Section 36-6A-14 - Powers and duties of board.
36-6A-14. Powers and duties of board. The Board of Dentistry shall:
(1) Through its policies and activities, and by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, establish standards for, and promote, the safe and qualified practice of dentistry;
(2) Be responsible for all disciplinary proceedings under this chapter;
(3) By rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, establish educational, training and competency standards governing the examination and practice of practitioners under this chapter using national accrediting agencies and accepted nationally established standards;
(4) Examine, or cause to be examined, for competency, eligible applicants, eligible by virtue of graduation from an American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation accredited dental or dental hygiene formal educational program, for licenses to practice dentistry or dental hygiene;
(5) Issue licenses to those applicants who successfully complete the licensure examination and renew the licenses of those practitioners who continue to meet the licensure standards of this chapter;
(6) Register, pursuant to rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, those applicants who successfully complete the registration requirements for dental radiography;
(7) Register, pursuant to rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, those applicants who successfully complete certain educational, training and competency requirements for a dental assistant;
(8) Establish, pursuant to rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, reasonable requirements governing the reentry into practice of inactive practitioners;
(9) Establish and collect, pursuant to rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, fees for licensure, registration, examination, continuing education, license renewal, reinstatement, satellite office, corporations, corporation renewals, limited liability companies, limited liability company renewals, registration renewals and fines, permits and permit renewals; and
(10) Permit dental hygienists and dental assistants to perform, under the supervision of a dentist, additional procedures established by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26.
The board may authorize a hearing examiner to conduct the hearing required to determine a violation of § 36-6A-22 or 36-6A-59.
Source: SL 1981, ch 275, § 8; SL 1984, ch 250, § 2; SL 1988, ch 297, § 1; SL 1992, ch 269, § 13; SL 1993, ch 344, § 39Q.