association established under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code;
(3) A limited liability company formed under Chapter 1705. or 1706. of the Revised Code;
(4) A federally qualified health center, federally qualified health center look-alike, free clinic, nonprofit shelter or health care facility, or nonprofit clinic that provides health care services or dental services to indigent and uninsured persons.
(B) Any person practicing or offering to practice dentistry or dental surgery shall do so under the person's name, the name of a professional association, professional partnership, corporation-for-profit, or limited liability company that includes the person's name, or the name of an organization specified in division (A)(4) of this section.
(C) As used in this section:
(1) "Federally qualified health center" and "federally qualified health center look-alike" have the same meanings as in section 3701.047 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Free clinic" and "nonprofit shelter or health care facility" have the same meanings as in section 3701.071 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Nonprofit clinic" has the same meaning as in section 3715.87 of the Revised Code.
(4) "Indigent and uninsured person" has the same meaning as in section 2305.234 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 10, 2021 at 11:49 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.19 | Employment of Unlicensed Dentist Unlawful - Misrepresentation, Impersonation, or False Application Unlawful.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person, being a manager, proprietor, operator, or conductor of a place for performing dental operations, shall employ a person who is not a licensed dentist to perform dental operations or shall permit such person to practice dentistry in his office. No person shall practice dentistry under a false name, assume a title, append or prefix to his name, letters which falsely represent him as having a degree from a legal dental college, make use of the words "dental college" or "school" or equivalent words, when not lawfully authorized to do so, impersonate another at an examination held by the state dental board, or knowingly make a false application or a false representation in connection with such examination.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.20 | Conditions to Practice as Dental Hygienist.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 541 - 132nd General Assembly
No person shall practice as a dental hygienist except as follows:
(A) A licensed dentist ;
(B) One who has obtained a license from the state dental board to practice as a dental hygienist ;
(C) One who holds in good standing a license from another state to practice as a dental hygienist and is practicing as a volunteer without remuneration during a charitable event that lasts not more than seven days.
In the case of a person described in division (C) of this section, the person shall be deemed to hold, for the course of the charitable event, a license to practice as a dental hygienist from the state dental board and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter authorizing the board to take disciplinary action against a license holder. Not less than seven calendar days before the first day of the charitable event, the person or the event's organizer shall notify the board of the person's intent to engage in the practice of dental hygiene at the event. During the course of the charitable event, the person's scope of practice is limited to the procedures that a dental hygienist licensed under this chapter is authorized to perform unless the person's scope of practice in the other state is more restrictive than in this state. If the latter is the case, the person's scope of practice is limited to the procedures that a dental hygienist in the other state may perform.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.21 | License Application.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Each person who desires to practice as a dental hygienist shall file with the secretary of the state dental board a written application for a license, under oath, upon the form prescribed. Such applicant shall furnish satisfactory proof of being at least eighteen years of age. An applicant shall present a diploma or certificate of graduation from an accredited dental hygiene school and shall pay the examination fee of one hundred twenty dollars if the license is issued in an odd-numbered year or one hundred eighty-four dollars if issued in an even-numbered year, except that beginning January 1, 2025, the fee shall be one hundred eighty-four dollars regardless of the year in which the license is issued. Those passing such examination as the board prescribes relating to dental hygiene shall receive a certificate of registration entitling them to practice. If an applicant fails to pass the first examination the applicant may apply for a re-examination at the next regular or special examination meeting of the board.
