Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:773 – State and municipal regulations
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:773
- Dentistry: means the evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment, including nonsurgical, surgical, or related procedures, of diseases, disorders, or conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial areas or the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body provided by a dentist within the scope of his education, training, and experience, in accordance with the ethics of the profession and applicable law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:751
All persons licensed to practice dentistry in this state shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relating to the control of contagious and infectious diseases and any and all matters pertaining to public health.
They shall make reports to proper health offices the same as those practicing other professions are required to so report and executing death certificates, when necessary in the practice of their profession. These reports and certificates, in the manner provided by law, shall be accepted by the office or department to whom they are made.