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North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-02 - Dentists › Chapter 20-02-01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 20-02-01-04.3 - Inactive status - License reinstatement

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A dentist may, upon payment of the fee determined by the
			  board, place the dentist's license on inactive status. A dentist on inactive
			  status shall be excused from the payment of renewal fees, except inactive
			  status renewal fees, and continuing education. A dentist on inactive status
			  shall not practice in North Dakota. To reinstate a license on inactive status,
			  the dentist shall apply on the form as prescribed by the board, pay a
			  reinstatement fee, and meet all of the following requirements:
1. The applicant has passed a clinical
			competency examination administered by a regional dental testing service,
			approved by the board in section
			20-02-01-03.1,
			within five years of application or provides evidence of the clinical practice
			of dentistry within the previous five years. The board may, within the board's
			discretion, waive this requirement.
2. The applicant passes a written examination
			on the laws and rules governing the practice of dentistry in this state
			administered by the board at a meeting.
3. The applicant has completed thirty-two
			hours of continuing education in accordance with section
			20-02-01-06
			within two years of application.
4.
			The applicant has successfully completed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation course
			within two years of application.
5.
			Grounds for denial of the application under North Dakota Century Code section
			43-28-18 do not exist.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-28-06
Law Implemented:
NDCC
				43-28-17
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-02 - Dentists › Chapter 20-02-01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 20-02-01-06 - Continuing dental education for dentists

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each dentist shall maintain documentation of attendance or
			  participation in continuing clinical dental education in accordance with the
			  following conditions:
1. Continuing
			education activities include publications, seminars, symposiums, lectures,
			college courses, and online education.
2. The continuing dental education hours will
			accumulate on the basis of one hour of credit for each hour spent in education.
			Subject matter directly related to clinical dentistry will be accepted by the
			board without limit.
3. The minimum
			number of hours required within a two-year cycle for dentists is thirty-two. Of
			these hours, a dentist may earn no more than sixteen hours from self-study.
			Self-study is an educational process designed to permit a participant to learn
			a given subject without involvement of a proctor. A qualified professional may
			act as a proctor who oversees a clinical continuing education course which may
			be used for classroom style continuing education credits. Cardiopulmonary
			resuscitation courses must provide hands-on training. All other continuing
			education requirements may be satisfied from online education. The continuing
			education must include:
a. Two hours of ethics
			or jurisprudence. Passing the laws and rules examination is the equivalent of
			two hours of ethics or jurisprudence.
b. Two hours of infection control.
c. A cardiopulmonary resuscitation
			course.
d. For sedation and
			anesthesia permitholders:
(1) Six hours
			related to sedation or anesthesia; and
(2) Two hours of closed claim anesthesia
			continuing education courses.
e. For anesthesia and sedation permitholders
			effective January 1, 2026, and every five years thereafter, successful
			completion of a board-approved anesthesia simulation course and the completion
			of anesthesia simulation training.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-02 - Dentists › Chapter 20-02-01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 20-02-01-07 - Removable dental prostheses owner identification

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Every complete upper and lower denture or
			removable dental prosthesis fabricated by a dentist or fabricated pursuant to
			the dentist's work order must be marked with the name of the patient for whom
			the prosthesis is intended. The markings must be done during the fabrication
			process and must be permanent, and cosmetically acceptable. The exact location
			of the markings and methods used to apply or implant them shall be determined
			by the dentist or dental laboratory fabricating the prosthesis. If in the
			professional judgment of the dentist or dental laboratory this identification
			is not practical, identification must be provided as follows:
a. The initials of the patient may be used if
			the entire name is not practical.
b. The identification marks may be omitted in
			their entirety if no form of identification is practical or clinically safe.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-02 - Dentists › Chapter 20-02-01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 20-02-01-08 - Discontinuance of practice - Retirement - Discontinuance of treatment

