PRINTER'S NO. 1685
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1275
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY O'NEILL, BOBACK, COHEN, GIBBONS, HARKINS, LEWIS
AND READSHAW, JUNE 2, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, JUNE 2, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), entitled "An
act relating to dentistry; defining and providing for the
licensing and registration of dentists and dental hygienists,
and for the revocation and suspension of such licenses and
registrations, subject to appeal, and for their
reinstatement; defining the powers and duties of the State
Dental Council and Examining Board and the Department of
Public Instruction; providing penalties; and repealing
existing laws," further providing for definitions and for
restricted faculty license.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "practice of dentistry" in
section 2 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as
The Dental Law, amended July 2, 2014 (P.L.828, No.89), is
amended to read:
Section 2. Definitions.--A person engages in the "Practice
of Dentistry," within the meaning of this act, who diagnoses,
treats, operates on, or prescribes for any disease, pain or
injury, or regulates any deformity or physical condition, of the
human teeth, jaws, or associated structures, or conducts a
physical evaluation, or administers anesthetic agents, or uses
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