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The State Board of Dental Examiners may not suspend a license for any reason without
a due process hearing. - *answers* Sec. 263.004. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION IN
EMERGENCY. (a) If the board or an executive committee of the board determines from
the evidence or information presented that the continued practice by a person licensed
under this subtitle, or the continued performance by a person licensed under this
subtitle of a procedure for which the person holds a permit issued by the board, would
constitute a clear, imminent, or continuing threat to a person's physical health or well-
being, the board or the executive committee shall temporarily suspend the person's
license or permit, as applicable.
(b) The board may not temporarily suspend a license or permit under this section
without notice or hearing unless at the time of the temporary suspension the board or
the executive committee requests the State Office of Administrative Hearings to set a
date for a hearing on the temporary suspension.
(c) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a hearing not later than the
30th day after the date the license or permit is suspended unless the license or permit
holder requests a continuance. The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a
second hearing on the suspension and on any other action to be taken against the
license or permit holder not later than the 60th day after:
(1) the date the license or permit is temporarily suspended; or
(2) the date specified in the continuance requested by the license or permit holder.
(d) If the State Office of Administrative Hearings does not hold a hearing within the time
provided by Subsection (c), the suspended license or permit is automatically reinstated.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th
Leg., ch. 1249, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 810 (S.B. 610), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.
An applicant for licensure to practice dentistry must be at least: - *answers* Sec.
256.002. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF DENTAL APPLICANT.
(a) An applicant for a license to practice dentistry must:
(1) be at least 21 years of age; and
(2) present proof of:
(A) graduation from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental
Accreditation of the American Dental Association; or
(B) graduation from a dental school that is not accredited by the commission and
successful completion of training in an American Dental Association approved specialty
in an education program accredited by the commission that consists of at least two
years of training as specified by the Council on Dental Education.
(b) The board shall grant a dental license to an applicant who:
(1) meets the qualifications of this section;
(2) pays an application fee set by the board; and
,(3) satisfactorily passes the examination required by the board.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th
Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.079(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.
The maximum number of offices a Texas-licensed dentist may legally maintain is: -
*answers* Sec. 259.004. DUTIES OF DENTIST IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT OR
CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS. (a) A person providing dental services under an
agreement that allows another person to control or influence any aspect of the delivery
of dental services, including a business or professional aspect, shall report to the board
on request and in accordance with board rules:
(1) information concerning the agreement;
(2) the manner in which patients are billed;
(3) the manner in which the dental service provider is paid and any information provided
to patients concerning payment agreements; and
(4) information concerning the service provider agreement provided to shareholders of
organizations contracting with a dental service provider.
(b) A person who practices dentistry and has another dentist practicing with or under the
person is responsible for all professional acts performed under the name of the person,
regardless of whether the dentist has an ownership interest or an employment or
contractual relationship. This section does not affect an individual license holder's
responsibilities and rights under this subtitle.
(c) A statute relating to the practice of dentistry in this state may not be construed to
prohibit a licensed dentist from maintaining more than one office in this state if the
dentist:
(1) assumes full legal responsibility and liability for the dental services provided in each
office; and
(2) complies with the requirements prescribed by board rules.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
The minimum age to practice dental hygiene in the State of Texas is: - *answers* Sec.
256.053. ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE. (a) An applicant for a license to practice dental
hygiene in this state must be:
(1) at least 18 years of age;
(2) a graduate of an accredited high school or hold a certificate of high school
equivalency; and
(3) a graduate of a recognized school of dentistry or dental hygiene accredited by the
Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association and approved
by the board or an alternative dental hygiene training program.
(b) A school of dentistry or dental hygiene described by Subsection (a)(3) must include
at least two full academic years of instruction or its equivalent at the postsecondary
level.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th
Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.080(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1470, Sec.
3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
, Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017.
A dentist may legally delegate to a qualified and properly trained dental assistant the
following procedures: - *answers* Sec. 258.001. IMPERMISSIBLE DELEGATIONS. A
dentist may not delegate:
(1) an act to an individual who, by board order, is prohibited from performing the act;
(2) any of the following acts to a person not licensed as a dentist or dental hygienist:
(A) the removal of calculus, deposits, or accretions from the natural and restored
surfaces of exposed human teeth and restorations in the human mouth;
(B) root planing or the smoothing and polishing of roughened root surfaces or exposed
human teeth; or
(C) any other act the delegation of which is prohibited by board rule;
(3) any of the following acts to a person not licensed as a dentist:
(A) comprehensive examination or diagnosis and treatment planning;
(B) a surgical or cutting procedure on hard or soft tissue;
(C) the prescription of a drug, medication, or work authorization;
(D) the taking of an impression for a final restoration, appliance, or prosthesis;
(E) the making of an intraoral occlusal adjustment;
(F) direct pulp capping, pulpotomy, or any other endodontic procedure;
(G) the final placement and intraoral adjustment of a fixed or removable appliance; or
(H) the placement of any final restoration; or
(4) the authority to an individual to administer a local anesthetic agent, inhalation
sedative agent, parenteral sedative agent, or general anesthetic agent if the individual is
not licensed as:
(A) a dentist with a permit issued by the board for the procedure being performed, if a
permit is required;
(B) a certified registered nurse anesthetist licensed by the Texas Board of Nursing, only
if the delegating dentist holds a permit issued by the board for the procedure being
performed, if a permit is required; or
(C) a physician anesthesiologist licensed by the Texas Medical Board.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Le
When administering Level One - Minimal Sedation, a time-oriented sedation record is
required. - *answers* (a) Education and Professional Requirements. A dentist applying
for a Level 1 Minimal Sedation permit shall meet one of the following
educational/professional criteria:
(1) satisfactory completion of training to the level of competency in minimal sedation
consistent with that prescribed in the American Dental Association (ADA) Guidelines for
Teaching Pain Control and Sedation to Dentists and Dental Students, or a
comprehensive training program in minimal sedation that satisfies the requirements
described in the ADA Guidelines for Teaching Pain Control and Sedation to Dentists
and Dental Students. This includes a minimum of sixteen (16) hours of didactic training
