2019 Alaska Statutes
Title 8. Business and Professions
Chapter 36. Dentistry
Article 5. General Provisions.
Sec. 08.36.370. Definitions for chapter.
In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
(1) “board” means the Board of Dental Examiners;
(2) “calculus” means a hardened deposit of mineralized plaque;
(3) “coronal polishing” means the removal of supragingival plaque and stains;
(4) “dental assistant” means a person employed to provide clinical assistance to a dentist licensed in the state;
(5) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(6) “impaired practitioner” means a person who is unfit to practice dentistry due to addiction or dependence on alcohol or other drugs that impair the practitioner's ability to practice safely;
(7) “licensed dental hygienist” means a dental hygienist licensed under AS 08.32;
(8) “licensed dentist” means a dentist licensed under this chapter;
(9) “opioid” includes the opium and opiate substances and opium and opiate derivatives listed in AS 11.71.140 and 11.71.160;
(10) “registered dental assistant” means a dental assistant registered under this chapter.
