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The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners was established
by the Legislature in 1887 to help protect the interest of
Arkansas citizens. The Board is authorized by statute to license
dentists and dental hygienists by examination or credentials.
The Board issues specialty licenses to dentists who have post
graduate training and successfully complete an examination.
The Board registers dental corporations. The Board issues permits
to dental assistants who have qualified for expanded duties.
It issues anesthesia permits to dentists who have special training
and wish to use general anesthesia or conscious sedation in
their offices. It issues local anesthesia permits to dental
hygienists who have special training that meets Board criteria. The Board by rule and regulation prescribes those acts, services,
procedures, and practices which define the practice of dentistry
and those acts, services, procedures, and practices which can
be performed by dental hygienists and dental assistants.
The Board disciplines its licensees and
permit holders if there has been a violation of the Dental
Practice Act, the
Dental
Corporation Act, or the Board’s Rules and Regulations.
The Board is entirely self-supporting. Application fees, renewal
fees, permit fees, disciplinary fines, and penalties fund the
work of the Board.
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