(B) No applicant shall be admitted to more than two examinations without first presenting satisfactory proof that the applicant has successfully completed such refresher courses in an accredited dental hygiene school as the state dental board may prescribe.
(C) An accredited dental hygiene school shall be one accredited by the American dental association commission on dental accreditation or whose educational standards are recognized by the American dental association commission on dental accreditation and approved by the state dental board.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 11:36 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.23 | Practice Limitations.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 259 - 132nd General Assembly
The practice of a dental hygienist shall consist of those prophylactic, preventive, and other procedures that licensed dentists are authorized by this chapter and rules of the dental board to assign only to licensed dental hygienists or to qualified personnel under section 4715.39 of the Revised Code.
A licensed dentist may assign to a dental hygienist intraoral tasks that do not require the professional competence or skill of the licensed dentist and that are authorized by board rule. Such performance of intraoral tasks by a dental hygienist shall be under supervision and full responsibility of the licensed dentist, and at no time shall more than four dental hygienists be practicing clinical hygiene under the supervision of the same dentist. The foregoing shall not be construed as authorizing the assignment of diagnosis, treatment planning and prescription (including prescriptions for drugs and medicaments or authorizations for restorative, prosthodontic, or orthodontic appliances); or, except when done in conjunction with the removal of calcarious deposits, dental cement, or accretions on the crowns and roots of teeth, surgical procedures on hard and soft tissues within the oral cavity or any other intraoral procedure that contributes to or results in an irremediable alteration of the oral anatomy; or the making of final impressions from which casts are made to construct any dental restoration.
A licensed dentist may assign to a dental hygienist the application of silver diamine flouride if the dentist has examined the patient and diagnosed the need for such treatment and the dental hygienist has completed a course approved in accordance with rules adopted under division (B) of section 4715.436 of the Revised Code.
The state dental board shall issue rules defining the procedures that may be performed by licensed dental hygienists engaged in school health activities or employed by public agencies.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.24 | Registration - Notice of Change of Address.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Each person who is licensed to practice as a dental hygienist in Ohio shall, on or before the first day of January of each even-numbered year, register with the state dental board, unless the person is temporarily retired pursuant to section 4715.241 of the Revised Code. The registration shall be made on a form prescribed by the board and furnished by the secretary, shall include the licensee's name, address, license number, and such other reasonable information as the board may consider necessary, and shall include payment of a biennial registration fee of one hundred forty-four dollars. This fee shall be paid to the treasurer of state. All such registrations shall be in effect for the two-year period beginning on the first day of January of each even-numbered year and ending on the last day of December of the following odd-numbered year, and shall be renewed in accordance with the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code. The failure of a licensee to renew registration in accordance with this section shall result in the automatic suspension of the licensee's license to practice as a dental hygienist, unless the licensee is temporarily retired pursuant to section 4715.241 of the Revised Code.
(B) Any dental hygienist whose license has been automatically suspended under this section may be reinstated on application to the board on a form prescribed by the board for licensure reinstatement and payment of the biennial registration fee and in addition thereto thirty-nine dollars to cover the costs of reinstatement.
(C) The license of a dental hygienist shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place in the room in which the dental hygienist practices. Each dental hygienist licensed to practice, whether a resident or not, shall notify the secretary in writing or electronically of any change in the dental hygienist's office address or employment within ten days after the change takes place.
(D) Ten dollars of each biennial registration fee collected under division (A) or (B) of this section shall be paid to the dental hygienist loan repayment fund established under section 3702.967 of the Revised Code.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 11:37 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.241 | Dental Hygienist; Notice of Temporary Retirement.

