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Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 115 - EXTENSION OF DUTIES OF AUXILIARY PERSONNEL-DENTAL HYGIENE › Section 115.2 - Permitted Duties

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In addition to
				the duties that a dentist may delegate pursuant to the Dental Practice Act and
				Board Rules, a Texas-licensed dental hygienist (hygienist) may perform the
				following services and procedures in the dental office of his/her supervising
				Texas-licensed dentist (dentist) or dentists who are legally engaged in the
				practice of dentistry in this state or under the supervision of a supervising
				dentist in an alternate setting:
(1) remove
				accumulated matter, tartar, deposits, accretions, or stains, other than mottled
				enamel stains, from the natural and restored surface of exposed human teeth and
				restorations in the human mouth;
(2) smooth roughened root surfaces;
(3) polish exposed human teeth, restorations
				in the human mouth, or roughened root surfaces;
(4) topically apply drugs to the surface
				tissues of the human mouth or the exposed surface of human teeth;
(5) make dental x-rays;
(6) apply pit and fissure sealants;
				and
(7) monitor patients receiving
				nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation conscious sedation only after obtaining
				approval from the board, and only under the direct supervision of a Texas
				licensed dentist. The board will issue a nitrous oxide monitoring endorsement
				after a hygienist provides proof of successful completion of a board approved
				course, that includes examination, on the monitoring of the administration of
				nitrous oxide.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 115 - EXTENSION OF DUTIES OF AUXILIARY PERSONNEL-DENTAL HYGIENE › Section 115.3 - Institutional Employment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Custodial care
				institutions (either public or private or which qualify as a "hospital" or
				"school") may be allowed to employ a dental hygienist when a licensed dentist
				in on the staff of such institution and after approval by the state board. Any
				hygienist employed by such institution is subject to the same laws and rules
				pertaining to supervision and responsibility as a hygienist in the employ of a
				dentist in private practice.
(b) A
				licensed hygienist may perform duties in certain custodial care facilities as
				provided in §
									115.5
				of this chapter.
(c) Locations for
				the performance of a dental procedure other than those named in the Dental
				Practice Act must be approved by the SBDE by rule or written authorization as a
				proper location prior to commencing a dental procedure at the
				location.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 115 - EXTENSION OF DUTIES OF AUXILIARY PERSONNEL-DENTAL HYGIENE › Section 115.4 - Placement of Site Specific Subgingival Medicaments

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Pursuant to § 262.002(a)(6), the placement and removal
				  of site specific subgingival medicaments may be delegated to a Texas licensed
				  dental hygienist under the general supervision of, and in the office of, a
				  Texas licensed dentist, only after scaling and root planing.
(1) The responsibility for diagnosis,
				treatment planning, the prescription of therapeutic measures, and
				re-evaluation, shall remain with a Texas licensed dentist and may not be
				delegated to any dental hygienist or dental assistant.
(2) Site specific subgingival medicaments are
				considered to be of "topical" nature and are agents approved for use by the
				Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
(3) The placement of site specific
				subgingival medicaments may not be assigned to a dental assistant.
(4) The Texas licensed dentist shall be
				responsible for identifying, selecting, and obtaining training that, in the
				dentist's reasoned opinion, will bring the dentist and dental hygienist to
				clinical competency prior to delegating the application of site specific
				subgingival medicaments to a dental hygienist.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 115 - EXTENSION OF DUTIES OF AUXILIARY PERSONNEL-DENTAL HYGIENE › Section 115.5 - Dental Hygienists Practicing in Certain Facilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A dentist may delegate to a Texas
				licensed dental hygienist authorization to perform a service, task or procedure
				for patients whom the dentist has not seen within the past twelve months when
				conditions are met as follows:
(1) The
				dentist provides express authorization in writing which must include:
(A) the dentist's name;
(B) the dental hygienist's name;
(C) the patient's name;
(D) the name and address of the location
				where service is to be provided;
(E) the date of the authorization;
				and
(F) those procedures the
				dentist specifically authorizes the hygienist to perform, including those
				procedures necessary to allow subsequent clinical evaluation by a
				dentist;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 115 - EXTENSION OF DUTIES OF AUXILIARY PERSONNEL-DENTAL HYGIENE › Section 115.6 - Records

