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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 5STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 108PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
SUBCHAPTER APROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
RULE §108.7Minimum Standard of Care, General
ISSUE 05/21/2010
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
Each dentist licensed by the State Board of Dental Examiners and practicing in Texas shall conduct his/her practice in a manner consistent with that of a reasonable and prudent dentist under the same or similar circumstance. Further, each dentist:

  (1) - (6)(No change.)

   (7)Shall safeguard patients against avoidable infections as required by this chapter.

   (8)Shall not be negligent in the provision of dental services.

   (9)Shall use proper diligence in the dentist's practice.

   (10)Shall maintain a centralized inventory of drugs.

   (11)Shall report patient death or hospitalization as required by this chapter.

   (12)Shall abide by sanitation requirements as required by this chapter.

   (13)Shall abide by patient termination requirements as required by this chapter.

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 May 10, 2010

TRD-201002485

Sherri Sanders Meek

Executive Director

State Board of Dental Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: June 20, 2010

For further information, please call: (512) 463-6400

 

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