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
Attention:
The Board office is working diligently with our website application developer to enable the 2009 Online Dentist Renewal Application. However the go-live date has been pushed back. We appreciate your patience as we strive to implement the smoothest possible process.
Please check this webpage again in coming weeks for the status of the 09 Online Renewal. In addition, we will mail reminder postcards to all licensed dentists once the application is available.
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CE Requirements |
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HIV/AIDS Course 10 year due date
Kentucky licensed dentists and dental hygienists are required under 201 KAR 8:140 to take a Cabinet for Health and Family Services approved HIV/AIDS course every ten years. The Board adopted the standard from the 1999 Kentucky General Assembly modified requirements for HIV/AIDS educational courses to be completed by health care workers under KRS Chapter 214.610. As a result, the first HIV/AIDS course renewals will be due in 2009.
Please review the lists below for the names of the 283 dentists and 243 dental hygienists who, according to Board records, will be required to take the course in 2009:
Dentists due in 2009 [PDF - 58kb]
Dental Hygienists due in 2009 [PDF - 54kb]
Please note that if you are required to re-take the HIV/AIDS course in 2009, you must complete the approved course by December 31, 2009. Once you have completed an approved HIV/AIDS course, please mail the Certificate of Attendance along with your Kentucky License number to:
Kentucky Board of Dentistry
Attention: HIV/AIDS Renewal
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 101
Louisville, KY 40222
ONLINE COURSE CREDIT
Category B continuing education requirements cannot be met by taking any online course, even live webcasts. 201 KAR 8:140 classifies the category B course requirement as, "twenty (20) hours of scientific dental based courses given in a classroom presentation format."
The Board will not accept Certificates of Attendance indicating the course is "online," "online interactive," or "webcast" for category B credit. Please feel free to contact the Board office with any questions regarding how a CE course will be classified for purposes of maintaining your Kentucky Dental or Dental Hygiene License.
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Change of Address |
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Dentists and Dental Hygienists are required to notify the Board within ten days when they change their home or business address.
Click here to change your address by email.
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Online Jurisprudence Exam |
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Take the Jurisprudence Exam Online:
Jurisprudence Exam
STATUTES:
REGULATIONS:
201 KAR 8 (scroll down to chapter 8)
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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]
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Patient Records |
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