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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 630A - Homeopathic Medicine › HOMEOPATHIC ASSISTANTS AND ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS OF HOMEOPATHY › Disciplinary Action › Section 630A.590 - Requirements for service of notice

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board will cause the notice required by NAC 630A.580 to be made either in person or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and addressed to the homeopathic assistant or advanced practitioner of homeopathy and his or her supervising homeopathic physician at the last known address of each person. If service cannot be made in person and if notice by mail is returned undelivered, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board will publish notice once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the county of the last known address of the person, or, if no newspaper is published in the county, in a newspaper widely distributed in that county.
2. Proof of service of process or publication of notice made pursuant to this section will be recorded in the minutes of the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Homeopathic Medical Exam'rs, eff 10-25-96
NRS 630A.155, 630A.200, 630A.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 630A - Homeopathic Medicine › HOMEOPATHIC ASSISTANTS AND ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS OF HOMEOPATHY › Disciplinary Action › Section 630A.600 - Mental or physical examination: Circumstances requiring examination; certification to practice deemed consent to examination; refusal of examination deemed admission of charge

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Board determines that the conduct of a homeopathic assistant or advanced practitioner of homeopathy raises a reasonable question as to his or her competence to treat a patient with reasonable skill and safety, it will order him or her to undergo a mental or physical examination to test his or her competence and ability to practice as a homeopathic assistant or advanced practitioner.
2. A person who is certified by the Board to practice as a homeopathic assistant or advanced practitioner shall be deemed to have consented to a mental or physical examination.
3. A homeopathic assistant or advanced practitioner who refuses to undergo a mental or physical examination shall be deemed to have admitted the charge made against him or her, and the Board will take disciplinary action against such a person without further investigation or testimony.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Homeopathic Medical Exam'rs, eff 10-25-96
NRS 630A.155, 630A.200, 630A.295, 630A.299
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 630A - Homeopathic Medicine › HOMEOPATHIC ASSISTANTS AND ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS OF HOMEOPATHY › Disciplinary Action › Section 630A.610 - Forms of disciplinary action; decision of Board final; action to prevent unlawful or unauthorized conduct

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Board determines that a homeopathic assistant or advanced practitioner of homeopathy has engaged in an activity for which disciplinary action is authorized pursuant to NAC 630A.560, the Board will issue an order:
(a) Placing the homeopathic assistant or advanced practitioner of homeopathy on probation for a specified period of time, according to any conditions set forth in the order;
(b) Publicly reprimanding him or her;
(c) Placing a limitation on his or her certificate;
(d) Suspending his or her certificate for a specified period of time or until the Board orders his or her certificate to be reinstated; or
(e) Revoking his or her certificate.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 630A - Homeopathic Medicine › HOMEOPATHIC ASSISTANTS AND ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS OF HOMEOPATHY › Disciplinary Action › Section 630A.620 - Requirements for removal of limitation on or restoration of certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A homeopathic assistant or advanced practitioner of homeopathy whose certificate to practice as a homeopathic assistant or advanced practitioner has been limited, suspended or revoked pursuant to NAC 630A.130 or 630A.610 may apply to the Board to remove the limitation or restore his or her certificate.
2. The applicant has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that he or she has complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the final order of the Board and that he or she is capable of practicing as a homeopathic assistant or advanced practitioner with reasonable skill and safety to patients. The Board will not remove a limitation or restore a certificate until it is satisfied that the applicant has met this burden of proof.
3. In addition to the requirements of subsection 2, a homeopathic assistant or advanced practitioner whose certificate has been suspended pursuant to NAC 630A.130 or revoked must submit an application to the Board pursuant to NAC 630A.300 or 630A.400, respectively, and successfully complete the examination required of new applicants.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Homeopathic Medical Exam'rs, eff 10-25-96; A by R105-03, 9-24-2003
NRS 630A.155, 630A.200, 630A.295, 630A.299
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 631.0005 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
				the words and terms defined in NAC 631.001 to 631.008, inclusive, have the
				meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R005-99, eff. 9-7-2000; A by R169-01,
				4-5-2002
NRS
				  631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 631.001 - "Board" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Board" means the Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R003-99, eff. 4-3-2000; A by R005-99,
				9-7-2000
NRS
				  631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 631.002 - "Certificate of site approval" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Certificate of site approval" means a certificate issued by
				the Board pursuant to NAC 631.2236.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R005-99, eff. 9-7-2000
NRS
				  631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 631.003 - "Moderate sedation" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Moderate sedation" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				631.079.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R005-99, eff. 9-7-2000; A by
				R004-17AP,
				eff. 5/16/2018
NRS
				631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 631.004 - "Moderate sedation permit" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Moderate sedation permit" means a permit that:
1. Is issued by the Board pursuant to NAC
			 631.2213; and
2. Authorizes the holder to administer
			 moderate sedation to a patient.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R005-99, eff. 9-7-2000; A by
				R004-17AP,
				eff. 5/16/2018
NRS
				631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 631.005 - "Deep sedation" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Deep sedation" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				631.027.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R005-99, eff. 9-7-2000
NRS
				  631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 631.0055 - "Executive Director" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the
				Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R169-01, eff. 4-5-2002
NRS
				  631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 631.006 - "General anesthesia" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"General anesthesia" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				631.055.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R005-99, eff. 9-7-2000
NRS
				  631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 631.007 - "General anesthesia permit" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"General anesthesia permit" means a permit that:
1. Is issued by the Board pursuant to NAC
			 631.2213; and
2. Authorizes the
			 holder to administer general anesthesia, deep sedation and conscious sedation
			 to a patient.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R005-99, eff. 9-7-2000
NRS
				  631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 631.0073 - "Moderate sedation" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Moderate sedation" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				631.079.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R005-99, eff. 9-7-2000) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				631.003)
NRS
				  631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 631.0076 - "Moderate sedation permit" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Moderate sedation permit" means a permit that:
1. Is issued by the Board pursuant to NAC
			 631.2213; and
2. Authorizes the holder to administer
			 moderate sedation to a patient.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R005-99, eff. 9-7-2000) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				631.004)
NRS
				  631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 631.008 - "Secretary-Treasurer" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Secretary-Treasurer" means the Secretary-Treasurer of the
				Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R169-01, eff. 4-5-2002
NRS
				  631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS OF NEVADA › Section 631.010 - President of Board: Duties; designation of acting President

