Practice of dentistry: means the following, regarding humans:
(a)
to offer, undertake, or represent that a person will undertake by any means or method, including teledentistry, to:
(i)
examine, evaluate, diagnose, treat, operate, or prescribe therapy for any disease, pain, injury, deficiency, deformity, or any other condition of the human teeth, alveolar process, gums, jaws, or adjacent hard and soft tissues and structures in the maxillofacial region;
(ii)
take an appropriate history and physical consistent with the level of professional service to be provided and the available resources in the facility in which the service is to be provided;
(iii)
take impressions or registrations;
(iv)
supply artificial teeth as substitutes for natural teeth;
(v)
remove deposits, accumulations, calculus, and concretions from the surfaces of teeth; and
(vi)
correct or attempt to correct malposition of teeth;
(b)
to administer anesthetics necessary or proper in the practice of dentistry only as allowed by an anesthesia permit obtained from the division;
(c)
to administer and prescribe drugs related to and appropriate in the practice of dentistry;
(d)
to supervise the practice of a dental hygienist or dental assistant as established by division rule made in collaboration with the board; or
(e)
to represent oneself by any title, degree, or in any other way that one is a dentist. See Utah Code 58-69-102
Unprofessional conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-69-502 and as may be further defined by rule. See Utah Code 58-69-102
(a)
“Dispense” means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-17b-102.
(b)
“Increased risk” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-501.
(c)
“Opiate antagonist” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-501.
(d)
“Opiate-related drug overdose event” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-501.
(e)
“Prescribe” means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-17b-102.
(2)
The prescribing or dispensing of an opiate antagonist by an individual licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of dentistry is not unprofessional or unlawful conduct if the licensee prescribed or dispensed the opiate antagonist:
(a)
in a good faith effort to assist:
(i)
an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event; or
(ii)
a family member of, friend of, or other person, including a person described in Subsections 26B-55-107(1)(a)(i)(A) through (1)(a)(i)(F), that is in a position to assist an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event; or
The provisions of this section and 5, do not establish a duty or standard of care in the prescribing, dispensing, or administration of an opiate antagonist.