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
These rules are adopted for the purpose of avoiding practice
			  abandonment. A licensed dentist shall maintain patient records in a manner
			  consistent with the protection of the welfare of the patient. Upon request of
			  the patient or patient's legal guardian, the dentist shall furnish the dental
			  records or copies of the records, including dental radiographs or copies of the
			  radiographs. The dentist may charge a nominal fee for duplication of records as
			  provided by North Dakota Century Code section 23-12-14, but may not refuse to
			  transfer records for nonpayment of any fees.
1. A licensee, upon retirement, or upon
			discontinuation of the practice of dentistry, or upon moving from a community,
			shall notify all active patients in writing and by publication once a week for
			three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the community
			that the licensee intends to discontinue the practice of dentistry. The
			licensee shall make reasonable arrangements with active patients for the
			transfer of patient records, or copies thereof, to the succeeding licensee. In
			the event of a transfer of patient records to another licensee assuming the
			practice, written notice must be furnished to all patients as hereinbefore
			specified. For the purpose of this section, "active patient" is defined as a
			person whom the licensee has examined, treated, cared for, or otherwise
			consulted with during the two-year period prior to the discontinuation of the
			practice of dentistry by the licensee. In the event of a nontransfer of
			records, a licensee shall have the ongoing obligation of at least two years to
			afford the licensee's prior patients access to those records not previously
			provided to the patient.
2. In the
			event of termination of a dentist-patient relationship by a licensee, notice of
			the termination must be provided to the patient. A dentist-patient relationship
			exists if a dentist has provided treatment to a patient on at least one
			occasion within the preceding year. The dentist who is the owner or custodian
			of the patient's dental records shall mail notice of the termination of the
			dentist's relationship to the patient, which shall provide the following:
a. The date that the termination becomes
			effective, and the date on which the dentist and patient relationship may
			resume, if applicable;
b. A
			location at which the patient may receive emergency dental care for at least
			thirty days following the termination of the dentist and patient
			relationship;
c. A statement of
			further dental treatment required, if any; and
d. The dentist shall respond to a written
			request to examine or copy a patient's record within ten working days after
			receipt. A dentist shall comply with North Dakota Century Code section 23-12-14
			for all patient record requests.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-02 - Dentists › Chapter 20-02-01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 20-02-01-09 - Patient records

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Dental records must be legible and include a chronology of
			  the patient's progress throughout the course of all treatment and postoperative
			  visits. All entries in the patient record must be dated, initialed, and
			  handwritten in ink or computer printed. Digital radiographs must be transferred
			  by compact or optical disc, electronic communication, or printing on high
			  quality photographic paper. All transferred film or digital radiographs must
			  reveal images of diagnostic quality using proper exposure settings and
			  processing procedures. For purposes of this section:
1. "Patient" means an individual who has
			received dental care services from a provider for treatment of a dental
			condition.
2. "Dental record" or
			"patient's chart" means the detailed history of the physical examination,
			diagnosis, treatment, patient-related communications, and management of a
			patient documented in chronological order. The dental record must contain the
			following components:
a. Personal date to
			include name, address, date of birth, name of patient's parent or guardian,
			name and telephone number of a person to contact in case of an emergency, and
			patient's insurance information.
b.
			Patient's reason for visit or chief complaint.
c. Dental and physical health
			history.
d. Clinical examination
			must include record of existing oral health status, radiographs used, and any
			other diagnostic aids used.
e.
			Diagnosis.
f. Dated treatment plan
			except for routine dental care, such as preventive services.
g. Informed consent must include notation of
			treatment options discussed with the patient, including prognosis of the
			treatment plan, benefits and risks of each treatment, and documentation of the
			treatment the patient has chosen.
h. Corrections of records must be legible,
			unless electronic and written in ink, and contain no erasures or use of
			"white-outs". If incorrect information is placed in the record, it must be
			crossed out with one single line and initialed by the dental health care
			worker.
i. Progress notes must
			include a chronology of the patient's progress throughout the course of all
			treatment and postoperative visits of treatment provided; medications used and
			materials placed; the treatment provider by name or initials; name of
			collaborating dentist; administration information of nitrous oxide inhalation
			or any medication dispensed before, during, or after discharge, and patient
			status at discharge.
j. Each
			patient shall have access to health provider information as it pertains to
			their treating doctor or potential doctors. Any entity utilizing telehealth
			shall provide upon request of a patient the name of the dentist, telephone
			number, practice address, and state license number of any dentist who was
			involved with the provision of services to a patient before or during the
			rendering of dental services.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-02 - Dentists › Chapter 20-02-01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 20-02-01-10 - Authorization of laboratory services

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A dentist using the services of any person, not licensed to
			  practice dentistry in this state, to construct, alter, repair, or duplicate any
			  orthodontic or prosthetic device, must furnish the unlicensed person a written
			  prescription which shall include all of the following:
1. The name and address of the unlicensed
			person.
2. The patient's name or
			patient number.
3. The date on
			which the prescription was written.
4. The description of the work to be done,
			with a diagram, if necessary.
5. A
			specification of the materials to be used if necessary.
6. The signature of the dentist and the
			number of the dentist's North Dakota license.
The dentist shall retain a duplicate copy of the prescription
			  for inspection by the board or the board's agent for two years.
General Authority: NDCC
				43-28-06
Law Implemented: NDCC
				43-28-02,
				43-28-06,
				43-28-18,
				43-28-25
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-02 - Dentists › Chapter 20-02-01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 20-02-01-11 - Permit for the use of dermal fillers and botulinum toxin for dental use

