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The regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions for: (1) promotion of patient safety; (2) identification and categorization of procedures for the purpose of issuing certificates; (3) establishment of an application process for certification to perform such procedures; (4) establishment of minimum education, training, and experience requirements for certification to perform such procedures, including consideration of whether a licensee has been granted practice privileges to perform such procedures from an accredited hospital located in the Commonwealth and consideration of the presentation of a letter attesting to the training of the applicant to perform such procedures from the chairman of an accredited postgraduate residency program; (5) development of protocols for proctoring and criteria for requiring such proctoring; and (6) implementation of a quality assurance review process for such procedures performed by certificate holders.B\n\nIn promulgating the minimum education, training, and experience requirements for oral and maxillofacial surgeons to perform such procedures and the regulations related thereto, the Board of Dentistry shall consult with an advisory committee comprised of three members selected by the Medical Society of Virginia and three members selected by the Virginia Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. All members of the advisory committee shall be licensed by the Board of Dentistry or the Board of Medicine and shall engage in active clinical practice. The committee shall have a duty to act collaboratively and in good faith to recommend the education, training, and experience necessary to promote patient safety in the performance of such procedures. The advisory committee shall prepare a written report of its recommendations and shall submit this report to the Board of Dentistry and shall also submit its recommendations to the Board of Medicine for such comments as may be deemed appropriate, prior to the promulgation of draft regulations. The advisory committee may meet periodically to advise the Board of Dentistry on the regulation of such procedures.C\n\nIn promulgating the regulations required by this section, the Board shall take due consideration of the education, training, and experience requirements adopted by the American Dental Association Council on Dental Education or the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Further, the Board’s regulations shall require that complaints arising out of performance of such procedures be enforced solely by the Board of Dentistry and reviewed jointly by a physician licensed by the Board of Medicine who actively practices in a related specialty and by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon licensed by the Board of Dentistry. However, upon receipt of reports of such complaints the Board of Dentistry shall promptly notify the Board of Medicine which shall maintain the confidentiality of such complaint consistent with § 54.1-2400.2.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":198533,"text":"The Board of Dentistry shall promulgate regulations establishing criteria for certification of board certified or board eligible oral or maxillofacial surgeons to perform certain procedures within the definition of dentistry that are unrelated to the oral cavity or contiguous structures, provided such services (i) are not for the prevention and treatment of disorders, diseases, lesions and malpositions of the human teeth, alveolar process, maxilla, mandible, or adjacent tissues, or any necessary related procedures, and are services the training for which is included in the curricula of dental schools or advanced postgraduate education programs accredited by the Commission of Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or continuing educational programs recognized by the Board of Dentistry, or (ii) are not provided incident to a head or facial trauma sustained by the patient. The regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions for: (1) promotion of patient safety; (2) identification and categorization of procedures for the purpose of issuing certificates; (3) establishment of an application process for certification to perform such procedures; (4) establishment of minimum education, training, and experience requirements for certification to perform such procedures, including consideration of whether a licensee has been granted practice privileges to perform such procedures from an accredited hospital located in the Commonwealth and consideration of the presentation of a letter attesting to the training of the applicant to perform such procedures from the chairman of an accredited postgraduate residency program; (5) development of protocols for proctoring and criteria for requiring such proctoring; and (6) implementation of a quality assurance review process for such procedures performed by certificate holders.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":198534,"text":"In promulgating the minimum education, training, and experience requirements for oral and maxillofacial surgeons to perform such procedures and the regulations related thereto, the Board of Dentistry shall consult with an advisory committee comprised of three members selected by the Medical Society of Virginia and three members selected by the Virginia Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. All members of the advisory committee shall be licensed by the Board of Dentistry or the Board of Medicine and shall engage in active clinical practice. The committee shall have a duty to act collaboratively and in good faith to recommend the education, training, and experience necessary to promote patient safety in the performance of such procedures. The advisory committee shall prepare a written report of its recommendations and shall submit this report to the Board of Dentistry and shall also submit its recommendations to the Board of Medicine for such comments as may be deemed appropriate, prior to the promulgation of draft regulations. 