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
1.
			 The President of the Board shall preside at all meetings and hearings of the
			 Board.
2. If the President will be
			 absent or is unable to preside at any meeting or hearing, he or she may
			 designate any other member of the Board to act in his or her place. If the
			 President does not make such a designation, or if the member whom he or she
			 designates is absent, the members who attend the meeting or hearing shall, by
			 majority vote, select from among themselves the person to preside.
3. If the President is notified that the
			 Secretary-Treasurer will not be able to attend a meeting or hearing, the
			 President shall designate another member of the Board to perform the duties of
			 the Secretary-Treasurer at the meeting or hearing.
Bd. of Dental Exam'rs,
				§ I, eff. 7-21-82
NRS
				  631.160,
				  631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS OF NEVADA › Section 631.020 - Secretary-Treasurer: Duties; bond

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. The
			 Secretary-Treasurer shall attend all meetings and hearings of the Board and
			 ensure that minutes of the proceedings are taken.
2. The Secretary-Treasurer shall:
(a) Examine all applications for licensure
			 and require that the approved forms are properly executed;
(b) Ensure that the provisions of this
			 chapter which relate to licensure are observed by applicants and licensees;
			 and
(c) Perform such other duties
			 as the Board may direct.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS OF NEVADA › Section 631.023 - Executive Director: Duties; bond

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. The Executive
			 Director shall attend all meetings and hearings of the Board and take minutes
			 of the proceedings.
2. The
			 Executive Director shall keep in his or her office:
(a) The minutes of matters considered by the
			 Board;
(b) The records of the
			 Board's finances;
(c) The
			 applications submitted to the Board; and
(d) The records of cases in which the Board
			 has denied an application, suspended or revoked a license or certificate, or
			 taken any other disciplinary action.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.028 - Applications for licensure; payment of fees

Current through June
			 11, 2024
1. An
			 application for licensure must be filed with the Executive Director on a form
			 furnished by the Board. The application must be sworn to before a notary public
			 or other officer authorized to administer oaths and accompanied by the fee
			 required pursuant to NAC 631.029.
2. All such fees must be paid with an
			 instrument which is immediately negotiable.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs, eff. 10-21-83; A 12-15-87; 4-3-89; 9-6-96; R169-01, 4-5-2002;
				R026-05, 12-29-2005
NRS
				  631.190,
				  631.220,
				  631.345
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.031 - Hearing to determine qualifications if claim of malpractice is pending disposition (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to
				NAC by Bd. of Dental Exam'rs by R159-08, eff. 4-23-2009; R by
				