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A Texas dental hygiene licensee practicing dental hygiene in
				  Texas shall record treatments delegated by a Texas licensed dentist and
				  performed for and upon each dental patient for reference, identification, and
				  protection of the patient, the dentist, and the dental hygienist. Such
				  recordings shall be entered in the dental records maintained and kept by the
				  delegating dentist.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 115 - EXTENSION OF DUTIES OF AUXILIARY PERSONNEL-DENTAL HYGIENE › Section 115.7 - Notification of Change of Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each dental hygienist licensed with the board shall notify
				  the Board within sixty (60) days of any:
(1) change of address of the licensee's place
				of business;
(2) change of the
				licensee's employer; or
(3) change
				in the licensee's mailing address.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 115 - EXTENSION OF DUTIES OF AUXILIARY PERSONNEL-DENTAL HYGIENE › Section 115.9 - Dishonorable Conduct

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The dishonorable conduct section is intended to protect the
				  public from dangerous, unethical, and illegal conduct of licensees. The purpose
				  of this section is to identify unprofessional or dishonorable behaviors of a
				  licensee which the Board believes are likely to pose a threat to the public.
				  Actual injury to a patient need not be established for a licensee to be in
				  violation of this section. Behavior constituting dishonorable conduct includes,
				  but is not limited to:
(1) Criminal
				conduct--including but not limited to conviction of a misdemeanor involving
				fraud or a felony under federal law or the law of any state as outlined in
				Chapter 101 of this title.
(2)
				Deception or misrepresentation--engages in deception or misrepresentation:
(A) in soliciting or obtaining patronage;
				or
(B) in obtaining a
				fee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 115 - EXTENSION OF DUTIES OF AUXILIARY PERSONNEL-DENTAL HYGIENE › Section 115.10 - Administration of Local Infiltration Anesthesia

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions.
(1) "Local infiltration anesthesia" means the
				deposition of a local anesthetic solution meant for the elimination of the
				sensation of pain by local injection of a drug near the terminal nerve endings
				of teeth and supporting tissues.
(2) "Direct supervision" means the delegating
				dentist is physically present in the facility where the procedure is occurring
				and is continuously aware of the patient's physical status and
				well-being.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 115 - EXTENSION OF DUTIES OF AUXILIARY PERSONNEL-DENTAL HYGIENE › Section 115.20 - Dental Hygiene Advisory Committee - Purpose and Composition