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The rules in this chapter are adopted for the purpose of
			  defining standards for the administration of dermal fillers and botulinum toxin
			  by a dentist if the use is limited to the practice of dentistry as defined in
			  subsection 7 of North Dakota Century Code section 43-28-01. Notwithstanding a
			  dentist who specializes in oral and maxillofacial surgery, the board may issue
			  a permit to a dentist who applies on forms prescribed by the board and pays the
			  initial fee or biennial renewal fee as required by subsection 1 of section
			  20-05-01-01 to
			  administer botulinum toxin or dermal fillers for the purpose of functional,
			  therapeutic, and aesthetic dental treatment purposes under the following
			  conditions
If the dentist provides evidence that demonstrates:
1. The applicant has completed a course and
			received satisfactory training in a residency or other educational program
			accredited by the commission on dental accreditation of the American dental
			association;
2. The applicant has
			successfully completed a board-approved continuing education course of
			instruction within the previous three months of application which includes
			neurophysiology, including facial tissues, parasympathetic, sympathetic, and
			peripheral nervous systems relative to the peri-oral tissue, and facial
			architecture, and:
a. Patient assessment and
			consultation for botox and dermal fillers;
b. Indications and contraindications for
			techniques;
c. Proper preparation
			and delivery techniques for desired outcomes;
d. Enhancing and finishing esthetic dentistry
			cases with dermal fillers;
e.
			Botulinum neurotoxin treatment of temporomandibular joint syndrome and
			bruxism;
f. Knowledge of adverse
			reactions and management and treatment of possible complications;
g. Patient evaluation for best esthetic and
			therapeutic outcomes;
h.
			Integrating botulinum neurotoxin and dermal filler therapy into dental
			therapeutic and esthetic treatment plans; and
i. Live patient hands-on training, including
			diagnosis, treatment planning, and proper dosing and delivery of botox and
			dermal fillers; or
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-02 - Dentists › Chapter 20-02-01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 20-02-01-12 - Dental prescribers and use of the prescription drug monitoring program

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Subject to the exceptions described in section 20-02-01-13,
			  prior to the initial prescribing of any controlled substance, including
			  samples, a dentist authorized by the drug enforcement administration to
			  prescribe, administer, sign for, dispense, or procure pharmaceuticals shall
			  authorize an employee to review or personally request and review the
			  prescription drug monitoring program report for all available prescription drug
			  monitoring program data on the patient within the previous twelve months, and
			  shall do all of the following:
1.
			Assess a patient's drug monitoring program data every twelve months during the
			patient's treatment with a controlled substance.
2. Review the patient's prescription drug
			monitoring program data if the patient requests early refills or demonstrates a
			pattern of taking more than the prescribed dosage.
3. Review the patient's prescription drug
			monitoring program data if there is a suspicion of or a known drug overuse,
			diversion, or abuse by the patient.
4. Document the assessment of the patient's
			prescription drug monitoring program data.
5. Discuss the risks and benefits of the use
			of controlled substances with the patient, the patient's parent if the patient
			is an unemancipated minor child, or the patient's legal guardian or health care
			surrogate, including the risk of tolerance and drug dependence.
6. Request and review prescription drug
			monitoring program data on the patient if the practitioner becomes aware that a
			patient is receiving controlled substances from multiple prescribers.
7. Request and review the patient's
			prescription drug monitoring program data if the prescriber has a reasonable
			belief that the patient may be seeking the controlled substance, in whole or in
			part, for any reason other than the treatment of an existing medical
			condition.
General Authority:
NDCC 19-03.5-09,
				43-28-01(7), 43-28-06
Law Implemented:
NDCC 19-03.5-09,
				43-28-06
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-02 - Dentists › Chapter 20-02-01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 20-02-01-13 - Exceptions to the review requirement

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A practitioner may not be required to review a patient's
			  prescription drug monitoring program data if any of the following apply:
1. The controlled substance is prescribed or
			dispensed for a patient who is currently receiving hospice care.
2. The controlled substance is prescribed or
			dispensed to a patient of record as a nonrefillable prescription as part of
			treatment for a surgical procedure.
3. The dentist prescribes a controlled
			substance after the performance of oral surgery and no more than a seventy-two
			hour supply of the controlled substance is prescribed.
4. The dentist prescribes pre-appointment
			medication for the treatment of procedure anxiety.
5. The dentist obtains a report through a
			board-approved risk assessment tool for health care providers that accesses
			patient prescription information from prescription drug monitoring program
			databases, analyzes the data, and provides a risk-based score that includes
			prescription drug monitoring program data.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-28-01(7),
				43-28-06
Law Implemented:
NDCC 19-03.5-09,
				43-28-06(1)
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-03 - Dental Assistants › Chapter 20-03-01 - Duties › Section 20-03-01-01 - Duties

