SUBCHAPTER 16D ‑ PROVISIONAL LICENSURE: DENTISTS
SECTION .0100 ‑ GENERAL PROVISIONS
21 NCAC 16D .0101 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Persons shall be eligible for provisional licensure under the provisions of G.S. 90-29.3 if they have been licensed to practice dentistry in another jurisdiction for a period of at least two years immediately preceding the date of application for provisional licensure.
(b) An applicant for provisional licensure must present to the Board documentary evidence satisfactory to the Board that he is in good standing with the dental licensing agencies of all jurisdictions wherein he is currently licensed to practice dentistry.
(c) No person shall be eligible for provisional licensure who has been censured, disciplined, or punished by any dental licensing agency or dental organization for violation of professional ethics or the laws of any jurisdiction.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑28; 90‑29.3; 90‑48;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1994; June 1, 1991; May 1, 1989;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018.
21 ncac 16d .0102 RESTRICTIONS ON PRACTICE
(a) Any provisional license issued to a member of the faculty of an educational institution shall limit the practice of such provisional licensee to the confines of the facilities provided by the educational institution of which he is a faculty member.
(b) The dental practice of a provisional licensee shall be restricted to a specific facility or, to a geographic location, or to a specialized field of dentistry, or any combination thereof. Direction by a dentist licensed in North Carolina shall also be required. Such dentist shall provide direction over the functions performed by the licensee and shall be responsible for all consequences or results arising from the licensee's practice of dentistry.
(c) For purposes of this Section, the acts of a provisional licensee are deemed to be under the direction of a licensed dentist when performed in a locale where a licensed dentist is not always required to be physically present during the performance of such acts and such acts are being performed pursuant to the dentist's order, control, and approval.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑29.3;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2002; January 1, 1994; May 1, 1989;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018.
21 NCAC 16D .0103 PATIENT RECORDS
History Note: Authority G.S. 90-29.3;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Repealed Eff. September 1, 2014.
21 NCAC 16D .0104 APPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL LICENSE
(a) An applicant for a provisional dental license shall submit to the Board:
(1) a notarized application form provided by the Board at www.ncdentalboard.org that includes the information and materials required by 21 NCAC 16B .0301(a);
(2) the nonrefundable provisional licensure fee set forth in 21 NCAC 16M .0101;
(3) a letter from a North Carolina licensed dentist stating he or she will supervise the applicant; and
(b) In addition to the requirements of Paragraph (a) of this Rule, an applicant for a provisional license shall satisfy the requirements in 21 NCAC 16B .0501(b).
(c) The Board shall receive all items set forth in Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Rule and the applicant's passing scores on all examinations required by 21 NCAC 16B .0303 for the application to be complete. Applications that are not completed within one year of being submitted to the Board shall be disregarded as expired without a refund of the application fee.
(d) An applicant for a provisional license shall pass written examinations as set out in 21 NCAC 16B .0303(a). Applicants who do not pass the written examination after three attempts within one year may not reapply for provisional licensure.
(e) Any applicant who changes his or her address shall notify the Board office in writing within 10 business days.
(f) Any license obtained through fraud or by any false representation shall be revoked.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90-29.3; 90-41(a);
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 2003;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2014; January 1, 2004;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018;
Amended Eff. March 1, 2020.
21 ncac 16d .0105 EXAMINATION
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑29.3;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2002;
Expired Eff. February 1, 2018 pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A.
SECTION .0200 – EXAMINATIONS
21 NCAC 16D .0201 CLINICAL EXAMINATION
History Note: Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-29.5; 90-48;
Eff. January 1, 1983;
Repealed Eff. September 1, 2009.
21 NCAC 16D .0202 ORAL EXAMINATION
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑28; 90‑29.5; 90‑48;
Eff. January 1, 1983;
Repealed Eff. October 1, 1986.