Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 18.265 · 12 active provisions
The legislature finds that good oral health is an integral piece of overall health and well-being. Without treatment, dental disease compromises overall health and requires increasingly costly interventions. However, most dental disease can be prevented at little cost through routine dental care and disease prevention.…
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Close supervision of a dentist" means that a supervising dentist:(a) Has personally examined and diagnosed the patient and has personally authorized the procedures to be performed;(b) Is continuously on-site…
No person may practice dental therapy or represent himself or herself as a dental therapist without being licensed by the department under this chapter. Every person licensed to practice dental therapy in this state shall renew their license and comply with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, contin…
(1) The department shall issue a license to practice as a dental therapist to any applicant who:(a) Pays any applicable fees established by the secretary under RCW 43.70.110 and 43.70.250;(b) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, successfully completes a dental therapist program that is accredited or ha…
An applicant holding a valid license and currently engaged in practice in another state may be granted a license without examination required by this chapter, on the payment of any required fees, if the secretary determines that the other state's licensing standards are substantively equivalent to the standards in this…
(1) Subject to the limitations in this section, a licensed dental therapist may provide the following services and procedures under the supervision of a licensed dentist as provided under RCW 18.265.060 and to the extent the supervising dentist authorizes the service or procedure to be provided by the dental therapist:…
(1) A dental therapist may only practice dental therapy under the supervision of a dentist and pursuant to a written practice plan contract with the supervising dentist. A dental therapist may not practice independently. In circumstances authorized by the supervising dentist in the written practice plan contract, a den…
Nothing in this chapter prohibits or affects:(1) The practice of dental therapy by an individual otherwise licensed under this title and performing services within his or her scope of practice;(2) The practice of dental therapy in the discharge of official duties on behalf of the United States government including, but…
(1) A dental therapist may practice only in federally qualified health centers, tribal federally qualified health centers, and federally qualified health center look-alikes.(2) A dentist providing dental services at a federally qualified health center is not required to enter a practice plan contract and may not face r…
(1) The department shall issue a limited license to any applicant who, as determined by the secretary:(a) Holds a valid license, certification, or recertification in another state, Canadian province, or has been certified or licensed by a federal or tribal governing board in the previous two years, that allows a substa…
The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs the issuance and denial of licenses, unlicensed practice, and the discipline of persons licensed under this chapter. The dental quality assurance commission is the disciplining authority under this chapter.
The department of health shall adopt any rules necessary to implement chapter 460, Laws of 2023.