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Duties are delegated to nonregistered and registered dental
				  assistants under prescribed levels of supervision as follows:
1. A dental assistant who is not registered
				with the board and employed by a dentist may perform the following basic
				supportive dental duties under direct supervision:
a. Take and record pulse, blood pressure, and
				temperature.
b. Take and record
				preliminary dental and medical history for the interpretation by the
				dentist.
c. Apply topical
				medications and drugs to oral tissues, including topical anesthetic.
d. Receive removable dental prosthesis for
				cleaning or repair.
e. Take
				impressions for study casts.
f.
				Hold impression trays in the mouth (e.g., reversible hydrocolloids, rubber
				base).
g. Retract patient's cheek,
				tongue, or other tissue parts during a dental procedure.
h. Remove such debris as is normally created
				in the course of treatment during or after dental procedures by vacuum devices,
				compressed air, mouthwashes, and water.
i. Isolate the operative field, not to
				include rubber dams.
j. Hold a
				curing light for any dental procedure. Curing lights may not include a laser
				capable of cutting, burning, or damaging hard or soft tissue or for
				electrosurgery for tissue retraction.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-03 - Dental Assistants › Chapter 20-03-01 - Duties › Section 20-03-01-01.1 - Expanded duties of registered dental assistants

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A registered dental assistant shall apply for a permit to
			  perform the following duties:
1. A
			registered dental assistant authorized by permit and under the direct
			supervision of a dentist may perform the following restorative functions:
a. Place, carve, and adjust class I, II, and
			class V amalgam or glass ionomer restorations with hand instruments or a
			slow-speed handpiece;
b. Adapt and
			cement stainless steel crowns; and
c. Place, contour, and adjust class I, II,
			and class V composite restorations where the margins are entirely within the
			enamel with hand instruments or a slow-speed handpiece.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-03 - Dental Assistants › Chapter 20-03-01 - Duties › Section 20-03-01-01.2 - Requirements of permit for expanded duties

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The board may grant a permit to a registered dental assistant
			  or a dental sedation assistant for the following:
1. The board may issue or renew a class I
			dental anesthesia assistant permit authorizing a registered dental assistant or
			dental sedation assistant to provide anesthesia assistance under the
			supervision of a dentist authorized by permit to provide general anesthesia,
			deep sedation, or moderate sedation, upon successful completion of the
			following:
a. The applicant submits evidence
			of a board-approved dental anesthesia assistant education and training
			course.
b. Submits proof of current
			certification status from the American association of oral and maxillofacial
			surgeon's dental anesthesia assistant national certification or a
			board-approved competency examination.
c. The applicant holds current and valid
			certification for health care provider basic life support, advanced cardiac
			life support, or pediatric advanced life support; and
d. The applicant provides a copy of a valid
			North Dakota general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation permit of
			the dentist where the registered dental assistant will be performing anesthesia
			assistant services.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-03 - Dental Assistants › Chapter 20-03-01 - Duties › Section 20-03-01-02 - Prohibited services

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A dental assistant, qualified dental assistant, or registered
			  dental assistant may not perform the following services:
1. Diagnosis and treatment
			planning.
2. Surgery on hard or
			soft tissue.
3. Administer local
			anesthetics, sedation or general anesthesia drugs or titrate local anesthetics,
			sedation or general anesthesia drugs without a board authorized
			permit.
4. Any irreversible dental
			procedure or procedures which require the professional judgment and skill of a
			licensed dentist.
5. Adjust a crown
			which has been cemented by a dentist.
6. Activate any type of orthodontic appliance
			or fabricate orthodontic impressions for an individual who is not a patient of
			record.
7. Cement or bond
			orthodontic bands or brackets that have not been previously placed by a
			dentist.
8. Place bases or cavity
			liners.
9. Scaling, root planing,
			or gingival curettage.
10. Measure
			the gingival sulcus with a periodontal probe.
11. Use a high-speed handpiece inside the
			mouth.
12. Unless authorized by
			permit in accordance with section
			20-03-01-05.1,
			monitor a patient who has been induced to a level of moderate sedation, deep
			sedation, or general anesthesia until the dentist authorized by permit to
			administer sedation or anesthesia determines the patient may be discharged for
			recovery.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-20-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-20-01.1, 43-20-08,
				43-20-10, 43-20-13
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-03 - Dental Assistants › Chapter 20-03-01 - Duties › Section 20-03-01-05 - Registration of registered and qualified dental assistants

