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...e services to a patient when the supervising dentist is not physically present at the location where the dental hygienist is practicing. (C) A dental hygienist may provide, for not more than fifteen consecutive business days, dental hygiene services to a patient when the supervising dentist is not physically present at the location where the services are provided if all of the following requirements are met: (1...

...The practice of a dental hygienist shall consist of those prophylactic, preventive, and other procedures that licensed dentists are authorized by this chapter and rules of the dental board to assign only to licensed dental hygienists or to qualified personnel under section 4715.39 of the Revised Code. A licensed dentist may assign to a dental hygienist intraoral tasks that do not require the professional competen...

...cal anesthesia by another state's licensing authority with jurisdiction over the practice of dental hygiene and both of the following conditions are met: (a) The dental hygienist was required by the licensing authority of the other state to complete, and the dental hygienist successfully completed, a course or instruction as a requirement to be authorized to administer local anesthesia. (b) Either of the foll...

...(A) A license to practice as a dental hygienist in Ohio issued under section 4715.21 of the Revised Code is valid for a two-year period unless revoked or suspended. A license expires on the date that is two years from the date of issuance and may be registered for additional two-year periods, unless the person is temporarily retired pursuant to section 4715.241 of the Revised Code. The registration shall be made o...

... 4715.242 and 4715.25 of the Revised Code, "registration period" means the two-year period during which a dental hygienist's registration is in effect under section 4715.24 of the Revised Code. (B) A dental hygienist seeking to retire temporarily from the practice of dental hygiene shall provide written notice of that intent to the state dental board. Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the b...

...(A) A dental hygienist who is temporarily retired pursuant to section 4715.241 of the Revised Code may submit a written request to the state dental board at any time for reinstatement of the dental hygienist's license. The board shall reinstate the license if the dental hygienist does both of the following: (1) Pays the biennial registration fee established under section 4715.24 of the Revised Code for the pe...

... Every person licensed to practice as a dental hygienist and required to register with the state dental board shall certify to the board at the time of applying for a renewal of registration that in the two-year period preceding the registration period for which renewal is sought the registrant completed a minimum of twenty hours of continuing dental hygiene education. Certification shall be made upon the application...

...Each person licensed to practice as a dental hygienist and required to register with the state dental board shall, each time the person applies for renewal of registration beginning in 1995, be currently certified to perform basic life-support procedures by having successfully completed a basic life-support training course certified by the American red cross, the American heart association, or, if determined...

...ists, together with location and supervising dentist.

...(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...

...se or Compact Privilege by a State Licensing Authority. C. "Alternative Program" means a non-disciplinary monitoring or practice remediation process applicable to a Dentist or Dental Hygienist approved by a State Licensing Authority of a Participating State in which the Dentist or Dental Hygienist is licensed. This includes, but is not limited to, programs to which Licensees with substance abuse or addiction issues...

...de, the board shall issue a report assessing the impact of having entered into the compact. The report shall include or address 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 boar...

... 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.

...n the course of practice; (3) Advertising services in a false or misleading manner or violating the board's rules governing time, place, and manner of advertising; (4) Commission of an act that constitutes a felony in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed; (5) Commission of an act in the course of practice that constitutes a misdemeanor in this state, regardless of the jur...

...The state dental board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing standards for approving and designating physicians and facilities as treatment providers for dentists or dental hygienists with substance abuse problems and shall approve and designate treatment providers in accordance with the rules. The rules shall include standards for both inpatient and outpatient treat...

...ant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code. (2) "Opioid analgesic" and "benzodiazepine" have the same meanings as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (E) of this section, a dentist shall comply with all of the following as conditions of prescribing a drug that is either an opioid analgesic or a benzodiazepine, or personally furnishing a complete or partial supply of s...

...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, or use or attempt t...

...ons 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 hold...

...to 4715.35, inclusive, of the Revised Code do not apply to a legally qualified physician or surgeon unless he practices dentistry as a specialty, or to a dental surgeon of the United States army, navy, public health service, or veterans' administration; or to a legal practitioner of dentistry of another state, making a clinical demonstration before a dental society, convention, association of dentists, or dental coll...

... to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund.

...s 4715.361 to 4715.374 of the Revised Code: (A) "Accredited dental hygiene school" means a dental hygiene school accredited by the American dental association commission on dental accreditation or a dental hygiene school whose educational standards are recognized by the American dental association commission on dental accreditation and approved by the state dental board. (B) "Authorizing dentist" means a dentis...

...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...