Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 11, Article 3 - Dental Hygienists

• § 43-11-70 - Examination Requirement; Issuance of License; Posting License
  No person shall practice as a dental hygienist in this state until such person has passed a written and a clinical examination conducted or...
• § 43-11-70.1 - Temporary License Authorized
  A person who furnishes the board satisfactory proof of being currently licensed to practice as a dental hygienist in another state and who has...
• § 43-11-71 - Qualifications of Applicants for License; Criminal Background Check
  (a) No person shall be entitled to or be issued such license as set out in Code Section 43-11-70 unless such person is at...
• § 43-11-71.1 - Application for License to Practice Dental Hygiene by Credentials; Procedure; Criminal Background Check; Expiration of License
  (a) (1) Applicants for a license to practice dental hygiene by credentials must have received a dental hygiene degree from a dental hygiene school...
• § 43-11-72 - Corrective Action Against Licensee
  The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant, to revoke, or to discipline the license of any licensed dental hygienist in this...
• § 43-11-73 - Renewal; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Qualification
  (a) Every person licensed by the board to practice dental hygiene shall register biennially on the renewal date set by the executive director and...
• § 43-11-73.1 - Continuing Education Requirement; Waiver; Rules and Regulations
  (a) The board shall be authorized to require persons seeking renewal of a dental hygienist license to complete board approved continuing education of not...
• § 43-11-74 - Direct Supervision Required; Scope of Duties; Exceptions to Required Supervision for Dental Screenings
  (a) Dental hygienists shall perform their duties only under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist. No dental hygienist shall diagnose, prescribe, determine the...
• § 43-11-75 - Applicability of Article
  This article shall not apply to licensed dentists, nor shall this article apply to physicians licensed in this state in extracting teeth or performing...
• § 43-11-76 - Unlicensed Practice of Dental Hygiene
  Any person who engages in the practice of dental hygiene without first having obtained a license therefor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Last modified: October 14, 2016