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
An individual seeking registration as a registered or
			  qualified dental assistant shall apply on forms prescribed by the board. The
			  application must be notarized and include the application fee.
1. The board may grant registration as a
			registered dental assistant to an applicant meeting all the following
			requirements:
a. The applicant meets any of
			the following requirements:
(1) The applicant
			successfully completed a dental assisting program, accredited by the commission
			on dental accreditation of the American dental association or approved by the
			board, within one year of application.
(2) The applicant was certified by the dental
			assisting national board within one year of application.
(3) The applicant successfully completed a
			dental assisting program, accredited by the commission on dental accreditation
			of the American dental association or approved by the board, and completed,
			within two years before application, sixteen hours of continuing education in
			accordance with section
			20-03-01-06.
(4) The applicant was certified by the dental
			assisting national board, and completed, within two years before application,
			sixteen hours of continuing education in accordance with section
			20-03-01-06.
(5) The applicant successfully completed the
			examination administered by the joint commission on national dental
			examinations or the dental hygiene certification board of Canada and completed
			within two years of application sixteen hours of continuing education in
			accordance with section
			20-03-01-06.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-03 - Dental Assistants › Chapter 20-03-01 - Duties › Section 20-03-01-05.1

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
General Authority:
NDCC 43-20-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
				43-20-13.2
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-03 - Dental Assistants › Chapter 20-03-01 - Duties › Section 20-03-01-06 - Continuing dental education for qualified and registered dental assistants

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each qualified or registered dental assistant shall provide
			  evidence of attendance or participation in continuing clinical dental education
			  in accordance with the following conditions:
1. Continuing education activities include
			publications, seminars, symposiums, lectures, college courses, and online
			education.
2. The continuing
			education hours will accumulate on the basis of one hour of credit for each
			hour spent in education. Subject matter directly related to clinical dentistry
			will be accepted by the board without limit.
3. The minimum number of hours required
			within a two-year cycle is sixteen. Of these hours, a qualified or registered
			dental assistant may earn no more than eight hours from self-study. Self-study
			is an educational process designed to permit a participant to learn a given
			subject without involvement of a proctor. A qualified professional may act as a
			proctor who oversees a clinical continuing education course which may be used
			for classroom style continuing education credits. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
			courses must provide hands-on training. All other continuing education
			requirements may be satisfied from webinars or classroom style learning. The
			continuing education must include:
a. Two
			hours of ethics or jurisprudence. Passing the laws and rules examination is the
			equivalent of two hours of ethics or jurisprudence.
b. Two hours of infection control.
c. A cardiopulmonary resuscitation
			course.
d. For registered dental
			anesthesia assistant permitholders, two hours related to sedation or
			anesthesia.
e. For registered
			dental restorative assistant permitholders, two hours related to restorative
			dentistry.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-04 - Dental Hygienists › Chapter 20-04-01 - Duties › Section 20-04-01-01 - Duties

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. A dental hygienist may perform the
				following services under the direct supervision of a dentist:
a. Administer local anesthetic as authorized
				by section 20-04-01-03.
b. Hold
				impression trays in the mouth after placement by a dentist (e.g., reversible
				hydrocolloids, rubber base, etc.).
c. Place and remove matrix bands or
				wedges.
d. Adjust permanent crowns
				outside of the mouth.
e. Acid-etch
				enamel surfaces before direct bonding of orthodontic brackets or composite
				restorations.
f. Take face bow
				transfers.
g. Administer emergency
				medications to a patient in order to assist the dentist.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-04 - Dental Hygienists › Chapter 20-04-01 - Duties › Section 20-04-01-02 - Prohibited services

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A dental hygienist may not perform the following
			  services:
1. Diagnosis and treatment
			planning.
2. Surgery on hard or
			soft tissue.
3. Administer
			anesthetics, except topical and local anesthetic, as permitted under sections
			20-04-01-01 and
			20-04-01-03,
			or titrate local anesthetics, sedation or general anesthesia drugs without a
			board authorized permit.
4. Unless
			authorized by permit in accordance with section
			20-04-01-03.1
			monitor a patient who has been induced to moderate sedation, deep sedation, or
			general anesthesia until the dentist authorized by permit to administer
			sedation or anesthesia determines the patient may be discharged for
			recovery.
5. Any irreversible
			dental procedure or procedures which require the professional judgment and
			skill of a dentist.
6. Adjust a
			crown which has been permanently cemented.
7. Activate any type of orthodontic appliance
			or fabricate impressions for an individual who is not a patient of
			record.
8. Cement or bond
			orthodontic bands or brackets that have not been previously placed by a
			dentist.
9. Place bases or cavity
			liners.
10. Use a high-speed
			handpiece inside the mouth.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-20-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-20-03; 43-20-11,
				43-20-12, 43-20-12.3
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-04 - Dental Hygienists › Chapter 20-04-01 - Duties › Section 20-04-01-03 - Duties of dental hygienists - Administration of local anesthesia - Authorization

