(A) The State Board of Dentistry may issue a restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license to a dentist who:

(1) holds a valid license in another state;

(2) has not been refused a license or had a license revoked in this State, another state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia;

(3) passes an examination on jurisprudence as prescribed by the board; and

(4) is teaching dental medicine in South Carolina full-time at a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredited dental auxiliary program at a technical college in this State.

(B) A dentist with a restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license is authorized to practice at or on behalf of a CODA-accredited technical college. The holder of a restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license may practice general dentistry or in his or her area of specialty, but only in a clinic or office affiliated with a dental auxiliary program of a technical college. A restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license issued to a faculty member under this section terminates immediately and automatically, without any further action by the board, if the holder ceases to be a faculty member at a dental auxiliary program of a technical college.

(C) A restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license must be renewed biennially in accordance with procedures and fees as established by the board in regulation.

(D) A dentist holding a restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license issued pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of this chapter and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter unless otherwise provided for in this section. The board may revoke a restricted dental auxiliary instructor's license for a violation of this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter or if the holder fails to supply the board, within ten days of its request, with information as to his or her current status and activities in the teaching program.

HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 211 (S.1036), Section 1, eff June 3, 2016.