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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

 

Dental CE Audits

Board Orders for the dental continuing education audit were recently mailed to licensees selected for audit. Please read the letter you received very carefully and make sure that you comply with all of the stated requirements.

For answers to Frequently Asked Audit Questions, please see this page.

Please check back on this website after March 16, 2010 to see the status of your audit. This information will not be available over the phone. Letters will only be sent to those who are deficient.

Announcements


Legislative Updates

Please see our Legislative Update page for the most current information on revisions being considered by the Board's Legislative Committee and to download and read for yourself the changes being proposed.

Fee Changes

All license verification requests received after 7/11/2009 are subject to a fee of $40.

All disk requests for lists of licensee contact information received after 7/11/2009 are subject to a fee of $400 per list. Lists requested for non-profit use only are subject to a fee of $100. For more information, please see our revised
Disk Order Form [PDF - 232k]

Change of Address


Dentists and Dental Hygienists are required to notify the Board within ten days when they change their home or business address. 

This mailbox indicates where a licensee can submit a change of address. 

Click here to change your address by email.

Online Jurisprudence Exam

Take the Jurisprudence Exam Online:

Jurisprudence Exam

scales of justice


STATUTES:

KRS Chapter 313
 

REGULATIONS:

201 KAR 8 (scroll down to chapter 8)




LAW BOOKS


In a proactive effort to advance
the Commonwealth of Kentucky's
conservation initiative,
the Kentucky Board of Dentistry strongly
encourages accessing
the Kentucky Dental Practice Act
using the internet.


Please help our effort to
go GREEN
by using the links above to retrieve
the statutes and regulations
that govern dentistry
instead of buying a law book.

You may also download a digital law book by clicking the following link:

KBD Law Book Revised Nov 08 [PDF - 482k]

    

 


 

Patient Records

 

     Dental patients are entitled by law under KRS 422.317 to a copy of their patient file:

     "Copy of Patient's Medical Record to be Supplied on Patient's Written Request."



     The following constitutes the dental record of a patient:

    
The Kentucky Board of Dentistry's Recommended Definition of Dental Records 
[PDF - 81k]




 

 

Lists Available
 


 pencil on paper   
Disk Order Form [PDF - 232k]
for a digital list of dentists or hygienists

 

Recently Enacted Legislation
 

HB 336
Signed by the Governor April 22, 2009.

HB 186
Signed by the Governor April 14, 2008.


201 KAR 8:220
Enacted 10/17/2007.
 

 

 

View our
2009 Fall Newsletter Online
[PDF - 224k]


Last Updated 2/24/2010
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