New sweeping regulations went into effect on July 1, 2017 for dental anesthesia services in New York. The regulations, among other things, would require dentists to have additional and specific continued education courses, meet specific practice requirements and maintain more exacting records than previously required. The regulations will also impose more stringent requirements on dentists providing dental sedation to patients 12 years old and younger. We provide a summary of the new requirements in the article that follows.
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Scope of practice matters and New Jersey dentists who fail to comply with the requirements for administering injectable pharmacologics such as Botox or Restylane may be subject to discipline. The New Jersey State Board of Dentistry (Board), which licenses and oversees dentists and hygienists in the State, has recently proposed new regulations that will impact how hygienists and dentists practice. The New Jersey Board of Dentistry (Board) adopted a rule in November 2011 that allows dentists who meet specific requirements to administer botox and fillers. The New Jersey State Board of Dentistry received a petition late last year from New Jersey Dental Association requesting additional rules be implemented to strengthen the corporate practice of dentistry laws in the State. |
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