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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 2 - Teledentistry › Section XXXIII-203 - Teledentistry

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
1. Teledentistry is
				defined as the use of medical or dental information exchanged from one site to
				another via electronic communications to provide dental treatment or diagnosis,
				but does not include email or telephone exchanges between a provider and a
				patient with whom an in-person provider-patient relationship has been
				established.
2. Treatment or
				diagnosis of a patient via teledentistry is considered to occur at the location
				of the patient at the time of the treatment or diagnosis.
3. Treatment or diagnosis via teledentistry
				may be provided to patients in Louisiana only by a dentist who holds a license
				issued by the Board of Dentistry. The Louisiana licensed dentist need not be in
				Louisiana while providing the teledentistry services.
4. An exception to the requirement that the
				provider of teledentistry services to a patient in Louisiana hold a Louisiana
				license is when a Louisiana licensed dentist with an in-person relationship
				with a patient consults an expert with a valid dental license in another United
				States jurisdiction for advice regarding the patients treatment or diagnosis;
				in this case the expert consulted need not have a Louisiana license.
5. The standard of care applicable to a
				provider of teledentistry services, including obtaining informed consent and
				record documentation, is no different from the standard of care required in
				traditional dentistry.
6. Direct
				supervision by a dentist of staff performing dental related tasks may not be
				done via teledentistry except as otherwise provided by
				§701 of these rules.
7. Controlled substances may not be
				prescribed via teledentistry except in emergency situations where the dentist
				determines:
a. That immediate administration
				of the controlled substance is necessary for proper treatment of the intended
				ultimate user, and
b. That no
				appropriate alternate treatment is available, including administration of a
				drug that is not a controlled substance.
In an emergency situation the prescription for a controlled
				  substance must be limited to the amount adequate to treat the patient during
				  the emergency period.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 3 - Dentists › Section XXXIII-304 - Address of Dental Practice and Mailing Address

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each dentist shall inform the Louisiana
				State Board of Dentistry of his official mailing address and all office
				addresses at which the dentist practices dentistry within 30 days of changing
				his official mailing address or commencing practice at each location if the
				dentist practices for more than 30 days in a 1-year period at the new
				location.
B. Failure of a dentist
				to notify the board within 30 days of any change of official mailing address or
				office move or relocation will result in the imposition of any one or more of
				the penalties set forth in
				R.S.
				37:780(B).
C. Within 30 days following the abandonment
				of any office located within Louisiana, all signs or references to the practice
				of dentistry at said former office by the dentist shall be removed. This
				pertains to all references whether attached or not attached to the abandoned
				premises. A licensee's failure to remove said signs in accordance with this
				Section will result in the imposition of any one or more of the penalties set
				forth in R.S.
				37:780(B).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 3 - Dentists › Section XXXIII-307 - Criteria to be Utilized to Determine Professional Competence, Conduct and Ethics of an Applicant Seeking Licensure by Credentials

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The following procedures shall be utilized
				by the board in determining the professional ability, conduct, and character of
				all applicants for a dental license in Louisiana by licensure by credentials:
1. information from the National Practitioner
				Data Bank and/or the American Association of Dental Examiners' Clearinghouse
				for Disciplinary Information;
2.
				questioning under oath;
3. drug
				testing if reasonable cause is presented;
4. background check for criminal or
				fraudulent activities or conduct reflecting upon one's professional conduct or
				ability;
5. the board reserves the
				right to conduct investigations into any and all information provided to
				satisfy statutory or regulatory requirements for licensure by
				credentials.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 3 - Dentists › Section XXXIII-308 - Licensure by Credentials for Those Applicants Possessing D.D.S., D.M.D. and/or M.D. Degrees

