1.  The Board shall, without a clinical examination required by NRS 631.240 or 631.300, issue a limited license to a person to supervise courses of continuing education involving live patients at an institute or organization with a permanent facility registered with the Board for the sole purpose of providing postgraduate continuing education in dentistry if the person has received a degree from a dental school or college accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 631.2715

  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

2.  A limited license issued pursuant to this section expires 1 year after the date of its issuance and may be renewed annually upon submission of proof acceptable to the Board of compliance with subsection 1 and payment of any fee required pursuant to subsection 3.

3.  The Board may impose a fee of not more than $100 for the issuance and each renewal of a limited license issued pursuant to this section.

4.  A limited license issued pursuant to this section may be suspended or revoked by the Board if the holder of the limited license:

(a) Has had a license to practice dentistry suspended, revoked or placed on probation in another state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or a foreign country;

(b) Has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or

(c) Has a documented history of a substance use disorder.

5.  A holder of a limited license issued pursuant to this section shall notify the Board in writing by certified mail not later than 30 days after:

(a) The death of a patient being treated by a dentist under the supervision of the holder of a limited license;

(b) Any incident which:

(1) Results in the hospitalization of or a permanent physical or mental injury to a patient being treated by a dentist under the supervision of the holder of a limited license; and

(2) Occurs while the dentist is treating the patient under the supervision of the holder of a limited license; or

(c) Any event or circumstance described in subsection 4.

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