A. The Board of Dentistry shall have the power, after a hearing, to revoke or suspend a permit of a dental assistant or to discipline by a probation or censure, public or private, for:
- 1. Any of the causes now existing in the laws of the State of Oklahoma;
- 2. A violation of the provisions of the State Dental Act; or
- 3. A violation of the rules of the Board promulgated pursuant to the State Dental Act.
- B. The Board shall also have the power to act upon a petition by a dental assistant for reinstatement to good standing. The Board shall keep a record of the evidence and proceedings in all matters involving the revocation or suspension of a permit, censure or probation of a dental assistant. The Board shall make findings of fact and a decision thereon. The Board shall immediately forward a certified copy of the decision to the dental assistant involved by registered mail to the last-known business address of the dental assistant and the employing dentist of the dental assistant.
- C. The decision shall be final unless the dental assistant appeals the decision as provided by the State Dental Act.
D. The Board shall have power to revoke or suspend the permit, censure, or place on probation a dental assistant for a violation of one or more of the following:
- 1. Pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, or being convicted of, a felony, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or a violation of federal or state controlled dangerous substances laws;
- 2. The presentation to the Board of false application or documentation for expanded duty permits;
- 3. Being, by reason of persistent inebriety or addiction to drugs, incompetent to continue to function as a dental assistant;
- 4. Functioning outside the supervision of a dentist;
- 5. Performing any function prohibited by Chapter 15 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code; or
- 6. Failure to secure an annual registration as specified in Section 328.41 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Laws 2005, HB 1337, c. 377, § 4, eff. November 1, 2005.