Michigan § 333.16644 - Record of dental treatment required; retention; rules prescribing form and content; using record for identification purposes.
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§ 333.16644. Record of dental treatment required; retention; rules prescribing form and content; using record for identification purposes.
A dentist shall make a record of all dental treatment which has been performed upon a patient, and shall retain that treatment record for a period of not less than 10 years after the performance of the last service upon the patient.
The board shall promulgate rules to prescribe the form and content of the record required by subsection (1), so that the record may be used for identification purposes.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 333.16644 ("Record of dental treatment required; retention; rules prescribing form and content; using record for identification purposes.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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