2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions And Occupations
Article 220. Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Section 12-220-301. Persons entitled to practice dentistry or dental hygiene.

(1) It is unlawful for any person to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state except those:

1. Who are duly licensed as dentists or dental hygienists pursuant to this article 220;

2. Who are designated by this article 220 as dental assistants, but only to the extent ofthe procedures authorized by this article 220 and the rules adopted by the board.

Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 236, § 1, effective September 14.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-220-109 as it existed prior to 2020. 12-220-302. Persons exempt from operation of this article. (1) This article 220 does not apply to the following practices, acts, and operations:

1. Practice of the profession of physician or surgeon by a physician or surgeon licensedunder the laws of this state to practice the profession unless the physician or surgeon practices dentistry as a specialty;

2. The administration of an anesthetic by a qualified anesthetist or registered nurse for adental operation;

3. The practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in the discharge of their official duties bygraduate dentists or dental surgeons or dental hygienists in the United States armed forces, public health service, Coast Guard, or veterans administration;

4. Students or residents regularly employed by a private hospital or by a city, county,city and county, or state hospital under an advanced dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or its successor commission and approved and registered by the board;

5. The practice of dental hygiene by instructors and students or the practice of dentistryby students or residents in schools or colleges of dentistry, schools of dental hygiene, or schools of dental assistant education while the instructors, students, or residents are participating in accredited programs of the schools or colleges;

6. The practice of dentistry or dental hygiene by dentists or dental hygienists licensed ingood standing by other states or countries while appearing in programs of dental education or research at the invitation of any group of licensed dentists or dental hygienists in this state who are in good standing, so long as the practice is limited to five consecutive days in a twelvemonth period and the name of each person engaging in the practice is submitted to the board, in writing and on a form approved by the board, at least ten days before the person performs the practice;

7. The filling of laboratory work orders of a licensed dentist, as provided by section 12220-502, by any person, association, corporation, or other entity for the construction, reproduction, or repair of prosthetic dentures, bridges, plates, or appliances to be used or worn as substitutes for natural teeth or for restoration of natural teeth, or replacement of structures relating to the jaws, maxillofacial area, or adjacent and associated structures;

8. The performance of acts by a person under the direct or indirect supervision of adentist licensed in Colorado when authorized pursuant to the rules of the board or when authorized under other provisions of this article 220;

9. The practicing of dentistry or dental hygiene by an examiner representing a testingagency approved by the board, during the administration of an examination; or

10. The practice of dentistry or dental hygiene by dentists or dental hygienists licensed ingood standing by other states while providing care as a volunteer, at the invitation of any group of licensed dentists or dental hygienists in this state who are in good standing, so long as the practice is limited to five consecutive days in a twelve-month period and the name of each person engaging in the practice is submitted to the board, in writing and on a form approved by the board, at least ten days before the person performs the practice.

Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 236, § 1, effective September 14.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-220-112 as it existed prior to 2020.