                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DIGITAL SCANS FOR USE IN THE PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY; PRACTICE OF DIGITAL SCAN
TECHNICIANS (§ 54.1-2708.5)

A. No person other than a dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant I, dental
assistant II, digital scan technician, or other person under the direction of a
dentist shall obtain dental scans for use in the practice of dentistry.

B. A digital scan technician who obtains dental scans for use in the practice of
teledentistry shall work under the direction of a dentist who is (i) licensed by
the Board to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth, (ii) accessible and
available for communication and consultation with the digital scan technician at
all times during the patient interaction, and (iii) responsible for ensuring
that the digital scan technician has a program of training approved by the Board
for such purpose. All protocols and procedures for the performance of digital
scans by digital scan technicians and evidence that a digital scan technician
has complied with the training requirements of the Board shall be made available
to the Board upon request.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 37, 220.