00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 499                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the delegation of duties by a dentist."                                                             
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 08.36.365 is amended to read:                                                                      
04            Sec. 08.36.365. Rights of dentists. A dentist licensed in this state may                                   
05                 (1)  practice in an association, partnership, corporation, or other lawful                              
06       entity with other dentists, including specialists;                                                                
07                 (2)  practice under the name of "dental center" or other descriptive term                               
08       that does not deceive the public about the nature of the services provided;                                       
09                 (3)  supervise research that would otherwise violate this chapter or                                    
10       regulations adopted under this chapter when the research does not involve treatment of                            
11       dental patients if the research is performed by a nonprofit dental research institution                           
12       chartered by this state or by a dental or dental auxiliary school accredited by the                               
13       Commission on Accreditation of the American Dental Association, or its successor                                  
14       agency;                                                                                                           
15                 (4)  supervise research that would otherwise violate this chapter or                                    

01       regulations adopted under this chapter when the research involves the treatment of                                
02       dental patients if the research is performed by a nonprofit dental research institution                           
03       chartered by this state or by a dental or dental auxiliary school accredited by the                               
04       Commission on Accreditation of the American Dental Association, or its successor                                  
05       agency, and if the dentist notifies the board in writing, at least 60 days before                                 
06       beginning the treatment, of the intended practices or procedures and the board does                               
07       not disapprove the research;                                                                                  
08                 (5) delegate to a person the function of packing and carving of                                     
09       restorations prepared by a dentist if the person has passed the clinical restorative                          
10       section of an examination approved by the board that is based on an examination                               
11       provided by the Western Regional Examining Board or a successor entity.