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However, upon receipt of reports of such complaints the Board of Dentistry shall promptly notify the Board of Medicine which shall maintain the confidentiality of such complaint consistent with § 54.1-2400.2.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13008,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licensure of Dentists","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13007,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","permalink":{"id":241585,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13008,"identifier":"2","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2","url":"\/54.1\/III\/27\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13007,"edition_id":1,"name":"Dentistry","identifier":"27","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12758,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","permalink":{"id":241529,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13007,"identifier":"27","token":"54.1\/III\/27","url":"\/54.1\/III\/27\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12758,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12754,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":241105,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12758,"identifier":"III","token":"54.1\/III","url":"\/54.1\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12754,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations","identifier":"54.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":239313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12754,"identifier":"54.1","token":"54.1","url":"\/54.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":81453,"structure_id":13008,"section_number":"54.1-2708.5","catch_line":"Digital scans for use in the practice of dentistry; 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 662<\/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":[{"id":67276,"section_number":"32.1-276.3","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-276.3\/"},{"id":77566,"section_number":"32.1-276.6","catch_line":"Patient level data system continued; reporting requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-276.6\/"},{"id":57563,"section_number":"54.1-2706","catch_line":"Revocation or suspension; other sanctions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2706\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63038,"section_number":"54.1-2400.2","catch_line":"Confidentiality of information obtained during an investigation or disciplinary proceeding; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2400.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":241595,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54080,"identifier":"54.1-2709.1","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2709.1","url":"\/54.1-2709.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2709.1\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2709.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain certification required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2709.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> of Dentistry<\/span> shall promulgate regulations establishing criteria for certification of board<\/span> certified or board<\/span> eligible oral or maxillofacial<\/span> surgeons to perform certain procedures within the definition of dentistry<\/span> that are unrelated to the oral cavity or contiguous structures, provided such services (i) are not for the prevention and treatment of disorders, diseases, lesions and malpositions of the human teeth, alveolar process, maxilla, mandible, or adjacent tissues, or any necessary related procedures, and are services the training for which is included in the curricula of dental schools or advanced postgraduate education programs accredited by the Commission of Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or continuing educational programs recognized by the Board<\/span> of Dentistry<\/span>, or (ii) are not provided incident to a head or facial trauma sustained by the patient. The regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions for: (1) promotion of patient safety; (2) identification and categorization of procedures for the purpose of issuing certificates; (3) establishment of an application process for certification to perform such procedures; (4) establishment of minimum education, training, and experience requirements for certification to perform such procedures, including consideration of whether a licensee has been granted practice privileges<\/span> to perform such procedures from an accredited hospital located in the Commonwealth and consideration of the presentation of a letter attesting to the training of the applicant to perform such procedures from the chairman of an accredited postgraduate residency program; (5) development of protocols for proctoring and criteria for requiring such proctoring; and (6) implementation of a quality assurance review process for such procedures performed by certificate holders. