Sec. 5. (a) The board may at its discretion issue a dental residency permit to a school for use by any student or former student to whom it has not issued a license but who is attending or is a graduate of a dental college recognized by the board and is completing a residency program. However, the school shall furnish the board with satisfactory evidence that the student or former student is enrolled in an accredited dental residency or fellowship program and is using the permit only for school purposes. The school shall maintain the permit at the school.

(b) The fee for the permit shall be set by the board under section 13 of this chapter.

(c) Any person using a school's dental residency permit may practice dentistry only in a hospital or other board approved institution designated in the permit and only under the direction of a licensed dentist who is a member of the dental staff of the hospital or other institution. The dental practice shall be limited to bona fide patients of the hospital or other institution.

(d) The permit:

(1) shall be:

(A) valid for only one (1) year from date of issue; and

(B) renewable in the discretion of the board upon the payment of a fee determined by the board under section 13 of this chapter; and

(2) may be recalled at any time by the board.

Formerly: Acts 1913, c.138, s.4a; Acts 1949, c.248, s.3; Acts 1963, c.151, s.4; Acts 1971, P.L.372, SEC.5. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.14; P.L.169-1985, SEC.49; P.L.103-2011, SEC.16; P.L.90-2019, SEC.14.