Wyo. Code R. 034-0001-1
Dental Examiners, Board of
Chapter 1: General Provisions
Effective Date: 09/26/2017 to 12/09/2019
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 034.0001.1.09262017
Section 1. Authority. These Board Rules are adopted to implement the Board's authority under the Act and the WAPA as it relates to the licensure and discipline of dentists and dental hygienists and regulation of the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene in Wyoming.
Section 2. Statement of Purpose. These Board Rules are adopted to implement the Board's authority to establish administrative procedures.
(o) “Dentist-Patient Relationship” means a formal inferred relationship between the dentist and a patient of record, which is established once the dentist assumes or undertakes the dental care or treatment of a patient in the state where the patient resides. A dentist-patient relationship is assumed to have been created after there is a physical examination of a patient (e.g., when a patient is seen in a dentist’s office), but is not assumed in others (e.g., when a dentist performs a physical examination as a health screening procedure at a health fair event).
(p) “EKG” means Electrocardiogram.
(q) “Hands on” means involving or offering active participation rather than theory.
(r) “NBDE” means National Board Dental Examination.
(s) “NBDHE” means National Board Dental Hygiene Examination.
(t) “PBIS” means Professional Background Information Service.
(u) “SRTA” means Southern Regional Testing Agency.
(v) “Supervision” of dental auxiliary means the act of overseeing or directing duties performed by a dental auxiliary. Types of supervision may include:
(i) “General Supervision” of a dental auxiliary means that a dentist has diagnosed and authorized the procedures which are being carried out; however, a dentist need not be present when the authorized procedures are being performed;
(ii) “Direct Supervision” of a dental auxiliary means that a dentist is physically present in the dental office, a dentist has diagnosed the condition to be treated, a dentist has authorized the procedure to be performed, and before dismissal of the patient, a dentist has approved the work performed by the auxiliary; or
(iii) “Indirect Supervision” of a dental auxiliary means that a dentist is physically present in the dental office, a dentist has diagnosed the condition to be treated, and a dentist has authorized the procedure to be performed.
(w) “WAPA” means Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. 16-3-101 through 115.
(x) “WREB” means Western Regional Examining Board.
Section 4. Board Office. The Board Office shall be located at 2001 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Section 5. Board Meetings. The Board shall set its regular meetings by resolution.
(a) Each rule and code incorporated by reference is further identified as follows:
(i) Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct, adopted by the ADA and revised November 2016, found at: http://dental.wyo.gov/board/rules.
(ii) Bylaws and Code of Ethics, adopted by ADHA and effective on June 13, 2016, found at: http://dental.wyo.gov/board/rules.
(iii) Dental Assisting National Board's Code of Professional Conduct, adopted by and revised April 2015, found at: http://dental.wyo.gov/board/rules.
(iv) Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care, adopted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and revised March 2016, found at: http://dental.wyo.gov/board/rules.
(v) Chapter 2 - Uniform Rules for Contested Case Practice and Procedure, adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings and effective on October 17, 2014, found at: http://dental.wyo.gov/board/rules.
(vi) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspection, Copying, and Producing Public Records, adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on September 6, 2016, found at http://dental.wyo.gov/board/rules.
(b) For these rules incorporated by reference:
(i) The Board has determined that incorporation of the full text in these rules would be cumbersome or inefficient given the length or nature of the rules;
(ii) The incorporation by reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the applicable date identified in subsection (a) of this section; and
(iii) The incorporated rules are maintained at the Board Office and are available for public inspection and copying at cost at the same location.
Section 7. Public Records Inspection. Public records inspections shall be conducted pursuant to the Department of Administration and Information's rules concerning public records.
Section 8. Change of Name, Address, or Telephone Number. Each applicant and licensee shall notify the Board in writing of any change to their legal name, home address, business address, e-mail address, or telephone number within thirty (30) days of the change.