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Dental Hygiene Advisory Committee is
				established pursuant to Texas Civil Statutes, § 262.054 for the purpose of
				advising the Board on matters relating to dental hygiene.
(b) Members of the advisory committee serve
				staggered six-year terms. A member may not serve more than two consecutive full
				terms. The completion of the unexpired portion of a term does not constitute
				service for a full term for purposes of this subsection.
(c) The Board shall annually evaluate the
				Committee's work, its usefulness, and the costs related to the Committee's work
				to include agency staff time in support of the Committee's
				activities.
(d) The Committee shall
				elect from among its members a presiding officer who shall serve for one year
				and who shall report to the Board on Committee activities as may be required
				but no less often than annually.
(e) An advisory committee member is entitled
				to the per diem set by the General Appropriations Act and may receive
				reimbursement for travel expenses, including expenses for meals and
				lodging.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 116 - DENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 116.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
(1) "Dental
				laboratory"--any place where a person performs, offers to perform or undertakes
				to perform any act or service listed in Occupations Code, §
									266.001, subject to
				the exemptions listed in §
									116.2 of
				this chapter.
(2) "Dental
				student"--a person enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited dental
				school.
(3) "Dental technician"--a
				person who performs the services as set out in Occupations Code, §
									266.001 including,
				but not limited to, a certified dental technician ("CDT") who has a current
				certificate issued by a recognized board of certification for dental
				technology, or its successor.
(4)
				"Designated CDT of a dental laboratory"--the person so designated on the annual
				registration form of a CDT laboratory who meets the CDT certification
				requirement and minimum employment requirements of these rules.
(5) "Designated employee of a dental
				laboratory"--the person so designated on the annual registration form of a
				dental laboratory exempted under §
									116.5
				of this chapter, who meets the continuing education and minimum employment
				requirements of these rules.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 116 - DENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 116.2 - Exemptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a student enrolled in a program of a
				school of dentistry;
(2) a licensed
				dentist engaged in the practice of dentistry in this state who performs a
				dental laboratory service for compensation or an employee of the dentist or of
				the professional corporation or partnership in which the dentist is an officer,
				partner, or employee if the service is performed:
(A) for a patient of the dentist or of the
				professional corporation or partnership in which the dentist is an officer,
				partner, or employee; and
(B) on
				the premises in which the dentist practices dentistry; or
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 116 - DENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 116.3 - Registration and Renewal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A dental
				laboratory shall be registered according to the provisions of Occupations Code,
				Subchapter D, §§ 266.151 - 266.154.
(b) To qualify for a dental laboratory
				registration, the applicant must submit an application including the following
				information:
(1) the name, physical address,
				phone number, and email address of the laboratory;
(2) the name, address, phone number, and
				email address of the laboratory owner;
(3) the date the laboratory opened or will
				open for business;
(4) type of
				ownership;
(5) if the laboratory is
				a corporation, the state in which the corporation is incorporated;
(6) if the laboratory is a subsidiary
				corporation, the name of the parent company, the state in which the parent
				company is incorporated, and the percent of stock that the parent company owns
				in the subsidiary;
(7) the
				laboratory manager's name, phone number, and email address;
(8) if the laboratory owner or manager has
				ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony, an explanation and court
				disposition documents;
(9) if the
				applicant has ever held a laboratory registration in Texas, the owner's name,
				manager's name, CDT of record, laboratory name, address, DBA, and lab
				registration number;
(10) if the
				applicant, owner, or manager has ever been the subject of a disciplinary
				investigation or action, including a cease and desist order, in any
				jurisdiction, an explanation of that investigation or action;
(11) the notarized signature of the
				laboratory owner or general manager;
(12) if a certified dental technician or
				record is required:
(A) the name, home
				address, telephone number, email address, and notarized signature of the
				laboratory's certified dental technician of record;
(B) a copy of the certified dental
				technician's current certification card with the expiration date indicated;
				and
(C) a statement as to whether
				the certified dental technician of record is the certified dental technician of
				record for any other dental laboratory in the state of Texas, and if so, the
				dental laboratory's Texas registration number; and
(13) any other information required by the
				Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 116 - DENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 116.4 - Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The following procedures, performed in
				relation to permitted dental laboratory services described in Occupations Code,
				§
									266.001, and pursuant
				to a written prescription from a licensed dentist, may be undertaken by a
				registered dental laboratory:
(1) Shade
				taking. Dental laboratories providing this service shall institute and maintain
				infection control procedures for in-laboratory shade verification to protect
				the patient and laboratory staff from infectious contamination. Each laboratory
				shall:
(A) Dedicate a specific area of the
				laboratory for performance of shade verification procedures.
(B) Maintain the area used for shade
				verification in a neat, clean, and clutter-free state at all times.
(C) Disinfect areas of patient contact both
				before and after each patient.
(D)
				Provide a dedicated set of shade guides to be used only for patient shade
				verification, and disinfect shade guides before and after each use.
(E) Provide a patient hand mirror for
				extraoral use, and disinfect the mirror before and after each patient's
				use.
(F) Use a disinfecting agent
				for cleaning shade guides that are accidentally dropped.
(G) Require that the technicians taking the
				shade wear protective clothing, including gloves.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 116 - DENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 116.5 - Certified Dental Technician Required

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				All dental laboratories must have a dental technician who is certified by a
				recognized board of certification for dental technology employed by and working
				on the premises of the dental laboratory a minimum of 30 hours per week. In
				addition to certification from the National Board for Certification in Dental
				Laboratory Technology, the Board recognizes certifications from the following
				regions and countries:
(1) United
				Kingdom;
(2) Germany; and
(3) Canadian provinces.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 116 - DENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 116.6 - Continuing Education

