(1) Enforce and administer the provisions of this subchapter;
(2) Adopt, amend and repeal regulations to carry out the provisions of this subchapter and otherwise fulfill its duties;
(3) Approve or deny applications for initial licensure or renewal based on evaluation of adverse information relating to an applicant’s qualifications to practice;
(4) Issue, deny, review, restrict, suspend, revoke or reinstate licenses;
(5) Regulate auxiliary personnel;
(6) Receive, review and investigate complaints against practitioners for whose licensure it is responsible, and take appropriate disciplinary action;
(7) Review and investigate reports received from law enforcement agencies, health care organizations, governmental agencies, insurers and other entities having information pertinent to the professional performance of licensees;
(8) Issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, administer oaths, receive testimony and conduct hearings with due process;
(9) Discipline licensees found in violation of this subchapter;
(10) Institute actions in its own name and enjoin violators of the this subchapter;
(11) Establish appropriate fees and charges to support active and effective pursuit of its legal responsibilities;
(12) Develop, adopt and submit its budget to the Commissioner of Health;
(13) Report all final disciplinary actions, license denials and voluntary license limitations or surrenders related to dentists, dental hygienists and other auxiliaries, with any accompanying license limitations or surrenders related to dentists, dental hygienists and other auxiliaries, with any accompanying Board orders, findings of fact and conclusions of law, to the National Practitioners Data Bank and to any other data repository as is appropriate, or as required by law, and report all such actions, denials and limitations or surrenders related to other licensees, with the same supporting documentation, to the appropriate national, practitioner, data repositories recognized by the Board or required by law;
(14) Take administrative action to halt the unlicensed or illegal practice of dentistry and to seek penalties against those engaged in such practice; and
(15) Institute proceedings in courts of competent jurisdiction to enforce its orders and the provisions of this subchapter.