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§59-328.3.

§59-328.3.
   
   As used in the State Dental Act, the following words, phrases, or
   terms, unless the context otherwise indicates, shall have the
   following meanings:
   
   1. "Accredited dental college" means an institution whose dental
   educational program is accredited by the Commission on Dental
   Accreditation of the American Dental Association;
   
   2. "Accredited dental hygiene program" means a dental hygiene
   educational program which is accredited by the Commission on Dental
   Accreditation of the American Dental Association;
   
   3. "Board" and "Board of Governors" are synonymous and mean the Board
   of Dentistry;
   
   4. "Dentistry" means the practice of dentistry in all of its branches;
   
   5. "Dentist" means a graduate of an accredited dental college who has
   been issued a license by the Board to practice dentistry as defined in
   Section 328.19 of this title;
   
   6. "Dental office" means an establishment owned and operated by a
   dentist for the practice of dentistry, which may be composed of
   reception rooms, business offices, private offices, laboratories, and
   dental operating rooms where dental operations are performed;
   
   7. "Dental hygienist" means an individual who has fulfilled the
   educational requirements and is a graduate of an accredited dental
   hygiene program and who has passed an examination and has been issued
   a certificate of ability by the Board and who is authorized to
   practice dental hygiene as hereinafter defined;
   
   8. "Dental assistant and/or dental nurse" means an individual working
   for a dentist, under the dentist's supervision, and performing duties
   in the dental office, including the limited treatment of patients in
   accordance with the provisions of the State Dental Act; the dental
   assistant or dental nurse may assist the dentist with the patient;
   provided, this shall be done only under the direct supervision and
   control of the dentist and only in accordance with the educational
   requirements and rules promulgated by the Board;
   
   9. "Dental laboratory" means a location, whether in a dental office or
   not, where a dentist or a dental laboratory technician performs dental
   laboratory technology;
   
   10. "Dental laboratory technician" means an individual whose name is
   duly filed in the official records of the Board, which authorizes the
   technician, upon the laboratory prescription of a dentist, to perform
   dental laboratory technology, which services must be rendered only to
   the prescribing dentist and not to the public;
   
   11. "Dental laboratory technology" means using materials and
   mechanical devices for the construction, reproduction or repair of
   dental restorations, appliances or other devices to be worn in a human
   mouth;
   
   12. "Dental specialty" means a specialized practice of a branch of
   dentistry, recognized and defined by the American Dental Association
   and the rules of the Board;
   
   13. "Laboratory prescription" means a written description, dated and
   signed by a dentist, of dental laboratory technology to be performed
   by a dental laboratory technician; and
   
   14. "Out-of-state dentist" means a graduate of an accredited dental
   college who holds a license to practice dentistry in another state but
   who is not licensed to practice dentistry in this state.