New Jersey § 45:6-19

§ 45:6-19.

Any person shall be regarded as practicing dentistry within the meaning of this chapter who (1) Uses a dental degree, or the terms “mechanical dentist” or the use of the word

“dentist” in English or any foreign language, or designation, or card, device, directory,

poster, sign, or other media whereby he represents himself as being able to diagnose,

treat, prescribe or operate for any disease, pain, deformity, deficiency, injury,

or physical condition of the human tooth, teeth, alveolar process, gums, cheek, or

jaws, or oral cavity and associated tissues; or (2) Is a manager, proprietor, operator, or conductor of a place where dental operations

are performed; or (3) Performs dental operations of any kind gratuitously, or for a fee, gift, compensation

or reward, paid or to be paid, either to himself or to another person or agency;

or (4) Uses himself or by any employee, uses a Roentgen or X-ray machine for dental treatment,

dental radiograms, or for dental diagnostic purposes; or (5) Extracts a human tooth or teeth, or corrects or attempts to correct malpositions

of the human teeth or jaws; or (6) Offers and undertakes, by any means or method, to diagnose, treat or remove stains

or concretions from human teeth or jaws; or (7) Uses or administers local or general anesthetics in the treatment of dental or

oral diseases or in any preparation incident to a dental operation of any kind or

character; or (8) Takes impressions of the human tooth, teeth, jaws, or performs any phase of any

operation incident to the replacement of a part of a tooth, teeth, or associated tissues;

or (9) Performs any clinical operation included in the curricula of recognized dental

schools or colleges. The terms manager, proprietor, operator or conductor as used in this chapter shall

be deemed to include any person who (1) Employs operators or assistants; or (2) Places in the possession of any operator, assistant, or other agent such dental

material or equipment as may be necessary for the management of a dental office on

the basis of a lease or any other agreement for compensation for the use of such material,

equipment or office; or (3) Retains the ownership or control of dental material, equipment or office and makes

the same available in any manner for the use by operators, assistants or other agents;

provided, however, that the above shall not apply to bona fide sales of dental material

or equipment secured by chattel mortgage. The following practices, acts and operations shall not be regarded as practicing dentistry

within the meaning of this chapter: (1) The treatment of the diseases of the mouth and practice of oral surgery, in the

practice of his profession, by a physician or surgeon, licensed as such under the

laws of this State, unless he undertakes to reproduce or reproduces lost parts of

the human teeth in the mouth or to restore or replace lost or missing teeth in the

mouth; or (2) The practice of dentistry in the discharge of their duties by dentists in the

United States Army, Navy, Public Health Service or Veterans Bureau; or (3) The operation of a dental school or college as now conducted and approved, or

as may be approved, by the Board of Dental Examiners; and the practice of dentistry

by students in any such dental school or college approved by the board, when acting

under the direction and supervision of any registered and licensed dentist acting

as instructor; or (4) The practice of dentistry by licensed dentists of other States or countries at

meetings of the American Dental Association or component parts thereof, or any other

like dental organizations, while appearing as clinicians; or (5) The practice of dentistry by accredited internes operating in hospitals under

the supervision of registered and licensed dentists; or (6) The use of Roentgen or other rays for making radiograms or similar records of

dental or oral tissues under the supervision of a licensed dentist or physician;

provided, however, that such services shall not be advertised, by any name whatsoever,

as an aid or inducement to secure dental patronage; and provided, further, that no

corporation shall advertise that it has, leases, owns or operates a Roentgen or X-ray

machine for the purpose of making dental radiograms of the human teeth or tissues

of the oral cavity, or administering treatment thereto for any disease thereof; or (7) The making of artificial restorations, substitutes, or appliances for the correction

of disease, loss, deformity, malposition, dislocation, fracture, or injury to the

jaws, teeth, lips, gums, cheeks, palate, or cases, models, or from impressions furnished

by a licensed and registered dentist, on written prescription only; provided, that

such prosthetic or orthodontic appliances, or the services rendered in the construction,

repair, or alteration thereof, shall not be advertised, sold or delivered, directly

or indirectly, to the public by the dental technician or dental laboratory as principal

or agent.