Effective - 28 Aug 2018
332.183. Dental faculty permit, issued when — requirements — renewal — discipline — rulemaking authority. — 1. The board may issue a dental faculty permit to an individual who is employed by an accredited dental school, college, or program in Missouri. The holder of a dental faculty permit shall be authorized to practice dentistry, subject to the requirements of subsection 2 of this section, in accordance with section 332.071 only within accredited dental school programs and only while engaged in teaching didactic courses, preclinical laboratories, and supervising student-delivered patient care at an accredited Missouri dental school, college, or program.
2. The holder of a dental faculty permit shall not receive any fee or compensation for the practice of dentistry, other than any salary or benefits received as part of his or her employment with the accredited Missouri dental school, college, or program and shall not engage in the private practice of dentistry for any fee or compensation.
3. To qualify for a dental faculty permit, an applicant shall:
(1) Be a graduate of and hold a degree from a dental school. An applicant shall not be required to be a graduate of an accredited dental school as defined in section 332.011;
(2) Submit to the board an affidavit from the dean of the accredited Missouri dental school, college, or program confirming the individual's employment as a teacher or instructor at the accredited Missouri dental school, college, or program;
(3) Submit to the board an affidavit stating that he or she will only practice dentistry within the course and scope of his or her teaching responsibilities and will not practice dentistry for any fee or compensation other than any salary or benefits received as part of his or her employment with the accredited Missouri dental school, college, or program;
(4) Pass a written jurisprudence examination given by the board on the Missouri dental laws and rules with a grade of at least eighty percent;
(5) Submit to the board a completed application on forms provided by the board and the applicable fees as determined by the board; and
(6) Document one of the following:
(a) Satisfactory completion of an American Dental Association-accredited postdoctoral training program that is a minimum of twelve continuous months in length; or
(b) Passage of the National Board Examination in accordance with the criteria established by the sponsoring body.
4. The board may waive the requirements under subdivision (6) of subsection 3 of this section, at the request of the applicant, based on the applicant's portfolio of cases completed and documentation that the applicant held a license to teach dentistry in another state within a year of applying to teach dentistry in Missouri. The board shall only waive the requirements under this subsection if the board determines, based on the information provided in this subsection, that the applicant has a similar level of knowledge and experience as persons who have met the requirements under subdivision (6) of subsection 3 of this section.
5. A dental faculty permit shall be renewed every two years and shall be subject to the same renewal requirements contained under section 332.181.
6. A dental faculty permit shall be subject to discipline in accordance with section 332.321 and shall be automatically cancelled and nullified if the holder ceases to be employed by the accredited Missouri dental school, college, or program.
7. The board shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536, to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2018, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2018 H.B. 1268)