California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 4 — DentistryArticle 2.9 — Dental Restorative MaterialsSection 1648.20
(a) This article shall not apply to any surgical, endodontic, periodontic, or orthodontic dental procedure in which dental restorative materials are not used.
(b) For purposes of this article, “dental restorative materials” means any structure or device placed into a patient’s mouth with the intent that it remain there for an indefinite period beyond the completion of the dental procedure, including material used for filling cavities in, or rebuilding or repairing the organic structure of, a tooth or teeth, but excluding synthesized structures or devices intended to wholly replace an extracted tooth or teeth, such as implants.
Notes
Exempts surgical, endodontic, periodontic, or orthodontic procedures from the article when no dental restorative materials are used. Defines “dental restorative materials” as structures or devices placed in the mouth with intent to remain indefinitely beyond the procedure, including cavity-filling and tooth-repair materials, but excludes synthesized structures or devices intended to wholly replace extracted teeth, such as implants.
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Lexinter.net | California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 1648.20 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-4/article-2-9/section-1648-20