subchapter 16r – ANNUAL RENEWAL OF LICENSE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: DENTIST

SECTION .0100 - RENEWAL OF LICENSE

21 NCAC 16R .0101         APPLICATIONS

(a)  A renewal application for a dental license shall be submitted electronically before midnight on January 31 of each year through the Board's website: www.ncdentalboard.org. The renewal application shall include:

(1)           dental license number;

(2)           full name;

(3)           mailing address;

(4)           telephone number;

(5)           fax number;

(6)           email address;

(7)           citizenship or immigration status, with verifying documentation;

(8)           whether, during the calendar year preceding the application, the licensee has:

(A)          been summoned to court or before a magistrate for the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(B)          been arrested for the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(C)          been taken into custody for the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(D)          been indicted for the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(E)           been convicted or tried for the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(F)           been charged with the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(G)          pleaded guilty to the violation of any law or ordinance or for the commission of any felony or misdemeanor;

(H)          been disciplined by any professional licensing board; or

(I)            had a malpractice suit settled or pending against the licensee;

(9)           whether the licensee has been investigated for employee misclassification as an independent contractor within the five years preceding the application;

(10)         employment status as a dentist as of the date of the application, including:

(A)          whether the licensee is currently working as a dentist;

(B)          primary practice area;

(C)          name of the practice in which the licensee provides services;

(D)          primary setting in which the licensee provides services;

(E)           number of hours the licensee works in an average week;

(F)           whether the licensee is self-employed;

(G)          if not self-employed, the type of employer for which the licensee works; and

(H)          if self-employed, the number of dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants working in the licensee's practice;

(11)         a report of the licensee's completion of continuing education hours related to clinical patient care during the calendar year preceding the application, or the licensee's exemption from reporting;

(12)         whether the licensee is enrolled in or completed a residency program during the calendar year preceding the application;

(13)         whether the licensee holds an unexpired CPR certification;

(14)         whether the licensee employed dental hygienists as limited supervision hygienists as set forth in 21 NCAC 16Z during the calendar year preceding the application;

(15)         whether the licensee is registered with and using the N.C. Controlled Substances Reporting System as of the date of the application;

(16)         whether the licensee has an active U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration license as of the date of the application to prescribe schedule II-IV controlled medications;

(17)         whether the licensee has completed at least one hour of continuing education in controlled substance prescribing practices and controlled substance prescribing for chronic pain management during the calendar year preceding the application; and

(18)         a written statement certifying that the information submitted is accurate to the best of the licensee's knowledge.

(b)  In addition to the requirements of Paragraph (a) of this Rule, the licensee shall mail to the Board the following materials for review by the Board before the license will be renewed:

(1)           for each matter existing under Subparagraph (a)(8) of this Rule, a statement describing the nature, facts, and disposition of the matter, and include a copy, certified by the clerk of court or the applicable licensing board, of the disposition or judgment in the matter; and

(2)           for each matter under Subparagraph (a)(9) of this Rule, documentation of the results of the investigation.

(c)  The Board shall receive all information and documentation set forth in Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Rule, accompanied by the renewal fees set forth in 21 NCAC 16M .0101, for the renewal application to be complete. If a renewal application is not complete, the license will not be renewed.

(d)  Eligible licensees shall be granted an extension period as set out in 21 NCAC 16B .0900 in which to pay renewal fees, obtain CPR certification, and comply with the Board's continuing education rules.

(e)  Any license obtained through fraud or by any false representation shall be revoked.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-31; 90-39; 93B-15;

Eff. April 1, 2003;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2015; February 1, 2008;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2020.