				R020-14, eff. 6/23/2014
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.033 - Use of laser radiation in practice: Documentation required with application for renewal of license

Current through June 11,
			 2024
Each licensee who uses or wishes to use laser radiation in his
				or her practice of dentistry or dental hygiene must include with the
				application for renewal of his or her license:
1. A statement certifying that each laser
			 used by the licensee in his or her practice of dentistry or dental hygiene has
			 been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for use in dentistry;
			 and
2. Proof that he or she has
			 successfully completed a course in laser proficiency that:
(a) Is at least 6 hours in length;
			 and
(b) Is based on the
Curriculum Guidelines and Standards for Dental Laser
			 Education
, adopted by reference pursuant to NAC 631.035.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.035 - Use of laser radiation in practice: Adoption by reference of Curriculum Guidelines and Standards for Dental Laser Education

Current through
			 June 11, 2024
1. The
			 Board hereby adopts by reference the
Curriculum Guidelines and
			 Standards for Dental Laser Education
, adopted by the Academy of Laser
			 Dentistry. The
Curriculum Guidelines and Standards for Dental Laser
			 Education
is available, free of charge, from the Academy of Laser
			 Dentistry:
(a) By mail, at P.O. Box 8667,
			 Coral Springs, Florida 33075;
(b)
			 By telephone, at (954) 346-3776; or
(c) At the Internet address
http://www.laserdentistry.org/prof/edu_curriculumguidelines.cfm
.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.039 - Application for permanent license by holder of temporary license (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to
				NAC by Bd. of Dental Exam'rs by R169-01, eff. 4-5-2002; A by R158-08,
				12-17-2008; R by
				
				R020-14, eff. 6/23/2014
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.045 - Renewal of license: Certified statement required

Current through
			 June 11, 2024
A licensed dentist who owns an office or facility where dental
				treatments are to be performed in this State must, on the application for
				renewal of his or her license, execute a certified statement that
				includes:
1. The location of each
			 office or facility owned by the licensed dentist where dental treatments are to
			 be performed;
2. The name and
			 address of each employee, other than a licensed dentist or dental hygienist,
			 who assists at the office or facility in procedures for infection control and
			 the date the employee began to assist in procedures for infection control at
			 the office or facility; and
3. A
			 statement that each employee identified in subsection 2:
(a) Has received adequate instruction
			 concerning procedures for infection control; and
(b) Is qualified to:
(1) Operate sterilization equipment and other
			 equipment in compliance with the guidelines adopted by reference in NAC
			 631.178; and
(2) Perform all other
			 applicable activities in compliance with the guidelines adopted by reference in
			 NAC 631.178;and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.060 - Reapplications (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs, § VI, eff. 7-21-82-NAC A by R169-01, 4-5-2002; R by
				
				R020-14, eff. 6/23/2014
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.070 - Reconsideration of application following request for postponement of action

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an applicant requests that the Board
			 postpone its action on his or her application for licensure, he or she may
			 later request the Board to reconsider the application. The request for
			 reconsideration must be made on a form furnished by the Board.
2. If an applicant requests the Board to
			 reconsider the application within 1 year after filing the original application
			 for licensure, the Board will not require the applicant to submit another
			 application for licensure unless the information contained in the original
			 application has changed. The applicant must update the information in the
			 original application by furnishing the Board with a supplement when subsequent
			 changes have taken place.
Bd. of Dental Exam'rs,
				§ XI, eff. 7-21-82-NAC A 4-3-89; R169-01,
				4-5-2002
NRS
				  631.190,
				  631.220
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.080 - Examination: Authorization required; cheating prohibited (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs, § VIII, eff. 7-21-82-NAC A 4-3-89; R169-01, 4-5-2002; R by
				
				R020-14, eff. 6/23/2014
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.090 - Examination for license to practice dentistry

Current through June
			 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in
				NRS
				622.090, in fulfillment of the statutory
				requirements of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of
				NRS
				631.240, an applicant taking the clinical
				examination approved by the Board and the American Board of Dental Examiners or
				the clinical examination administered by the Western Regional Examining Board
				must:
1. Pass the Dental Simulated
			 Clinical Examination or a comparable examination administered by the Western
			 Regional Examining Board, as applicable;
2. Demonstrate proficiency in endodontics as
			 the organization administering the clinical examination requires;
3. Demonstrate proficiency in fixed
			 prosthodontics as the organization administering the clinical examination
			 requires;
4. Demonstrate
			 proficiency in restorative dentistry as the organization administering the
			 clinical examination requires;
5.
			 Demonstrate proficiency in periodontics as the organization administering the
			 clinical examination requires; and
6. Perform such other procedures as the Board
			 requires.
Bd. of Dental Exam'rs,
				§ XII, eff. 7-21-82-NAC A 12-15-87; R169-01, 4-5-2002; R159-08, 4-23-2009;
				A by
				R143-17AP,
				eff. 5/16/2018
NRS
				631.190 and
				631.240
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.100 - Examination for license to practice dental hygiene (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs, § XIV, eff. 7-21-82-NAC A 7-31-85, eff. 8-1-85; 12-15-87;
				9-6-96; R by
				
