In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,

(1) “board” means the Board of Dental Examiners;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 08.36.370

  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) “calculus” means a hardened deposit of mineralized plaque;
(3) “coronal polishing” means the removal of supragingival plaque and stains;
(4) “dental assistant” means a person employed to provide clinical assistance to a dentist licensed in the state;
(5) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(6) “impaired practitioner” means a person who is unfit to practice dentistry due to addiction or dependence on alcohol or other drugs that impair the practitioner’s ability to practice safely.
(7) “licensed dental hygienist” means a dental hygienist licensed under Alaska Stat. Chapter 08.32;
(8) “licensed dentist” means a dentist licensed under this chapter;
(9) “opioid” includes the opium and opiate substances and opium and opiate derivatives listed in Alaska Stat. § 11.71.140 and 11.71.160;
(10) “registered dental assistant” means a dental assistant registered under this chapter.
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