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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.4A - Administration of injectable pharmacologics

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(a) For purposes of this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Injectable pharmacologic" means any medication classified as a neurotoxin, adjuvant or therapeutic agent including, but not limited to, hyaluronic acid (such as Restylane<(R)>), fillers (such as collagen), Botulinum Toxin Type A (such as Botox<(R)>) or similar products that have been approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration.
"Peri-oral area" means the gums, cheeks, jaws, lips and oral cavity and associated tissues.
(b) No dentist shall administer an injectable pharmacologic unless the minimum standards of training and procedure set forth in this section are satisfied.
(c) A dentist may administer an injectable pharmacologic for the cosmetic or functional enhancement of peri-oral tissue only in a dental treatment setting.
(d) A dentist may administer an injectable pharmacologic only after having completed a Board-approved post-doctoral course that is sufficient to prepare a dentist to satisfactorily administer injectable pharmacologics safely and effectively, as provided in (f) below. The course shall be offered at an accredited dental school, in a hospital-based program or in a college or university clinical setting.
(e) Notwithstanding (d) above, a dentist who holds a specialty permit in oral and maxillofacial surgery issued by the Board pursuant to 13:30-6.1 shall not be required to complete the Board-approved course set forth in (f) below prior to administering injectable pharmacologics.
(f) In order to obtain Board approval for a course on injectable pharmacologics, a course provider shall submit a course outline, including course content and objectives and the curriculum vitae of the instructor(s), for Board review and approval. The course outline shall indicate whether the training is visual, hands-on or lecture. An approved course shall be at least 21 hours in length and shall include instruction in the following:
1. Anatomy of head and neck;
2. Neurophysiology, including facial tissues, parasympathetic, sympathetic and peripheral nervous systems relative to peri-oral tissue, and facial architecture;
3. Patient selection, including indications and contraindications;
4. Pharmacological effects and contraindications, including potential drug interactions;
5. Management of complications; and
6. Informed consent.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.5 - OSHA and CDC requirements

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(a) When providing dental services, all licensees and registrants shall comply with:
1. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations set forth at 29 CFR 1910.1030, concerning occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials, in the provision of dental services, the requirements of the New Jersey Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Act, 34:6A-25, incorporated herein by reference; and
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Recommended Infection Control Practices for Dentistry, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, and available at the CDC website,
http://www.cdc.gov
, specifically,
http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/guidelines/index.htm
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.5A - Infection control education

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At least once every biennial renewal period, all licensed dentists shall provide or make available infection prevention education and training to all personnel involved in patient-related sterilization, patient care, and/or maintaining equipment. Such education and training shall include, at a minimum, the topics covered at N.J.A.C. 13:30-5.1(e)1iii.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.6 - Biennial license and registration renewal

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(a) The Board shall send a notice of renewal to each licensee or registrant, at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the license or registration. The notice of renewal shall explain inactive renewal and advise the licensee or registrant of the option to renew as inactive. If the notice to renew is not sent 60 days prior to the expiration date, no monetary penalties or fines shall apply to the holder for failure to renew provided that the license or registration is renewed within 60 days from the date the notice is sent or within 30 days following the date of license or registration expiration, whichever is later.
(b) A licensee or registrant shall renew his or her license or registration for a period of two years from the last expiration date. The licensee or registrant shall submit a renewal application to the Board, along with the renewal fee set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:30-8.1, prior to the date of license or registration expiration.
(c) A licensee or registrant may renew his or her license or registration by choosing inactive status. A licensee or registrant electing to renew his or her license or registration as inactive shall not engage, as applicable, in the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting, or hold himself or herself out as eligible to engage, as applicable, in the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting in New Jersey until such time as the license or registration, as applicable, is returned to active status.
(d) If a licensee or registrant does not renew the license or registration prior to its expiration date, the licensee or registrant may renew the license or registration within 30 days of its expiration by submitting a renewal application, a renewal fee, and a late fee as set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:30-8.1. During this 30-day period, the license or registration shall be valid and the licensee or registrant shall not be deemed practicing without a license or registration, as applicable.
(e) A licensee or registrant who fails to submit a renewal application within 30 days of license or registration expiration shall have his or her license or registration, as applicable, suspended without a hearing.
(f) A licensee or registrant who continues to engage in the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting, as applicable, with a suspended license or registration shall be deemed to be engaging in the unauthorized practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting, as applicable, and shall be subject to action consistent with N.J.S.A. 45:1-14et seq., even if no notice of suspension has been provided to the individual.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.6A - License and registration reactivation

