N.Y. Education Law § 6605-a: Dental anesthesia certificate

§ 6605-a. Dental anesthesia certificate. 1. A licensed dentist shall

not employ conscious sedation, deep sedation or general anesthesia in

the practice of dentistry, at any location other than a general

hospital, without a dental anesthesia certificate issued by the

department.

2. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations, establishing

standards and procedures for the issuance of certificates. Such

standards shall require completion of an educational program and/or

course of training or experience sufficient to ensure that a dentist is

specifically trained in the use and administration of conscious

sedation, deep sedation or general anesthesia and in the possible

effects of such use, and in the recognition of and response to possible

emergency situations. Such regulations may also establish standards and

safeguards for the use of conscious sedation, deep sedation or general

anesthesia.

3. Nothing in this section shall limit a dentist's use of local

anesthesia, a dentist's use of nitrous oxide, or a dentist's use of any

other substance or agent for a purpose other than achieving deep

sedation, conscious sedation, or general anesthesia.

4. The fee for a dental anesthesia certificate shall be one hundred

dollars and shall be paid on a triennial basis upon renewal of such

certificate. A certificate may be suspended or revoked in the same

manner as a license to practice dentistry.