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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0037\">37<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0220\">220<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":241587,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81453,"identifier":"54.1-2708.5","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2708.5","url":"\/54.1-2708.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2708.5\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2708.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Digital scans for use in the practice of dentistry; practice of digital scan technicians","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2708.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> No person other than a <span class=\"dictionary\">dentist<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">dental hygienist<\/span>, dental assistant I, dental assistant II, <span class=\"dictionary\">digital scan technician<\/span>, or other person under the direction of a <span class=\"dictionary\">dentist<\/span> shall obtain dental scans for use in the practice of <span class=\"dictionary\">dentistry<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-291855\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2708.5\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">digital scan technician<\/span> who obtains dental scans for use in the practice of <span class=\"dictionary\">teledentistry<\/span> shall work under the direction of a <span class=\"dictionary\">dentist<\/span> who is (i) licensed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> to practice <span class=\"dictionary\">dentistry<\/span> in the Commonwealth, (ii) accessible and available for communication and consultation with the <span class=\"dictionary\">digital scan technician<\/span> at all times during the patient interaction, and (iii) responsible for ensuring that the <span class=\"dictionary\">digital scan technician<\/span> has a program of training approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> for such purpose. All protocols and procedures for the performance of <span class=\"dictionary\">digital scans<\/span> by <span class=\"dictionary\">digital scan technicians<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> that a <span class=\"dictionary\">digital scan technician<\/span> has complied with the training requirements of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall be made available to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> upon request. <a id=\"paragraph-291856\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2708.5\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDIGITAL SCANS FOR USE IN THE PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY; PRACTICE OF DIGITAL SCAN\nTECHNICIANS (\u00a7 54.1-2708.5)\n\nA. No person other than a dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant I, dental\nassistant II, digital scan technician, or other person under the direction of a\ndentist shall obtain dental scans for use in the practice of dentistry.\n\nB. A digital scan technician who obtains dental scans for use in the practice of\nteledentistry shall work under the direction of a dentist who is (i) licensed by\nthe Board to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth, (ii) accessible and\navailable for communication and consultation with the digital scan technician at\nall times during the patient interaction, and (iii) responsible for ensuring\nthat the digital scan technician has a program of training approved by the Board\nfor such purpose. All protocols and procedures for the performance of digital\nscans by digital scan technicians and evidence that a digital scan technician\nhas complied with the training requirements of the Board shall be made available\nto the Board upon request.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}