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(a) A licensee or registrant who holds an inactive license or registration, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:30-8.6(c), or a retired license pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:30-1.5, may apply to the Board for reactivation of the inactive or retired license or inactive registration. A licensee or registrant seeking reactivation of an inactive or retired license or inactive registration shall submit:
1. A renewal application;
2. A certification of employment listing each job held during the period the license or registration was inactive, which includes the name, address, and telephone number of each employer;
3. The renewal fee for the biennial period for which reactivation is sought as set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:30-8.1.
i. If the renewal application is sent during the first year of the biennial period, the applicant shall submit the renewal fee as set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:30-8.1.
ii. If the renewal application is sent during the second year of the biennial period, the applicant shall submit one-half of the renewal fee as set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:30-8.1; and
4. Evidence of having completed all continuing education credits that were required to be completed during the biennial period immediately prior to the renewal period for which reactivation is sought, consistent with the requirements set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:30-5.1, 5.2, and 5.3, as applicable.
i. An applicant who holds a valid, current license or registration in good standing issued by another state to engage in the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, dental assisting, or dental assisting in orthodontics, as applicable, and submits proof of having satisfied that state's continuing education requirements for that license or registration, shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of this paragraph. If the other state does not have any continuing education requirements, the requirements of this paragraph shall apply.
ii. To the extent that specific courses are required to satisfy the continuing education requirement for, or are required to have been satisfied prior to, the biennial period for which reactivation is sought, the Board will allow applicants to take the courses within 12 months following reactivation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.6B - License and registration reinstatement

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(a) A licensee or registrant who has had his or her license or registration suspended pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:30-8.6(e) may apply to the Board for reinstatement. A licensee or registrant applying for reinstatement shall submit:
1. A reinstatement application;
2. A certification of employment listing each job held during the period of suspended license or registration, which includes the name, address, and telephone number of each employer;
3. The renewal fee for the biennial period for which reinstatement is sought;
4. The past due renewal fee for the biennial period immediately preceding the renewal period for which reinstatement is sought;
5. The reinstatement fee set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:30-8.1; and
6. Evidence of having completed all continuing education credits that were required to be completed during the biennial period immediately prior to the renewal period for which reinstatement is sought, consistent with the requirements set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:30-5.1, 5.2, and 5.3, as applicable.
i. An applicant who holds a valid, current license or registration in good standing issued by another state to engage in the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, dental assisting, or dental assisting in orthodontics, as applicable, and submits proof of having satisfied that state's continuing education requirements for that license or registration, shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of this paragraph. If the other state does not have any continuing education requirements, the requirements of this paragraph shall apply.
ii. To the extent that specific courses are required to satisfy the continuing education requirement for, or are required to have been satisfied prior to, the biennial period for which reinstatement is sought, the Board will allow applicants to take the courses within 12 months following reinstatement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.7 - Patient records

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(a) A contemporaneous, permanent patient record shall be prepared and maintained by a licensee for each person seeking or receiving dental services, regardless of whether any treatment is actually rendered or whether any fee is charged. Licensees shall also maintain records relating to charges made to patients and third-party carriers for professional services. All treatment records, bills, and claim forms shall accurately reflect the treatment or services rendered. Such records shall include, at a minimum:
1. The name, address, and date of birth of the patient and, if a minor, the name of the parent or guardian;
2. The patient's medical history;
3. A record of results of a clinical examination where appropriate or an indication of the patient's chief complaint;
4. A diagnosis and a treatment plan, which shall also include the material treatment risks and clinically acceptable alternatives, and costs relative to the treatment that is recommended and/or rendered;
5. The dates of each patient visit and an accurate description of all treatment or services rendered and the materials used at each visit;
6. Radiographs, if any, of a diagnostic quality and a description of all diagnostic models made, identified with the patient's name and the date. If the radiographs are sent out of the dental office, the dentist shall retain the originals or a diagnostic copy of the radiographs in the patient record;
7. The date and a description of any medications prescribed, dispensed or sold including the dosage or a copy of any written prescriptions;
8. Copies of any prescriptions to laboratories for dental prostheses;
9. Complete financial data concerning the patient's account, including each amount billed to or received from the patient or third party payor and the date of each such bill and payment;
10. Copies of all claim forms submitted to third party payors by a licensee or the licensee's agent or employee;
11. Payment vouchers received from third party payors;
12. A record of any recommendations or referrals for treatment or consultation by a specialist, including those which were refused by the patient;
13. The name of the dentist of record consistent with the requirements of 13:30-8.15; and
14. If written notations appear in the patient record, the notations shall be legible, written in ink and contain no erasures or white-outs. If incorrect information is placed in the record, it shall be crossed out with a single non-deleting line and shall be initialed and dated by the licensee on the date the change was made. If additions are made to the record, the additions shall be initialed and dated by the licensee on the date the change was made.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.8 - Reporting of incidents or deaths