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A dental
				laboratory renewing a certificate must provide proof that the designated CDT
				has met the continuing education requirements of a recognized board of
				certification for dental technology, or its successor.
(b) A dental laboratory that meets the
				exemption qualifications in §
									116.5
				of this chapter must provide, in lieu of the requirement of subsection (a) of
				this section, proof, that the designated employee has completed at least 12
				hours of continuing education during the preceding 12-month period. Continuing
				education hours may only be used for one renewal period.
(c) Acceptable continuing education shall be
				comprised of business management, infection control, and technical competency
				courses presented in seminars or clinics as accepted by a recognized
				organization of dentistry or dental technology, subject to the following
				requirements:
(1) The designated employee
				must complete at least one course in regulatory compliance annually. Examples
				include courses in Infection Control, Occupational Safety and Health
				Administration (OSHA), Federal Drug Administration (FDA), Texas Jurisprudence,
				Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Ethics.
(2) No more than one course in business
				management may be applied toward the annual continuing education
				requirement.
(3) Self-study in a
				course approved by a recognized organization of dentistry or dental technology
				may be taken for not more than four hours of the annual continuing education
				requirement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 116 - DENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 116.10 - Prosthetic Identification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) It shall be
				the duty of the licensed dentist to insure that all removable prosthetic
				devices or removable orthodontic appliances delivered to a patient under his or
				her care bear a permanent identification marking suitable to determine that the
				prosthetic device or removable orthodontic appliance belongs to that
				patient.
(b) A suitable marking
				shall be defined as one that includes the patient's last name and first
				initial, and/or social security number. This marking shall be placed in the
				denture base of the removable prosthetic device or acrylic portion of the
				removable orthodontic appliance in such a manner as not to compromise the
				aesthetics of the restoration.
(c)
				The licensed dentist shall install this identification marking or shall request
				on the prescription to a registered dental laboratory that the laboratory place
				the identification marking in the removable prosthetic device or removable
				orthodontic appliance.
(d) Nothing
				in this rule shall preclude a dental laboratory from charging a fee for this
				service.
(e) This rule shall not
				apply to any removable prosthetic device or removable orthodontic appliance
				that contains no acrylic, vinyl or plastic denture base, or if said appliance
				is too small to reasonably accomplish this procedure.
(f) A dental laboratory that is required to
				register with the State Board of Dental Examiners shall clearly label or
				certify in writing to the prescribing dentist that the prosthesis or appliance
				being delivered to the prescribing dentist was either:
(1) manufactured entirely by the SBDE
				registered dental laboratory;
(2)
				manufactured in part or whole by a domestic laboratory inside of the United
				States; or,
(3) manufactured in
				part or whole by a foreign laboratory outside of the United States and clearly
				identify the country in which the dental laboratory work was
				performed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 116 - DENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 116.20 - Responsibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each owner and manager named in an
				application to register a dental laboratory, irrespective of the person signing
				the application, is responsible for the proper registration and operation of
				the laboratory pursuant to the Dental Practice Act and these rules.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "owner"
				includes a person who has at least a 20 percent ownership interest in a dental
				laboratory that is registered under this chapter or for which an application
				for registration has been filed.
(c) The provisions of Occupations Code,
				Chapter 266, providing that persons violating the Dental Practice Act are
				subject to criminal penalties and subject to loss of registration or refusal by
				the board to issue a registration, apply to the owner and manager of any dental
				laboratory having or seeking registration in Texas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 117 - FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN ACCREDITED DENTAL SCHOOLS › Section 117.1 - Exemptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The definition of dentistry as contained
				in the Occupations Code, Title 3, Chapter 251.003, shall not apply to the
				following:
(1) Students of a dental college
				or school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American
				Dental Association (CODA), who perform their operations without pay except for
				actual costs of materials, in the presence of and under the direct personal
				supervision of a demonstrator or teacher who is:
(A) a member of the faculty of a
				CODA-accredited dental college or school; or
(B) affiliated with a school, hospital, state
				institution, public health clinic, or other facility approved for student
				dental services by the State Board of Dental Examiners.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 117 - FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN ACCREDITED DENTAL SCHOOLS › Section 117.2 - Dental Faculty Licensure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Effective March
				1, 2004, the SBDE will issue a license to a dental school faculty member that
				provides direct patient care, upon payment of a fee in an amount set by the
				Board, who meets all the following criteria:
(1) holds a degree from a dental
				school;
(2) holds a full-time or
				part-time salaried faculty position at a dental or dental hygiene school
				accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
				Association;
(3) obtains
				endorsement of the application from the Dean, Department Chair, or Program
				Director of the employer-school;
(4) pays an application fee set by the Board;
				and
(5) has taken and passed the
				jurisprudence examination administered by the SBDE or its designated testing
				service.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 117 - FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN ACCREDITED DENTAL SCHOOLS › Section 117.3 - Dental Hygiene Faculty Licensure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Effective
				March 1, 2004, the SBDE will issue a license to a dental hygiene school faculty
				member that provides direct patient care, upon payment of a fee in an amount
				set by the Board, who meets all the following criteria:
(1) has graduated from a dental hygiene
				school;
(2) holds a full-time or
				part-time salaried faculty position at a dental or dental hygiene school
				accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
				Association;
(3) obtains
				endorsement of the application from the Dean, Department Chair, or Program
				Director of the employer-school;
(4) pays an application fee set by the Board;
				and
(5) has taken and passed the
				jurisprudence examination administered by the SBDE or its designated testing
				service.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 119 - SPECIAL AREAS OF DENTAL PRACTICE › Section 119.1 - Dental Public Health

