Section 08.36.370. Definitions for chapter.

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
        (1) "board" means the Board of Dental Examiners;
        (2) "calculus" means a hardened deposit of mineralized plaque;
        (3) "coronal polishing" means the removal of supragingival plaque and stains;
        (4) "dental assistant" means a person employed to provide clinical assistance to a dentist licensed in the state;
        (5) "department" means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
        (6) "impaired practitioner" means a person who is unfit to practice dentistry due to addiction or dependence on alcohol or other drugs that impair the practitioner's ability to practice safely;
        (7) "licensed dental hygienist" means a dental hygienist licensed under AS 08.32;
        (8) "licensed dentist" means a dentist licensed under this chapter;
        (9) "registered dental assistant" means a dental assistant registered under this chapter.

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History

(Sec. 31 ch 49 SLA 1980; am Sec. 5 ch 122 SLA 1992; am Sec. 7 ch 111 SLA 2008; am Sec. 39 ch 53 SLA 2012)