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board
				shall issue a license to an applicant without the necessity of further
				examination except as required by
				R.S.
				37:761, if it is determined that the
				applicant meets the requirements of
				§306 of this Chapter or:
1. is a graduate, with either a D.D.S. or
				D.M.D., of an accredited dental school or college or of a dental department of
				a university approved by the board and accredited by the Commission on Dental
				Accreditation of the American Dental Association; and
2. is licensed to practice dentistry in
				another state as defined in
				R.S.
				37:751(A)(l); and
3. has successfully completed a graduate
				training program in a recognized specialty branch of dentistry; or has
				completed a residency in general dentistry as recognized by the American Dental
				Association; and
4. is currently
				duly licensed to practice medicine in this state.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 3 - Dentists › Section XXXIII-310 - Transportation Provided to Patients by Dentists

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When transportation is provided to a
				patient by a dentist, or his agent, for the purpose of providing dental care to
				that patient, transportation must be provided for all subsequent follow-up
				treatments for the patient until all diagnosed treatment is completed. The
				dentist must keep written documentation for a minimum of three years following
				the initial visit by the patient evidencing his providing of transportation
				and/or his offer to provide transportation. An offer to provide transportation
				shall contain a signature by the patient, or the patient's parent or guardian,
				showing that they accepted or declined the offer of transportation for dental
				care. Lack of documentation shall be prima facie evidence that the offer to
				provide transportation was not made by the dentist.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 3 - Dentists › Section XXXIII-320 - Required Inventories

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				purpose of
				§320 is to supplement
				R.S.
				37:794, "Dispensing of Controlled Substances;
				Records."
B. All licensees handling
				controlled substances in schedules I, II, III, IV, or V shall prepare a
				complete and accurate inventory of each such substance in his or her possession
				or under his or her control. All licensees will have records open for
				inspection by the Department of Health and Hospitals, the Drug Enforcement
				Administration, and the Louisiana state Board of Dentistry.
C. This inventory shall list a common or
				established name of each such controlled substance.
D. If the controlled substances are in dosage
				unit form, it will fully identify the form (e.g., amphetamine sulfate, 10 mg.
				tablets), and record the number of dosage units. If the controlled substance is
				in an ingredient in a powder, crystalline, liquid, bead, or other form, this
				inventory will fully identify the form (e.g., dextroamphetamine sulfate,
				elixir, 5 mg. per 5 ml.) and record the amount of each form.
E. This inventory shall be placed on the
				record separate from other business, professional, or required records. This
				record shall be prepared, dated, and signed by the dentist under whose control
				the controlled substances are placed.
F. The record shall be kept for a period of
				at least two years from the date of preparation. Inventory records shall be
				prepared in accordance with the provisions of
				§320. F every two
				years on the anniversary date of the initial inventory. These inventories may
				coincide with the dentist's regular fiscal inventory, provided that he
				maintains his records of receipt, distribution, and dispensing in such a manner
				as to facilitate complete accounting for his or her handling of controlled
				substance (perpetual inventory control).
G. Any dentist failing to comply with the
				above conditions shall be deemed to have violated
				R.S.
				37:776(A)(24) and
				R.S.
				37:794.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 3 - Dentists › Section XXXIII-322 - Expungement of Disciplinary Actions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A dentist may apply for the expungement of
				advertising violations provided:
1. a period
				of five years has elapsed from the date the consent decree was executed by the
				board president or order issued after a disciplinary hearing;
2. the dentist has not had any subsequent
				disciplinary actions of any kind taken against him by the board or any other
				licensing or certifying agency since the initial advertising violations in
				question;
3. has no disciplinary
				actions or investigations pending at the time of request;
4. the board will retain all records relative
				to the expunged advertising violations, and they may use same in connection
				with future disciplinary proceedings, if any.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 4 - Fees and Costs › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XXXIII-401 - Scope of Chapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules of
				  this Chapter prescribe the fees and costs payable to and recoverable by the
				  board with respect to the various services and functions performed by the board
				  for or on behalf of the applicants for licensure, certification or
				  registration, the holders of licenses and certificates issued by the board and
				  the public.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:795.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 4 - Fees and Costs › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XXXIII-403 - Form of Payment Required

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. With
				  the exception of nonrestricted dental and dental hygiene license and permit
				  renewal fees, payments to the board of fees or costs shall be made in U.S.
				  funds in the form of a check, a certified check, a cashier's check or a money
				  order.
B. Nonrestricted dentists
				  and all dental hygienists shall pay license and permit renewal fees to the
				  board in U.S. funds in the form of a check, a certified check, a cashier's
				  check, a money order, or a credit card.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:795.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 4 - Fees and Costs › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XXXIII-405 - Payments Nonrefundable

