Utah Code 58-69-804. Form of practice
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(1) A dentist licensed under this chapter may engage in practice as a dentist, or in the practice of dentistry only as an individual licensee, but as an individual licensee, he may be:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-69-804
- Board: means the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensing Board created in Section 58-69-201. See Utah Code 58-69-102
- 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.
- Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section
58-1-103 . See Utah Code 58-1-102 - 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
- 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: 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- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) an individual operating as a business proprietor;(1)(b) an employee of another person;(1)(c) a partner in a lawfully organized partnership;(1)(d) a lawfully formed professional corporation;(1)(e) a lawfully organized limited liability company;(1)(f) a lawfully organized business corporation; or(1)(g) any other form of organization recognized by the state which is not prohibited by rule adopted by division rules made in collaboration with the board.(2) Regardless of the form in which a licensee engages in the practice of dentistry, the licensee may not permit another person who is not licensed in Utah as a dentist and is not otherwise competent to engage in the practice of dentistry to direct, or in any other way participate in, or interfere in the licensee’s practice of dentistry. - Practice of dentistry: means the following, regarding humans: