Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 034 - Dental Examiners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Dental Examiners, Board of › Chapter 9 - GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE › Section 9-2 - Grounds for Discipline

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board may take disciplinary action or refuse to issue or
				  renew a license for the any one (1) or more of the following acts or
				  conduct:
(a) Violations of the Act or
				Board Rules;
(b) Unprofessional
				conduct. Unprofessional conduct relates to the practice of dentistry or any
				dental auxiliary occupation that constitutes a departure from or failure to
				conform to the standards of acceptable and professional practices, including,
				but not limited to:
(i) Conduct that indicates
				the licensee or applicant is grossly ignorant of health care and dental related
				standards and protocols;
(ii)
				Conduct that indicates the licensee or applicant is inefficient by failing to
				provide timely care to a patient or by failing to refer the patient when
				circumstances indicate referral is appropriate;
(iii) Conduct or factors that indicate the
				licensee's or applicant's competency is compromised;
(iv) Impairment due to drug abuse, alcohol
				abuse, or a physical or mental condition, which may have compromised, or may
				compromise, patient safety;
(v)
				Employing directly or indirectly any unlicensed person to perform operations of
				any kind of treatment for human teeth or jaws, or to perform any task which
				constitutes the practice of dentistry;
(vi) Betraying patient confidences;
(vii) Failing to make and maintain complete
				patient records that conform to prevailing record-keeping standards within the
				licensee holder's profession;
(viii) Failing to provide a patient, or the
				Board, with a full and complete copy of all patient records, x-rays, molds, or
				any other item kept in the course of treatment or services rendered by the
				license holder, for any patient, if either the patient, the patient's legal
				guardian, or the Board requests said copies;
(ix) Providing false, deceptive, or
				misrepresented information to the Board, committees or staff:
(A) In procuring or attempting to procure a
				license to practice dentistry;
(B)
				In filing or reporting any health care information, including but not limited
				to client documentation, agency records or other essential health
				documents;
(C) In signing any
				report or record as a dentist; or
(D) In submitting any information to the
				Board;
(x) Failure of a
				dentist to verify that all staff employed by the dentist or individuals
				contracted with the dentists, are licensed or certified by the Board to perform
				all tasks requiring licensure or certification before such tasks are performed
				at the direction of the dentist;
(xi) Directing or permitting any staff member
				to perform any procedure for which they are not licensed, certified, or
				competent;
(xii) Performing any act
				or gesture which, from the standpoint of the patient, exploits the patient's
				trust between the patient and the patient's dentist. Such acts may include
				intimate or sexual advances, intimate or sexual contact, or the use of any
				unnecessary sedative substance without explicit written consent by the
				patient;
(xiii) Performing any
				study or research without following standardized protocols for the research,
				including obtaining written and informed consent by the patient for any
				study;
(xiv) Failure to maintain
				current BLS certification;
(xv)
				Reprimand or other disciplinary action imposed by any academic institution or
				professional organization for cheating or plagiarizing;
(xvi) Financial insolvency which may
				jeopardize the efficacy of treatment or appropriate standard of care provided
				to patients;
(xvii) Violation of
				any order, term, restriction, or condition imposed by the Board; or
(xviii) Failure to conform with any provision
				of the ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct, ADHA Bylaws
				and Code of Ethics, Dental Assisting National Board's Code of Professional
				Conduct, the Centers for Disease Control's Summary of Infection Prevention
				Practices in Dental Settings, or the Centers for Disease Control's Guideline
				for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain as referenced in Chapter 1.