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(a) All licensees shall report to the State Board of Dentistry within seven days, in writing, on a form supplied by the Board and available on the Board's website at
www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/den
, any incident occurring in a dental office, clinic, or any other dental facility after dental treatment has been initiated that requires the removal of a patient to a hospital for observation or treatment.
(b) All licensees shall report to the Board within seven days, in writing, on a form supplied by the Board and available on the Board's website at
www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/den
, any death, which may be related to dental treatment, whether or not the death occurred in a dental office, clinic, or other dental facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.9 - Display of names; identifying badges

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(a) Every facility offering dental care to the public shall legibly display on all exterior signs or other means of exterior display, the names of the licensees who are responsible for the administration of the facility. A dental facility may display on exterior signs or other means of exterior display, the names of licensees associated with the facility.
(b) Every dental care facility where two or more dental licensees are engaged in providing dental care shall legibly display in its office, the names and professional status of all licensees associated with the facility.
(c) Every dental care facility engaged in providing dental care shall conspicuously display in its office, the names of the owners associated with the facility.
(d) Any licensee shall wear an identifying badge indicating his or her name and professional status while working in the facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.10 - Third-party payor records

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(a) No licensee shall submit any claim, bill or govern-mental assistance claim to a third party payor for dental services rendered to any patient which involves dishonesty, fraud, deception or misrepresentation.
(b) No licensee shall submit to a third-party payor any claim, bill, or governmental assistance claim that contains any of the following:
1. Any treatment date, which does not accurately reflect the date when the service and procedures were actually performed;
2. Any description of a dental service or procedure, which does not accurately reflect the actual work performed;
3. Any service or procedure, which cannot be justified by the licensee as necessary, proper, and/or beneficial;
4. Any statement or attachment material to the claim, which is known to be false or misleading; or
5. A charge for any service or procedure the amount of which has been advertised as free or complimentary or for an amount that exceeds the advertised charge for discounted services or procedures.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.11 - Removable prosthesis identification

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following words and terms, as used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Prosthesis" means an artificial substitute for a missing part of the oral cavity, such as a tooth, used for functional and/or cosmetic reasons.
"Rebasing" means the act of replacing the base material of a denture without changing the occlusal relationship of the teeth.
(b) Every complete maxillary and mandibular denture and removable partial denture prosthesis constructed by a Board licensee or fabricated pursuant to a work order shall be marked with the name and social security number of the patient for whom the prosthesis is prepared unless the patient objects to the marking. In the event the patient, after being so informed, objects to the marking of the prosthesis, the licensee shall place such objection on the patient's permanent dental record.
(c) The marking of a dental prosthesis as provided in (b) above shall be accomplished during processing and shall be permanent, legible and cosmetically acceptable. The exact location of the markings and the methods used to place them shall be determined by the licensee.
(d) If, in the licensee's professional judgment, marking of the prosthesis with the patient's complete name and social security number is not practicable, identification shall be provided as follows:
1. The social security number may be omitted if the patient's complete name is marked; or
2. The initials of the patient may be marked alone if the marking of the patient's full name is impracticable; or
3. The identification marks may be omitted in their entirety if none of the forms of identification specified in (d)1 and 2 above are practicable or clinically safe, provided that the licensee sets forth the reason for the omission of the identification marks in the patient's record.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.12 - Notification of change of address; service of process

