§ 63-5-101 Board of dentistry
§ 63-5-102 Composition of board
§ 63-5-103 Appointment of members – Term of office – Removal
§ 63-5-104 Board meetings and officers – Records – Copy of law to licensees
§ 63-5-105 Powers of board
§ 63-5-106 Annual report of board
§ 63-5-107 License requirement
§ 63-5-108 Practice of dentistry and dental hygiene defined
§ 63-5-109 Exemptions
§ 63-5-110 Application for license – Reciprocity
§ 63-5-111 Examinations – Issuance or denial of licenses
§ 63-5-112 Specialists
§ 63-5-113 Examination and certification of specialists
§ 63-5-114 Dental hygienists – Examination – Licensure – Reciprocity
§ 63-5-115 Employment of and practice by hygienists and assistants
§ 63-5-116 Penalties for unauthorized practice by hygienist or assistant
§ 63-5-117 License renewal
§ 63-5-118 Certificate to licensee removing from state
§ 63-5-119 Disbursement of fees, fines and penalties – Operating expenses – Compensation – Conference attendance
§ 63-5-120 Exhibit of license
§ 63-5-121 Dental practice to be owned by dentist – Exception for death or disability
§ 63-5-122 Drug prescriptions
§ 63-5-123 Administration of COVID-19 vaccine by dentist
§ 63-5-124 Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of licenses – Examinations – Investigations of reports – Civil penalties – Costs – Oaths and subpoenas
§ 63-5-125 Administrative procedures
§ 63-5-126 Enjoining unlawful practice
§ 63-5-127 District attorneys general to assist board
§ 63-5-128 Criminal penalties
§ 63-5-129 Retirement
§ 63-5-130 Armed forces or public health service
§ 63-5-131 Immunity of peer review committee from liability – Confidentiality
§ 63-5-132 Inactive licenses to perform pro bono services
§ 63-5-133 Dental referral service
§ 63-5-134 Special volunteer license for practice in free health clinic – Exemption from fees – Renewal
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 63 > Chapter 5 > Part 1 - Dentists

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • direct supervision: means the continuous presence of a supervising dentist within the physical confines of the dental office when licensed and registered dental hygienists or registered dental assistants perform lawfully assigned duties and functions. See Tennessee Code 63-5-115
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105