Limited license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene.
1. The Board shall, without a clinical demonstration required by NRS 631.240 or a practical examination required by NRS 631.300, issue a limited license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene to a person who:
(a) Is qualified for a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state;
(b) Pays the required application fee; and
(c) Has entered into a contract with the University and Community College System of Nevada to provide services as a dental intern, dental resident or instructor of dentistry or dental hygiene at an educational or outpatient clinic, hospital or other facility of the University and Community College System of Nevada.
2. The Board shall not issue a limited license to a person:
(a) Who has been issued a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene if:
(1) The person is involved in a disciplinary action concerning the license; or
(2) The license has been revoked or suspended; or
(b) Who has been refused a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene,
Ê in this state, another state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
3. A person to whom a limited license is issued pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) May practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state only:
(1) At the educational or outpatient clinic, hospital or other facility where he is employed; and
(2) In accordance with the contract required by paragraph (c) of subsection 1.
(b) Shall not, for the duration of the limited license, engage in the private practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in this state or accept compensation for the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene except such compensation as may be paid to him by the University and Community College System of Nevada for services provided as a dental intern, dental resident or instructor of dentistry or dental hygiene.
4. A limited license expires 1 year after its date of issuance and may be renewed on or before the date of its expiration. The holder of a limited license may, upon compliance with the requirements set forth in subsection 2 of NRS 631.330 and the completion of a review conducted at the discretion of the Board, be granted a renewal certificate that authorizes the continuation of practice pursuant to the limited license for 1 year.
5. Within 7 days after the termination of his contract required by paragraph (c) of subsection 1, the holder of a limited license shall notify the Board of the termination, in writing, and surrender the limited license to the Board.
6. The Board may revoke a limited license at any time upon proof satisfactory to the Board that the holder of the license violated any provision of this chapter or the regulations of the Board.
Last modified: February 27, 2006