				R020-14, eff. 6/23/2014
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.120 - Examinations: Procedure for practical portion (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs, § XIII, eff. 7-21-82-NAC A 4-3-89; R023-06, 9-18-2006; R
				by
				
				R020-14, eff. 6/23/2014
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.130 - Examinations: Requirements for successful completion; notice of results (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs, § IX, eff. 7-21-82-NAC A 12-15-87; 7-22-88; R by
				
				R020-14, eff. 6/23/2014
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.140 - Reexaminations; completion of failed clinical demonstration

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
1.
			 Except as otherwise provided in
			 NRS
			 622.090, an applicant who does not pass all
			 sections of the clinical examination approved by the Board and the American
			 Board of Dental Examiners or the clinical examination administered by the
			 Western Regional Examining Board may apply for a reexamination. The application
			 must be made on a form furnished by the Board.
2. An applicant who does not pass the
			 examination may not take another examination without completing such additional
			 professional training as is required by the Board.
3. An applicant who does not pass the
			 examination solely because he or she fails one of the demonstrations required
			 pursuant to NAC
			 631.090 may, at the next
			 scheduled examination, complete the remaining demonstration. If the applicant
			 does not successfully complete the remaining demonstration at the next
			 scheduled examination or within the timeline approved by the American Board of
			 Dental Examiners or by the Western Regional Examining Board for a person who
			 takes the examination as part of an integrated curriculum, he or she must
			 retake the entire examination.
4.
			 For the purposes of NRS 631.280, an applicant who
			 attempts to complete successfully a demonstration pursuant to subsection 3
			 shall not be deemed to have failed the examination twice if he or she fails to
			 complete that demonstration successfully.
Bd. of Dental Exam'rs,
				§ X, eff. 7-21-82-NAC A 4-3-89; 9-6-96; R169-01, 4-5-2002; R159-08,
				4-23-2009; A by
				R143-17AP,
				eff. 5/16/2018
NRS
				631.190,
				631.220,
				631.240,
				631.280 and
				631.300
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.145 - Dental hygienists: Expiration and renewal of special endorsement of license to practice public health dental hygiene

Current through
			 June 11, 2024
1. A
			 special endorsement of a license that allows a dental hygienist to practice
			 public health dental hygiene issued by the Board may be renewed biennially in
			 accordance with NRS
			 NRS
			 631.287.
2. A dental hygienist may apply to renew the
			 special endorsement of his or her license by submitting a report summarizing
			 the services performed by the dental hygienist under the authority of the
			 special endorsement during the immediately preceding biennium.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Dental Exam'rs by R231-03, eff. 5-25-2004; A by
				
				R020-14, eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
				  NRS
				  631.190,
				  631.287
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.150 - Filing of addresses of licensee; notice of change; display of license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each licensee shall file with the Board
			 the addresses of his or her permanent residence and the office or offices where
			 he or she conducts his or her practice, including, without limitation, any
			 electronic mail address for that practice.
2. Within 30 days after any change occurs in
			 any of these addresses, the licensee shall give the Board a written notice of
			 the change. The Board will impose a fine of $50 if a licensee does not report
			 such a change within 30 days after it occurs.
3. The licensee shall display his or her
			 license and any permit issued by the Board, or a copy thereof, at each place
			 where he or she practices.
Bd. of Dental Exam'rs,
				§ XVI, eff. 7-21-82-NAC A 9-6-96; R066-11, 2-15-2012; A by
				R119-15,
				eff. 6/28/2016
NRS
				  631.190,
				  631.350
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.155 - Licensee to notify Board of certain events

