{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.32.160","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.32.160","heading":"Grounds for discipline, suspension, or revocation of license.","body":"The board may revoke or suspend the license of a dental hygienist, or may reprimand, censure, or discipline a licensee, if, after a hearing, the board finds that the licensee\n(1) used or knowingly cooperated in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation to obtain a license, certificate, or endorsement;\n(2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of providing or billing for professional services or engaging in professional activities;\n(3) advertised professional services in a false or misleading manner;\n(4) has been convicted of a felony or other crime that affects the licensee's ability to continue to practice competently and safely;\n(5) failed to comply with this chapter, with a regulation adopted under this chapter or under AS 08.36, or with an order of the board;\n(6) continued to practice after becoming unfit due to\n(A) professional incompetence;\n(B) addiction or dependence on alcohol or other drugs that impairs the licensee's ability to practice safely;\n(C) physical or mental disability;\n(7) engaged in lewd or immoral conduct in connection with the delivery of professional service to patients;\n(8) except as permitted under an advanced practice permit under AS 08.32.125, performed clinical procedures without being under the supervision of a licensed dentist;\n(9) did not conform to professional standards in delivering dental hygiene services to patients regardless of whether actual injury to the patient occurred;\n(10) permitted a dental assistant employed by an advanced practice dental hygienist or working under the supervision of a dental hygienist to perform a dental procedure in violation of AS 08.32.110 or AS 08.36.346;\n(11) falsified or destroyed a patient or facility record, or failed to maintain a patient or facility record for at least seven years after the date the record was created.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 32. Dental Hygienists and Assistants.","Article 2. Regulation of Dental Hygienists."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.32.160","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"8d53505dbac7751eee7845bc42e75c098697a404dca11ef0989f44bc8c6bc595","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.32.150","next":"us-ak/as-08.32.165"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}