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In promulgating the minimum education, training, and experience requirements for oral and maxillofacial surgeons<\/span> to perform such procedures and the regulations related thereto, the Board<\/span> of Dentistry<\/span> shall consult with an advisory committee comprised of three members selected by the Medical Society of Virginia and three members selected by the Virginia Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons<\/span>. All members of the advisory committee shall be licensed by the Board<\/span> of Dentistry<\/span> or the Board<\/span> of Medicine and shall engage in active clinical practice. The committee shall have a duty to act collaboratively and in good faith to recommend the education, training, and experience necessary to promote patient safety in the performance of such procedures. The advisory committee shall prepare a written report of its recommendations and shall submit this report to the Board<\/span> of Dentistry<\/span> and shall also submit its recommendations to the Board<\/span> of Medicine for such comments as may be deemed appropriate, prior to the promulgation of draft regulations. The advisory committee may meet periodically to advise the Board<\/span> of Dentistry<\/span> on the regulation of such procedures. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In promulgating the regulations required by this section, the Board<\/span> shall take due consideration of the education, training, and experience requirements adopted by the American Dental Association Council on Dental Education or the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Further, the Board<\/span>’s regulations shall require that complaints arising out of performance of such procedures be enforced solely by the Board<\/span> of Dentistry<\/span> and reviewed jointly by a physician licensed by the Board<\/span> of Medicine who actively practices in a related specialty and by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon<\/span> licensed by the Board<\/span> of Dentistry<\/span>. However, upon receipt of reports of such complaints the Board<\/span> of Dentistry<\/span> shall promptly notify the Board<\/span> of Medicine which shall maintain the confidentiality of such complaint consistent with § 54.1-2400.2<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN CERTIFICATION REQUIRED (\u00a7 54.1-2709.1)\n\nA. The Board of Dentistry shall promulgate regulations establishing criteria for\ncertification of board certified or board eligible oral or maxillofacial\nsurgeons to perform certain procedures within the definition of dentistry that\nare unrelated to the oral cavity or contiguous structures, provided such\nservices (i) are not for the prevention and treatment of disorders, diseases,\nlesions and malpositions of the human teeth, alveolar process, maxilla,\nmandible, or adjacent tissues, or any necessary related procedures, and are\nservices the training for which is included in the curricula of dental schools\nor advanced postgraduate education programs accredited by the Commission of\nDental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or continuing\neducational programs recognized by the Board of Dentistry, or (ii) are not\nprovided incident to a head or facial trauma sustained by the patient. The\nregulations shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions for: (1)\npromotion of patient safety; (2) identification and categorization of procedures\nfor the purpose of issuing certificates; (3) establishment of an application\nprocess for certification to perform such procedures; (4) establishment of\nminimum education, training, and experience requirements for certification to\nperform such procedures, including consideration of whether a licensee has been\ngranted practice privileges to perform such procedures from an accredited\nhospital located in the Commonwealth and consideration of the presentation of a\nletter attesting to the training of the applicant to perform such procedures\nfrom the chairman of an accredited postgraduate residency program; (5)\ndevelopment of protocols for proctoring and criteria for requiring such\nproctoring; and (6) implementation of a quality assurance review process for\nsuch procedures performed by certificate holders.\n\nB. In promulgating the minimum education, training, and experience requirements\nfor oral and maxillofacial surgeons to perform such procedures and the\nregulations related thereto, the Board of Dentistry shall consult with an\nadvisory committee comprised of three members selected by the Medical Society of\nVirginia and three members selected by the Virginia Society of Oral and\nMaxillofacial Surgeons. All members of the advisory committee shall be licensed\nby the Board of Dentistry or the Board of Medicine and shall engage in active\nclinical practice. The committee shall have a duty to act collaboratively and in\ngood faith to recommend the education, training, and experience necessary to\npromote patient safety in the performance of such procedures. The advisory\ncommittee shall prepare a written report of its recommendations and shall submit\nthis report to the Board of Dentistry and shall also submit its recommendations\nto the Board of Medicine for such comments as may be deemed appropriate, prior\nto the promulgation of draft regulations. The advisory committee may meet\nperiodically to advise the Board of Dentistry on the regulation of such\nprocedures.\n\nC. In promulgating the regulations required by this section, the Board shall\ntake due consideration of the education, training, and experience requirements\nadopted by the American Dental Association Council on Dental Education or the\nCommission on Dental Accreditation. Further, the Board’s regulations shall\nrequire that complaints arising out of performance of such procedures be\nenforced solely by the Board of Dentistry and reviewed jointly by a physician\nlicensed by the Board of Medicine who actively practices in a related specialty\nand by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon licensed by the Board of Dentistry.\nHowever, upon receipt of reports of such complaints the Board of Dentistry shall\npromptly notify the Board of Medicine which shall maintain the confidentiality\nof such complaint consistent with § 54.1-2400.2.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 662.","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}}