Current through June
			 11, 2024
Each licensee shall, within 30 days after the occurrence of the
				event, notify the Board in writing by certified mail of:
1. The death of a patient during the
			 performance of any dental procedure;
2. Any unusual incident occurring in his or
			 her dental practice which results in permanent physical or mental injury to a
			 patient or requires the hospitalization of a patient;
3. The suspension or revocation of his or her
			 license to practice dentistry or the imposition of a fine or other disciplinary
			 action against him or her by any agency of another state authorized to regulate
			 the practice of dentistry in that state;
4. The conviction of any felony or
			 misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or which relates to the practice of
			 dentistry in this State or the conviction of any violation of chapter 631 of
			 NRS; or
5. Being held civilly or
			 criminally liable in this State, another state or territory of the United
			 States or the District of Columbia for misconduct relating to his or her
			 occupation or profession.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs, eff. 9-16-85; A by
				R143-17AP,
				eff. 5/16/2018
NRS
				631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.160 - Voluntary surrender of license

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. If a licensee
			 desires voluntarily to surrender his or her license, he or she may submit to
			 the Board a sworn written surrender of the license accompanied by delivery to
			 the Board of the certificate of registration previously issued to him or her.
			 The Board may accept or reject the surrender of the license. If the Board
			 accepts the surrender of the license, the surrender is absolute and
			 irrevocable. The Board will notify any agency or person of the surrender as it
			 deems appropriate.
2. The voluntary
			 surrender of a license does not preclude the Board from hearing a complaint for
			 disciplinary action filed against the licensee.
Bd. of Dental Exam'rs,
				§ XX, eff. 7-21-82
NRS
				  631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.170 - Placement of license on inactive, retired or disabled status; reinstatement

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensee may request the Board to place
			 his or her license in an inactive or retired status. Such a request must be
			 made in writing and before the license expires.
2. The Secretary-Treasurer may reinstate an
			 inactive license upon the written request of an inactive licensee who has
			 maintained an active license and practice outside this State during the time
			 his or her Nevada license was inactive. To reinstate the license, such an
			 inactive licensee must:
(a) Pay the
			 appropriate renewal fees;
(b)
			 Provide a list of his or her employment during the time the license was
			 inactive;
(c) Report all claims of
			 unprofessional conduct or professional incompetence against him or her or any
			 violation of the law which he or she may have committed, including
			 administrative disciplinary charges brought by any other
			 jurisdiction;
(d) Report whether he
			 or she has been held civilly or criminally liable in this State, another state
			 or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia for misconduct
			 relating to his or her occupation or profession;
(e) Report any appearance he or she may have
			 made before a peer review committee;
(f) Submit proof of his or her completion of an amount
			 of continuing education, prorated as necessary, for the year in which the
			 license is restored to active status;
(g) Provide certification from each
			 jurisdiction in which he or she currently practices that his or her license is
			 in good standing and that no proceedings which may affect that standing are
			 pending;
(h) Satisfy the
			 Secretary-Treasurer that he or she is of good moral character; and
(i) Provide any other information which the
			 Secretary-Treasurer may require, before the license may be reinstated. In
			 determining whether the licensee is of good moral character, the
			 Secretary-Treasurer may consider whether the license to practice dentistry in
			 another state has been suspended or revoked or whether the licensee is
			 currently involved in any disciplinary action concerning the license in that
			 state.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.173 - Continuing education: Required hours; types of courses and activities; approval of provider or instructor

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. Each dentist
			 licensed to practice in this State must annually complete at least 20 hours of
			 instruction in approved courses of continuing education or biennially complete
			 at least 40 hours of instruction in approved courses of continuing education,
			 as applicable, based on the renewal period set forth in NRS NRS
			 NRS
			 631.330 for the type of license held by the
			 dentist. Hours of instruction may not be transferred or carried over from one
			 licensing period to another.
2.
			 Each dental hygienist licensed to practice in this State must annually complete
			 at least 15 hours of instruction in approved courses of continuing education or
			 biennially complete at least 30 hours of instruction in approved courses of
			 continuing education, as applicable, based on the renewal period set forth in
			 NRS NRS
			 NRS
			 631.330 for the type of license held by the
			 dental hygienist. Hours of instruction may not be transferred or carried over
			 from one licensing period to another.
3. In addition to the hours of instruction
			 prescribed in subsections 1 and 2, each dentist and dental hygienist must
			 maintain current certification in administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation
			 or another medically acceptable means of maintaining basic bodily functions
			 which support life. Any course taken pursuant to this subsection must be taught
			 A by certified instructor.
4. Any
			 provider of or instructor for a course in continuing education relating to the
			 practice of dentistry or dental hygiene which meets the requirements of this
			 section must be approved by the Board, unless the course is for training in
			 cardiopulmonary resuscitation or is approved by:
(a) The American Dental Association or the
			 societies which are a part of it;
(b) The American Dental Hygienists'
			 Association or the societies which are a part of it;
(c) The Academy of General
			 Dentistry;
(d) Any nationally
			 recognized association of dental or medical specialists;
(e) Any university, college or community
			 college, whether located in or out of Nevada; or
(f) Any hospital accredited by The Joint
			 Commission.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.175 - Continuing education: Approved subjects; minimum requirements for clinical subjects; maximum credit for certain types of courses and activities