Effective:
August 31, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 190 - 128th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section and sections 4715.242 and 4715.25 of the Revised Code, "registration period" means the two-year period during which a dental hygienist's registration is in effect under section 4715.24 of the Revised Code.
(B) A dental hygienist seeking to retire temporarily from the practice of dental hygiene shall provide written notice of that intent to the state dental board. Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the board shall grant temporary retirement if the dental hygienist has paid the registration fee required by section 4715.24 of the Revised Code for the registration period that includes the day immediately before the day that the temporary retirement is to begin. The license of a dental hygienist who is granted temporary retirement shall be inactive.
(C) The board may deny temporary retirement to a dental hygienist who is, at the time that the board denies the temporary retirement, the subject of a disciplinary action initiated by the board under section 4715.30 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.242 | Reinstatement.

Effective:
August 31, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 190 - 128th General Assembly
(A) A dental hygienist who is temporarily retired pursuant to section 4715.241 of the Revised Code may submit a written request to the state dental board at any time for reinstatement of the dental hygienist's license. The board shall reinstate the license if the dental hygienist does both of the following:
(1) Pays the biennial registration fee established under section 4715.24 of the Revised Code for the period that includes the day on which the temporary retirement is to cease;
(2) Provides the board satisfactory evidence that the dental hygienist, during the two-year period immediately preceding the date that the dental hygienist submitted the written request for license reinstatement, completed a minimum of twenty-four hours of continuing dental hygiene education in accordance with division (B) of this section.
(B) The completion of continuing dental hygiene education required under division (A)(2) of this section is subject to division (D) of section 4715.25 of the Revised Code. The continuing education programs may be developed and offered to dental hygienists by any of the agencies or organizations described in division (C) of section 4715.25 of the Revised Code. The board may excuse dental hygienists, as a group or as individuals, from all or any part of the requirements of division (A)(2) of this section because of an unusual circumstance, emergency, or special hardship.
(C) The state dental board shall register each dental hygienist whose license is reinstated under this section. The registration expires at the end of the registration period during which the license is reinstated.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.25 | Continuing Education.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Every person licensed to practice as a dental hygienist and required to register with the state dental board shall certify to the board at the time of applying for a renewal of registration that in the two-year period preceding the registration period for which renewal is sought the registrant completed a minimum of twenty hours of continuing dental hygiene education. Certification shall be made upon the application for registration prescribed by the board pursuant to section 4715.24 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) The board shall apply toward the satisfaction of a registrant's continuing dental hygiene education requirement any of the following courses that the registrant completed:
(a) The basic life-support training course required by section 4715.251 of the Revised Code;
(b) Any course required by statute or rule of the board for registration;
(c) Any course required by statute or rule of the board as a condition of performing a particular function;
(d) Any other course that the board determines acceptable.
(2) In the case of a registrant whose license was reinstated under section 4715.242 of the Revised Code, the board shall apply toward the satisfaction of the registrant's continuing dental hygiene education requirement any course that the board applied toward the continuing dental hygiene education requirement for reinstatement of the license if the course was completed during the two-year period immediately preceding the registration period for which renewal is sought.
(C) Continuing education programs may be developed and offered to dental hygienists by any of the following agencies or organizations:
(1) National, state, district, or local dental hygienists' associations affiliated with the American dental hygienists' association;
(2) National, state, district, or local dental associations affiliated with the American dental association or national dental association;
(3) Accredited dental hygiene colleges or schools;
(4) Accredited dental colleges or schools;
(5) Other organizations, schools, paraprofessional programs, or agencies approved by the state dental board.
(D) A licensed dental hygienist shall retain in the dental hygienist's records for a period of at least four years such receipts, vouchers, or certificates as may be necessary to document completion of continuing education programs. With cause, the board may request such documentation from licensed dental hygienists, and the board may request such documentation from licensed dental hygienists at random without cause.
(E) The board may excuse licensed dental hygienists, as a group or as individuals, from all or any part of the requirements of this section because of an unusual circumstance, emergency, or special hardship.
(F) Failure to comply with the requirements of this section constitutes a failure to renew registration pursuant to section 4715.24 of the Revised Code.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 11:37 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.251 | Completion of Basic Life-Support Training Course.