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A licensee shall notify the Board in writing of any change of his or her address of record. For purposes of this section, "address of record" means an address designated by a licensee which is part of the public record and which may be disclosed upon request. "Address of record" may be a licensee's home, business or mailing address, but shall not be a post office box unless the licensee also provides another address which includes a street, city, state and zip code. Notice shall be sent to the Board by mail or by electronic means not later than 30 days following the change of address of record.
(b) Service of an administrative complaint or other Board-initiated process at a licensee's address currently on file with the Board shall be deemed adequate notice for the purposes of 1:1-7.1 and the commencement of any disciplinary proceedings.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.12A - Notification of conviction, arrest, or actions affecting privileges

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A licensee or registrant shall notify the Board in writing within 30 days of receiving a summons; being arrested or taken into custody; being indicted, tried, charged with, or admitted into pre-trial intervention (P.T.I.); plead guilty to any violation of law, ordinance, felony, misdemeanor, or disorderedly persons offense in this State or any other state; being disciplined or denied a dental license or any other professional license; or having a professional license or certificate of any type suspended, revoked, or surrendered. Parking or speeding violations need not be disclosed, but motor vehicle violations, such as driving while impaired or intoxicated, shall be disclosed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.13 - Permissible business structures, prohibition on referral fees and fee splitting

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(a) The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Associate" means a health care professional who is a partner, an employee, a fellow shareholder in a professional service corporation or a fellow member of another permissible practice format, properly organized pursuant to law.
"Board" means the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry.
"Closely allied health care professional" means an individual who provides professional services and is licensed to practice by a professional or occupational licensing board or other State agency, in any of the following fields: dentistry, medicine (or its branches), nursing, optometry and physical therapy.
"Health care provider" means an individual who or entity which provides health care services, including, but not limited to, closely allied health care professionals.
"Limited liability company" means a limited liability company formed under the laws of this State, pursuant to the New Jersey Limited Liability Company Act, 42:2B-1 et seq., except where inconsistent with these rules.
"Permissible business format" means:
1. Sole proprietorships;
2. All partnerships, including limited liability partner-ships (comprised of dentists or closely allied health care professionals);
3. Professional service corporations (comprised of dentists or closely allied health care professionals); and
4. Limited liability companies (comprised of dentists or closely allied health care professionals).
"Professional service corporation" means a business entity as defined in 14A:17-1 et seq.
"Referral" means the sending or directing of a person to any health care provider (other than an associate) for diagnosis, evaluation, treatment or the furnishing of dental or other health services.
"Remuneration" means any salary, payment, distribution of income, dividend, interest income, loan, bonus, commission, kickback, bribe, rebate, gift, free goods or services of more than nominal value, discount, the furnishing of supplies, facilities or equipment, credit arrangement and waiver of financial obligations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.14 - Dental X-rays; lead shields

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Every licensee, as well as any employee or agent of such licensee duly licensed by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to 26:2D-24 et seq. shall use a lead shield to provide protection to the greatest extent possible to the torso and thyroid areas of patients during all dental X-ray procedures.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.15 - Dentist of record; fee reimbursement

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(a) Each patient shall have a dentist of record who shall remain primarily responsible for assuring the proper implementation of the dental treatment plan on such patient regardless of whether the treatment is rendered by the dentist of record, by another dentist or by a dental hygienist rendering such treatment in conjunction with, in the employ of, at the direction or request of, or under the supervision of such dentist of record.
(b) The name of the dentist of record shall be conspicuously identified on the patient record. If the dentist of record is not identified on the patient record, it shall be presumed that the dentist of record is the owner(s) of the practice in which the patient was treated.
(c) In a multi-dentist practice, the dentists of record shall not change unless the subsequent treating dentist acknowledges in writing in the patient record that he or she is currently the dentist of record for the patient. The dentist of record shall be changed when the licensee leaves the practice where treatment was provided and the patient elects to continue treatment in the facility in which treatment began.
(d) A new dentist of record shall be presumed to have obtained or reviewed the patient's medical history and dental records, examined the patient, and either developed a new treatment plan or concurred with the continuance of the pre-existing treatment plan.
(e) A licensee found to have rendered deficient treatment and the owner of the facility in which the licensee rendered the deficient treatment shall be jointly and severally responsible for the reimbursement to the patient and/or third party payor of any fees as may be directed by the Board.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.16 - Opportunity to be heard

