Ohio Revised Code Search

...(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the state dental board may issue a license to an applicant who furnishes satisfactory proof of being at least eighteen years of age and who demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the board, knowledge of the laws, regulations, and rules governing the practice of a dental hygienist; who proves, to the satisfaction of the board, intent to practice as a dental h...

...ir official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties or responsibilities; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be c...

...the following: (1) The number of dentists and the number of dental hygienists practicing in this state pursuant to compact privileges; (2) Any discernible impact, positive or negative, on the delivery of dental care in this state as a result of having entered into the compact. The board shall make the report available on the internet web site it maintains and also shall submit copies to the speaker of the house...

...No person shall practice as or perform the duties of a dental hygienist in violation of sections 4715.20 to 4715.27, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalties provided for the illegal practice of dentistry in section 4715.99 of the Revised Code.

...No person shall employ a dental hygienist who has not complied with sections 4715.20 to 4715.27, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...(9) Providing or allowing dental hygienists, expanded function dental auxiliaries, or other practitioners of auxiliary dental occupations working under the certificate or license holder's supervision, or a dentist holding a temporary limited continuing education license under division (C) of section 4715.16 of the Revised Code working under the certificate or license holder's direct supervision, to provide dental car...

...oard shall be liable to any person for damages in a civil action by reason of actions taken to refer a dentist or dental hygienist to a treatment provider designated by the board or actions or omissions of the provider in treating a dentist or dental hygienist. In the absence of fraud or bad faith, no person who reports to the board a dentist or dental hygienist with a suspected substance abuse problem shall b...

...st or delegate shall make periodic requests for reports of information from the drug database until the course of treatment has ended. The requests shall be made at intervals not exceeding ninety days, determined according to the date the initial request was made. The request shall be made in the same manner provided in division (B)(1) of this section for requesting the initial report of information from the drug dat...

...No person shall sell or offer to sell a diploma conferring a dental degree or a license granted by the state dental board, or shall procure such diploma or license with intent that it shall be used as evidence of the right to practice dentistry by a person other than the one upon whom such diploma was conferred, or to whom such license was granted. No person shall alter such diploma or license, with fraudulent intent...

...Sections 4715.01 to 4715.35 of the Revised Code do not apply to a bona fide student of dentistry when he is participating in any of the educational programs of an accredited dental college. Sections 4715.23 to 4715.30 of the Revised Code do not apply to a bona fide dental hygiene student when he is participating in any of the educational programs of an accredited dental hygiene school. A licensed dentist or a dentist...

...ociety, convention, association of dentists, or dental college.

...All fines or forfeitures of bond in an action for violation of sections 4715.01 to 4715.35 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the court receiving it to the secretary of the state dental board for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund.

...ventive, and other procedures that dentists are authorized by this chapter and rules of the state dental board to assign to dental hygienists, except for procedures while a patient is anesthetized, definitive root planing, definitive subgingival curettage, the administration of local anesthesia, and the procedures specified in rules adopted by the board as described in division (C)(3) of section 4715.22 of the Revise...

...The oral health access supervision program is hereby created. The program shall begin six months after the effective date of this section.

...A dentist who desires to participate in the oral health access supervision program shall apply to the state dental board for an oral health access supervision permit. The application shall be under oath, on a form prescribed by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code, and accompanied by an application fee of twenty-five dollars. To be eligible to receive the permit, an applicant shall me...

...(A) A dental hygienist who desires to participate in the oral health access supervision program shall apply to the state dental board for a permit to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist. The application shall be under oath, on a form prescribed by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.372 of the Revised Code, and accompanied by an application fee of twenty-five dollars, which may be...

...(A) No person shall authorize a dental hygienist to provide dental hygiene services under section 4715.365 of the Revised Code unless the person holds a current, valid oral health access supervision permit issued under section 4715.362 of the Revised Code. (B) No person shall provide dental hygiene services under section 4715.365 of the Revised Code unless the person holds a current, valid permit issued under...

...(A) A dentist who holds a current, valid oral health access supervision permit issued under section 4715.362 of the Revised Code may authorize a dental hygienist who holds a current, valid permit issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code to perform dental hygiene services at a facility when no dentist is physically present if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The authorizing dentist's authorizati...

...(A) A dental hygienist providing dental hygiene services under a permit issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist shall do both of the following: (1) Comply with written protocols established by the authorizing dentist who authorizes the dental hygienist's provision of services and standing orders established by the authorizing dentist, includ...

...time have more than three dental hygienists who hold permits issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code working under the dentist's authorization pursuant to section 4715.365 of the Revised Code.

...At the request of the state dental board, an authorizing dentist or the dental hygienist who has been authorized to perform dental hygiene services in accordance with section 4715.365 of the Revised Code shall make available to the board a list of all locations where the dental hygienist provided services, the locations where the hygienist plans to provide services in the future, or both, as specified in the bo...

...1) The locations at which dental hygienists have, under the dentist's authorization, provided services during the two years prior to submission of the renewal application; (2) The number of patients treated, during the two years prior to submission of the renewal application, by each dental hygienist providing dental hygiene services under the dentist's authorization; (3) For each number of patients provided under ...

...(A) A permit to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code expires on the thirty-first day of December of the odd-numbered year that occurs after the permit's issuance. A dental hygienist who desires to renew a permit to practice under the oral health access supervision of a dentist shall apply, under oath, to the state dental board on a form presc...

...ding electronic mail addresses, of dentists and dental hygienists who hold current, valid permits issued under sections 4715.362 and 4715.363 of the Revised Code.

...(A) The state dental board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement the oral health access supervision program, including rules that do all of the following: (1) For the purpose of division (G)(19) of section 4715.36 of the Revised Code, designate additional facilities at which a dental hygienist may be authorized to perform dental hygiene services under ...