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440.08
(2) (a) 25m. Dental therapist: October 1 of each odd-numbered year.
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13Section 19
. 447.01 (6g) of the statutes is created to read:
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447.01
(6g) “Dental therapist” means an individual who practices dental
15therapy.
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16Section 20
. 447.01 (6r) of the statutes is created to read:
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447.01
(6r) “Dental therapy” means the limited practice of dentistry, consisting
18of the services, treatments, and procedures specified in s. 447.06 (3) (b).
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19Section 21
. 447.02 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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447.02
(1) (a) Governing the reexamination of an applicant who fails an
21examination specified in s. 447.04 (1) (a) 5.
, (1m) (a) 5., or (2) (a) 5. The rules may
22specify additional educational requirements for those applicants and may specify the
23number of times an applicant may be examined.
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24Section 22
. 447.02 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1447.02
(1) (b) Governing the standards and conditions for the use of radiation
2and ionizing equipment in the practice of dentistry
or dental therapy.
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3Section 23
. 447.02 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
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447.02
(1) (g) Specifying services, treatments, or procedures, in addition to
5those specified under s. 447.06 (3) (b) 1. to 28., that are included within the practice
6of dental therapy.
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7Section 24
. 447.02 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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447.02
(2) (a) The conditions for supervision and the degree of supervision
9required under ss. 447.03 (3) (a),
(am), (b) and (d) 2. and 447.065.
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10Section 25
. 447.02 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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447.02
(3) (a) (intro.) The examining board may issue a permit authorizing the
12practice in this state, without compensation, of dentistry
, dental therapy, or dental
13hygiene to an applicant who is licensed to practice dentistry
, dental therapy, or dental
14hygiene in another state, if all of the following apply:
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15Section 26
. 447.02 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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447.02
(3) (a) 2. The examining board determines that the applicant is qualified
17and satisfies the criteria specified under s. 447.04 (1) (b) 1. to 3., except that the
18examining board may not require the applicant to pass an examination of state
19statutes and rules relating to dentistry
, dental therapy, or dental hygiene.
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20Section 27
. 447.02 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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447.02
(3) (b) A permit under this subsection shall authorize the practice of
22dentistry
, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in a specified area of the state for a period
23of time not more than 10 days in a year and may be renewed by the examining board.
24The examining board may not require an applicant to pay a fee for the issuance or
25renewal of a permit under this subsection.
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1Section
28. 447.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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447.02
(5) Except as provided in ss. 447.058 and 447.063, nothing in this
3chapter may be construed as authorizing the examining board to regulate business
4or administrative support functions or services, that do not constitute the practice
5of dentistry
, dental therapy, or dental hygiene, provided to a business that provides
6dental or dental hygiene services.
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7Section 29
. 447.03 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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447.03
(1m) Dental therapists. Except as provided under sub. (3) and s.
9447.02 (3), no person may do any of the following unless he or she is licensed to
10practice dental therapy under this chapter:
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(a) Practice or offer to practice dental therapy.
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(b) Represent himself or herself to the public as a dental therapist or use, in
13connection with his or her name, any title or description that may convey the
14impression that he or she is a dental therapist.
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15Section 30
. 447.03 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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447.03
(3) (am) A dental therapy student who practices dental therapy under
17the supervision of a dentist in an infirmary, clinic, hospital or other institution
18connected or associated for training purposes with an accredited dental therapy
19school.
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20Section 31
. 447.03 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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447.03
(3) (c) An individual licensed to practice dentistry
, dental therapy, or
22dental hygiene in another state or country who practices dentistry
, dental therapy, 23or dental hygiene in a program of dental education or research at the invitation of
24a group of dentists or practices dentistry
, dental therapy, or dental hygiene under the
1jurisdiction of the army, navy, air force, U.S. public health service
, or veterans
2bureau.