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Except
				  as may be expressly provided by these rules, all fees and costs paid to the
				  board shall be nonrefundable in their entirety. All licenses renewed for two
				  years shall be paid in full whether the licensee intends to retire within the
				  two-year period or not.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:795.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 4 - Fees and Costs › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XXXIII-407 - Dishonored Checks

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In addition
				  to the amount of fees and costs elsewhere prescribed in this Chapter, a
				  handling fee of $50 shall be payable to the board by any person who, in payment
				  of fees or costs, tenders to the board any check or other instrument which is
				  dishonored or marked as an NSF check by the financial institution against which
				  it is written or drawn. The handling fee shall be paid to the board within the
				  notified period of time.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:795.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 4 - Fees and Costs › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XXXIII-409 - Term of License; Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				  nonrestricted licenses shall be renewed biennially and will expire on December
				  31 of each calendar year of the renewal period. License renewal notifications
				  are to be mailed by the board to licensed dentists and dental hygienists at
				  their last known mailing address as indicated in the board files.
B. All restricted dental licenses shall
				  expire annually on June 30. Restricted license renewal notifications are to be
				  sent to the dentists' employing dental school or facility.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 4 - Fees and Costs › Subchapter B - General Fees and Costs › Section XXXIII-411 - Miscellaneous Fees and Costs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. For
				  providing the services indicated, the following fees shall be payable in
				  advance to the board:
1. photocopies of
				  documents, per page - $0.50;
2.
				  certification of document as true copy - $5.00;
3. certification of document as official
				  record - $5.00;
4. certification of
				  good standing for licensee - $25.00;
5. official list of all licensed dentists -
				  $500.00;
6. official list of all
				  licensed dental hygienists - $500.00;
7. up to one-half of an official list of all
				  licensed dentists or all licensed dental hygienists - $250.00;
8. handling and mailing costs, per page -
				  $1.00;
9. bound copy of Dental
				  Practice Act - $35.00;
10. unbound
				  copy of Dental Practice Act-$25;
11. preapproval of advertising-$150 per
				  advertisement or per page of a website.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 4 - Fees and Costs › Subchapter C - Fees for Dentists › Section XXXIII-413 - Scope of Subchapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				  rules of this Subchapter prescribe the fees and costs applicable to the
				  licensing, certification and registration of dentists.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:795.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 4 - Fees and Costs › Subchapter C - Fees for Dentists › Section XXXIII-415 - Licenses, Permits, and Examinations (Dentists)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. For processing applications for licensure,
				  permits, and examinations, the following non-refundable fees shall be payable
				  in advance to the board:
1. examination and
				  licensing of dental applicant - $750:
a.
				  licensing of dental applicants who have successfully completed an examination
				  administered by another jurisdiction which is accepted by the board -
				  $300;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 4 - Fees and Costs › Subchapter D - Fees for Dental Hygienists › Section XXXIII-417 - Scope of Subchapter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				  rules of this Subchapter prescribe the fees and costs applicable to the
				  licensing, certification and registration of dental hygienists.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:795.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 4 - Fees and Costs › Subchapter D - Fees for Dental Hygienists › Section XXXIII-419 - Licenses, Permits and Examinations (Dental Hygienists)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. For processing applications for licensure,
				  permits, and examinations, the following fees shall be payable in advance to
				  the board:
1. examination and licensing of
				  dental hygienist applicant - $250:
a.
				  licensing of dental hygiene applications who have successfully completed an
				  examination administered by another jurisdiction which is accepted by the board
				  - $150;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 4 - Fees and Costs › Subchapter E - Fees for Expanded Duty Dental Assistants › Section XXXIII-420 - Certificate Confirmation and Reconfirmation Fees

