New Jersey Addendum - Ethics

New Jersey Board of Dentistry Law DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY license disciplinary action and no adverse information disclosed in a criminal background check or data bank search. A limited registration certificate shall not be deemed to authorize the registrant to treat patients or otherwise engage in the private practice of dentistry in this State. L.2007, c.259, s.4. 45:6-71. Fee for certificate. Each applicant for a limited registration certificate and each registrant shall pay to the board a fee in the amount established by the board, not to exceed a sum equal to 20 percent of the fee established for the issuance of a two-year active dentist registration; except that, the fee for submitting the application for the initial limited registration certificate shall be $125, which shall be deemed to include the fee which would otherwise be due for the unexpired portion of the first biennial registration period. The board shall process and issue a limited registration certificate to each qualified applicant within 30 days of its receipt of a completed application therefor. L.2007, c.259, s.5. 45:6-72. Standards for dentists and holders of limited registration certificates. 6. Dentists licensed in New Jersey and holders of limited registration certificates are intended to be subject to the same standards of honesty, integrity and competency. In exercising its powers under R.S.45:6-1 et seq., the board shall apply the same standards as to honesty, integrity and competency to New Jersey dentists and to holders of limited registration certificates. L.2007, c.259, s.6. 45:6-73. License to practice dentistry required under certain circumstances. Except as otherwise provided in P.L.1964, c.186 (C.45:6-16.1 et seq.), R.S.45:6-19 and R.S.45:6-20, no person other than a person duly licensed to practice dentistry in this State shall: a. make any diagnosis or develop any treatment plan with respect to the dental condition or treatment of any living person in this State; b. perform any surgical or irreversible procedure, including, but not limited to, the cutting of hard or soft tissue or the extraction of any tooth on any living person in this State; c. either bill or submit a claim for any service rendered involving the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in this State; or d. receive payment for the performance of dental or dental hygienist services from any source other than an employer authorized by law to practice dentistry in this State or any dental clinic, institution, or employment agency, as defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1989, c.331 (C.34:8-43), that employs licensed dental hygienists to provide temporary dental hygiene services. L.2012, c.29, s.6.

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