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Dental public health is the science and art of preventing and
				  controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health through organized
				  community efforts. It is that form of dental practice which serves the
				  community as a patient rather than the individual. It is concerned with dental
				  health education of the public, with applied dental research, and with the
				  administration of group dental care programs as well as the prevention and
				  control of dental diseases on a community basis.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 119 - SPECIAL AREAS OF DENTAL PRACTICE › Section 119.2 - Endodontics

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Endodontics is the branch of dentistry which is concerned
				  with the morphology, physiology, and pathology of the human dental pulp and
				  periradicular tissues. Its study and practice encompass the basic and clinical
				  sciences including biology of the normal pulp, the etiology, diagnosis,
				  prevention, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the pulp and associated
				  periradicular conditions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 119 - SPECIAL AREAS OF DENTAL PRACTICE › Section 119.3 - Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Oral and maxillofacial pathology is that branch of science
				  which deals with the nature of the diseases affecting the oral and adjacent
				  regions, through study of its causes, its processes and its effects, together
				  with the associated alterations of oral structure and function. The practice of
				  oral and maxillofacial pathology shall include the development and application
				  of this knowledge through the use of clinical, microscopic, radiographic,
				  biochemical or other laboratory examinations or procedures as may be required
				  to establish a diagnosis and/or gain other information necessary to maintain
				  the health of the patient, or to correct the result of structural or functional
				  changes produced by alterations from the normal.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 119 - SPECIAL AREAS OF DENTAL PRACTICE › Section 119.4 - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is the specialty of dentistry
				  which includes the diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases,
				  injuries, and defects involving both the functional and esthetic aspects of the
				  hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 119 - SPECIAL AREAS OF DENTAL PRACTICE › Section 119.5 - Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics is that area of
				  dentistry concerned with the supervision, guidance and correction of the
				  growing or mature dentofacial structures, including those conditions that
				  require movement of teeth or correction of malrelationships and malformations
				  of their related structures and the adjustment of relationships between and
				  among teeth and facial bones by the application of forces and/or the
				  stimulation and redirection of functional forces within the craniofacial
				  complex. Major responsibilities of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics
				  practice include the diagnosis, prevention, interception and treatment of all
				  forms of malocclusion of the teeth and associated alterations in their
				  surrounding structures; the design, application and control of functional and
				  corrective appliances; and the guidance of the dentition and its supporting
				  structures to attain and maintain optimum occlusal relations in physiologic and
				  esthetic harmony among facial and cranial structures.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 119 - SPECIAL AREAS OF DENTAL PRACTICE › Section 119.6 - Pediatric Dentistry