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. For processing applications for
				  certificate confirmations, the following fees shall be payable in advance to
				  the board:
1. initial certificate
				  confirmation fee - $100;
2.
				  certificate reconfirmation fee $25.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 4 - Fees and Costs › Subchapter F - Adjudication Proceedings Costs › Section XXXIII-421 - Subpoenas

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. For issuance of
				  a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum with respect to an administrative hearing, a
				  fee of $15 shall be payable by the respondent to the board, but not by the
				  board, in addition to the witness fees prescribed by law [see
				  R.S.
				  49:956(5)].
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 5 - Dental Assistants › Section XXXIII-501 - Authorized Duties

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A dental
				assistant is one who is employed by and works in the office of a licensed,
				practicing dentist and performs the duties authorized by the Louisiana State
				Board of Dentistry under the direct on-premises supervision, direction and
				responsibility of the dentist.
B. A
				dental assistant may only perform the following under the direct on-premises
				supervision of the dentist who employs her or him as directly ordered by the
				dentist:
1. serve as the dentist's chair side
				assistant;
2. take and develop
				dental radiographs and intra-oral photographs;
3. take and record pulse, blood pressure and
				temperature;
4. apply:
a. non-aerosol topical anesthetics;
b. topical fluorides following prophylaxis by
				a dentist or dental hygienist;
c.
				desensitizing agents;
d.
				non-endodontic oxygenating agents;
5. chart existing restorations and missing
				teeth, floss teeth and make preliminary inspections of the mouth and teeth with
				a mouth mirror and floss only;
6.
				give intra-oral instructions and demonstrations on oral hygiene
				procedures;
7. receive removable
				prostheses for cleaning or repair work;
8. remove cement from dental restorations and
				appliances, with hand instruments, limited to the clinical crown;
9. make dental plaque smears;
10. place or remove preformed crowns or bands
				for determining size only when recommended by the dentist and only under his or
				her supervision;
11. place or
				remove ligatures, cut and tuck ligatures, remove tension devices and any loose
				or broken bands or arch wires;
12.
				place a removable retaining device in the mouth of a patient;
13. remove final impressions;
14. apply and remove rubber dams;
15. make preliminary study model impressions
				and opposing model impressions;
16.
				fabricate and remove interim crowns or bridges (interim meaning temporary while
				permanent restoration is being fabricated);
17. condition teeth prior to placement of
				orthodontics bands or brackets;
18.
				place or remove temporary orthodontic separating devices;
19. remove sutures, post-extraction dressing
				and surgical ligature ties.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 5 - Dental Assistants › Section XXXIII-502 - Authorized Duties of Expanded Duty Dental Assistants

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A person licensed to practice dentistry in
				the State of Louisiana may delegate to any expanded duty dental assistant any
				chairside dental act that said dentist deems reasonable, using sound
				professional judgment. Such act must be performed properly and safely on the
				patient and must be reversible in nature. Furthermore, the act must be under
				the direct supervision of the treating dentist. However, a dentist may not
				delegate to an expanded duty dental assistant:
1. periodontal screening and probing, or
				subgingival exploration for hard and soft deposits and sulcular
				irrigations;
2. the removal of
				calculus, deposits or accretions from the natural and restored surfaces of
				teeth or dental implants in the human mouth using hand, ultrasonic, sonic, or
				air polishing instruments;
3. root
				planing or the smoothing and polishing of roughened root surfaces using hand,
				ultrasonic, or sonic instruments;
4. placement and removal of antimicrobial
				agents;
5. comprehensive
				examination or diagnosis and treatment planning;
6. a surgical or cutting procedure on hard or
				soft tissue including laser and micro abrasion reduction of tooth
				material;
7. the prescription of a
				drug, medication, or work authorization;
8. the taking of an impression for a final
				fixed or removable restoration or prosthesis;
9. the final placement and intraoral
				adjustment of a fixed appliance;
10. the final placement and intraoral or
				extraoral adjustment of a removable appliance;
11. the making of any intraoral occlusal
				adjustment;
12. the performance of
				direct pulp capping or pulpotomy;
13. the placement or finishing of any final
				restoration;
14. the final
				placement of orthodontic bands or brackets except in indirect bonding
				procedures in which the dentist has either performed the final placement of the
				brackets on the model or when the dentist has written a detailed prescription
				to the laboratory for placement of the bracket;
15. the administration of a local anesthetic,
				parenteral, intravenous (IV), inhalation sedative agent or any general
				anesthetic agent.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 5 - Dental Assistants › Section XXXIII-504 - Confirmation of Expanded Duty Dental Assistant Certification