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A dental hygienist may perform the following services under
			  the direct supervision of a dentist:
1. A licensed dental hygienist may apply for
			authorization to administer local anesthesia to a patient who is at least
			eighteen years old, under the direct supervision of a licensed
			dentist.
2. Requirements for local
			anesthesia authorization are as follows:
a.
			Submit evidence that the hygienist successfully completed a didactic and
			clinical course in local anesthesia within the last twenty-four months
			sponsored by a dental or dental hygiene program accredited by the commission on
			dental accreditation of the American dental association resulting in the dental
			hygienist becoming clinically competent in the administration of local
			anesthesia; or
b. Submit evidence
			that the hygienist has been authorized to administer local anesthesia in
			another jurisdiction and provide verification of clinical competency during the
			previous twelve months. Verification may consist of the following:
(1) A letter from the accredited school with
			the school seal affixed. Photocopies will not be accepted.
(2) A notarized copy of the certification of
			the local anesthesia course.
(3) A
			notarized letter from a licensed dentist stating the licensed dental hygienist
			has competently administered local anesthesia.
c. A licensed dental hygienist requesting
			authorization to administer local anesthesia who cannot provide verification as
			required in this section must submit evidence of successful completion of a
			didactic and clinical course in local anesthesia sponsored by a dental or
			dental hygiene program accredited by the commission on dental accreditation of
			the American dental association.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-04 - Dental Hygienists › Chapter 20-04-01 - Duties › Section 20-04-01-03.1 - Duties of the dental hygienist - Requirements of permit

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The board may issue or renew a permit to a dental hygienist
			  for the following:
1. The board may
			issue or renew a class I dental anesthesia assistant permit authorizing a
			dental hygienist to provide anesthesia assistance under the supervision of a
			dentist authorized by permit to provide moderate sedation, deep sedation, or
			general anesthesia, upon successful completion of the following:
a. The applicant submits evidence of a
			board-approved dental anesthesia assistant education and training
			course.
b. The applicant submits
			proof of current certification status from the American association of oral and
			maxillofacial surgeons dental anesthesia assistant national certification, or a
			board-approved competency examination;
c. The applicant holds current and valid
			certification for health care provider basic life support, or advanced cardiac
			life support or pediatric advanced life support; and
d. The applicant provides a copy of a valid
			North Dakota general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation permit of
			the dentist where the registered dental hygienist will be performing anesthesia
			assistant services.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-04 - Dental Hygienists › Chapter 20-04-01 - Duties › Section 20-04-01-04 - Additional requirements for licensure by examination

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The board may grant a license to practice dental hygiene to
			  an applicant who has met the requirements of North Dakota Century Code section
			  43-20-01.2 and all the following requirements:
1. The applicant has passed the examination
			administered by the joint commission on national dental examinations or the
			dental hygiene certification board of Canada within five years of
			application.
2. The applicant has
			passed, within five years of application, a clinical competency examination
			administered by one of the following:
a. Any
			regional dental testing service before September 17, 2009.
b. Central regional dental testing
			service.
c. Council of interstate
			testing agencies.
d. Commission on
			dental competency assessments - western regional examining board.
e. American board of dental
			examiners.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-04 - Dental Hygienists › Chapter 20-04-01 - Duties › Section 20-04-01-04.1 - Clinical competency examination retakes

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A dental hygiene applicant may take a clinical examination
			  three times before remedial training is required. After failing the examination
			  for a third time, and prior to the fourth attempt of the examination, an
			  applicant shall:
1. Submit to the
			board a detailed plan for remedial training by an accredited dental hygiene
			school. The board must approve the proposed remedial training.
2. Submit proof to the board of passing the
			remedial training within twenty-four months of its approval by the board. The
			board may grant or deny a fourth attempt of the clinical examination. A fourth
			attempt must occur within twelve months of the date of the board's decision. If
			an applicant fails any part of the examination after remedial training, the
			board must approve additional retakes.
General Authority:
NDCC
				43-20-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
				43-20-01.2
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-04 - Dental Hygienists › Chapter 20-04-01 - Duties › Section 20-04-01-05 - Additional requirements for licensure by credential review