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Approved subjects for continuing education
			 in dentistry and dental hygiene are:
(a)
			 Clinical subjects, including, without limitation:
(1) Dental and medical health;
(2) Preventive services;
(3) Dental diagnosis and treatment planning;
			 and
(4) Dental clinical procedures,
			 including corrective and restorative oral health procedures and basic dental
			 sciences, dental research and new concepts in dentistry; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.177 - Continuing education: Renewal or reinstatement of license; records; unprofessional conduct; audits

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. When requesting
			 a renewal or reinstatement of his or her license, each:
(a) Dentist shall submit a signed, written
			 statement in substantially the following language for each year since his or
			 her last renewal:
I, ................, hereby certify to the Board of Dental
				Examiners of Nevada that I have obtained at least 20 approved hours of
				instruction in continuing education during the period July 1, ......, through
				and including June 30, ...... I also certify to the Board of Dental Examiners
				of Nevada that I am currently certified in administering cardiopulmonary
				resuscitation or another medically acceptable means of maintaining basic bodily
				functions which support life.
Dated this ........ (day) of ......... (month) of .........
				(year)
.............................................................................
Signature of Dentist
(b) Dental hygienist shall submit a signed,
			 written statement in substantially the following language for each year since
			 his or her last renewal:
I, ................, hereby certify to the Board of Dental
				Examiners of Nevada that I have obtained at least 15 approved hours of
				instruction in continuing education during the period July 1, ......, through
				and including June 30, ...... I also certify to the Board of Dental Examiners
				of Nevada that I am currently certified in administering cardiopulmonary
				resuscitation or another medically acceptable means of maintaining basic bodily
				functions which support life.
Dated this ........ (day) of ......... (month) of .........
				(year)
.............................................................................
Signature of Dental Hygienist
(c) Dentist or dental hygienist shall submit
			 proof of his or her current certification in administering cardiopulmonary
			 resuscitation or other medically acceptable means of maintaining basic bodily
			 functions which support life.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.178 - Adoption by reference of certain guidelines; compliance with guidelines required

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. Each person who
			 is licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 631 of NRS shall comply with:
(a) The provisions of the
Guidelines
			 for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings-2003
adopted by
			 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which is hereby adopted by
			 reference. The publication is available, free of charge, from the Centers for
			 Disease Control and Prevention at the Internet address
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5217a1.htm
;
			 and
(b) As applicable to the
			 practice of dentistry, the provisions of the
Guideline for Disinfection
			 and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008
, adopted by the
			 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which is hereby adopted by
			 reference. The publication is available, free of charge, from the Centers for
			 Disease Control and Prevention at the Internet address
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/guidelines/Disinfection_Nov_2008.pdf
.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.1785 - Licensed dentist to request initial inspection of office or facility

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Not later than 30 days after a licensed
			 dentist becomes the owner of an office or facility in this State where dental
			 treatments are to be performed, other than a medical facility as defined in NRS
			 NRS
			 449.0151, the licensed dentist must request
			 in writing that the Board conduct an initial inspection of the office or
			 facility to ensure compliance with the guidelines adopted by reference in NAC
			 631.178.
2. Not later than 90 days
			 after receiving a written request pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) The Executive Director shall assign
			 agents of the Board to conduct the inspection; and
(b) The agents shall conduct the
			 inspection.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.179 - Random inspection of office or facility; subsequent action by Executive Director

