Board of Dentistry
Policies
Continuing Education
- Policy Statement on the Anesthesia and Sedation Continuing Education Requirements for Maintaining a Limited or Comprehensive Conscious Sedation or Deep Sedation/General Anesthesia Permit
- Policy Statement Clarifying ACLS and PALS Course Requirements
- Policy Statement on Controlled Substance Continuing Education Requirement
- Policy Statement on Tobacco Meeting Chemical Dependency Continuing Education Requirement
- Policy Statement on Falsely Attesting To The Attendance and Completion of Required Continuing Education Hours and/or The CPR Training Requirement
- Policy Statement on Disciplining Continuing Education Deficiencies
- Policy for Acceptance of Continuing Education Transcripts
- ALCS/PALS Meeting CPR Requirement, May 12, 2005
Programs and Courses
- Policy Statement on Dental Assisting Programs Maintaining Board Approval
- Policy Statement Regarding the Minimum Requirements Necessary for Sedation Course Approval
Equipment and Drug List
- Equipment and Drug Lists Required for Sedation/Anesthesia Permit Holders (REVISED JANUARY 2021)
Prescribing
- Tennessee Board of Dentistry Minimum Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
- Management of Prescribing with Emphasis on Addictive or Dependence-Producing Drugs, September 21, 2005
- Continuing Education Requirements for Identified High-Risk Prescribers
Scope of Practice
- Policy Statement on Registered Dental Assistants Exposing Radiographs
- Policy Statement on Use of Lasers for Debridement and Bacterial Reduction by Dental Hygienists
- Practice of Dental Hygiene by Students in Volunteer Settings
- Acupuncture for Treatment, January 26, 2006
Renewal and Lapsed License
- Policy for Lapsed License (Revised April 2024)
- Payment of Lapse License Penalty Fees, Civil Penalty Fees and Cost Assessment Fees, May 19, 2004
- Renewal for Licensees Called to Active Military Duty, April 10, 2003
General