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Prior to any suspension, revocation or refusal to renew a license, the licensee shall have an opportunity to be heard consistent with the Administrative Procedure Act, 52:14B-1 et seq., and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.17 - Delegation of physical modalities

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A dentist may delegate the administration of certain physical modalities to licensed dental hygienists, registered dental assistants, limited registered dental assistants, and unregistered dental assistants consistent with their particular scopes of practice as set forth in
13:30-1A.3
,
1A.4
,
2.4
,
2.5
, and
2.6
and as set forth in this section.
(b) Physical modalities, for the purpose of this section, shall be limited to hot and cold packs, ultrasound, electrogalvanic stimulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation ("T.E.N.S.") and phonophoresis.
(c) A dentist may delegate the administration of the physical modalities set forth in (b) above to licensed dental hygienists, registered dental assistants, and limited registered dental assistants consistent with their particular scopes of practice as set forth in
13:30-1A.3
,
1A.4
,
2.4
, and
2.5
, provided all of the following conditions are satisfied:
1. The dentist shall examine the patient to ascertain the nature of the dental condition or disease; to determine whether the application of a physical modality will encourage the alleviation of dentally related pain and the promotion of healing; to assess the risks of the modality for a given patient and the diagnosed condition, injury or disease, and to decide that the anticipated benefits are likely to outweigh those risks.
2. The dentist shall examine the patient prior to each visit and shall determine all components of the treatment to be performed. This determination shall include all types of modalities to be employed, a delineation of the precise area to which the application of each modality shall be limited, the dosage, wattage, or other applicable setting, the length of the treatment, and any and all other factors peculiar to the risks of that modality such as strict avoidance of certain parts of the body or static placement of the applicator. This information shall be written on the patient's chart prior to each patient's treatment after the dentist has examined the patient, and it shall be made available at all times to the licensed dental hygienist, registered dental assistant or limited registered dental assistant who is responsible for administering the modality.
3. The dentist shall evaluate the patient prior to any subsequent scheduled application of the modality to ascertain that continued treatment is appropriate and that no contraindications to treatment have become apparent.
4. The dentist shall be physically present in the dental office at all times that treatment orders are being carried out and shall be within reasonable proximity to the treatment room.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.18 - Issuance of prescriptions; NJPBs; limitations on prescribing, dispensing, or administering controlled dangerous substances; special requirements for management of acute and chronic pain

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(a) The following words and terms when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Acute pain" means the pain, whether resulting from disease, accidental or intentional trauma, or other cause, that the licensee reasonably expects to last only a short period of time. "Acute pain" does not include chronic pain, pain being treated as part of cancer care, hospice or other end of life care, or pain being treated as part of palliative care.
"Chronic pain" means pain that persists or recurs for more than three months.
"Initial prescription" means a prescription issued to a patient who:
1. Has never previously been issued a prescription for the drug or its pharmaceutical equivalent; or
2. Was previously issued a prescription for, or used or was administered, the drug or its pharmaceutical equivalent, and the date on which the current prescription is being issued is more than one year after the date the patient last used or was administered the drug or its equivalent. When determining whether a patient was previously issued a prescription for, or used or was administered, a drug or its pharmaceutical equivalent, the licensee shall consult with the patient, review prescription monitoring information and, to the extent they are available, review the patient's dental and medical records.
"Licensee" means a licensed dentist who is currently authorized to prescribe drugs in the course of professional practice.
"Opioid antidote" means any drug, regardless of dosage amount or method of administration, which has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of an opioid overdose. "Opioid antidote" includes, but is not limited to, naloxone hydrochloride, in any dosage amount, which is administered through nasal spray or any other FDA-approved means or methods.
"Palliative care" means care provided to an individual suffering from an incurable progressive illness that is expected to end in death, which is designed to decrease the severity of pain, suffering, and other distressing symptoms, and the expected outcome of which is to enable the individual to experience an improved quality of life.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.19 - Practice name