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Unless exempt in
				accordance with
				§501 C, no assistant may perform
				expanded duties unless the assistant has first registered with the board and
				received a certificate confirmation of the assistant's expanded duty dental
				assistant status from the board.
B.
				In order to receive a certificate confirmation, the assistant must provide to
				the board all of the following:
1. evidence
				of successful completion of a board approved EDDA course;
2. evidence of current approved BLS
				certification;
3. evidence of
				successful completion of a board approved radiology course;
4. completed certificate confirmation
				application; and
5. the appropriate
				fee listed in Chapter 4 of these rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 5 - Dental Assistants › Section XXXIII-505 - Expanded Duty Dental Assistant Certificate Confirmation Fee and Reconfirmations; Display of Certificate

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Expanded duty dental assistants shall be charged an initial certification
				confirmation fee. A certificate shall be reconfirmed biennially and will expire
				on December 31 of each calendar year of the renewal period. Said fees shall be
				determined according to Chapter 4 of these rules.
B. All expanded duty dental assistants are
				required to display their certificate confirmations in a conspicuous place to
				be seen by all patients seen by the expanded duty dental assistant.
C. Expanded duty dental assistant
				certificates become inactive following the failure of the holder to pay the
				reconfirmation fee by December 31. The expanded duty dental assistant may
				reactivate the certificate by paying the reconfirmation fee.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 5 - Dental Assistants › Section XXXIII-508 - Dental Assistants Graduating from Dental Assisting Schools Approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Since the inception of
				R.S.
				37:751(A)(7) defining an
				expanded duty dental assistant as a graduate from a dental assisting program
				accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
				Association, many changes in technology and dental materials have taken place,
				and in the interest of the protection of the public those persons seeking
				expanded duty dental assistant status and who have graduated from CODA
				accredited schools, must comply with the following:
1. present satisfactory documentation from
				their dental assisting school evidencing training in all functions which
				expanded duty dental assistants are allowed to perform. If their training is
				inadequate, they must undergo remediation in a program approved by the board;
				or
2. complete a full expanded duty
				dental assistant program approved by the Louisiana State Board of
				Dentistry.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 5 - Dental Assistants › Section XXXIII-512 - Sanctions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any dental
				assistant or expanded duty dental assistant who administers nitrous oxide
				inhalation anesthesia is subject to severe sanctions for practicing dentistry
				without a license. The dentist under whose instructions he or she performed the
				procedure will be subject to severe sanctions up to and including revocation of
				his or her dental license.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 6 - Dentists Employing Nurses › Section XXXIII-601 - Authorized Duties

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A dentist
				employing a registered nurse may assign any duty which the nurse is not
				prohibited from performing under:
1. the Nurse
				Practice Act,
				R.S.
				37:911, et seq.; or
2. the Dental Practice Act,
				R.S.
				37:751, et seq., as either may be amended
				from time to time.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 7 - Dental Hygienists › Section XXXIII-701 - Authorized Duties

