Chapter 16 – BOARD OF Dental Examiners

SUBCHAPTER 16A – ORGANIZATION

21 ncac 16A .0101         DEFINITIONS

As used in this Chapter:

(1)           "Applicant" means a person applying for any license or permit issued by the Board;

(2)           "Board" means the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners;

(3)           "Candidate" means a person who has applied and been accepted for examination to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in North Carolina;

(4)           "Current license" means a license that is renewed by the licensing board;

(5)           "CPR certification" means that the licensee has completed a CPR course that meets American Red Cross or American Heart Association standards for certification and that provides manikin testing on the subjects of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. The course must also cover the use of an automatic external defibrillator, unconscious and conscious choking and rescue breathing, provided that the foregoing requirements shall not be interpreted in any way that violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. The manikin testing shall be provided by an instructor who is present with the students;

(6)           "Internship" means practice in an educational training program. Internship does not mean practice under an intern permit while holding an unrestricted general dental or dental specialty license issued by a state, U.S. territory or the District of Columbia;

(7)           "Unrestricted license" means a license that is not under suspension or inactivation, or subject to the terms of a consent order or other disciplinary action imposed by the jurisdiction that issued the license, or limited by supervision or location requirements;

(8)           Except where otherwise defined by these Rules or by statute, "supervision," "direct supervision," and "supervision and direction" means that the dentist overseeing treatment is present in the same facility or location and available during the performance of the acts that are being performed pursuant to that dentist's order, control, and approval and that the dentist must examine and evaluate the results of such acts; and

(9)           Except where otherwise defined by these Rules or by statute, "direction" or "under direction" means that the dentist ordering treatment does not have to be present in the same facility or location during the performance of the acts that are being performed pursuant to that dentist's order, control, and approval, but that dentist shall be responsible for all consequences or results arising from such acts.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-29(a); 90-29.3; 90-29.4; 90-29.5; 90-30; 90-48; 90-224; 90-224.1; 90-226;

Eff. September 3, 1976;

Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;

Amended Eff. May 1, 1991; May 1, 1989; September 1, 1988; October 1, 1986;

Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 2003;

Amended Eff. May 1, 2011; January 1, 2004;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2019.