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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81453</law_id><section_number>54.1-2708.5</section_number><catch_line>Digital scans for use in the practice of dentistry; practice of digital scan technicians</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="27">Dentistry</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Licensure of Dentists</unit></structure><text>
						<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"/></a></p></section>
						<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"/></a></p></section></text><history>2020, cc. 37, 220.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