Effective:
September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
Each person licensed to practice as a dental hygienist and required to register with the state dental board shall, each time the person applies for renewal of registration beginning in 1995, be currently certified to perform basic life-support procedures by having successfully completed a basic life-support training course certified by the American red cross, the American heart association, or, if determined equivalent by the board, the American safety and health institute. An applicant for renewal of registration shall certify on the application for renewal of registration prescribed by the board under section 4715.24 of the Revised Code that the applicant possesses the certification required by this section.
The board shall, not later than one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this amendment, determine whether basic life-support training certified by the American safety and health institute meets national standards. The board shall compare the training certified by the institute with the training certified by the American red cross and the American heart association and the training of instructors certified by the institute to the training of instructors certified by the American red cross and the American heart association.
If the board determines that the training certified by the American safety and health institute meets national standards and is equivalent to the training certified by the American red cross and the American heart association, the board shall accept training certified by the American safety and health institute in fulfillment of the requirements of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.26 | Record of Dental Hygienists and Location.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The secretary of the state dental board shall keep a record of all dental hygienists, together with location and supervising dentist.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.27 | Reciprocity.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the state dental board may issue a license to an applicant who furnishes satisfactory proof of being at least eighteen years of age and who demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the board, knowledge of the laws, regulations, and rules governing the practice of a dental hygienist; who proves, to the satisfaction of the board, intent to practice as a dental hygienist in this state; who is a graduate from an accredited school of dental hygiene and who holds a license by examination from a similar dental board, and who passes an examination as prescribed by the board relating to dental hygiene.
(2) The board shall issue a license to practice as a dental hygienist in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:
(a) The applicant holds a license to practice as a dental hygienist in another state.
(b) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in the practice of a dental hygienist in a state that does not issue that license.
(B) Upon payment of seventy-three dollars and upon application endorsed by an accredited dental hygiene school in this state, the state dental board may without examination issue a teacher's certificate to a dental hygienist, authorized to practice in another state or country. A teacher's certificate shall be subject to annual renewal in accordance with the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code, and shall not be construed as authorizing anything other than teaching or demonstrating the skills of a dental hygienist in the educational programs of the accredited dental hygiene school which endorsed the application.
Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code does not apply to a teacher's certificate issued under this division.
Last updated January 16, 2024 at 2:17 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.28 | Prohibited Acts.

Effective:
November 14, 1969
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 737 - 108th General Assembly
No person shall practice as or perform the duties of a dental hygienist in violation of sections 4715.20 to 4715.27, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalties provided for the illegal practice of dentistry in section 4715.99 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.29 | Employment of Dental Hygienist.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person shall employ a dental hygienist who has not complied with sections 4715.20 to 4715.27, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.302 | Dentist's Review of Patient Information Available Through Drug Database.

Effective:
April 1, 2015
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 276 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Drug database" means the database established and maintained by the state board of pharmacy pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Opioid analgesic" and "benzodiazepine" have the same meanings as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (E) of this section, a dentist shall comply with all of the following as conditions of prescribing a drug that is either an opioid analgesic or a benzodiazepine, or personally furnishing a complete or partial supply of such a drug, as part of a patient's course of treatment for a particular condition:
(1) Before initially prescribing or furnishing the drug, the dentist or the dentist's delegate shall request from the drug database a report of information related to the patient that covers at least the twelve months immediately preceding the date of the request. If the dentist practices primarily in a county of this state that adjoins another state, the dentist or delegate also shall request a report of any information available in the drug database that pertains to prescriptions issued or drugs furnished to the patient in the state adjoining that county.
(2) If the patient's course of treatment for the condition continues for more than ninety days after the initial report is requested, the dentist or delegate shall make periodic requests for reports of information from the drug database until the course of treatment has ended. The requests shall be made at intervals not exceeding ninety days, determined according to the date the initial request was made. The request shall be made in the same manner provided in division (B)(1) of this section for requesting the initial report of information from the drug database.
(3) On receipt of a report under division (B)(1) or (2) of this section, the dentist shall assess the information in the report. The dentist shall document in the patient's record that the report was received and the information was assessed.
(C)(1) Division (B) of this section does not apply if a drug database report regarding the patient is not available. In this event, the dentist shall document in the patient's record the reason that the report is not available.
(2) Division (B) of this section does not apply if the drug is prescribed or personally furnished in an amount indicated for a period not to exceed seven days.
(D) The state dental board may adopt rules that establish standards and procedures to be followed by a dentist regarding the review of patient information available through the drug database under division (A)(5) of section 4729.80 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(E) This section and any rules adopted under it do not apply if the state board of pharmacy no longer maintains the drug database.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.32 | Using Diploma or License With Intent to Defraud.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person shall sell or offer to sell a diploma conferring a dental degree or a license granted by the state dental board, or shall procure such diploma or license with intent that it shall be used as evidence of the right to practice dentistry by a person other than the one upon whom such diploma was conferred, or to whom such license was granted. No person shall alter such diploma or license, with fraudulent intent, or use or attempt to use such altered diploma or license when so altered.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.33 | Students Exempted.

