Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 60 - BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY › Part VI - Licensure Renewal › Section 18VAC60-21-240 - License renewal and reinstatement

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The license or
				  permit of any person who does not return the completed renewal form and fees by
				  the deadline shall automatically expire and become invalid, and his practice of
				  dentistry shall be illegal. With the exception of practice with a current,
				  restricted volunteer license as provided in § 54.1-2712.1 of the Code
				  practicing in Virginia with an expired license or permit may subject the
				  licensee to disciplinary action by the board.
B. Prior to 2022, every person holding an
				  active or inactive license and those holding a permit to administer moderate
				  sedation, deep sedation, or general anesthesia shall annually, on or before
				  March 31, renew his license or permit. Beginning in January 2022, every person
				  holding an active or inactive license and those holding a permit to administer
				  moderate sedation, deep sedation, or general anesthesia shall annually renew
				  his license or permit in his birth month in accordance with fees set forth in
				  18VAC60-21-40.
C. Every person holding a faculty license,
				  temporary resident's license, a restricted volunteer license, or a temporary
				  permit shall, on or before June 30, request renewal of his license.
D. Every person holding a permit as a mobile
				  clinic or portable dental operation shall renew annually by December
				  31.
E. Any person who does not
				  return the completed form and fee by the deadline required in subsection B of
				  this section shall be required to pay an additional late fee.
F. The board shall renew a license or permit
				  if the renewal form, renewal fee, and late fee are received within one year of
				  the deadline required in subsection B of this section provided that no grounds
				  exist to deny said renewal pursuant to § 54.1-2706 of the Code and Part II
				  (18VAC60-21-50 et seq.) of this
				  chapter.
G. Reinstatement
				  procedures.
1. Any person whose license or
				  permit has expired for more than one year or whose license or permit has been
				  revoked or suspended and who wishes to reinstate such license or permit shall
				  submit a reinstatement application and the reinstatement fee. The application
				  must include evidence of continuing competence.
2. To evaluate continuing competence, the
				  board shall consider (i) hours of continuing education that meet the
				  requirements of subsection H of
				  18VAC60-21-250; (ii) evidence of
				  active practice in another state or in federal service; (iii) current specialty
				  board certification; (iv) recent passage of a clinical competency examination
				  accepted by the board; or (v) a refresher program offered by a program
				  accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
				  Association.
3. The executive
				  director may reinstate such expired license or permit provided that the
				  applicant can demonstrate continuing competence, the applicant has paid the
				  reinstatement fee and any fines or assessments, and no grounds exist to deny
				  said reinstatement pursuant to § 54.1-2706 of the Code and Part II
				  (18VAC60-21-50 et seq.) of this
				  chapter.