2018 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
CHAPTER 15 - DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, AND DENTAL TECHNICIANS

Editor's Note
2014 Act No. 222, Section 4, eff January 1, 2015, provides as follows:
"SECTION 4. Sections 40-15-10 through 40-15-380 of the 1976 Code are designated as Article 1, entitled 'General Provisions'".

• Section 40-15-10. State Board of Dentistry created.
• Section 40-15-20. Membership of board; appointment, terms, elections, vacancies, and removal.
• Section 40-15-30. Meetings of Board; officers; quorum; minutes.
• Section 40-15-40. Rules and regulations of board; committees; employees; expenses; examinations; records.
• Section 40-15-50. Bond and salary of Executive Director; per diem and mileage for board members; disposition of monies received by board; transfer of excess funds.
• Section 40-15-60. Immunity of board members, officers, and employees for official acts; seal.
• Section 40-15-70. "Practice of dentistry" defined.
• Section 40-15-80. Practicing dental hygiene.
• Section 40-15-82. Procedures prohibited from delegation to dental hygienists.
• Section 40-15-83. Patient recordkeeping requirements; penalty.
• Section 40-15-85. Definitions.
• Section 40-15-90. "Dental technological work" defined.
• Section 40-15-95. "Orthodontic technological work" defined.
• Section 40-15-100. Unlawful to practice dentistry without license.
• Section 40-15-102. "Authorized" defined; general supervision restrictions; billing for services of hygienists.
• Section 40-15-105. Administration of certain anesthetic by dental hygienist or dental assistant.
• Section 40-15-110. Exemptions from chapter.
• Section 40-15-120. Penalties for practice of dentistry or dental hygiene without license and for performance of dental or orthodontic technological work by unregistered person.
• Section 40-15-125. Dental laboratory filling prescription originating in State as performing dental technology work in State; requirements; information to be provided to dentist.
• Section 40-15-130. Advertisement of services; display of name and licensed area of practice; practice under trade names.
• Section 40-15-135. Certain dental services to be performed only by licensed dentist.
• Section 40-15-140. Examination of applicants for licenses or registration; issuance of licenses or certificates; reexamination.
• Section 40-15-145. Continuing education for dentists on the prescription of Schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances.
• Section 40-15-150. Filing false affidavit or diploma; misrepresentation or concealment.
• Section 40-15-170. Reregistration; effect of foreign revocations.
• Section 40-15-172. Mobile dental facilities or mobile dental operations; registration; operating requirements.
• Section 40-15-175. Restricted instructor's licenses; limitations; renewal and revocation.
• Section 40-15-176. Restricted dental auxiliary instructor's licenses.
• Section 40-15-177. Restricted volunteer license for certain dentists and dental hygienists.
• Section 40-15-180. Complaint to board against dentist, dental hygienist, or dental technician; investigation; accusation; notice; hearing; confidentiality of proceedings; privileged communications.
• Section 40-15-185. Administration of oaths; subpoena power.
• Section 40-15-190. Grounds for discipline of dentist, dental hygienist, or dental technician.
• Section 40-15-200. Disciplinary action by board; judicial review.
• Section 40-15-210. Appeal from suspension or revocation.
• Section 40-15-212. Unlawful dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental technological work; aiding and abetting; penalties.
• Section 40-15-215. Publication of final orders of board; public record of limitation or surrender of license; confidentiality of other information.
• Section 40-15-220. License to practice specialty.
• Section 40-15-230. Applicant for license to practice specialty must be licensed to practice dentistry.
• Section 40-15-240. Application for license to practice specialty.
• Section 40-15-250. Examinations for licensing as specialists.
• Section 40-15-260. Issuance, recording, and reregistration of license to practice speciality.
• Section 40-15-265. Intern or resident authorized to provide treatment under supervision.
• Section 40-15-270. Reciprocity for dentists and dental hygienists licensed in other states.
• Section 40-15-275. License by credentials; requirements.
• Section 40-15-280. "Prescription" defined; form and contents of prescription.
• Section 40-15-290. Work authorization required for work performed off dentist's premises; retention of copy; effect of failure to write and retain.
• Section 40-15-300. Possession of prosthetic or orthodontic model, impression, or appliance unlawful without work authorization.
• Section 40-15-310. Subwork authorizations for subcontractors.
• Section 40-15-320. Possession of prosthetic or orthodontic model, impression, or appliance without work authorization as prima facie evidence of violation.
• Section 40-15-330. Return of appliance upon completion of dental technological work; retention of work authorization.
• Section 40-15-340. Penalties for violations relating to work authorizations and for accepting dental technological work from general public.
• Section 40-15-360. Pharmacists permitted to fill prescriptions of licensed dentists.
• Section 40-15-370. Injunctions; Office of Attorney General as representative of board.
• Section 40-15-380. Jurisdiction of Administrative Law Court to enjoin violators of chapter.

Editor's Note
2014 Act No. 222, Section 1, provides as follows:
"SECTION 1. This act must be known and may be cited as the 'Dental Sedation Act'".

• Section 40-15-400. Permits; applications; fees.
• Section 40-15-410. Requirements for sedation permit.
• Section 40-15-420. Staff must be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the basic life support level; training; continuing education.
• Section 40-15-430. Presence of trained personnel required; recovery and discharge.
• Section 40-15-440. Written notification of changes.
• Section 40-15-450. Patient records; health records.