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Dental
				hygienists are expressly authorized to perform the procedure referred to as an
oral prophylaxis,
which is defined as the removal of plaque,
				calculus and stains from the exposed and unexposed surfaces of the teeth by
				scaling and polishing as a preventive measure for the control of local
				irritational factors.
B. A person
				licensed to practice dentistry in the state of Louisiana may delegate to any
				dental hygienist any chairside dental act which said dentist deems reasonable,
				using sound professional judgment. Such act must be performed properly and
				safely on the patient. Furthermore, the act must be under the direct
				on-premises supervision of the treating dentist. A dentist may not delegate to
				a dental hygienist:
1. comprehensive
				examination or diagnosis and treatment planning;
2. a surgical or cutting procedure on hard or
				soft tissue including laser and micro abrasion reduction of tooth
				material;
3. the prescription of a
				drug, medication, or work authorization;
4. the taking of an impression for a final
				fixed or removable restoration or prosthesis;
5. the final placement and intraoral
				adjustment of a fixed appliance;
6.
				the final placement and intraoral or extraoral adjustment of a removable
				appliance;
7. the making of any
				intraoral occlusal adjustment;
8.
				the performance of direct pulp capping or pulpotomy;
9. the placement or finishing of any final
				restoration except for the polishing of an amalgam restoration;
10. the final placement of orthodontic bands
				or brackets except in indirect bonding procedures in which the dentist has
				either performed the final placement of the brackets on the model or when the
				dentist has written a detailed prescription to the laboratory for placement of
				the bracket; and
11. the
				administration of parenteral, intravenous (IV), or any general anesthetic
				agent.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 7 - Dental Hygienists › Section XXXIII-702 - General Supervision in Nursing Homes

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A. Notwithstanding the limits in
				§701 on dental hygienists working
				under general supervision, a dental hygienist may work under the general
				supervision of a dentist in a licensed nursing home, as defined by
				R.S.
				40:2009.2, if:
1. the dental hygienist has at least five
				years of fulltime practice of dental hygiene;
2. the dental hygienist is employed by a
				Louisiana licensed dentist;
3. the
				dental hygienist has taken six hours of continuing education on medical
				emergencies within the last two years or during the hygienist's last preceding
				licensure cycle; and
4. the dental
				hygienist has current CPR certification and complies with the established
				protocols for emergencies which the supervising dentist has
				established.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 7 - Dental Hygienists › Section XXXIII-703 - Address of Employment and Mailing Address

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A. Each dental hygienist shall inform the
				Louisiana State Board of Dentistry of his or her official mailing address and
				all office addresses at which the dental hygienist is employed as a dental
				hygienist and the name of the employing dentist. Failure of a dental hygienist
				to notify the board within 30 days of a change in the mailing address or
				address of employment as a dental hygienist and the name of the new employing
				dentist will result in the imposition of any one or more of the penalties set
				forth in R.S.
				37:780(B).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 7 - Dental Hygienists › Section XXXIII-705 - Prohibition against Illegal Conduct by Dental Hygienists

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A. Dental hygienists are prohibited from
				engaging in any conduct, in connection with their practice of dental hygiene,
				which is prohibited by law.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 7 - Dental Hygienists › Section XXXIII-707 - Criteria to be Utilized to Determine Professional Competence, Conduct and Ethics of an Applicant Seeking Licensure by Credentials

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A. The following procedures shall be utilized
				by the board in determining the professional ability, conduct, and character of
				all applicants for a dental hygiene license in Louisiana by licensure by
				credentials:
1. information from the National
				Practitioner Data Bank and/or the American Association of Dental Examiners'
				Clearinghouse for Disciplinary Information;
2. questioning under oath;
3. drug testing if reasonable cause is
				presented;
4. background check for
				criminal or fraudulent activities or conduct reflecting upon one's professional
				conduct or ability;
5. the board
				reserves the right to conduct investigations into any and all information
				provided to satisfy statutory or regulatory requirements for licensure by
				credentials.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 7 - Dental Hygienists › Section XXXIII-708 - Advertising by Dental Hygienists

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A.
				Dental hygienists may advertise their practice of dental hygiene provided it is
				in conjunction with advertising by a dentist who employs him or her. No
				individual advertisement by a dental hygienist is allowed.
B. Dental hygienists may use the appendage
				"R.D.H." or other degrees earned from accredited colleges or universities after
				their names. Fellowships, awards, membership in academies, or nondegreed boards
				may be spelled out in their entirety under one's name, but not appended to the
				name so as to avoid confusion to the consumer.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R. S. 37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 7 - Dental Hygienists › Section XXXIII-710 - Administration of Local Anesthesia for Dental Purposes

