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34-9-1
Section 34-9-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ANNUAL REGISTRATION. The documentary
evidence that the board has renewed the authority of the licensee to practice dentistry or
dental hygiene in this state. (2) BOARD. The Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama. (3) COMMERCIAL
DENTAL LABORATORY. A technician or group of technicians available to any or all licensed dentists
for construction or repair of dental appliances. (4) GENERAL ANESTHESIA. A controlled state
of unconsciousness, accompanied by a partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, including
inability to independently maintain an airway and respond purposefully to physical stimulation
or verbal command, produced by a pharmacologic method. (5) INFILTRATION ANESTHESIA. A form
of local anesthesia wherein the terminal or peripheral sensory portion of either the maxillary
or mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve endings are...
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22-21-373
Section 22-21-373 Filing and approval of contracts with dentists and other providers of services
and amendments thereto; reports to commissioner. (a) All contracts made between the corporation
and participating dentists and all contracts with other providers of services by the dental
service plan corporation must be filed with and approved by the commissioner, and any amendment
or change thereto. (b) Dental service corporations must annually report to the commissioner
in such detail as is reasonably required, the number and geographical distribution of dentists
and other providers of services with whom it maintains contractual relations, and the nature
of the relations. For an individual corporation or groups of corporations the commissioner
may require more frequent reports. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, ยง14.)...
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34-9-60.1
Section 34-9-60.1 Administration of infiltration anesthesia by dental hygienists; permit requirements.
(a) The board may permit licensed dental hygienists to administer infiltration anesthesia
under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist. The board may promulgate rules further
limiting the administration of infiltration anesthesia by dental hygienists. In order to administer
infiltration anesthesia, a dental hygienist shall possess a dental hygiene infiltration anesthesia
permit issued by the board. To receive a dental hygiene infiltration anesthesia permit from
the board, a dental hygienist shall apply on an application form approved by the board, submit
the appropriate application fee, and have been engaged in the active practice of dental hygiene
for the 12 months immediately preceding initial application. A dental hygienist applying for
a dental hygiene infiltration anesthesia permit shall submit proof to the board that he or
she has fulfilled at least one of the following...
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34-9-82
Section 34-9-82 Requirements for treatment. (a) A dentist using oral conscious sedation must
comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Patients to be treated under oral conscious
sedation must be suitably evaluated prior to the start of any sedation procedure. Using the
American Society of Anesthesiologists Patient Physical Status classifications the dentist
should determine that the patient is an appropriate candidate for oral conscious sedation.
(2) The patient or guardian must be advised regarding the procedure associated with the delivery
of any sedative agents and the appropriate written informed consent should be obtained. (3)
Inhalation equipment used in conjunction with oral conscious sedation must be evaluated prior
to use on each patient. Determination of adequate oxygen supply must be completed prior to
use with each patient. (4) Appropriate verbal or written preoperative and postoperative instructions
must be given to the patient or guardian. (5) Baseline vital...
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16-47-76
Section 16-47-76 Board of Dental Scholarship Awards creation; establishment of scholarships;
composition of board. There is hereby created and established a board to be known as the Board
of Dental Scholarship Awards, which shall be authorized and required to establish scholarships
to provide for and further dental training, in pursuance of a dental degree, of qualified
applicants for admission to the University of Alabama School of Dentistry or any other dental
school accredited by the Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association. The
board shall give first priority to Alabama students who will attend dental school in Alabama.
The board also shall establish the Alabama Dental Service Program as set out in Sections 16-47-77
through 16-47-81. The board shall also establish the Rural Dental Health Scholars Program
for the purpose of awarding scholarships to high school students who are interested in the
practice of dentistry in rural areas. Also, the board shall...
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16-47-80
Section 16-47-80 Contractual agreement of recipients; penalties for breach. (a) Each recipient
of a scholarship loan under the provisions of this article shall enter into a contract with
the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards whereby he or she agrees to repay the scholarship loan
in a manner prescribed by the board not inconsistent with any provision of this article. Breach
of contract by the recipient shall make him or her immediately liable for the unpaid balance
of the loan and shall constitute a ground for the revocation of his or her certificate or
license to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama. In the event of death or total and
permanent disability of the recipient to engage in the practice of dentistry, repayment of
the loan may be excused by the board. The Attorney General of Alabama, upon request of the
Board of Dental Scholarship Awards, shall institute proceedings in the name of the state for
the purpose of recovering any amount due the state under the provisions of...
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27-26-1
Section 27-26-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. Anyone
licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice,
and shall include medical professional corporations, associations, and partnerships. (2) DENTAL
PRACTITIONER. Anyone licensed to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama, engaged in such
practice, and such term includes professional dental corporations, associations, and partnerships.
(3) MEDICAL INSTITUTION. Any licensed hospital, or any physicians' or dentists' offices or
clinics containing facilities for the examination, diagnosis, treatment, or care of human
illnesses. (4) PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION. Any medical or dental professional corporation or
any medical or dental professional association. (5) PHYSICIAN. Any person licensed to practice
medicine in Alabama. (6) DENTIST. Any person licensed to practice...
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27-7-1
Section 27-7-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BUSINESS ENTITY. A corporation,
association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other
legal entity. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance. (3) HOME STATE. The
District of Columbia and any state or territory of the United States in which an insurance
producer maintains his or her principal place of residence or principal place of business
and is licensed to act as an insurance producer. (4) INSURANCE. As defined in Section 27-1-2.
(5) INSURANCE PRODUCER or PRODUCER. A person required to be licensed under the laws of this
state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. (6) INSURER. As defined in Section 27-1-2.
For the purposes of this chapter, insurer shall also mean an insurance company licensed pursuant
to Chapter 3, commencing with Section 27-3-1 of this title; a health...
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34-9-17
Section 34-9-17 Use of names. (a) Any person or persons may practice or offer to practice dentistry
in connection with any dental office or offices by or under the use of a name other than their
own provided their name or names as they appear on their license certificate granted to him
or them as a dentist pursuant to this chapter appear in a reasonably dignified manner either
following or beneath any name selected and further provided that such person or persons are
personally present in their office or offices operating as a dentist or personally overseeing
such operations as they are performed in their office or each of their offices. When an associate
in practice is on temporary active duty with the armed forces, his or her name may continue
to appear in connection with the practice of dentistry at any office or offices. Nothing herein
shall allow or permit any person or persons to select a name that suggests or implies a nonprofit
or charitable activity. The violation of any of...
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34-9-63
Section 34-9-63 Permit to use parenteral sedation. The issuance of a permit for general anesthesia
shall include the privilege of administering parenteral sedation in accordance with this section.
The issuance of a permit for parenteral sedation shall include the privilege of administering
intravenous sedation. All current intravenous sedation permit holders are entitled to a parenteral
sedation permit subject to the renewal and regulatory provisions afforded to the Board of
Dental Examiners by this chapter. The term parenteral sedation shall not include the use or
regulation of nitrous oxide. (1) No dentist shall use parenteral sedation on an outpatient
basis for dental patients unless the dentist possesses a permit of authorization issued by
the board. The dentist applying for or holding the permit shall be subject to on-site inspections
as provided in paragraph b. of subdivision (2) of Section 34-9-60. a. In order to receive
the permit, the dentist shall: 1. Apply on a prescribed...
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