Effective:
March 15, 1982
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 243 - 114th General Assembly
Sections 4715.01 to 4715.35 of the Revised Code do not apply to a bona fide student of dentistry when he is participating in any of the educational programs of an accredited dental college. Sections 4715.23 to 4715.30 of the Revised Code do not apply to a bona fide dental hygiene student when he is participating in any of the educational programs of an accredited dental hygiene school. A licensed dentist or a dentist holding a teaching certificate shall be physically present in the facility whenever students of dentistry or dental hygiene are performing clinical dental procedures on patients.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.34 | Provisions Not Applicable to Physicians and Surgeons - Exception.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Sections 4715.01 to 4715.35, inclusive, of the Revised Code do not apply to a legally qualified physician or surgeon unless he practices dentistry as a specialty, or to a dental surgeon of the United States army, navy, public health service, or veterans' administration; or to a legal practitioner of dentistry of another state, making a clinical demonstration before a dental society, convention, association of dentists, or dental college.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.35 | Payment of Fines and Forfeitures.

Effective:
September 29, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly
All fines or forfeitures of bond in an action for violation of sections 4715.01 to 4715.35 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the court receiving it to the secretary of the state dental board for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.361 | Oral Health Access Supervision Program.

Effective:
August 31, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 190 - 128th General Assembly
The oral health access supervision program is hereby created. The program shall begin six months after the effective date of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.362 | Application for Permit; Dentist.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
A dentist who desires to participate in the oral health access supervision program shall apply to the state dental board for an oral health access supervision permit. The application shall be under oath, on a form prescribed by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code, and accompanied by an application fee of twenty-five dollars. To be eligible to receive the permit, an applicant shall meet the requirements established by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code.
The state dental board shall issue an oral health access supervision permit to a dentist who is in good standing with the board and satisfies all of the requirements of this section.
Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code does not apply to a permit issued under this section.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:38 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.363 | Application for Permit; Dental Hygienist.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) A dental hygienist who desires to participate in the oral health access supervision program shall apply to the state dental board for a permit to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist. The application shall be under oath, on a form prescribed by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code, and accompanied by an application fee of twenty-five dollars, which may be paid by credit card.
(B) The applicant shall provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has done all of the following:
(1) Completed at least one year and attained a minimum of one thousand five hundred hours of experience in the practice of dental hygiene;
(2) Completed at least twenty-four hours of continuing dental hygiene education during the two years prior to submission of the application;
(3) Completed a course pertaining to the practice of dental hygiene under the oral health access supervision of a dentist that meets standards established in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code;
(4) Completed, during the two years prior to submission of the application, a course pertaining to the identification and prevention of potential medical emergencies that is the same as the course described in division (C)(2) of section 4715.22 of the Revised Code.
(C) The state dental board shall issue a permit to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist to a dental hygienist who is in good standing with the board and meets all of the requirements of divisions (A) and (B) of this section.
(D) Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code does not apply to a permit issued under this section.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:37 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.364 | Permit Required.

Effective:
August 31, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 190 - 128th General Assembly
(A) No person shall authorize a dental hygienist to provide dental hygiene services under section 4715.365 of the Revised Code unless the person holds a current, valid oral health access supervision permit issued under section 4715.362 of the Revised Code.
(B) No person shall provide dental hygiene services under section 4715.365 of the Revised Code unless the person holds a current, valid permit issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.366 | Compliance With Protocols; Appointment With Authorizing Dentist.

