Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 2 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants › Section 216-RICR-40-05-2.4 - Dentists/Licensing Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
2.4.1
License Requirements
No person shall perform any act which constitutes the
					 practice of dentistry in Rhode Island unless such person is duly licensed in
					 accordance with the regulatory and statutory provisions of the Act as a
					 dentist, dental hygienist, a public health dental hygienist, or a
					 DAANCE-certified maxillofacial surgery assistant. Furthermore, dental
					 hygienists, public health dental hygienists, or a DAANCE-certified
					 maxillofacial surgery assistant, dental assistants and DANB-certified
					 assistants shall perform only those auxiliary dental services, procedures and
					 duties, and under the specified type of supervision, as set forth in §
					 2.10.2 of this Part. Exempt from these requirements are those persons listed in
					 R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-31.1-37
2.4.2
Pain
				  Assessment
All health care providers licensed in Rhode Island to
					 provide health care services and all health care facilities licensed under R.I.
					 Gen. Laws Chapter 23-17 shall assess patient pain in accordance with the
					 requirements of the rules and regulations for Pain Management, Opioid Use and
					 the Registration of Distributors of Controlled Substances in Rhode Island (Part
					 20-20-4 of this Title) promulgated by the Department.
2.4.3
Latex
Any dentist, dental hygienist, a public health dental
					 hygienist, dental assistant, or a DAANCE-certified maxillofacial surgery
					 assistant who utilizes latex gloves shall do so in accordance with the
					 provisions of the rules and regulations pertaining to the Use of Latex Gloves
					 by Health Care Workers, in Licensed Health Care Facilities, and by Other
					 Persons, Firms, or Corporations Licensed or Registered by the Department (Part
					 20-15-3
					 of this Title) promulgated by the Department.
2.4.4
Scheduled Controlled
				  Substances
All actions related to the ordering, prescribing,
					 dispensing, administration, inventory and storage or administration of
					 controlled substances shall be in conformity with the provisions of R.I. Gen.
					 Laws Chapter 21-28, "Controlled Substances Act" and  21 C.F.R. §§
											1300 - 1316  incorporated in §
										2.2(E)   of
					 this Part.
2.4.5
Volunteer
				  Dental/Dental Hygiene Permit
A.
				  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Act or this Part, the Board may
				  issue a volunteer dental/dental hygiene permit that allows an out-of-state
				  dentist/dental hygienist to provide dental or dental hygiene services in Rhode
				  Island without obtaining a Rhode Island license.
1. Services provided pursuant to a volunteer
				  dental/dental hygiene permit shall be limited to:
a. A free clinic or similar charitable
				  medical/dental event providing free health care services; or
b. The Special Olympics or similar athletic
				  event attracting a large number of out-of- state participants; or
c. Participation in A Mission of Mercy
				  program.