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(a) A licensee shall not engage in the practice of dentistry under a practice name which is misleading in any way as to the legal form of the practice or as to the persons who are partners, members or shareholders of the practice.
(b) If a licensee ceases to be associated with a practice through the sale of the business, retirement or death, such licensee's name shall be removed from the practice name within six months of the sale, retirement or death, except as provided in (c) below.
(c) A practice name may include the name of a licensee who has ceased to be associated with the practice through retirement or death, provided that the laws governing the practice's business format do not prohibit such inclusion, and provided that the status of such a licensee is clearly set forth on the practice letterhead, business cards, signs and advertisements. The status of a retired licensee shall be indicated on the practice letterhead by the word "retired" or by numerals showing the dates the licensee engaged in the practice. The status of a deceased licensee shall be indicated on the practice letterhead by the word "deceased," by numerals showing the dates the licensee engaged in the practice or by numerals showing the years of the licensee's birth and death.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.20 - Nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation analgesia; duties of a licensed dentist, delegation to licensed dental hygienist and registered dental assistant

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following words and terms, as used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Administration" means the determination and introduction of a therapeutic level of nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation analgesia.
"Direct supervision" means acts performed in the office of a licensed dentist wherein the dentist is physically present on the premises at all times during the performance of such acts and such acts are performed pursuant to the dentist's order, control, and full professional responsibility.
"Monitoring" means observing or checking a patient's condition to assess the safety and comfort of the patient receiving nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation analgesia.
"Nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation analgesia" means the introduction by inhalation of a combination of nitrous oxide and oxygen gases to a conscious patient.
"Supervising dentist" means the dentist who induces or administers the nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation analgesia to the patient.
(b) If a patient is to receive nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation analgesia, a supervising dentist shall induce or administer the nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation analgesia and shall exercise direct supervision and full responsibility for the patient.
(c) A supervising dentist may delegate the monitoring of the nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation analgesia to a licensed dental hygienist during the performance of dental hygiene procedures provided that the patient is stabilized and that the licensed dental hygienist satisfies the requirements set forth in
13:30-1A.3
.
(d) A supervising dentist may delegate the monitoring of the nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation analgesia to a registered dental assistant who will perform no other function while monitoring the patient provided the patient is stabilized and the registered dental assistant satisfies the requirements set forth in 13:30-2.4.
(e) If a supervising dentist delegates the monitoring of the nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation analgesia to a licensed dental hygienist pursuant to
13:30-1A.3
, or to a registered dental assistant pursuant to
13:30-2.4
, the supervising dentist shall ensure that:
1. The nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation delivery system is a fail-safe unit which shall not deliver nitrous oxide unless oxygen is continuously flowing at a minimum of 30 percent and includes a scavenging system operating while the nitrous oxide is in use; and
2. The dental office is equipped, at a minimum, with the following:
i. A high speed vacuum source;
ii. Suction equipment;
iii. Equipment to deliver positive pressure oxygen; and
iv. Blood pressure monitoring equipment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.21 - Divestiture of interest in professional corporations by disqualified licensees

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(a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context indicates otherwise:
"Disqualify" means to prohibit a licensee from engaging in professional practice and from deriving income from that practice as a result of a revocation, permanent surrender, with or without prejudice, or active suspension of licensure of one year or more. As used in this section, a licensee shall not be deemed disqualified if he or she is permitted to practice dentistry in a limited fashion, is the subject of an order of suspension which is stayed or if the duration of a suspension is less than one year.
"Divest" means to relinquish interest of all shares or equity interest in a professional corporation or other permissible business format, as defined in 13:30-8.13.
"Licensee" means any person licensed by the Board to engage in the practice of dentistry.
"Professional practice" means that activity which is defined as "practicing dentistry" pursuant to 45:6-19.
(b) A licensee disqualified pursuant to Board order shall divest his or her interest in each professional corporation for which the holding of a license issued by the Board is a prerequisite. The licensee shall complete such divestiture within 90 days of the entry of the Board order and shall furnish proof of divestiture to the Board.
(c) If all shareholders of a professional corporation are disqualified pursuant to Board order, the employees of the professional corporation shall cease to engage in professional practice in the professional corporation until the professional corporation is restructured in membership and in a format authorized to engage in professional practice pursuant to 14A:17-13.
(d) Transfer of any shares or equity interest to a member of the licensee's immediate family shall not be deemed a divestiture as required in (b) above unless:
1. The immediate family member held an interest in the professional corporation prior to the licensee's disqualification; and
2. The immediate family member was actively engaged in the practice of dentistry within the professional corporation prior to the licensee's disqualification.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.22 - Validity of diagnostic tests for traumatically induced temporomandibular dysfunction

