Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 563

  • Board: means the Board of Dental Examiners. See
  • Direct supervision: means supervision by a licensed dentist who is readily available at the dental facility for consultation or intervention. See
  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 563. Exemptions

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following:

(1) the rights and privileges of physicians licensed under the laws of this State.

(2) an unlicensed person from performing merely mechanical work upon inert matter in a dental office or laboratory.

(3) a dental student currently enrolled in a dental school or college accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association who:

(A) provides dental treatment under the supervision of a licensed dentist at a State hospital or under licensed instructors within a dental school, college, or dental department of a university recognized by the Board;

(B) serves as an intern in any hospital approved by the Board; or

(C) participates in a supervised externship program authorized by a dental school recognized by the Board in order to provide dental treatment under the direct supervision of a dentist licensed under the provisions of this chapter.

(4) upon prior application and approval by the Board, a student of a dental school or college accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association who provides dental treatment for purposes of clinical study under the direct supervision and instruction and in the office of a licensed dentist.

(5) a dentist licensed in another state from consulting with a dentist licensed under the provisions of this chapter. (Added 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)