1. (a) Dentists and orthodontists are the consumers of items, as the term item is defined in G.S. 105-164.3, that they use in rendering professional services. Retail sales to dentists and orthodontists of dental supplies, equipment, furnishings, and other tangible personal property that does not become part of a dental prostheses, are subject to sales and use tax, pursuant to G.S. 105-164.4. Retail sales to dentists and orthodontists of durable medical equipment for use in rendering professional services are subject to sales and use tax, pursuant to G.S. 105-164.4, when the durable medical equipment is not sold pursuant to a prescription.
2. (b) Pursuant to G.S. 105-164.13(12), sales to dentists and orthodontists of prosthetic devices for human use are exempt from sales and use tax. The term prosthetic device includes the following items when purchased to become a component part of a prosthetic device worn on or in the body: headgear, bows, neck straps, wires, bands, brackets, rubber bands, jackscrews, bonding agents used to attach the prosthetic device to teeth, and other similar tangible person property. A prosthetic device also includes a dental prosthesis. A dental prosthesis includes an artificial replacement of one or more teeth and bridges, crowns, and dentures.
3. (c) Pursuant to G.S. 105-164.13(13), sales to dentists and orthodontists of drugs required by federal law to be dispensed only on prescription are exempt from sales and use tax.

History Note: Authority G.S. 105-164.3; 105‑164.4; 105‑164.6; 105‑164.13; 105‑262; 105-264; 105-467; 105-468; 105-469; 105-483; 105-498; 105-507.2; 105-509.1; 105-510.1; 105-511.3; 105-537; 105-538;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1993; October 1, 1991; January 3, 1984; November 1, 1982;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 2024.