Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

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2		-	House Bill 322 (~~AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE~~)
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	2	+	House Bill 322 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
3	3		By: Representatives Hawkins of the 27
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5	5		, Stephens of the 164
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7	7		, Dempsey of the 13
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9	9		, Hatchett
10	10		of the 155
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12	12		, Gambill of the 15
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14	14		, and others
15	15		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
16	16		AN ACT
17	17		To amend Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
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19	19		dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, so as to revise provisions regarding the2
20	20		Georgia Board of Dentistry issuance of a dental license for the sole purpose of teaching or3
21	21		instructing in an accredited dental school or academic medical center in this state; to provide4
22	22		for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5
23	23		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6
24	24		SECTION 1.7
25	25		Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dentists, dental8
26	26		hygienists, and dental assistants, is amended by revising subsections (a.1) through (e) of and9
27	27		adding a new subsection to Code Section 43-11-42, relating to reciprocity and criminal10
28	28		background check, to read as follows:11
29	29		"(a.1)(1) The board may issue, in its discretion, without examination, a teacher's or12
30	30		instructor's license to a dentist who has graduated from a school, college, or advanced13
31	31		dental education program approved by the board and accredited by the Commission on14
32	32		Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (ADA) or its successor agency,15
33	33		if any, for the sole purpose of teaching or instructing, in an accredited dental college,16
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36	36		advanced dental education program, or training clinic in this state, those procedures and
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38	38		services recognized in this state to be within the scope of practice of such person's18
39	39		professional license. Those applicants who have received a doctoral degree in dentistry19
40	40		from a dental school not so accredited must comply with the following requirements in20
41	41		order to submit an application for licensure
42	42		such teacher's or instructor's license:21
43	43		(A)(i) Successful completion at an accredited dental school approved by the board22
44	44		of the last two years of a program leading to the doctor of dental surgery (D.D.S.) or23
45	45		doctor of dental medicine (D.M.D.) degree; or24
46	46		(ii) Successful completion at an accredited dental school or college approved by the25
47	47		board of at least a two-year advanced education program in one of the dental26
48	48		specialties recognized by the American Dental Association (ADA) or in an advanced27
49	49		dental education program in general dentistry; or28
50	50		(iii) Successful completion of at least two one-year advanced dental education29
51	51		programs in general dentistry at an accredited dental school or college approved by30
52	52		the board; or31
53	53		(iv) Successful completion of a one-year program in operative dentistry at a dental32
54	54		school or college approved by the board and a one-year advanced dental education33
55	55		program in general dentistry at an accredited dental school or college approved by the34
56	56		board; and35
57	57		(B) Certification by the dean of the accredited dental school where such supplementary36
58	58		program was taken that the candidate has achieved the same level of didactic and37
59	59		clinical competency as expected of a graduate of the school receiving a doctor of dental38
60	60		surgery (D.D.S.) or doctor of dental medicine (D.M.D.) degree.39
61	61		(A) The applicant is or has been licensed to practice dentistry in another state, country,40
62	62		or territory;41
63	63		(B) The applicant shall submit a letter of recommendation from the dean or director of42
64	64		the teaching institution at which he or she is seeking employment along with43
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67	67		verification of an executed employment offer for the full-time or part-time position that44
68	68		the applicant is applying to fill. Such recommendation shall verify that the applicant45
69	69		has met or been approved under the credentialing standards of a dental school or an46
70	70		academic medical center with which the person is to be affiliated; such dental school47
71	71		or academic medical center shall be accredited by the Commission on Dental48
72	72		Accreditation of the American Dental Association or The Joint Commission;49
73	73		(C) The applicant has never failed the Georgia dental licensure examination;50
74	74		(D) The applicant has never had a dental license revoked in this state or another state,51
75	75		country, or territory; and52
76	76		(E) The applicant shall have a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)53
77	77		certification.54
78	78		(2) The board may establish by rule or regulation the requirements for documentation of55
79	79		an applicant's educational and personal qualifications for licensure under this subsection.56
80	80		(3) In order to be granted a license under this subsection, all applicants must shall pass57
81	81		a jurisprudence examination on the laws of this state and rules and regulations as they58
82	82		relate to the practice of dentistry as established or approved by the board, which shall be59
83	83		administered in the English language.60
84	84		(b) Any license issued under subsection (a.1) of this Code section authorizes the licensee61
85	85		to practice dentistry only while engaged in the performance of the licensee's duties as an62
86	86		employee of the accredited school or college or only in connection with programs or63
87	87		training clinics affiliated with or endorsed by such school or college. Such licensee shall64
88	88		not practice dentistry with such license outside of such authorization.65
89	89		(b)(c) The board may issue, in its discretion, without examination, a license to dentists for66
90	90		the sole purpose of practicing public health dentistry in an official state or a local health67
91	91		department or to render dental services to patients in state operated eleemosynary or68
92	92		correctional institutions, provided that these dentists possess a license in another state, are69
93	93		in good standing in said state, and have graduated from an accredited dental college. Such70
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96	96		license shall be considered to be a temporary license which shall be valid for a period to
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98	98		be established by board rule.72
99	99		(c)
100	100		(d) The cost of such teacher's, instructor's, or temporary public health license shall be73
101	101		established by the board.74
102	102		(d)(e) Any license issued or considered for issuance under this Code section shall be75
103	103		subject to the provisions set forth in Code Section 43-11-47.76
104	104		(e)(f) Application for a license under this Code section shall constitute consent for77
105	105		performance of a criminal background check. Each applicant who submits an application78
106	106		to the board for licensure agrees to provide the board with any and all information79
107	107		necessary to run a criminal background check, including but not limited to classifiable sets80
108	108		of fingerprints. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with the81
109	109		performance of a background check."82
110	110		SECTION 2.83
111	111		All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.84
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