This chapter applies to all applicants and holders of a dentist or dental facility certification to administer general or sedation anesthesia.
The use of nitrous oxide or local anesthesia by a dentist is governed by Chapter 42 (Dentistry) of Title 17 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations and is not governed by this chapter.
The administration of anesthesia and sedation by dentists in hospitals licensed in good standing in the District of Columbia is not governed by this chapter.
No applicant or holder of a dentist or dental facility certification shall administer anesthesia or sedation in a mobile unit or in a temporary structure.
A dentist shall not administer anesthesia or sedation unless the dentist has obtained the appropriate certification or provisional certification for each location.
A dentist shall notify the Board in writing, and surrender his or her certification, within thirty (30) days of ceasing to administer anesthesia or sedation at a location.
The Board shall maintain a record of each location for which a dentist has been issued a certification to administer anesthesia or sedation.
Chapter 40 (Health Occupations: General Rule), 41 (Health Occupations Administrative Procedures), and 42 (Dentistry) of Title 17 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations shall supplement this chapter.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-10700