Effective:
March 23, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 463 - 130th General Assembly
(A) A dental hygienist providing dental hygiene services under a permit issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist shall do both of the following:
(1) Comply with written protocols established by the authorizing dentist who authorizes the dental hygienist's provision of services and standing orders established by the authorizing dentist, including protocols and standing orders regarding emergencies and, for the purpose of section 4715.365 of the Revised Code, protocols regarding what constitutes a medically significant change to a patient's medical or dental history;
(2) Immediately following the completion of the dental hygiene services and subject to division (B) of this section, direct the patient to a dentist for a clinical evaluation and schedule or cause to be scheduled an appointment for the patient with a dentist.
(B) For purposes of division (A)(2) of this section, the dental hygienist shall make every attempt to schedule the patient's appointment with the dentist not later than six months after the completion of the dental hygiene services. The dental hygienist shall provide the patient with a written notice of the appointment that includes, at a minimum, the dentist's name, address, and telephone number; the date and time of the appointment; and a statement of the dental hygiene services performed by the hygienist. The notice shall be given to the patient or the patient's representative and one copy shall be given to the dentist.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.367 | Maximum Number of Permittees Under Authorizing Dentist.

Effective:
August 31, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 190 - 128th General Assembly
An authorizing dentist shall not at any one time have more than three dental hygienists who hold permits issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code working under the dentist's authorization pursuant to section 4715.365 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.368 | List of Locations Where Services Are Provided.

Effective:
August 31, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 190 - 128th General Assembly
At the request of the state dental board, an authorizing dentist or the dental hygienist who has been authorized to perform dental hygiene services in accordance with section 4715.365 of the Revised Code shall make available to the board a list of all locations where the dental hygienist provided services, the locations where the hygienist plans to provide services in the future, or both, as specified in the board's request.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.369 | Expiration of Oral Health Access Supervision Permit; Renewal.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) An oral health access supervision permit issued under section 4715.362 of the Revised Code expires on the thirty-first day of December of the odd-numbered year that occurs after the permit's issuance. A dentist who desires to renew a permit shall apply, under oath, to the state dental board on a form prescribed by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code. At the time of application, the dentist shall pay a renewal fee of twenty-five dollars.
(B) The board shall renew an oral health access supervision permit for a two-year period if the dentist submitted a complete application, paid the renewal fee, is in good standing with the board, and verified with the board all of the following:
(1) The locations at which dental hygienists have, under the dentist's authorization, provided services during the two years prior to submission of the renewal application;
(2) The number of patients treated, during the two years prior to submission of the renewal application, by each dental hygienist providing dental hygiene services under the dentist's authorization;
(3) For each number of patients provided under division (B)(2) of this section, the number of patients whom the dentist clinically evaluated following the provision of dental hygiene services by a dental hygienist.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.37 | Expiration of Permit to Practice Under Dentist's Supervision; Renewal.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) A permit to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code expires on the thirty-first day of December of the odd-numbered year that occurs after the permit's issuance. A dental hygienist who desires to renew a permit to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist shall apply, under oath, to the state dental board on a form prescribed by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code. At the time of application, the dental hygienist shall pay a renewal fee of twenty-five dollars.
(B) The state dental board shall renew a permit for a two-year period if the dental hygienist submitted a complete application, paid the renewal fee, is in good standing with the board, and has verified with the board both of the following:
(1) The locations at which the hygienist has provided dental hygiene services under a permit to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist;
(2) The number of patients that the hygienist has treated under a permit during the two years prior to submission of the renewal application.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.371 | Directory of Permit Holders.