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A. After satisfying the board of his or her
				competence to administer local anesthesia, a licensed dental hygienist may
				qualify for a special endorsement to administer local anesthesia for dental
				procedures under the direct on-premises supervision of a licensed
				dentist.
B. Competence to
				administer local anesthesia must be demonstrated to the board by successful
				completion of a course of study of at least 32 hours of instruction in a formal
				program in administration of local anesthesia sponsored by an institutional
				program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American
				Dental Association and approved by the board. A certificate of course
				completion and a copy of the syllabus must be submitted to the board for
				approval. The course must include didactic studies and clinical experience in
				the administration of long buccal, maxillary and mandibular infiltration
				anesthesia, mental block anesthesia, lingual nerve block, inferior alveolar
				nerve block anesthesia, medical history and physical evaluation of the patient,
				and the prevention, diagnosis, and management of medical emergencies which can
				be encountered in the dental patient. A minimum of 20 satisfactory injections
				is required.
C. The curriculum for
				required study must include, but is not necessarily limited to:
1. medical history evaluation
				procedures;
2. physical
				evaluation;
3. CPR certification in
				accordance with board rules;
4.
				understanding pharmacology of local anesthesia and vasoconstrictors;
5. local anesthesia, didactic, and clinical
				course:
a. anatomy of head, neck, and oral
				cavity as it relates to administering local anesthetic agents;
b. indications and contraindications for
				administration of local anesthesia;
c. selection and preparation of the
				armamentaria and record keeping for administering various local anesthetic
				agents;
d. medical and legal
				management complications;
e.
				recognition and management of post-injection complications and management of
				reactions to injections;
f. proper
				infection control techniques with regard to local anesthesia and proper
				disposal of sharps;
g. methods of
				administering local anesthetic agents with emphasis on:
i. technique;
(a). aspiration;
(b). slow injection; and
ii. minimum effective
				dosage;
6.
				medical emergency, prevention, diagnosis, and management.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 7 - Dental Hygienists › Section XXXIII-712 - Nitrous Oxide Inhalation Analgesia

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A. After satisfying the board of his or her
				competence to administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia, a licensed dental
				hygienist may qualify for a special endorsement to administer nitrous oxide
				inhalation analgesia for dental procedures under the direct on-premises
				supervision of a licensed dentist who currently holds a personal permit for the
				administration of nitrous oxide or higher level of anesthesia in an office
				location at which there currently exists an office permit for the
				administration of nitrous oxide or higher level of anesthesia.
B. No dental hygienist shall use nitrous
				oxide inhalation analgesia unless said dental hygienist has received
				authorization by the board evidenced by receipt of a permit from the
				board.
C. In order to receive
				authorization the dental hygienist must show and produce evidence that he/she
				complies with the following provisions:
1.
				completion of a board-approved course which conforms to American Dental
				Association guidelines as described in
				§1503 of these rules; and
2. provide proof of current certification in
				cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Course "C," Basic Life Support for the
				Healthcare Provider as defined by the American Heart Association, or its
				equivalent.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 7 - Dental Hygienists › Section XXXIII-714 - Minimal Educational Requirements for the Granting of Permits to Administer Nitrous Oxide Inhalation Analgesia (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 8 - Complaints, Investigation, and Informal Resolution › Section XXXIII-803 - Recommendations by the Disciplinary Oversight Committee (DOC)

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A. If the subject of the complaint is a
				licensee or a former licensee, the recommendations of the Disciplinary
				Oversight Committee ("DOC") can include, but are not limited to, any of the
				following:
1. send the licensee a letter of
				concern. This letter of concern is not considered a sanction; it is sent when
				there is concern that there may have been a violation, but it is not clear that
				there has been a violation. The letter of concern is not made public, but is
				kept in the board records for future reference;
2. additional investigation by the board. If
				additional investigation is determined by the board president to be
				appropriate, then the board conducts additional investigation, after which the
				matter, along with the additional investigation materials, is sent back to the
				DOC for a second recommendation, which is again provided for determination to
				the board president;
3. informal
				resolution via correspondence. The licensee may, via correspondence, be offered
				an informal settlement of the matter;
4. informal dentist-to-dentist conference.
				The licensee may be offered the opportunity to meet with members of the DOC on
				an informal basis to discuss the allegations in the complaint;
5. formal adjudication. If formal
				adjudication is chosen, a new committee is formed to hear the charges against
				the licensee and formal charges are filed;
6. take no action against the
				licensee;
7. refer the complainant
				to the Louisiana Dental Associations voluntary peer review program and take no
				action against the licensee;
8. ask
				a court for injunctive relief. If a former licensee is practicing without a
				license, this option to ask a court to enjoin the licensee from practicing,
				along with all of the above options, is available;
9. refer to the authorities for criminal
				charges.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 9 - Formal Adjudication › Section XXXIII-901 - Scope of Chapter

