Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 69 > Part 7 - Immunity Provisions

• Licensee: includes any holder of a license, certificate, registration, permit, student card, or apprentice card authorized under this title. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Practice of dentistry: means the following, regarding humans:
       (8)(a) to offer, undertake, or represent that a person will undertake by any means or method, including teledentistry, to:

            (8)(a)(i) examine, evaluate, diagnose, treat, operate, or prescribe therapy for any disease, pain, injury, deficiency, deformity, or any other condition of the human teeth, alveolar process, gums, jaws, or adjacent hard and soft tissues and structures in the maxillofacial region;

            (8)(a)(ii) take an appropriate history and physical consistent with the level of professional service to be provided and the available resources in the facility in which the service is to be provided;

            (8)(a)(iii) take impressions or registrations;

            (8)(a)(iv) supply artificial teeth as substitutes for natural teeth;

            (8)(a)(v) remove deposits, accumulations, calculus, and concretions from the surfaces of teeth; and

            (8)(a)(vi) correct or attempt to correct malposition of teeth;
       (8)(b) to administer anesthetics necessary or proper in the practice of dentistry only as allowed by an anesthesia permit obtained from the division;
       (8)(c) to administer and prescribe drugs related to and appropriate in the practice of dentistry;
       (8)(d) to supervise the practice of a dental hygienist or dental assistant as established by division rule made in collaboration with the board; or
       (8)(e) to represent oneself by any title, degree, or in any other way that one is a dentist. See Utah Code 58-69-102
• Unlawful conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-69-501. See Utah Code 58-69-102