N.Y. Education Law § 6604-b: Restricted dental faculty license

§ 6604-b. Restricted dental faculty license. 1. The department may

issue a restricted dental faculty license to a full-time faculty member

employed at an approved New York state school of dentistry. The holder

of such restricted dental faculty license shall have the authority to

practice dentistry, as defined in this article, but such practice of

dentistry shall be limited to the school's facilities or the school's

clinics, or facilities or clinics with relationships to the school

confirmed by formal affiliation agreements. Nothing in this section

shall be construed to authorize such holder of a restricted dental

faculty license to engage in the private practice of dentistry at any

other site.

2. To qualify for a restricted dental faculty license the applicant

shall present satisfactory evidence of the following:

(a) The completion of a total of no less than six academic years of

pre-professional and professional education, including:

i. courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology

and physics; and

ii. not less than four academic years of professional dental education

satisfactory to the department culminating in a degree, diploma or

certificate in dentistry recognized by the appropriate civil authorities

of the jurisdiction in which the school is located as acceptable for

entry into practice in the jurisdiction in which the school is located.

(b) Within the last five years, have two years of satisfactory

practice as a dentist or have satisfactorily completed an advanced

education program in general dentistry or in a dental specialty,

provided such program is accredited by an organization accepted by the

department as a reliable authority for the purpose of accrediting such

programs (such as the commission on dental accreditation); and

(c) Possesses good moral character as determined by the department.

3. The dean of the dental school shall notify the department in

writing upon the submission of an initial license application and yearly

thereafter that the holder of the dental faculty license is employed

full-time at the dental school. Full-time employment means the holder of

such dental faculty license devotes at least four full working days per

week in teaching or patient care, research or administrative duties at

the dental school where employed. The dean of the dental school and the

holder of such dental faculty license shall each notify the department

in writing within thirty days of the termination of full-time

employment.

4. In order to continue to practice dentistry, the holder of a

restricted dental faculty license shall apply for and hold a current

triennial registration which shall be subject to the same registration

requirements as apply to holders of unrestricted dental licenses, except

that such registration shall be issued only upon the submission of

documentation satisfactory to the department of the holder's continued

status as a full-time dental faculty member, provided that such

registration shall immediately terminate and the holder shall no longer

be authorized to practice if the holder ceases to be a full-time dental

faculty member at an approved New York state school of dentistry.

5. The holder of this restricted dental faculty license shall be

subject to the professional misconduct provisions set forth in article

one hundred thirty of this chapter and in the rules of the board of

regents and the regulations of the commissioner.

6. The fee for each restricted dental faculty license shall be three

hundred dollars, and the fee for initial registration and each

subsequent re-registration shall be three hundred dollars.

7. In order to be eligible for a restricted dental faculty license an

applicant must be a United States citizen or a noncitizen lawfully

admitted for permanent residence in the United States; provided,

however, that the department may grant a three year waiver for a

noncitizen who otherwise meets all other requirements for a restricted

dental faculty license except that the department may grant an

additional extension not to exceed six years to a noncitizen to enable

him or her to secure citizenship or permanent resident status, provided

such status is being actively pursued. No current faculty member shall

be displaced by the holder of a restricted dental faculty license.