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The board may grant a license to practice dental hygiene to
			  an applicant who has met the requirements of North Dakota Century Code section
			  43-20-01.3 and all the following
			  requirements:
1. The applicant has
			successfully completed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation course within two years
			of application.
2. The applicant
			has the physical health and visual acuity to enable the applicant to meet the
			minimum standards of professional competence.
3. The applicant has completed sixteen hours
			of continuing education in accordance with section
			20-04-01-08 within two years of
			application.
General Authority: NDCC
				43-20-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
				43-20-01.3
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-04 - Dental Hygienists › Chapter 20-04-01 - Duties › Section 20-04-01-05.1 - Refresher course - Reentry

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
An eligible dental hygienist may return to the practice of
			  dental hygiene upon submitting an application fee and application on a form
			  provided by the board, providing proof of having successfully completed a
			  refresher course approved by the board, and meeting the following
			  requirements:
1. Was previously
			licensed to practice dental hygiene in another state or jurisdiction where the
			licensure requirements were substantially equivalent.
2. Grounds for denial of the application
			under North Dakota Century Code section 43-20-05 do not exist.
3. The applicant has passed, within one year
			of making application, a written examination on the laws and rules governing
			the practice of dentistry in this state.
4. Has successfully completed a
			cardiopulmonary resuscitation course within the previous two years.
5. Has the physical health and visual acuity
			to enable the applicant to meet the minimum standards of professional
			competence.
6. Has practiced dental
			hygiene.
7. Has successfully
			completed a refresher course approved by the board that meets the following
			minimum criteria:
a. Taught at a dental
			hygiene school accredited by the American dental association's commission on
			dental accreditation;
b. Consists
			of a minimum of forty-three clock-hours, including a minimum of thirty-two
			clock-hours of clinical instruction;
c. Includes didactic coursework, which may be
			presented in a classroom or independent study setting, or both, and clinical
			coursework covering the following:
(1)
			Infection control and sterilization;
(2) Patient assessment, including the taking
			of health histories, an oral inspection and evaluation, and charting;
(3) Radiographic techniques;
(4) Instrumentation techniques, including
			periodontal procedures and instrument sharpening;
(5) Current techniques in the polishing of
			teeth and the application of fluoride;
(6) Patient education; and
(7) Office emergency situations.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-04 - Dental Hygienists › Chapter 20-04-01 - Duties › Section 20-04-01-06 - Additional requirements for applications

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Applications must be completed within twelve months of
			  filing. The board may require an interview with the applicant. In addition to
			  the application requirements of North Dakota Century Code sections
			  43-20-01.2,
			  43-20-01.3, and
			  43-20-06, the board may require an
			  application to include:
1. Proof of
			identity, including any name change.
2. An official transcript sent by an
			accredited dental school directly to the board.
3. Evidence demonstrating the applicant
			passed the examination administered by the joint commission on national dental
			examinations within two years of application.
4. Evidence demonstrating the applicant
			passed a clinical competency examination, approved by the board, within two
			years of application.
5. A
			certification, from the licensing board of every jurisdiction in which the
			applicant is licensed, that the applicant is licensed in good
			standing.
6. Certification that the
			applicant has completed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation course within two years
			of application.
7. Verification of
			physical health and visual acuity.
8. For applications for licensure by
			credential review, the law and rules stating the requirements for licensure,
			when the applicant was licensed, of the jurisdiction in which the applicant is
			licensed.
9. For applications for
			licensure by credential review and reinstatement from inactive status, proof of
			completion of sixteen hours of continuing education in accordance with section
			20-04-01-08 within two years of
			application.
10. Any information
			required by the application forms prescribed by the board.
General Authority:
NDCC
				43-20-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
				43-20-01.2,
				43-20-01.3,
				43-20-06
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-04 - Dental Hygienists › Chapter 20-04-01 - Duties › Section 20-04-01-07 - Inactive status - License reinstatement

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A dental hygienist may, upon payment of the fee determined by
			  the board, place the dental hygienist's license on inactive status. A dental
			  hygienist on inactive status shall be excused from continuing education
			  requirements. Inactive status must be renewed annually by completing the
			  inactive status renewal application and paying the renewal fee. A dental
			  hygienist on inactive status shall not practice dental hygiene in North Dakota.
			  To reinstate a license on inactive status, the dental hygienist shall apply on
			  a form prescribed by the board, pay a reinstatement fee, and meet all of the
			  following requirements:
1. The
			applicant has passed a clinical competency examination administered by a
			regional dental testing service, approved by the board in section 20-04-01-04,
			within two years of application. The board may, within the board's discretion,
			waive this requirement.
2. The
			applicant passes a written examination on the laws and rules governing the
			practice of dentistry in this state administered by the board at a
			meeting.
3. The applicant has
			completed sixteen hours of continuing education in accordance with section
			20-04-01-08 within two years of application.
4. The applicant has successfully completed a
			cardiopulmonary resuscitation course within two years of application.
5. Grounds for denial of the application
			under North Dakota Century Code section 43-20-05 do not exist.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-20-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
				43-20-06
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-04 - Dental Hygienists › Chapter 20-04-01 - Duties › Section 20-04-01-08 - Continuing dental education for dental hygienists

