2015 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
CHAPTER 15 - DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, AND DENTAL TECHNICIANS
Section 40-15-320. Possession of prosthetic or orthodontic model, impression, or appliance without work authorization as prima facie evidence of violation.
Any dental prosthetic or orthodontic model, impression, or appliance in the possession of any person other than a dentist, a student at an accredited dental school, or recipient patient without a written work authorization and corresponding number or identification on the model, impression, or appliance must be impounded by the board and is prima facie evidence of violation of this chapter.
Nothing in this section precludes a certified or qualified dental assistant or licensed dental hygienist from taking impressions for dental study casts under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist present on the premises.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-636.32; 1968 (55) 2502; 1986 Act No. 363, Section 15.
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