Effective:
March 23, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 463 - 130th General Assembly
The state dental board shall develop and publish on its internet web site a directory containing the names and contact information, including electronic mail addresses, of dentists and dental hygienists who hold current, valid permits issued under sections 4715.362 and 4715.363 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.372 | Adoption of Rules; Course Standards.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The state dental board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement the oral health access supervision program, including rules that do all of the following:
(1) For the purpose of division (G)(19) of section 4715.36 of the Revised Code, designate additional facilities at which a dental hygienist may be authorized to perform dental hygiene services under the oral health access supervision program;
(2) For the purpose of section 4715.362 of the Revised Code, prescribe the application form and requirements for obtaining an oral health access supervision permit;
(3) For the purpose of section 4715.363 of the Revised Code, prescribe the application form for a permit to practice as a dental hygienist under the oral health access supervision of a dentist;
(4) For the purpose of division (B)(3) of section 4715.363 of the Revised Code and subject to division (B) of this section, establish standards for the course in the practice of dental hygiene under oral health access supervision;
(5) For the purpose of section 4715.369 of the Revised Code, prescribe the form for renewal of an oral health access supervision permit;
(6) For the purpose of section 4715.37 of the Revised Code, prescribe the form for renewal of a permit to practice as a dental hygienist under the oral health access supervision of a dentist.
(B) The course in the practice of dental hygiene under oral health access supervision for which the board establishes standards under division (A)(4) of this section shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Be eight hours in length;
(2) Include, at a minimum, instruction in both of the following:
(a) The treatment of geriatric patients, medically compromised patients, developmentally disabled patients, and pediatric patients;
(b) Recordkeeping practices.
(3) Be developed and offered by an institution accredited by the American dental association commission on dental accreditation or a program provided by a sponsor of continuing education approved by the board;
(4) Include content that is separate and independent from the course content required for the completion of dental hygiene education from an accredited dental hygiene school.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.373 | Authorized Activities.

Effective:
March 23, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 463 - 130th General Assembly
Nothing in sections 4715.36 to 4715.372 of the Revised Code authorizes any activity prohibited by this chapter or prohibited by a rule adopted under this chapter by the state dental board, including the activities prohibited by division (F) of section 4715.22 of the Revised Code and the activities prohibited or not authorized by section 4715.23 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.374 | Suspension or Revocation of Permit.

Effective:
August 31, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 190 - 128th General Assembly
The state dental board may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, suspend or revoke a permit issued under section 4715.362 or 4715.363 of the Revised Code if the permit holder fails to comply with sections 4715.361 to 4715.373 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.375 | Annual Reports.

Effective:
August 31, 2010
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 190 - 128th General Assembly
The state dental board shall annually report the status of the oral health access supervision program. The report shall be submitted to the governor and, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, to the general assembly. The report shall specify, for the year covered by the report, at least all of the following:
(A) The number of dentists who applied for and were issued oral health access supervision permits under section 4715.362 of the Revised Code;
(B) The number of dental hygienists who applied for and were issued permits to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code;
(C) The number of dentists who applied for and were granted renewal of oral health access supervision permits under section 4715.369 of the Revised Code;
(D) The number of dental hygienists who applied for and were granted renewal of permits to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist under section 4715.37 of the Revised Code;
(E) The number and geographic locations of facilities at which dental hygienists provided dental hygiene services under permits to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist;
(F) The number of patients who received dental hygiene services from dental hygienists providing services under permits to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist;
(G) The number of patients who received a clinical evaluation from a dentist following the provision of dental hygiene services under section 4715.365 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.38 | Fees in Excess of Statutory Amounts.

Effective:
October 14, 1963
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 948 - 105th General Assembly
The state dental board, subject to the approval of the controlling board, may establish fees in excess of the amounts provided in sections 4715.01 to 4715.99, inclusive, of the Revised Code, provided that such fees do not exceed the amount permitted by these sections by more than fifty per cent.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.40 | Effect of Child Support Default on License.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state dental board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.41 | Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions for Human Trafficking.

Effective:
March 22, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 247 - 129th General Assembly
The state dental board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.