Title 43, Chapter 11, Section 17
( 43-11-17)
(a) Except as expressly provided in this chapter, any person who
performs any of the following procedures, operations, or services
shall be regarded as practicing dentistry within the meaning of this
chapter: (1) Operates or performs part of any dental operation of any kind
upon the human oral cavity, teeth, gingiva, alveolar process,
maxilla, mandible or associated structures, or associated
contiguous masticatory structures for the treatment of diseases or
lesions of such structures; (2) Extracts teeth or attempts to correct a malposition thereof; (3) Fills or crowns a human tooth or teeth; (4) Does any dental operation whatsoever on the human oral cavity,
teeth, gingiva, alveolar process, maxilla, mandible or associated
structures, or associated contiguous masticatory structures; (5) Examines any human oral cavity, teeth, gingiva, alveolar
process, maxilla, mandible or associated structures, or associated
contiguous masticatory structures or takes an impression thereof
for the purpose of diagnosing, treating, or operating upon the
same; (6) Makes, repairs, adjusts, or relines appliances usable on teeth
or as teeth unless such appliances, repairs, adjustment, or
relines are ordered by and returned to a licensed dentist; (7) Undertakes to do or perform any physical evaluation of a
patient in his or her office or in a hospital, clinic, or other
medical or dental facility prior to, incident to, and appropriate
to the performance of any dental services or oral or maxillofacial
surgery; (8) Diagnoses dental radiographs or makes radiographs except for
use by a licensed dentist or a licensed physician; or (9) By any means whatsoever makes it known, implies, or holds out
to the public in any fashion that such person will do any of the
operations, procedures, or services set forth in this subsection. (b) Proof of any one or all of the acts mentioned in this Code
section shall constitute prima-facie evidence of the practice of
dentistry. |