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(a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Clinically supported" means that a licensee, prior to selecting, performing or ordering the administration of a diagnostic test, has:
1. Personally performed a physical examination, making an assessment of any current and/or historical subjective complaints, observations, and objective findings;
2. Considered any and all previously performed tests relating to the patient's injury; and
3. Documented in the patient record positive and negative findings, observations and clinical indications to justify the test.
"Conservative treatment" means therapy which is not considered aggressive; avoiding the utilization of invasive procedures until such procedures are clearly indicated.
"Diagnostic test" means a service or procedure intended to assist in establishing a dental diagnosis for the purpose of recommending a course of treatment to be implemented by the treating dentist or by the consultant.
"Medically necessary" means that the treatment is consistent with the symptoms or diagnosis, and treatment of the injury:
1. Is not primarily for the convenience of the injured person or provider;
2. Is the most appropriate standard or level of service which is in accordance with standards of good practice and standard professional treatment protocols, as such protocols may be recognized or designated by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services or with a professional licensing or certifying board in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, or by a nationally recognized professional organization; and
3. Does not involve unnecessary diagnostic testing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.23 - Disclosure of participation in third-party payor plans

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If a dentist providing services in a dental practice does not participate in a third-party payor plan in which other providers in the dental office participate, the dentist shall clearly disclose this fact to the patient prior to treatment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.24 - Animals and pets in dental office

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A licensee shall not permit animals or pets in a dental office unless the animals or pets are maintained in an enclosed space that cannot be accessed by patients. This requirement shall not apply to trained guide or service dogs (or dogs in training) for the disabled, sightless or hearing impaired, consistent with the provisions of the Laws Against Discrimination, 10:5-29.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.25 - Prohibited acts

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in
45:6-16.1
et seq.,
45:6-19
, and
45:6-20
, no person other than a person duly licensed to practice dentistry in this State shall:
1. Make any diagnosis or develop any treatment plan with respect to the dental condition or treatment of any living person in this State;
2. Perform any surgical or irreversible procedure, including but not limited to, the cutting of hard or soft tissue or the extraction of any tooth on any living person in this State;
3. Either bill or submit a claim for any service rendered involving the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in this State; or
4. Receive payment for the performance of dental or dental hygienist services from any source other than an employer authorized by law to practice dentistry in this State or any dental clinic, institution, or employment agency, as defined pursuant to
34:8-43
, that employs licensed dental hygienists to provide temporary dental hygiene services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:30-8.26 - Emergency protocol

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(a) Each dental office, facility, dental clinic, or institution at which there is patient contact, at a minimum, shall:
1. Have a written protocol for managing medical or dental emergencies;
2. Have equipment to maintain adult and pediatric airways, including:
i. A portable oxygen delivery system, including full face masks and a bag-valve-mask combination with appropriate connectors capable of delivering positive pressure and oxygen-enriched patient ventilation; and
ii. Positive pressure oxygen;
3. Have an automatic external defibrillator (AED);
4. Contain back-up, battery-operated equipment consisting of, at a minimum, lighting, a blood pressure monitoring device, and a pulse oximeter, which shall be readily accessible and properly operating; and
5. Ensure that all staff are trained upon hire, and at least annually thereafter, to implement the emergency protocol.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Subchapter 9 - TELEMEDICINE AND TELEHEALTH › Section 13:30-9.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to implement the provisions of P.L. 2017, c. 117 (N.J.S.A. 45:1-61et seq.), which authorizes healthcare providers to engage in telemedicine and telehealth.
(b) This subchapter shall apply to all persons who are licensed by the Board.
(c) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:1-62, a dentist or dental hygienist must hold a license, as applicable, issued by the Board, if he or she:
1. Is located in New Jersey and provides health care services to any patient located in or out of New Jersey by means of telemedicine or telehealth; or
2. Is located outside of New Jersey and provides health care services to any patient located in New Jersey by means of telemedicine or telehealth.