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State of PROPOSED RULE CHANGES/PUBLIC HEARING The following link will take you to
the Maine Board of Dental Examiners proposed
rule changes for Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12 and 14. The Board’s comment deadline of December
18, 2009 has passed. The
public hearing scheduled for 9:30 on January 22, 2010 has been rescheduled;
the hearing will be held, instead, on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 9:30.
If you have any questions you can contact the Board office by
telephone at 207-287-3333, by fax at 207-287-8140, or by e-mail at dental.board@maine.gov. View Proposed Rule Changes
Document Here IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING STATE
GOVERNMENT CLOSURE The Maine Board of Dental Examiners will be closed on Monday,
February 15, 2010 in observance of President’s Day. The Board office will also be
closed Tuesday, February 16, 2010
as required by the 2010-2011 Biennial State Budget, Public Law 2009, Chap.
213, Part SSS. This is the seventh of
10 closure days between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. For a complete list of shut down days visit
our Announcements page. CERTIFICATE OF ORAL CONDITION Upon the receipt of a
written statement of oral condition or oral health certificate, as determined
by the board, by a licensed dentist, a
denturist may complete clinical procedures related to the fabrication of a
removable partial denture. The Certificate of Oral Condition
represents a collaborative effort between the involved licensed Dentist(s)
and Denturist(s). The collaborative
effort should include providing the patient with: a recommended treatment
plan; a recommended periodontal recall plan; and a recommended office
location for periodontal care. View Certificate of Oral
Condition Document Here ADOPTED RULE CHANGES/MODERATE SEDATION WAIVER The new rules adopted by the Maine Board of Dental Examiners became
effective February 11, 2009. As a reminder, under the new rules for use of
sedation & general anesthesia by dentists (Ch 14), the waiver for the educational & training requirements of the new
rule is only in effect for 12 months from the effective date of the rule. Dentists who are performing “moderate
sedation” as defined by Chapter 14 must apply for &
obtain a permit from the Board. Any
dentist requesting a waiver of the educational & training requirements
for a permit for moderate sedation under Chapter 14 must submit a written
request for the waiver on or before February 11, 2010. View Waiver Document Here. Please send your request for a waiver
with your application
(available on our Forms and Applications page). All of the new rules (including
updates in effect as of September 12, 2009 and Modified Chapters 7 and 14
which went into effect September 28, 2009)
can be accessed through the Board’s website by clicking on Maine
Statutes, Rules & Board Policies, and then clicking on Dental Practice
Act, Date of Printing February 11, 2009.
Please be aware that
some fee changes have occurred with the acceptance of the new Chapters 7 and
14. Should you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact the Board office. |
FYI/Scam
Alert:
CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
has become aware of a scam where perpetrators are sending faxes to physician
offices posing as the Medicare carrier or Medicare Administrative Contractor
(MAC). The fax instructs physician staff to respond to a questionnaire to
provide an account information update within 48 hours in order to prevent a gap
in Medicare payments. The fax may have the CMS logo and/or the contractor logo
to enhance the appearance of authenticity. Medicare FFS providers, including
physicians, non-physician practitioners, should be wary of this type of
request. If you receive a request for information in the manner described
above, please check with your contractor before submitting any information.
Medicare providers should only send information to a Medicare contractor using
the address found in the download section of the CMS website found at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNGenInfo/
or http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll .
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