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A. The rules of
				Chapter 9 govern the board's initiation and adjudication of administrative
				complaints providing cause under law for the suspension or revocation, of a
				license issued by the board, imposition of probation on or other disciplinary
				action against persons holding licenses, permits, certifications, or
				registrations issued by the board, applicants therefor, or any non-licensed
				person illegally practicing dentistry or dental hygiene. The rules of Chapter 9
				are promulgated in order to supplement the provisions of the Administrative
				Procedure Act,
				R.S.
				49:950 et seq., and the Dental Practice Act,
				R.S.
				37:751 et seq.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760 (4), (5), and
				  (8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 9 - Formal Adjudication › Section XXXIII-903 - Initiation of Proceedings

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A. When
				determined by the president that a formal adjudication is warranted,
				proceedings to adjudicate an administrative enforcement action shall be
				initiated by serving the complaint filed in accordance with
				§905 of this Chapter. Service of the
				complaint on the licensee may be accomplished by personal delivery to the
				licensee by an agent of the board, or delivery by certified U.S. Mail return
				receipt requested or courier at the most current mailing address of the
				licensee as indicated in the official records of the board. This complaint may
				be signed by either the president or a board member or employee designated by
				the president. Said notice shall name the accused licensee as
				respondent.
B. If the public
				health, safety, and/or welfare imperatively requires emergency action, the
				board, through its president, may order an interim suspension of a dental or
				dental hygiene license pending formal disciplinary proceedings, as provided in
				R.S.
				49:961(C). The president
				shall appoint one or more board members to hear the evidence in support of an
				immediate interim suspension and to make recommendations to the board
				president, who shall thereafter issue whatever order of interim suspension
				pending formal adjudication as is warranted by the circumstances.
C. When determined by the president that a
				formal adjudication is warranted, the board president shall appoint a committee
				of three or more board members to hear and rule on the charges. This committee
				is referred to as the Disciplinary Committee, and no board member who served on
				the Disciplinary Oversight Committee during the investigatory phase of the
				matter being brought to formal adjudication shall be eligible to serve on the
				Disciplinary Committee. The board president and any member of the board
				residing in the same board electoral district as the individual charged shall
				be ineligible to sit as a member of the Disciplinary Committee. The president
				shall appoint one member of the Disciplinary Committee to serve as its
				chairman.
D. If for any reason,
				through recusal or otherwise, there are not enough board members to form a
				three-person Disciplinary Committee, the board president may appoint any
				Louisiana licensed dentists and/or hygienists to serve on the Disciplinary
				Committee. The only restriction on the licensees to be appointed is that their
				home address in the board records not be within the same board electoral
				district as the home address of the licensee being investigated, if the subject
				of the investigation is a licensee.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(4) and
				  (8).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 9 - Formal Adjudication › Section XXXIII-905 - Complaint

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A. The complaint
				shall set forth, in separately numbered paragraphs, a concise statement of the
				material facts and matters alleged and to be proven by the board including the
				facts giving rise to the board's jurisdiction over the respondent, the facts
				constituting legal cause under law for administrative action against the
				respondent, and the statutory or regulatory provisions alleged to have been
				violated by respondent. The complaint shall conclude with a description of the
				administrative sanctions or other relief which may be imposed by the board and
				shall bear the name, address and telephone number of complaint counsel engaged
				by the board to prosecute the adjudication.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:760(4), (5) and
				  (8).