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each dental hygienist shall provide evidence of attendance or
			  participation in continuing clinical dental education in accordance with the
			  following conditions:
1. Continuing
			education activities include publications, seminars, symposiums, lectures,
			college courses, and online education.
2. The continuing dental education hours will
			accumulate on the basis of one hour of credit for each hour spent in education.
			Subject matter directly related to clinical dentistry will be accepted by the
			board without limit.
3. The minimum
			number of hours required within a two-year cycle is sixteen. Of these hours, a
			dental hygienist may earn no more than eight hours from self-study. Self-study
			is an educational process designed to permit a participant to learn a given
			subject without involvement of a proctor. A qualified professional may act as a
			proctor who oversees a clinical continuing education course which may be used
			for classroom style continuing education credits. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
			courses must provide hands-on training. All other continuing education
			requirements may be satisfied from webinars or classroom style learning. The
			continuing education must include:
a. Two
			hours of ethics or jurisprudence. Passing the laws and rules examination is the
			equivalent of two hours of ethics or jurisprudence.
b. Two hours of infection control.
c. A cardiopulmonary resuscitation
			course.
d. For registered dental
			anesthesia hygienist permitholders, two hours related to sedation or
			anesthesia.
e. For registered
			dental restorative hygienist permitholders, two hours related to restorative
			dentistry.
f. For a dental
			hygienist practicing under general supervision, two hours related to medical
			emergencies.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners › Article 20-05 - Fees › Chapter 20-05-01 - Fees › Section 20-05-01-01 - Fees

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The board shall charge the following nonrefundable
			  fees:
1. For dentists:
a. License by examination application fee
$485.00
b. License by credential review application
						fee
$1,320.00
c. Renewal fee
$440.00
d. Late fee
$440.00
e. Temporary license application and license
						fee
$275.00
f. Volunteer license application and license
						fee
$25.00
g. Inactive status application fee
$40.00
h. Inactive status annual renewal fee
$40.00
i. Inactive status reinstatement fee
$485.00
j. Dermal fillers and botulinum toxin permit
$200.00
k. Dermal fillers and botulinum toxin permit
						renewal
$100.00
2. For dental hygienists:
a. License by examination application fee
$220.00
b. License by credential review application
						fee
$495.00
c. Renewal fee
$165.00
d. Late fee
$165.00
e. Inactive status application fee
$42.00
f. Volunteer license application and license
						fee
$25.00
g. Inactive status annual renewal fee
$40.00
h. Inactive status reinstatement fee
$220.00
3. For registered and qualified dental
						assistants:
a. Application fee
$145.00
b. Renewal fee
$110.00
c. Late fee
$110.00
4. For anesthesia permits:
a. Application fee
$200.00
b. Inspection fee
actual cost
c. Renewal fee
$200.00
d. Late fee
$200.00
5. For a duplicate license, registration, or
						permit
$50.00
General Authority:
NDCC 43-20-10,
				43-28-06
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-20-01.2, 43-20-01.3,
				43-20-01.4, 43-20-06, 43-20-13.1, 43-20-13.2, 43-28-11, 43-28-16.2, 43-28-17,
				43-28-24, 43-28-27
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 20.5 - Dietetic Practice, Board of › Article 20.5-01 - General Administration › Chapter 20.5-01-01 - Organization of the Board › Section 20.5-01-01-01 - Organization of the board of dietetic practice

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
History and function.
The 1985 legislative assembly passed
				legislation to license dietitians and nutritionists, codified as North Dakota
				Century Code chapter 43-44. This chapter requires the governor to appoint a
				state board of dietetic practice. It is the responsibility of the board to
				license dietitians and nutritionists.
2.
Board membership.
The board
				consists of five members appointed by the governor. Three members must be
				licensed registered dietitians, one other member must be a licensed
				nutritionist, and one member represents consumer interests. Each board member
				serves a term of three years. No member may serve more than two successive
				terms on the board.
3.
Officers.
Officers are elected annually. The board may hire an
				executive secretary and other employees as it deems necessary.
4.
Inquiries.
Inquiries
				regarding the board may be addressed to:
North Dakota Board of Dietetic Practice
603 Foster Avenue NW
Cooperstown, ND 58425
Email: ndbodp@gmail.com
Phone: 701-253-0700
Fax: 888-681-2813
General Authority:
NDCC 28-32-02.1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 43-44-03