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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 639; in 1972, chapter 805; in 1988, chapter 765; in 2001, chapter 662<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 240<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 37<\/a> and 220<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67276,"section_number":"32.1-276.3","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-276.3\/"},{"id":63078,"section_number":"54.1-2900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2900\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":241533,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80904,"identifier":"54.1-2700","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/1\/54.1-2700","url":"\/54.1-2700\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2700\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/1\/54.1-2700","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2700","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Appliance<\/span>” means a permanent or removable device used in a plan of dental care, including crowns, fillings, bridges, braces, dentures, orthodontic aligners, and sleep apnea devices.\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the Board<\/span> of Dentistry.\n\t\t“Dental hygiene<\/span>” means duties related to patient assessment and the rendering of educational, preventive, and therapeutic dental services specified in regulations of the Board<\/span> and not otherwise restricted to the practice of dentistry.\n\t\t“Dental hygienist<\/span>” means a person who is licensed by the Board<\/span> to practice dental hygiene<\/span>.\n\t\t“Dentist<\/span>” means a person who has been awarded a degree in and is licensed by the Board<\/span> to practice dentistry.\n\t\t“Dentistry” means the evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, through surgical, nonsurgical, or related procedures, of diseases, disorders, and 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Commonwealth.\n\t\t“License to practice dentistry<\/span>” means any license to practice dentistry<\/span> issued by the Board<\/span>.\n\t\t“Maxillofacial” means pertaining to the jaws and face, particularly with reference to specialized surgery of this region.\n\t\t“Oral and maxillofacial surgeon<\/span>” means a person who has successfully completed an oral and maxillofacial residency program, approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, and who holds a valid license from the Board<\/span>.\n\t\t“Store-and-forward technologies<\/span>” means the technologies that allow for the electronic transmission of dental and health information, including images, photographs, documents, and health histories, through a secure communication system.\n\t\t“Teledentistry<\/span>” means the delivery of dentistry between a patient and a dentist<\/span> who holds a license to practice dentistry<\/span> issued by the Board<\/span> through the use of telehealth systems and electronic technologies or media, including interactive, two-way audio or video.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 54.1-2700)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Appliance” means a permanent or removable device used in a plan\nof dental care, including crowns, fillings, bridges, braces, dentures,\northodontic aligners, and sleep apnea devices.\n\t\t“Board” means the Board of Dentistry.\n\t\t“Dental hygiene” means duties related to patient assessment and\nthe rendering of educational, preventive, and therapeutic dental services\nspecified in regulations of the Board and not otherwise restricted to the\npractice of dentistry.\n\t\t“Dental hygienist” means a person who is licensed by the Board to\npractice dental hygiene.\n\t\t“Dentist” means a person who has been awarded a degree in and is\nlicensed by the Board to practice dentistry.\n\t\t“Dentistry” means the evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and\ntreatment, through surgical, nonsurgical, or related procedures, of diseases,\ndisorders, and conditions of the oral cavity and the maxillofacial, adjacent,\nand associated structures and their impact on the human body.\n\t\t“Digital scan” means digital technology that creates a\ncomputer-generated replica of the hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity using\nenhanced digital photography.\n\t\t“Digital scan technician” means a person who has completed a\ntraining program approved by the Board to take digital scans of intraoral and\nextraoral hard and soft tissues for use in teledentistry.\n\t\t“Digital work order” means the digital equivalent of a written\ndental laboratory work order used in the construction or repair of an appliance.\n\t\t“License” means the document issued to an applicant upon\ncompletion of requirements for admission to practice dentistry or dental hygiene\nin the Commonwealth or upon registration for renewal of license to continue the\npractice of dentistry or dental hygiene in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“License to practice dentistry” means any license to practice\ndentistry issued by the Board.\n\t\t“Maxillofacial” means pertaining to the jaws and face,\nparticularly with reference to specialized surgery of this region.\n\t\t“Oral and maxillofacial surgeon” means a person who has\nsuccessfully completed an oral and maxillofacial residency program, approved by\nthe Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, and\nwho holds a valid license from the Board.\n\t\t“Store-and-forward technologies” means the technologies that allow\nfor the electronic transmission of dental and health information, including\nimages, photographs, documents, and health histories, through a secure\ncommunication system.\n\t\t“Teledentistry” means the delivery of dentistry between a patient\nand a dentist who holds a license to practice dentistry issued by the Board\nthrough the use of telehealth systems and electronic technologies or media,\nincluding interactive, two-way audio or video.\n\nHISTORY: 1950, p. 983, \u00a7 54-200.1; 1970, c. 639; 1972, c. 805; 1988, c. 765;\n2001, c. 662; 2013, c. 240; 2020, cc. 37, 220.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}