SB 190: "An Act relating to the practice of dentistry."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 190 01 "An Act relating to the practice of dentistry." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 08.36 is amended by adding new sections to read: 04 Sec. 08.36.242. License to practice as specialist required. A licensed dentist 05 may not represent to the public to be qualified in a specialized branch of dentistry 06 through any means of public advertising using the term "specialist," the name of a 07 specialty, or a phrase that would suggest to the public that the dentist is a qualified 08 specialist in a branch of dentistry unless the dentist has a specialist license in that 09 branch as provided in this chapter. 10 Sec. 08.36.243. Qualification for specialist license; scope of practice. (a) An 11 applicant for a specialist license must 12 (1) hold a license issued by the board in accordance with AS 08.36.110 13 or 08.36.234; and 14 (2) meet additional qualifications for a specialist license in a specified 15 branch of dentistry as established by the board by regulation.
01 (b) In determining the qualifications for a specialist license in a specified 02 branch of dentistry under (a) of this section, the board shall consider the qualifications 03 necessary to obtain specialty certification by a nationally recognized certifying entity 04 approved by the board. 05 (c) The practice of a dentist who obtains a specialist license under (a) of this 06 section is limited to the branch of dentistry in which the dentist holds a specialist 07 license. 08 Sec. 08.36.245. Suspension or revocation of specialist license. The board 09 may suspend or revoke a specialist license on grounds and according to the procedures 10 set out in AS 08.36.315.