1. A. On or before the first day of January of each year, every dentist and dental hygienist licensed to practice in this state shall transmit to the secretary-treasurer of the Board of Dentistry, upon a form prescribed by the Board, the signature of the dentist or dental hygienist, current mailing address, principal office address, the number of the license of the dentist or dental hygienist, a statement whether he or she has been engaged during the preceding year in the active and continuous practice of dentistry or dental hygiene whether within or without this state, and such other information as may be required by the Board, together with an annual renewal fee established by the rules of the Board. Upon receipt of the annual renewal fee, the Board shall issue a renewal certificate authorizing the dentist or dental hygienist to continue the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene, respectively, in this state for a period of one (1) year.
2. B. Upon failure of a dentist or dental hygienist to pay the annual renewal fee within two (2) months after January 1, the Board shall notify the dentist or dental hygienist in writing by certified mail to the last-known mailing address of the dentist or dental hygienist, as reflected in the records of the Board.
3. C. A license granted under authority of this or any prior dental act shall automatically be canceled if the holder thereof fails to secure a renewal certificate within three (3) months from the 31st day of December of each year. Any dentist or dental hygienist whose license is automatically canceled by reason of failure, neglect or refusal to secure the renewal certificate may be reinstated by the Board at any time within six (6) months from the date of the automatic cancellation of the license, upon payment of the annual renewal fee and a penalty fee established by the rules of the Board. If the dentist or dental hygienist does not apply for renewal of the license and pay the required fees within six (6) months after the license has been automatically cancelled, then the dentist or dental hygienist shall be required to file an application for and take the examination provided for in the State Dental Act before again commencing practice.
4. D. The Board may waive the annual renewal fee for any dentist or dental hygienist and issue a renewal certificate without the payment of any renewal fee, if the dentist or dental hygienist has held an Oklahoma license at least twenty-five (25) years but because of age or physical disability has retired from the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene. The waiver of fees herein provided may be continued so long as the retirement continues because of age or physical disability.
5. E. Any dentist or dental hygienist who has had a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in good standing for thirty-five (35) years and has reached the age of sixty-five (65) years shall upon application to the Board be issued renewal certificates without the payment of annual renewal fees for the remaining years of their active practice.
6. F. The Board, by rule, shall provide for the remittance of fees otherwise required by the State Dental Act while a dentist or dental hygienist is on active duty with any of the Armed Forces of the United States.
7. G. In case of a lost or destroyed license or renewal certificate and upon satisfactory proof of the loss or destruction thereof, the Board may issue a duplicate, charging therefor a fee established by the rules of the Board.

Laws 1970, SB 632, c. 173, § 41, emerg. eff. July 1, 1970; Amended by Laws 1999, SB 296, c. 280, § 10, eff. November 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1445, c. 172, § 6, emerg. eff. May 5, 2003 (superseded document available).