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Pediatric dentistry is an age-defined specialty that provides
				  both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for
				  infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health
				  care needs.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 119 - SPECIAL AREAS OF DENTAL PRACTICE › Section 119.7 - Periodontics

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Periodontics is that specialty of dentistry which encompasses
				  the prevention diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the supporting and
				  surrounding tissues of the teeth or their substitutes and the maintenance of
				  the health function and esthetics of these structures and
				  tissues.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 119 - SPECIAL AREAS OF DENTAL PRACTICE › Section 119.8 - Prosthodontics

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Prosthodontics is that branch of dentistry pertaining to the
				  restoration and maintenance of oral functions, comfort, appearance, and health
				  of the patient by the restoration of natural teeth and/or the replacement of
				  missing teeth and contiguous oral and maxillofacial tissues with artificial
				  substitutes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 119 - SPECIAL AREAS OF DENTAL PRACTICE › Section 119.9 - Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology is that specialty of
				  dentistry that discipline of radiology concerned with the production and
				  interpretation of images and data produced by all modalities of radiant energy
				  that are used for the diagnosis and management of diseases, disorders and
				  conditions of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 119 - SPECIAL AREAS OF DENTAL PRACTICE › Section 119.10 - Oral Medicine

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Oral Medicine is the specialty of dentistry responsible for
				  the oral health care of medically complex patients and for the diagnosis and
				  management of medically-related diseases, disorders and conditions affecting
				  the oral and maxillofacial region.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 119 - SPECIAL AREAS OF DENTAL PRACTICE › Section 119.11 - Dental Anesthesiology

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Dental Anesthesiology is the specialty of dentistry and
				  discipline of anesthesiology encompassing the art and science of managing pain,
				  anxiety, and overall patient health during dental, oral, maxillofacial and
				  adjunctive surgical or diagnostic procedures throughout the entire
				  perioperative period. The specialty is dedicated to promoting patient safety as
				  well as access to care for all dental patients, including the very young and
				  patients with special health care needs.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 119 - SPECIAL AREAS OF DENTAL PRACTICE › Section 119.12 - Orofacial Pain

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Orofacial Pain is the specialty of dentistry that
				  encompasses the diagnosis, management and treatment of pain disorders of the
				  jaw, mouth, face, head and neck. The specialty of Orofacial Pain is dedicated
				  to the evidenced-based understanding of the underlying pathophysiology,
				  etiology, prevention, and treatment of these disorders and improving access to
				  interdisciplinary patient care.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 5 - STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 125 - APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OR EXCEPTION TO BOARD RULES › Section 125.1 - Board to Rule on Requests for Exceptions to Rules

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any person under the jurisdiction of the State Board of
				  Dental Examiners may request the Board to consider and approve an exception to
				  Board rules. The request will be considered at a regularly scheduled board
				  meeting following receipt of a written request for appearance. The Board will
				  not consider a request for exception from any party to a contested case or from
				  a respondent in a pending complaint investigation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 131 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter A - SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 131.1 - Purpose and Duties

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The board is
				  statutorily empowered to regulate the practice of engineering and land
				  surveying in Texas.
(b) The board
				  shall promulgate and adopt rules as authorized and required by statute, which
				  are necessary for the performance of its duties. Such rules shall establish
				  standards of conduct and ethics for engineers and land surveyors, ensure strict
				  compliance with and enforcement of the provisions of the Acts, ensure uniform
				  standards of practice and procedure, and provide for public participation,
				  notice of the agency actions, and a fair and expeditious determination of
				  causes before the board.
(c) The
				  board may act directly under its statute and rules or through the executive
				  director or a committee of the board.
(d) Pursuant to the Texas Engineering
				  Practice Act and the Professional Land Surveying Practices Act, the board is
				  responsible for policy-making decisions and the executive director is
				  responsible for the agency's management decisions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 131 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ADMINISTRATION AND THE BOARD › Section 131.3 - Headquarters of the Board

