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1994 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-2712 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-2712. Permissible practices.
The following activities shall be permissible:
1. Dental assistants or dental hygienists aiding or assisting licensed dentists;
2. The performance of mechanical work on inanimate objects only, for licensed dentists, by any person employed in or operating a dental laboratory;
3. Dental students (i) enrolled in D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree programs performing dental operations, under the direction of competent instructors within a dental school or college, dental department of a university or college, or other dental facility - managed by a university or college recognized by the Board of Dentistry; (ii) practicing in recognized governmental clinics or educational institutions under the direct tutorial supervision of a licensed dentist holding appointment on the dental faculty of the school in which the student is enrolled; or (iii) practicing dental hygiene in a private dental office under the direct tutorial supervision of a licensed dentist holding appointment on the dental faculty of the school in which the student is enrolled;
4. A licensed dentist from another state or country appearing as a clinician for demonstrating technical procedures before a dental society or organization, convention, or dental college, or performing his duties in connection with a specific case on which he may have been called to this Commonwealth;
5. Graduates of dental schools or colleges or the dental departments of
colleges or universities approved by the Board of Dentistry,
whether located within or outside of the boundaries of the United
States, who have D.D.S. or D.M.D. degrees or the equivalent and
are otherwise qualified, who are enrolled in advanced dental education
programs, serving as dental interns, residents or post-doctoral
certificate or degree candidates in hospitals or schools of dentistry
operated or licensed by the Commonwealth which maintain dental intern,
residency or post-doctoral programs accredited by the Commission on Dental
Accreditation of the American Dental Association, without meeting licensure
requirements for the duration of their participation in such advanced
education program; and
6. Dental hygiene students enrolled in an accredited dental hygiene program performing dental hygiene practices as a requisite of the program, under the direction of competent instructors, as defined by regulations of the Board of Dentistry, within a dental hygiene program in a dental school or college, or department thereof, or other dental facility managed by a university or college recognized by the Board of Dentistry.