{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1202.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 3-1202.01","heading":"Board of Dentistry.","body":"(a)\nThere is established a Board of Dentistry consisting of 7 members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.\n\n(b)\nThe Board of Dentistry shall regulate the practices of dentistry and dental hygiene and dental assistants, issue teaching licenses as provided under § 3-1205.08b, and issue certifications to dentists and facilities where dentistry is practiced to permit a dentist to administer general or sedation anesthesia.\n\n(c)\nOf the members of the Board, 5 shall be dentists licensed in the District, 1 shall be a dental hygienist licensed in the District, and 1 shall be a consumer member.\n\n(d)\nExcept as provided in subsection (e) of this section, members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of 3 years.\n\n(e)\nOf the members initially appointed under this section, 2 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 2 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and 3 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. The terms of the members first appointed shall begin on the date that a majority of the first members are sworn in, which shall become the anniversary date for all subsequent appointments.\n\n(f)\nThe Board shall provide advice to the Mayor concerning limitations, which the Mayor may impose by rule, on the number of dental hygienists who may be supervised by 1 dentist, provided that the limit may not be reduced below the ratio of 2 dental hygienists to 1 dentist, and provided that this limitation shall not apply to dentists or dental hygienists who are employees of, or operating pursuant to a contract with, the District or federal government.\n\n(g)\nThe Board of Dentistry may adopt regulations governing:\n(1)\nThe administration of general anesthesia by a licensed dentist;\n(2)\nThe administration of sedation by a licensed dentist;\n(3)\nThe issuance of a certification to a facility where a dentist administers or has general anesthesia or sedation administered; and\n(4)\nThe issuance of a certification to a dentist who administers or has general anesthesia or sedation administered.\n\n(h)\nPursuant to § 7-1671.07, the Board shall review and audit written recommendations for the use of medical marijuana issued by dentists pursuant to § 7-1671.04 and shall have the authority to discipline any dentist who has acted outside the scope of the dentist's authority under Chapter 16B of Title 7.\n          ","path":["Title 3. District of Columbia Boards and Commissions.","Chapter 12. Health Occupations Boards.","Subchapter II. Establishment of Health Occupation Boards and Advisory Committees; Membership; Terms."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/3-1202.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"bc429a96797d8f4af2c47ce8f1603d47ca912fb753299c9fbac077a74bd8dce7","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1201.05","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-3-1202.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}