Kentucky Board of Dentistry
The Kentucky Board of Dentistry is an agency governed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Board is a separate and distinct entity from any professional association.
The main purpose of the Board is to protect the public by administering the Dental Practice Act and regulating the dental profession.
The Board is self-supporting and receives no general fund tax appropriation. It is funded through fees assessed for licensing its professionals.
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 101
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 429-7280
Fax (502) 429-7282
General Counsel, David Beyer (502) 429-7177
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CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK
REQUIREMENT
**New**
As a result of HB 1 KASPER legislation, the Board of Dentistry will only accept criminal background checks performed by the FBI.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Fill out the background check application from the FBI website:
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/background-checks/applicant-information-form
2. You must indicate on the form that the results be mailed to:
Kentucky Board of Dentistry
Attn: Shimada Hazley
312 Whittington Pkwy, Suite 101
Louisville, KY 40222
3. Take the completed form to any Sheriff's Department, local Police Department or State Police Department.
4. Your fingerprint card will be completed at the station.
5. Mail the completed form, the fingerprint card and the $18 fee to:
FBI CJIS Division - Record Request
1000 Custer Hollow Road
Clarksburg, WV 26306
**Do NOT send the Fingerprint Card to the Board of Dentistry**
**Allow 6 to 8 weeks for the FBI to process your fingerprint card**
For more information on requesting an FBI Criminal Background Check, see: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/background-checks/submitting-an-identification-record-request-to-the-fbi
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BOARD OF DENTISTRY NEWSLETTER
Recently, the Board has received several inquiries regarding information contained in an independent publication titled "The Dental Board Report," which is presented in a manner to suggest the document is produced by the Kentucky Board of Dentistry.
This is NOT a publication of the Kentucky Board of Dentistry.
The only official publication of the Kentucky Board of Dentistry is this website and the notices attached hereto.
Please visit this website for information and notices which are posted on a regular basis. This website is the primary method used to inform our licensees about Board activity.
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2012-13 ONLINE
DENTAL LICENSE RENEWAL
click *here*
IMPORTANT REMINDER
All licenses renewed after 12/31/11 will be subject to the following additional fees:
Between 1/1/12 through 1/15/12:
$295 plus additional $280
Between 1/16/12 through 1/31/12:
$295 plus additional $560
After 1/31/12:
$295 plus additional $1120
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New Information |
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Proposed Regulation Amendment
The document below is the dental hygiene regulation which was filed with the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee.
The Public Hearing for this regulation will be held May 31, 2012
at 9:00 a.m. at the Kentucky Board of Dentistry office
at 312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 101 in Louisville.
PUBLIC HEALTH REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST
Comments may be submitted in writing until May 31, 2012.
COMMENTS FORM
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The Kentucky Board of Dentistry welcomes
the newest Board Members appointed to the Board
by Governor Beshear on November 16, 2011:
Jason E. Ford DMD of Lexington
to replace William P. Boggess of Greenville;
Sidney W. Brantley DMD of Paducah
to replace Gregory S. Vance of Lexington; and
Mara Beth Womack RDH filling the newly created
second dental hygienist seat.
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Jurisprudence Exam |
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On July 15, 2010, the statutes and regulations governing the practice of dentistry in the Commonwealth of Kentucky changed.
The following jurisprudence examination must be completed by all new applicants for dental or dental hygiene licensure.
You must print out, complete, and sign the examination, and then mail it to the Board office for grading. This is an open book exam; use this link to reference the Statutes and Regulations webpage to complete the exam.
For questions that refer to the law outside of the Dental Practice Act, you may also refer to other Kentucky Revised Statutes to answer the question.
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Change of Address or Name Change |
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Dentists and Dental Hygienists are required to notify the Board within thirty days when they change their home or business address.
Click here to change your address by email.
You may also use this link to notify us of a name change. We will update our records to reflect the change upon receipt of the notice.
You are not required to order a copy of your license with the new name. After your next license renewal, your license will show the current information. However, if you would like to order a duplicate license, please send us the completed the Duplicate License Request Form and include the $25 fee.
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Medicaid Managed Care Organization Providers |
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Patient Records |
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What is the legal requirement for dental patient record retention in Kentucky?
See Section 2 of
201 KAR 8:540 Dental Practices
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