N.Y. Education Law § 6612: Identification of removable full or partial prosthetic devices

§ 6612. Identification of removable full or partial prosthetic

devices. 1. Except as provided herein, every dentist licensed in this

state making or directing to be made a removable prosthetic denture,

bridge, appliance or other structure to be used and worn as a substitute

for natural teeth, shall offer to the patient for whom the prosthesis is

intended the opportunity to have such prosthesis marked with the

patient's name or initials. Such markings shall be accomplished at the

time the prosthesis is made and the location and methods used to apply

or implant them shall be determined by the dentist or the person acting

on behalf of the dentist. Such marking shall be permanent, legible and

cosmetically acceptable.

2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if in the judgment of the dentist or

the person making the prosthesis, such identification is not practicable

or clinically safe, the identification marks may be omitted entirely.

3. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations and provide

standards necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.