Oklahoma § 59-328.39 - Dental laboratory permit holders or technicians Grounds for penalties

§ 59-328.39. Dental laboratory permit holders or technicians Grounds for penalties

The following acts or occurrences by a dental laboratory permit

holder or technician shall constitute grounds for which the

penalties specified in Section 328.44a of this title may be imposed

by order of the Board of Dentistry or be the basis for denying a new

applicant any license or permit issued by the Board:

1. Publishing a false, fraudulent or misleading advertisement

or statement;

2. Performing dental laboratory technology at a location for

which no permit to operate a dental laboratory has been issued by

the Board, except as provided in subsection C of Section 328.36 of

this title;

3. Performing dental laboratory technology without a laboratory

prescription of a dentist, except as provided in subsection C of

Section 328.36 of this title;

4. Failing to return a prescribed work product to the

prescribing dentist or the dental office of the dentist or failing

to return dental impressions, molds, models, radiographs or other

digital imagery upon written request;

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5. Refusing to allow a member of the Board or an agent or

employee of the Board to inspect laboratory prescriptions or dental

restorations, appliances or other devices that are being

constructed, reproduced or repaired;

6. Possessing dental equipment not necessary for performing

dental laboratory technology;

7. Being dishonest in a material way with a dentist; or

8. Violating or attempting to violate the provisions of the

State Dental Act or the rules of the Board, as a principal,

accessory or accomplice.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 173, § 39, eff. July 1, 1970. Amended by

Laws 1996, c. 2, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 280, § 8,

eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2016, c. 113, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.

§59-328.39a. Dental laboratory permit holders - Grounds for

penalties.

The following acts or occurrences by a holder of a permit to

operate a dental laboratory shall constitute grounds for which the

penalties specified in Section 328.44a of this title may be imposed

by order of the Board of Dentistry:

1. Publishing a false, fraudulent or misleading advertisement

or statement;

2. Providing dental laboratory technology at a location for

which no permit to operate a dental laboratory has been issued by

the Board, except as provided in subsection C of Section 328.36 of

this title;

3. Providing dental laboratory technology without a laboratory

prescription of a dentist, except as provided in subsection C of

Section 328.36 of this title;

4. Failing to return a prescribed work product to a prescribing

dentist or the dental office of the dentist;

5. Refusing to allow a member of the Board or an agent or

employee of the Board to inspect laboratory prescriptions or dental

restorations, appliances or other devices that are being

constructed, reproduced or repaired;

6. Failing to retain an original laboratory prescription

received from a prescribing dentist for a period of three (3) years

from the date of the laboratory prescription, except that the

failure to retain a document shall not be a violation of the State

Dental Act if the owner of the dental laboratory shows that the

document was lost, destroyed, or removed by another, without the

consent of the owner;

7. Possessing dental equipment not necessary for performing

dental laboratory technology;

8. Failing to pay fees as required by the State Dental Act or

the rules of the Board;

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9. Operating a dental laboratory without displaying, at the

primary place of operation, a permit issued by the Board for the

operation of the dental laboratory and the current renewal

certificate;

10. Being dishonest in a material way with a dentist;

11. Violating or attempting to violate the provisions of the

State Dental Act or the rules of the Board, as a principal,

accessory or accomplice; or

12. Pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, or being convicted

of, a felony, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or a

violation of federal or state controlled dangerous substances laws.

Added by Laws 1996, c. 2, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1996. Amended by Laws

1999, c. 280, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2012, c. 270, § 8, eff.

Nov. 1, 2012.