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The headquarters and administrative office of the Texas
					 Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (board) is located at 1917
					 South Interstate 35, Austin, Texas 78741-3702.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 131 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ADMINISTRATION AND THE BOARD › Section 131.5 - Board Seal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The seal of the board shall be an embossed circular seal
					 consisting of two concentric circles. The diameter of the inner circle shall be
					 approximately 60% of the size of the outer circle which shall be the official
					 seal of the State of Texas. The area between the two circles shall contain the
					 wording "Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors." The
					 executive director shall be the custodian of the seal. The seal may be
					 reproduced in other sizes provided the dimensions remain
					 proportionate.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 131 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ADMINISTRATION AND THE BOARD › Section 131.7 - Organization of the Board

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In accordance
				  with Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1001, the board shall consist of members
				  appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The board
				  shall also have as a member the commissioner of the General Land Office or a
				  licensed state land surveyor employee of the General Land Office designated by
				  the commissioner as director of surveying who shall serve as an ex officio,
				  nonvoting member of the board.
(b)
				  The governor shall designate a member of the board as the presiding officer of
				  the board to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor. The presiding
				  officer shall be the Chair of the board.
(c) The terms of board members appointed by
				  the Governor shall be six years in length and shall be staggered so that the
				  terms of not more than one-third of the members shall expire in a single
				  calendar year. The terms of two members who are either licensed engineers or
				  registered land surveyors and one member who is a representative of the public
				  expire on August 31 of each odd-numbered year. Upon completion of a term, a
				  member may continue to serve until a successor has been appointed. A member may
				  be reappointed to successive terms at the discretion of the Governor.
(d) The board shall elect from its own
				  membership a vice chair, secretary, and treasurer. These officers shall serve
				  from September 1 through August 31 and shall be elected annually at a board
				  meeting prior to September 1.
(e)
				  The board as a whole may act as an executive committee.
(f) Five voting members of the board shall
				  constitute a quorum.
(g) The board
				  may transact official business only when in session with a quorum present and
				  shall not be bound in any way by any statement or action on the part of any
				  individual member except when such statement or action is in pursuance of
				  specific instructions of the board. No order or decree shall be adopted by the
				  board except in open meeting and in accordance with the Texas Government Code,
				  Chapter 551.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 131 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ADMINISTRATION AND THE BOARD › Section 131.9 - Officers of the Board

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Chair of the
				  Board. The presiding officer shall be the chair of the board. When present, the
				  chair shall preside at all meetings. The chair shall appoint such committees
				  required by statute or rule and may appoint any additional committees as
				  needed. The chair shall perform all other duties usually pertaining to the
				  office of chair and permitted by law and shall have the authority to delegate
				  any of those duties to the executive director. The chair shall have the
				  authority to review the performance of the executive director and initiate
				  alterations in the executive director's job requirements or employment status.
				  The chair shall select and determine the agenda for meetings of the full board
				  and may delegate that authority to the executive director.
(b) Vice Chair of the Board. The vice chair,
				  in the absence of the chair, shall perform the duties of the chair as specified
				  in subsection (a) of this section. In the event the office of the chair shall
				  become vacant, the vice chair shall serve until a new presiding officer has
				  been appointed by the governor.
(c)
				  Pro Tem Chair of the Board. In the absence of the chair and vice chair from a
				  regular or special meeting of the board, the remaining members, providing there
				  is a quorum, shall elect a chair who shall serve until the conclusion of the
				  meeting or until the arrival of the chair or vice chair.
(d) Secretary of the Board. The secretary of
				  the board is charged with carrying out the duties prescribed in the Act,
				  §1001.211 and §1001.308 and may delegate those duties prescribed in
				  §1001.211 to the executive director.
(e) Treasurer of the Board. The treasurer of
				  the board is charged with advising the board on budgetary and financial matters
				  and carrying out any duties delegated by the board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 131 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ADMINISTRATION AND THE BOARD › Section 131.11 - Board Member Responsibilities and Duties

