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2017 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXX - OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 317-A - DENTISTS AND DENTISTRY
Section 317-A:27-a - Dental Records.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 317-A:27-a (2017)
317-A:27-a Dental Records. –
Dentists and dental hygienists shall make a record of all examinations and treatments performed or recommended. The record shall be in such a manner and in sufficient detail that it may be used for identification purposes. A dentist shall maintain patients' paper, electronic, and radiographic records for at least 7 years from the time the dentist or dental hygienist last treated the patient. In the case of a minor patient, a dentist shall maintain a patient's paper, electronic, and radiographic dental records for at least 7 years past the age of majority.
Source. 1983, 73:1. 1994, 240:5. 2000, 5:25. 2006, 238:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
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