New Jersey Board of Dentistry Law DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY b. The initials of the patient may be shown alone, if the use of the name of the patient is impracticable; c. The identification marks may be omitted in their entirety if none of the forms of identification specified in subsections a. and b. of this section are practicable or clinically safe. L.1983, c. 514, s. 2. 45:6-19.3. Removable dental prosthesis; marking at time of rebasing Any removable dental prosthesis in existence prior to the effective date of this act, which was not marked at the time of its fabrication in accordance with section 2. of this act, shall be so marked at the time of any subsequent rebasing. L.1983, c. 514, s. 3.
45:6-19.4. Rules and regulations
act. The board shall adopt rules and regulations and provide standards to carry out the provisions of this L.1983, c. 514, s. 4. 45:6-19.5. Hospital privileges for dentists A licensed dentist whose credentials have been approved and who has been granted privileges by the medical staff of a public or private licensed hospital or other public or private institution in this State and who has been approved by the governing board of the hospital or institution may: a. Diagnose and treat patients admitted for acute or chronic illness, injury or deformity within the province of the human jaw and associated structures and complete and authenticate medical records of patients admitted or treated for dental or oral and maxillofacial surgical problems; and b. Prescribe medication and treatment for patients admitted for dental or oral and maxillofacial surgical problems. A dentist, other than a qualified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, who performs one or more of the procedures set forth in this section shall arrange for appropriate medical consultation to be provided by a qualified physician member of the medical staff of the hospital or institution for a patient of the dentist. L. 1988, c. 147, s. 1. 45:6-19.6. Additional authorized procedures In addition to the procedures authorized pursuant to section 1 of this act, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon may perform a history and physical examination on a patient admitted to a hospital for a dental or oral and maxillofacial surgical procedure, if the surgeon has successfully completed a postgraduate program in oral surgery accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body approved by the United States Department of Education.
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