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. The Executive
			 Director may assign agents of the Board to conduct a random inspection of an
			 office or facility in this State where dental treatments are to be performed to
			 ensure that the licensed dentist and the personnel supervised by the dentist
			 are in compliance with the guidelines adopted by reference in NAC 631.178.
			 Random inspections conducted pursuant to this subsection may be conducted
			 during normal business hours without notice to the licensed dentist who owns
			 the office or facility to be inspected.
2. Not later than 30 days after agents of the
			 Board have completed a random inspection of an office or facility in this State
			 where dental treatments are to be performed to ensure compliance with the
			 guidelines adopted by reference in NAC 631.178, the agents shall issue a report
			 to the Executive Director indicating whether the licensed dentist and the
			 personnel supervised by the dentist are in compliance with the guidelines
			 adopted by reference in NAC 631.178. If the report indicates that the licensed
			 dentist and the personnel supervised by the dentist:
(a) Are in compliance with the guidelines
			 adopted by reference in NAC 631.178, the Executive Director shall, without any
			 further action by the Board, issue a written notice of the agents' findings to
			 the licensed dentist who owns the office or facility.
(b) Are not in compliance with the guidelines
			 adopted by reference in NAC 631.178, the Executive Director shall, without any
			 further action by the Board, issue a written notice which identifies
			 deficiencies to the licensed dentist who owns the office or facility.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.1795 - Provisions governing inspections do not preclude Board from initiating disciplinary proceedings

Current through June 11,
			 2024
Nothing in NAC 631.1785 and 631.179 prevents the Board from
				initiating disciplinary proceedings or additional disciplinary proceedings
				against a licensed dentist who owns an office or facility in this State where
				dental treatments are to be performed or against other licensees or personnel
				of the office or facility for failure to comply with the guidelines adopted by
				reference in NAC 631.178.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R201-09, eff. 8-13-2010
NRS
				  631.190
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.180 - Employment as an instructor (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs, § XXVIII, eff. 7-21-82-NAC A by R169-01, 4-5-2002; R by
				
				R020-14, eff. 6/23/2014
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.190 - Specialties

Current through June 11, 2024
The only specialties for which the Board will issue licenses
				are:
1. Oral and maxillofacial
			 pathology;
2. Oral and
			 maxillofacial surgery;
3.
			 Orthodontia;
4.
			 Periodontia;
5.
			 Prosthodontia;
6. Pediatric
			 dentistry;
7. Endodontia;
8. Public health; and
9. Oral and maxillofacial
			 radiology.
Bd. of Dental Exam'rs,
				§ XXI, eff. 7-21-82-NAC A 10-7-85; R158-08,
				12-17-2008
NRS
				  631.190,
				  631.250,
				  631.255
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.200 - Delegation of duty to supervise dental hygienists and dental assistants

Current through June 11, 2024
The supervisory duties prescribed in
				NRS
				631.313 may be delegated by one licensed
				dentist to another.
Bd. of Dental Exam'rs,
				§ XXIV, eff. 7-21-82-NAC A 12-15-87
NRS
				  631.190,
				  631.313
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.210 - Dental hygienists: Authorization to perform certain services; referral of patient to authorizing dentist for certain purposes

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
1.
			 A dentist who is licensed in this State may authorize a dental hygienist in his
			 or her employ to perform the following acts before a patient is examined by the
			 dentist:
(a) Expose radiographs.
(b) Conduct an assessment of the oral health
			 of the patient through medical and dental histories, radiographs, indices, risk
			 assessments and intraoral and extraoral procedures that analyze and identify
			 the oral health needs and problems of the patient.
(c) After conducting an assessment pursuant
			 to paragraph (b), develop a dental hygiene care plan to address the oral health
			 needs and problems of the patient.
(d) Take impressions for the preparation of
			 diagnostic models.
The dental hygienist must obtain authorization from the
				licensed dentist of the patient on whom the services authorized pursuant to
				this subsection are to be performed.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › LICENSING › Section 631.220 - Dental assistants: Authorization to perform certain services; supervision by dental hygienist for certain purposes

Current through June
			 11, 2024
1. A dentist who
			 is licensed in the State of Nevada may authorize a dental assistant in his or
			 her employ and under his or her supervision to perform the following procedures
			 before the patient is examined by the dentist:
(a) Expose radiographs; and
(b) Take impressions for the preparation of
			 diagnostic models.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › CONTINUING EDUCATION: REGISTERED FACILITIES › Section 631.2203 - "Registered facility" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
As used in NAC 631.2203 to 631.2207, inclusive, "registered
				facility" means a permanent facility registered with the Board for the sole
				purpose of providing postgraduate continuing education in dentistry.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R200-09, eff. 8-13-2010
NRS
				  631.190,
				  631.2715
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › CONTINUING EDUCATION: REGISTERED FACILITIES › Section 631.2204 - Registration required before providing continuing education

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
Pursuant to the provisions of
				NRS
				631.2715, an institute or organization must,
				on the form prescribed by NAC 631.2205, register with the Board a permanent
				facility for the sole purpose of providing postgraduate continuing education in
				dentistry before providing that postgraduate continuing education.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R200-09, eff. 8-13-2010
NRS
				  631.190,
				  631.2715
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › CONTINUING EDUCATION: REGISTERED FACILITIES › Section 631.2205 - Contents of form for registration to provide continuing education

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A form for registration of a permanent
			 facility for the sole purpose of providing postgraduate continuing education in
			 dentistry will be prescribed and furnished by the Board.
2. The form will include, without limitation:
(a) The name of each individual or entity who
			 owns or operates the institute or organization that is registering the
			 facility;
(b) The type of
			 facility;
(c) The location of the
			 facility; and
(d) A notarized
			 statement, executed by an owner or other person authorized on behalf of the
			 institute or organization, that:
(1) The
			 facility is a permanent facility for the sole purpose of providing postgraduate
			 continuing education in dentistry;
(2) All courses of continuing education
			 involving live patients will be supervised by dentists licensed in this
			 State;
(3) Any person who is
			 actively licensed as a dentist in another jurisdiction and who is treating a
			 patient during a course of continuing education at the facility:
(I) Has previously treated the patient in the
			 jurisdiction in which the person performing the treatment is
			 licensed;
(II) Is treating the
			 patient only during a course of continuing education at the facility;
			 and
(III) Is treating the patient
			 under the supervision of a person licensed under
			 NRS
			 631.2715; and
(4) The institute or organization is in full
			 compliance with:
(I) All applicable
			 regulations of the State Board of Health;
(II) All applicable guidelines issued by the
			 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
(III) All applicable provisions of this
			 chapter and chapter 631 of NRS, as they relate to the administration of
			 moderate sedation, deep sedation and general anesthesia; and
(IV) All applicable provisions of this
			 chapter and chapter 631 of NRS, as they relate to the operation of radiographic
			 equipment.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › CONTINUING EDUCATION: REGISTERED FACILITIES › Section 631.2206 - Maintenance of records at registered facility

Current through June
			 11, 2024
1. An institute
			 or organization which provides courses of continuing education involving live
			 patients and which is not accredited as defined in
			 NRS
			 631.015 must:
(a) Maintain at its registered facility the
			 following documentation:
(1) Copies of
			 credentials and applications for employment for each person that is licensed
			 under
			 NRS
			 631.2715 and employed by the institute or
			 organization to supervise courses of continuing education involving live
			 patients at the registered facility;
(2) Documentation showing that a person who
			 treated a patient during a course of continuing education at the registered
			 facility was actively licensed as a dentist in another jurisdiction at the time
			 of the treatment; and
(3) Consent
			 forms prepared by each live patient treated during a course of continuing
			 education at the registered facility;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › CONTINUING EDUCATION: REGISTERED FACILITIES › Section 631.2207 - Application for limited license to supervise courses of continuing education (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to
				NAC by Bd. of Dental Exam'rs by R200-09, eff. 8-13-2010; R by
				
				R020-14, eff. 6/23/2014
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › ADMINISTRATION OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA, MODERATE SEDATION OR DEEP SEDATION › Section 631.2211 - Scope

Current through June 11, 2024
1. NAC
			 631.2213 to
			 631.2256, inclusive, do not apply
			 to the administration of:
(a) Local
			 anesthesia;
(b) Nitrous
			 oxide-oxygen analgesia, if the delivery system for the nitrous oxide-oxygen
			 contains a mechanism which guarantees that an oxygen concentration of at least
			 25 percent will be administered to the patient at all times during the
			 administration of the nitrous oxide; and
(c) Oral medication that is administered to a
			 patient to relieve anxiety in the patient, if the medication is not given in a
			 dosage that is sufficient to induce in a patient a controlled state of
			 depressed consciousness or unconsciousness similar to the state produced
			 pursuant to the administration of general anesthesia, deep sedation or moderate
			 sedation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene › ADMINISTRATION OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA, MODERATE SEDATION OR DEEP SEDATION › Section 631.2212 - Board to determine degree of sedation

Current through June 11,
			 2024
In a proceeding of the Board at which the Board must determine
				the degree of sedation or level of consciousness of a patient, the Board will
				base its findings on:
1. The type and
			 dosage of medication that was administered or is proposed for administration to
			 the patient; and
2. The degree of
			 sedation or level of consciousness that should reasonably be expected to result
			 from that type and dosage of medication.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Dental Exam'rs by R005-99, eff. 9-7-2000
NRS
				  631.190,
				  631.265