Ohio § 4715.14

§ 4715.14.

(A)(1) A license to practice dentistry in Ohio issued under section 4715.12 of the Revised Code is valid for a two-year period unless revoked or suspended.  A license expires on the date that is two years from the date of issuance and may

be registered for additional two-year periods. The registration shall be made on a form prescribed by the board and furnished by

the secretary, shall include the licensee's name, address, license number, and such

other reasonable information as the board may consider necessary, and shall include

payment of a biennial registration fee of three hundred twelve dollars.  If the licensee is a mobile dental facility operator as defined in section 4715.70 of the Revised Code , the licensee shall so specify on the form and include any other information the

board considers necessary to monitor compliance with sections 4715.71 and 4715.72 of the Revised Code . Subject to division (C) of this section, a registration shall be renewed in accordance

with the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code . (2)(a) Except as provided in division (A)(2)(b) of this section, in the case of a licensee

seeking registration who prescribes or personally furnishes opioid analgesics or benzodiazepines,

as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code , the licensee shall certify to the board whether the licensee has been granted access

to the drug database established and maintained by the state board of pharmacy pursuant

to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code . (b) The requirement in division (A)(2)(a) of this section does not apply if any of the

following is the case: (i) The state board of pharmacy notifies the state dental board pursuant to section 4729.861 of the Revised Code that the licensee has been restricted from obtaining further information from the

drug database. (ii) The state board of pharmacy no longer maintains the drug database. (iii) The licensee does not practice dentistry in this state. (3) If a licensee certifies to the state dental board that the licensee has been granted

access to the drug database and the board finds through an audit or other means that

the licensee has not been granted access, the board may take action under section 4715.30 of the Revised Code . (B) A licensed dentist who desires to temporarily retire from practice and who has given

the board notice in writing to that effect shall be granted such a retirement, provided

only that at that time all previous registration fees and additional costs of reinstatement

have been paid. (C) The board shall send a notice by certified mail to a dentist who fails to renew a

license in accordance with division (A) of this section.  The notice shall state all of the following: (1) That the board has not received the registration form and fee described in that division; (2) That the license shall remain valid and in good standing until the date that is three

months after the date by which the dentist was scheduled to renew if the dentist remains

in compliance with all other applicable provisions of this chapter and any rule adopted

under it; (3) That the license may be renewed until the date that is three months after the date

by which the dentist was scheduled to renew by the payment of the biennial registration

fee and an additional fee of one hundred twenty-seven dollars to cover the cost of

late renewal; (4) That unless the board receives the registration form and fee before the date that

is three months after the date by which the dentist was scheduled to renew, the board

may, on or after that date, initiate disciplinary action against the dentist pursuant

to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code; (5) That a dentist whose license has been suspended as a result of disciplinary action

initiated pursuant to division (C)(4) of this section may be reinstated by the payment

of the biennial registration fee and an additional fee of three hundred eighty-one

dollars to cover the cost of reinstatement. (D) Each dentist licensed to practice, whether a resident or not, shall notify the secretary

in writing or electronically of any change in the dentist's office address or employment

within ten days after such change has taken place.  On the first day of July of every even-numbered year, the secretary shall issue

a printed roster of the names and addresses so registered. (E) Forty dollars of each biennial registration fee shall be paid to the dentist loan

repayment fund created under section 3702.95 of the Revised Code .