Hawaii Revised Statutes 448. Dentistry
- 448-1 Dentistry Defined; Exempted Practices.
A person practices dentistry, within the meaning of this chapter, who represents oneself as being able to diagnose, treat, operate or prescribe for any...
- 448-1.5 Lead Apron During X-Ray; Required.
(a) A dentist shall cover a patient's torso from the neck to the pelvis including the genital area with a lead apron while conducting...
- 448-2 Practice Without License Prohibited.
No person shall practice dentistry or dental surgery in the State, either gratuitously or for pay, or shall offer to so practice or shall...
- 448-3 Practice by Unlicensed Employee Prohibited; Penalty.
(a) Except as provided in section 447-3, no person who manages or conducts as manager, proprietor, conductor, or otherwise a place where dental operations...
- 448-4 Fraudulent Advertising.
It shall be unlawful for any person to publish or circulate, directly or indirectly, any statements relating to the person's practice of dentistry that...
- 448-5 Board of Examiners; Appointment.
The board of dental examiners shall consist of twelve members, eight of whom shall be practicing dentists who have been engaged in the practice...
- 448-6 Powers and Duties, Meetings.
(a) The board shall meet for the purpose of examining applicants and for other purposes at times that it designates. Adequate statewide public notice...
- 448-7 Fees.
Every applicant qualified for registration shall pay a license fee before entering practice. Every person holding a license to practice dentistry in the State...
- 448-8 Repealed.
L 1983, c 220, §7.
- 448-8.5 Continuing Education Requirements.
The board shall adopt a program of continuing education for dentists and a program of continuing education for dental hygienists. After January 1, 2002,...
- 448-9 Application for Licensure.
Any person of eighteen years or more shall be eligible for licensure upon submission of: (1) An application to the executive officer of the...
- 448-9.4 American Board of Dental Examiners (Adex) Examination; Regional Examinations.
An applicant shall take and pass the ADEX examination, and neither the state examination nor any regional examination shall be accepted. [L 2005, c 121,...
- 448-9.5 Repealed.
L 2004, c 69, §4. Note L 2004, c 166, §5 and L 2006, c 31, §2 purport to amend this section.
- 448-9.6 Community Service License.
(a) The board of dental examiners may issue, without examination, a community service license to practice dentistry in the employment of the department of...
- 448-10 Repealed.
L 2005, c 121, §7.
- 448-11 Investigations and Hearings.
The board of dental examiners, or its duly authorized representative, may inquire of any applicant for examination concerning the applicant's character, qualifications, or experience...
- 448-12 Temporary License.
[(a)] The board of dental examiners may issue without examination to any resident or nonresident otherwise qualified to be examined a temporary license to...
- 448-13 Certificate, Evidence.
All certificates of license issued by the board of dental examiners shall be signed by the chairperson, sealed, and shall be presumptive evidence of...
- 448-14 Repealed.
L 1982, c 33, §1.
- 448-14.5 Prohibition on Ownership and Interference.
(a) No dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter who engages in the practice of dentistry shall permit a person or entity, other than a...
- 448-15 No Corporation to Practice Dentistry; Penalty.
No corporation shall practice dentistry or engage therein, or hold itself out as being entitled to practice dentistry, or furnish dental services or dentists,...
- 448-16 Duty to Furnish Names, Etc.
Every person or association practicing dentistry in the State shall, upon demand in writing by the secretary of the board of dental examiners, furnish...
- 448-16.5 Board of Dental Examiners; Summary Suspension.
(a) The board of dental examiners may summarily suspend any license issued under this chapter upon a specific determination that the failure to take...
- 448-17 Refusal, Revocation, Suspension, and Administrative Penalties.
(a) The board shall refuse to issue a license to any applicant who fails to meet all of the requirements imposed by this chapter...
- 448-18 Hearings.
In all proceedings before it, the board and each member thereof shall have the same powers respecting administering oaths, compelling the attendance of witnesses,...
- 448-19 Using Assumed Name or Degree Prohibited.
Nothing in this chapter shall permit the performance of dental operations by an unlicensed person under cover of the name of a registered and...
- 448-20 Practicing for Advertising Purposes, Penalty.
Any person who extracts teeth or performs any other operation pertaining to dentistry for the purpose of advertising, exhibiting, or selling any medicine, instrument,...
- 448-21 Criminal Penalties.
Any person who violates, or fails to comply with, any of the provisions of this chapter, where a criminal penalty is not otherwise provided,...
- 448-22 Prosecuting Officers, Duty.
On notice from any member of the board of dental examiners, the several prosecuting officers of the State shall institute prosecutions for offenses under...
- 448-23 Filing of False Information; Revocation of License.
The board of dental examiners shall refuse to grant a license to any applicant or shall revoke the license of any person who knowingly...
- 448-24 Remedies or Penalties Cumulative.
Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available...
Last modified: October 27, 2016