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Each board member shall meet and maintain the qualifications for board
				  membership as set by Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1001.
(b) Each board member shall complete board
				  member training prior to attendance and participation in a board or committee
				  meeting.
(c) A board member is
				  subject to the provisions of §1001.106 of the Act relating to grounds for
				  removal.
(d) In order to be
				  reimbursed for travel, other than travel to board and committee meetings, a
				  board member shall have the approval of the chair or full board or executive
				  director.
(e) Each member of the
				  board shall receive per diem as provided by law for each day that the member
				  engages in the business of the board and will be reimbursed for travel expenses
				  incurred in accordance with the state of Texas and board's travel
				  policies.
(f) A board member who
				  participated in the investigation of a complaint or in informal settlement
				  negotiations regarding the complaint:
(1) may
				  not vote on the matter at a board meeting related to the complaint;
				  and
(2) shall state at the meeting
				  and record in the minutes why the member is prohibited from voting on the
				  matter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 131 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ADMINISTRATION AND THE BOARD › Section 131.13 - Vacancies in the Board

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If for any reason a vacancy shall occur in the board, the
					 chair shall prepare a notice to the governor asking for the appointment of a
					 new member to fill the unexpired term. If the vacancy shall occur in offices of
					 vice chair, secretary, or treasurer of the board, the board shall elect a new
					 officer to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term from its own
					 membership at the first regular or special meeting following the
					 vacancy.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 131 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter C - BOARD STAFF › Section 131.31 - Executive Director

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The executive
				  director shall be employed by the board to be the administrator of the
				  agency.
(b) The executive director
				  shall be a licensed professional engineer or registered professional land
				  surveyor, and shall faithfully execute all directives of the board that are
				  within the scope of the board's legal authority.
(c) The duties of the executive director
				  shall be to administer and enforce the applicable law, to assist in conducting
				  meetings of the board, and to carry out other responsibilities as assigned by
				  the board. The executive director shall have sole authority to employ a staff
				  within the budget authorized; perform all supervisory functions including
				  employee evaluations, promotions, disciplinary actions and terminations; and
				  develop and implement all agency policies and procedures concerning the
				  operation of the agency office. The duties imposed on the executive director
				  under this section may be executed through board staff.
(d) The executive director shall be evaluated
				  by the chair as needed. The executive director serves at the pleasure of the
				  board and employment may be terminated at any time by a negative vote of
				  confidence from a simple majority of the full board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 131 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter C - BOARD STAFF › Section 131.35 - Employee Training

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Pursuant to the
				  State Employees Training Act, Section 656 of the Texas Government Code, the
				  board may provide training and educational programs for its administrators and
				  employees as a part of staff development and continuing education. These
				  programs shall be offered in order for the staff to keep abreast of changes in
				  technologies, legal developments, human resource issues, and to further enhance
				  the employees' knowledge, skills, and abilities, and to provide continuing
				  professional competency education for the engineering staff members.
(b) Employees may be approved to attend
				  workshops, seminars, conferences, and other special programs or activities that
				  directly benefit the employee and the agency. The approval decision shall be
				  made in advance and shall be at the discretion of the executive director. Any
				  membership fees, dues, and travel associated with an employee's attendance at
				  these functions shall be paid for by the board as long as there is a direct
				  benefit to the board and the activity is part of the agency's official
				  business.
(c) Financial assistance
				  may be awarded for some or all of the following expenses:
(1) tuition, including correspondence courses
				  that fulfill degree, professional or General Equivalence Diploma (GED) program
				  plan requirements;
(2) degree plan
				  pertinent College Level Equivalency Program examinations if the employee
				  receives college credit or waiver of course requirements;
(3) degree plan pertinent Life Experience
				  Assessments if the employee receives college credit; and
(4) required fees, including lab fees, and
				  books.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 131 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter C - BOARD STAFF › Section 131.37 - State Contract Guidelines

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Pursuant to Chapter 2261, Texas Government Code, the
					 executive director or his/her representative shall establish a written
					 procedure to identify each contract that requires enhanced contract or
					 performance monitoring and submit information on the contract to the
					 Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 131 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter D - MEETINGS › Section 131.41 - Meetings

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All meetings of the board and standing committees shall be
					 held in accordance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code.