As used in the State Dental Act, the following words, phrases, or terms, unless the context otherwise indicates, shall have the following meanings:

1. 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. 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. 3. "Board" and "Board of Governors" are synonymous and mean the Board of Dentistry;
4. 4. "Dentistry" means the practice of dentistry in all of its branches;
5. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

Laws 1970, SB 632, c. 173, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 1970; Amended by Laws 1998, SB 448, c. 377, § 1, eff. November 1, 1998 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, SB 296, c. 280, § 1, eff. November 1, 1999 (superseded document available).