(a)(No change.) (b)A Texas dental licensee practicing dentistry in Texas shall make, maintain, and keep adequate records of the diagnoses made and the treatments performed for and upon each dental patient for reference, identification, and protection of the patient and the dentist. Records shall be kept for a period of not less than five years. Records must include documentation of the following: (1) - (3)(No change.) (4)Vital signs, including but not limited to blood pressure and heart rate when applicable in accordance with §108.7 of this title [(relating to Minimum Standard of Care, General)]. (5)(No change.) (c)Further, records must include documentation of the following when services are rendered: (1)(No change.) (2)Findings and charting of clinical and radiographic oral examination; (A)Documentation of radiographs taken and findings deduced from them, including radiograph films or digital reproductions. (B)Use of radiographs, at a minimum, should be in accordance with ADA guidelines [set forth on "Dental Radiographic Examinations" published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, October 1987, as amended or reprinted from time to time]. (3) - (7)(No change.) (8)Written informed consent that meets the provisions of §108.7(6) of this title; (9) - (12)(No change.) (d) - (g)(No change.)
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has
been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of
State on September 17, 2009
TRD-200904120 Sherri Sanders Meek
Executive Director
State Board of Dental Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: November 1, 2009
For further information, please call: (512) 475-0972
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