280-20-70 R.I. Code R. § 38.8

Current through June 20, 2024
Section 280-RICR-20-70-38.8 - Dentists and Dental Laboratories
A. The tax does not apply to materials and supplies which are consumed directly in the fabrication of or which become a component of a denture or other oral prostheses in replacement of a missing part, i.e., materials used in the construction and repair of dentures such as acrylics, rebasing and restoration materials, teeth, lucitone, biotone resins, jet repair acrylic, impression materials, waxes, baseplates, patent and prescription medicines, oxygen, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide.
B. Nor does the tax apply to finished prosthetic appliances such as dental casts, inlays, onlays, crowns, fixed and removable bridges, pontics, bands, space maintainers, bars, full and partial dentures, orthodontic appliances, retainers, obdurators, custom made mouth pieces, etc.
C. However, items not used for either of the purposes mentioned in §§ 38.8(A) and (B) of this Part, but which are used incidentally in the rendition of professional or laboratory services, are not exempt from the tax.
D. Examples of such taxable items include but are not limited to:
1. Appointment Books
2. Broaches
3. Brushes, Tooth Cleaning
4. Burs
5. Cotton Rolls
6. Discs, Sandpaper
7. Examination Blanks
8. Excavators
9. Floss Silk
10. Forceps
11. Gauze
12. Handpieces and Angles
13. Instruments
14. Mandrels
15. Matrix Bands
16. Mirrors
17. Napkins
18. Paper Cups
19. Pumice
20. Scalers
21. Scissors
22. Sandpaper Strips
23. Soap
24. Towels
25. Tray, Impression
26. Trays, Aluminum
27. Trays, Plastic
28. Waste Receivers
29. X-Ray Supplies

280 R.I. Code R. § 280-RICR-20-70-38.8