Purpose: The 1985 Mississippi Dental Practice Act
(Miss. Code Ann. §
73-9-1, et seq.) requires the
Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners to carry out the purposes and
provisions of the laws pertaining to the practice of dentistry and dental
hygiene in Mississippi. Section
73-9-5 of the Dental Practice Act
provides that the Board may prohibit any auxiliary personnel from rendering
service that it feels is not in the best interest of public welfare. It is the
purpose of this Board regulation to (a) provide for the establishment of
minimum standards for the issuance of permits to such persons who are found to
be qualified to administer dental radiologic procedures; and (b) ensure that
the administration of dental radiologic procedures by dental auxiliaries is
consistent with the Board's duty to protect the interest of public
welfare.
1. Dental
auxiliaries who desire to use ionizing radiation procedures in dentistry must
obtain a radiology permit from the Board.
2. The following individuals are not required
to obtain a radiology permit.
A. Licensed
dentists and dental hygienists and
B. Dental, dental hygiene, and dental
assisting students actively enrolled in a corresponding CODA-accredited program
are not required to obtain a radiology permit if:
(1) The student has completed the program's
radiology coursework and
(2)
Administration of radiographs is performed only as a function of the
corresponding program.
3. Applicants for a radiology permit must
submit the following:
A. Completed application
for a radiology permit;
B. Payment
of the application fee and first biennial renewal fee; and
C. Evidence of qualifying education. Any of
the following shall be considered qualifying education for a radiology permit:
(1) Unlicensed graduates of a CODA-accredited
dental hygiene program may submit an official transcript to the
Board;
(2) Dental auxiliaries
graduating from a CODA-accredited dental assisting program may submit an
official transcript to the Board;
(3) Dental auxiliaries currently certified by
the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. (DANB) may submit a copy of the DANB
certification to the Board; or
(4)
Completion of a Board-approved radiology seminar no more than ninety (90) days
prior to submitting Board application. Board-approved radiology seminars must
include the following:
a. At least eight (8)
hours of instruction, including both didactic and clinical
components;
b. Instruction on the
use of traditional and digital x-ray technology and equipment;
c. Evaluation of each participant's ability
to successfully complete a full-mouth series of x-rays; and
d. Written examination at the conclusion of
the seminar.
4. Renewal of radiology permits.
A. The Board shall maintain records for all
radiology permit holders. Each permit holder shall keep the Board advised of
any change in address, telephone number, email address, or employer within
thirty (30) days of such change.
B.
Renewal of radiology permits shall occur on a biennial basis, according to
conditions outlined in Rule
1.37 - Board Regulation 37,
subsection "1".
C. Any permit not
renewed by the deadlines set forth in Rule
1.37 -Board Regulation 37 will be
voided for a failure to re-register. There shall be no reinstatement of voided
radiology permits; instead, a holder of a voided radiology permit may pursue
application for a new radiology permit.
5. Allowance by a licensed dentist of a
dental auxiliary to expose radiographs without a radiology permit shall be
grounds for disciplinary action, pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §
73-9-61.
Notes
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Miss. Code. R. 2301-1.25
Miss. Code Ann.
§§
73-9-13,
17
Regulation
Twenty-Five adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners June 4,
1985; amended September 13, 1991; amended September 25, 1992; amended December
2, 1994; amended June 12, 1996; amended August 23, 1996; amended October 4,
1996; amended June 27, 1997; amended July 25, 1997; amended August 29, 1997;
amended September 26, 1997; amended September 13, 2002; amended November 1,
2002.
Amended
11/10/2024
