Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 69 > Part 8 - Practice Standards

• Board: means the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensing Board created in Section 58-69-201. See Utah Code 58-69-102
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the 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.
• Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• General supervision: means that the supervising dentist is available for consultation regarding work the supervising dentist has authorized, without regard as to whether the supervising dentist is located on the same premises as the person being supervised. See Utah Code 58-69-102
• Indirect supervision: means that the supervising dentist is present within the facility in which the person being supervised is providing services and is available to provide immediate face-to-face communication with the person being supervised. See Utah Code 58-69-102
• 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 dental hygiene: means , regarding humans:
       (7)(a) under the general supervision of a dentist, or under a written agreement with a dentist licensed under this chapter, as provided in Section 58-69-801, to:

            (7)(a)(i) perform preliminary clinical examination of human teeth and gums;

            (7)(a)(ii) make preliminary instrumental examination of patients' teeth;

            (7)(a)(iii) expose dental radiographs;

            (7)(a)(iv) assess dental hygiene status and collaborate with the supervising dentist regarding a dental hygiene treatment plan for a patient;

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

            (7)(a)(vi) remove toxins and debris from subgingival surfaces;

            (7)(a)(vii) provide dental hygiene care in accordance with a dentist's treatment plan for a patient;

            (7)(a)(viii) take impressions of teeth or jaws except for impressions or registrations to supply artificial teeth as substitutes for natural teeth; or

            (7)(a)(ix) engage in other practices of dental hygiene as defined by division rule;
       (7)(b) under the indirect supervision of a dentist to administer in accordance with standards and ethics of the professions of dentistry and dental hygiene:

            (7)(b)(i) local anesthesia; or

            (7)(b)(ii) nitrous oxide analgesia;
       (7)(c) to represent oneself by any title, degree, or in any other way as being a dental hygienist; or
       (7)(d) to direct a dental assistant when the supervising dentist is not on the premises. See Utah Code 58-69-102
• 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
• Public health setting: means :
       (9)(a) an individual's residence, if the individual is unable to leave the residence;
       (9)(b) a school, as part of a school-based program;
       (9)(c) a nursing home;
       (9)(d) an assisted living or long-term care facility;
       (9)(e) a community health center;
       (9)(f) a federally-qualified health center; or
       (9)(g) a mobile dental health program that employs a dentist who is licensed under this chapter. 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
• Supervising dentist: means a licensed dentist who has agreed to provide supervision of a dental hygienist or unlicensed individual in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. See Utah Code 58-69-102
• Teledentistry: means the practice of dentistry using synchronous or asynchronous technology. See Utah Code 58-69-102
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5