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Any person who practices dentistry without being properly qualified and licensed, or who violates any provisions of this act is subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment not more than two (2) years in the penitentiary, or both. Each separate violation of this act constitutes a separate offense.
Propose a changeRepealed by Laws 1981, ch. 172, § 3.
Propose a changeAll proceedings before the board relating to the revocation or suspension of licenses shall be conducted according to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, except appeals under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall not be allowed for revocations, suspensions or other restrictions imposed on licenses pursuant to W.S. 33-15-112(c) or 33-15-121(c).
Propose a changeThe board in its own name may bring an action for an injunction, and courts of this state may enjoin any person from violation of this act. Such proceedings shall be prosecuted by the attorney general's office or by private counsel.
Propose a change(a) As used in this act: (i) "Board" means the Wyoming board of dental examiners established by this act; (ii) "Dentistry" means the healing art practiced by a dentist which is concerned with the examination, diagnosis, treatment, planning and care of conditions within the human oral cavity and its adjacent tissues and structures; (iii) "Dentist" means a person who performs any intraoral and extraoral procedure required in the practice of dentistry and to whom is reserved: (A) The responsibility for final diagnosis of conditions within the human mouth and its adjacent tissues and structures; (B) The responsibility of the final treatment plan of any dental patient; (C) The responsibility for prescribing drugs which are administered to patients in the practice of dentistry; (D) The responsibility for overall quality of patient care which is rendered or performed in the practice of dentistry regardless of whether the care is rendered personally by the dentist or by a dental auxiliary; and (E) Other specific services within the scope of the practice of dentistry. (iv) "Dental" means pertaining to dentistry; (v) "Dental hygienist" means a person who is supervised by a dentist and is licensed to render the educational, preventive and therapeutic dental services defined in this act, as well as any extraoral procedure required in the practice of a dental hygienist's duties; (vi) "Dental assistant" means a person who is supervised by a dentist and renders assistance to a dentist, dental hygienist, dental technician or another dental assistant as described in this act; (vii) "Dental laboratory" means an enterprise engaged in making, repairing, providing or altering oral prosthetic appliances and other artificial materials and devices which are returned to the dentist and inserted into the human mouth or which come into contact with its adjacent structures and tissues; (viii) "Dental laboratory technician" means a person who, at the direction of a licensed dentist, makes, provides, repairs or alters oral prosthetic appliances and other artificial devices which are inserted into the human mouth or which come into contact with the human mouth and its adjacent tissues and structures. A dental technician is a dental prosthetic auxiliary working under the supervision of a licensed dentist; (ix) "Dental auxiliary" means any person who works under the supervision of a dentist and who provides dental care services to a patient; (x) "Supervision" of a dental auxiliary means the act of directing or overseeing duties performed by a dental auxiliary, as defined by rules and regulations of the board; (xi) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 210, § 3. (xii) "Proprietor" includes any person who: (A) Employs dentists, dental hygienists or dental auxiliaries in the operation of a dental office, except as defined in this act; or (B) Places in the possession of a dentist, dental hygienist or dental auxiliary or other agent such dental material or equipment as may be necessary for the management of a dental office on the basis of a lease or any other agreement for compensation for the use of such material, equipment or offices; or (C) Retains the ownership or control of dental equipment or material or office and makes the same available in any manner for the use by dentists, dental hygienists, dental auxiliaries or any other agents, excepting that nothing in this subparagraph shall apply to bona fide sales of dental equipment or material secured by a chattel mortgage or retain-title agreement or the loan of articulators. (xiii) "Expanded duties" means those patient's services which are beyond those regularly practiced by dental hygienists or dental technicians or other dental auxiliary functions and which require additional education which shall be approved by the board of dental examiners of Wyoming and are to be performed under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist; (xiv) "Specialty" means a special area of dental practice for ethical specialty announcement and limitation of practice which are dental public health, endodontics, oral pathology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial radiology and any other specialty area recognized by the board of dental examiners of Wyoming; (xv) "Radiograph" means the film used with an x-ray machine and includes the product of a film exposed by an x-ray machine; (xvi) "X-ray machine" means an assemblage of components for the controlled production of x-rays. It includes at a minimum an x-ray high voltage generator, an x-ray control, a tube housing assembly, a beam limiting device and the necessary supporting structures; (xvii) "This act" means W.S. 33-15-101 through 33-15-133 and may be cited as the "Wyoming Dental Practice Act".
Propose a change(a) Any dental assistant who places or exposes radiographs shall hold a radiograph use permit. (b) Any licensed dentist using an x-ray machine shall have that machine inspected by a qualified radiation expert periodically as determined by the board. (c) The board shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary for granting or revoking a radiograph use permit and for inspection of x-ray machines.
Propose a change(a) Any dentist licensed under this act who administers general anesthesia or parenteral sedation shall apply for and receive a general anesthesia or parenteral sedation permit. The permit shall be issued to a licensed dentist who passes an appropriate examination and has the necessary equipment as defined by the board. (b) The board shall provide for the inspection of the anesthesia and sedation equipment of permitted dentists on a regular basis to insure the equipment is of the appropriate type and is in working order. (c) Any dentist using general anesthesia or parenteral sedation without a permit may have his license revoked or suspended. (d) The board shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations, including establishing examination fees, as necessary to carry out this section.
Propose a change(a) As used in this section: (i) "Low income uninsured person" means a person who meets all of the following requirements: (A) The person's income is not greater than two hundred percent (200%) of the current poverty level as defined by federal law, as amended; (B) The person currently is not receiving medical, disability or other assistance under any federal or state government health care program; and (C) Either of the following applies: (I) The person is not a policyholder, certificate holder, insured, contract holder, subscriber, enrollee, member, beneficiary or other covered individual under a health insurance or health care policy, contract or plan; or (II) The person is a policyholder, certificate holder, insured, contract holder, subscriber, enrollee, member, beneficiary or other covered individual under a health insurance or health care policy, contract or plan, but the insurer, policy, contract or plan denies coverage or is the subject of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings in any jurisdiction. (ii) "Nonprofit health care facility" means a charitable nonprofit corporation or association organized and operated under title 17, chapter 19 or 22 of the Wyoming statutes, or any charitable organization not organized and not operated for profit, that provides health care services to low income uninsured persons, except that "health care facility" does not include a hospital, including a swing bed hospital, facility or center defined under W.S. 35-2-901 or any other medical facility that is operated for profit. (b) For purposes of this section, a person shall be considered retired from practice if the person's license or certificate has expired. (c) The state board of dental examiners may issue, with or without examination, a volunteer's certificate to a person who is retired from practice so that the person may provide dental services to low income uninsured persons at nonprofit health care facilities. The board shall deny issuance of a volunteer's certificate to a person who is not qualified under this section to hold a volunteer's certificate. (d) An application for a volunteer's certificate shall include all of the following: (i) A copy of the applicant's dentistry or dental hygienist degree; (ii) One (1) of the following, as applicable: (A) A copy of the applicant's most recent license or certificate authorizing the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene issued by a jurisdiction in the United States that licenses persons to practice dentistry or dental hygiene; or (B) A copy of the applicant's most recent license equivalent to a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in one (1) or more branches of the United States armed services that the United States government issued. (iii) Evidence of one (1) of the following, as applicable: (A) That the applicant has maintained for at least ten (10) years immediately prior to retirement full licensure in good standing in any jurisdiction in the United States that licenses persons to practice as a dentist or dental hygienist; or (B) That the applicant has practiced for at least ten (10) years immediately prior to retirement in good standing as a dentist or dental hygienist in one (1) or more of the branches of the United States armed services; and (iv) A notarized statement from the applicant, on a form prescribed by the board, that the applicant: (A) Will not accept any form of remuneration for any dental or dental hygiene services rendered while in possession of a volunteer's certificate; (B) Will devote his practice exclusively and totally to providing dental or dental hygiene services to low income uninsured persons at a nonprofit health care facility in this state; and (C) Will provide any other documentation that the board reasonably may require. (e) The holder of a volunteer's certificate may provide dental or dental hygiene services only on the premises of a nonprofit health care facility in this state and only to low income uninsured persons. The holder shall not accept any form of remuneration for providing dental or dental hygiene services while in possession of the certificate. The board may revoke a volunteer's certificate on receiving proof satisfactory to the board that the holder has engaged in practice in this state outside the scope of the certificate. (f) A volunteer's certificate shall be valid for a period of one (1) year, unless earlier revoked under subsection (e) of this section or pursuant to title 33, chapter 15 of the Wyoming statutes. A volunteer's certificate may be renewed upon the application of the holder. The board shall maintain a register of all persons who hold volunteer's certificates. The board shall not charge a fee for issuing or renewing a certificate pursuant to this section. (g) To be eligible for renewal of a volunteer's certificate, the holder of the certificate shall certify to the board completion of any continuing education required under this act as if the holder of the certificate were in active practice. The board shall not renew a certificate if the holder has not complied with the continuing education requirements. The nonprofit health care facility in which the holder provides dental or dental hygiene services may pay for or reimburse the holder for any costs incurred in obtaining the required continuing education. (h) The board shall issue to each person who qualifies under this section a volunteer's certificate that states the certificate holder is authorized to provide dental or dental hygiene services pursuant to the laws of this state. (j) Except as provided in this section, any person holding a volunteer's certificate issued by the board under this section shall be subject to the requirements of this act and the jurisdiction of the board as if he were licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene under this act. (k) The board shall adopt rules to administer and enforce this section.
Propose a change(a) Members, agents and employees of the board and any person reporting information to the board under oath shall be immune from personal liability with respect to acts done and actions taken in good faith without fraud or malice. (b) The immunity provided by this section shall extend to the members of any professional review committee, investigators and witnesses appearing before the board.
Propose a change(a) A temporary license may be issued to any dentist or dental hygienist who has applied for licensure and who exhibits good standing in another jurisdiction of the United States or Canada and has qualified for the requirements to be employed as an instructor at a dental hygiene school. (b) The temporary educator’s license shall be valid only until the meeting of the board at which the educator's application for standard licensure is considered. (c) The temporary educator license does not permit the licensee to practice outside of the educational institution at which the licensee is employed as an instructor.
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