Section 08.36.370 - Definitions for chapterIn this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
(1) "board" means the Board of Dental Examiners;(2) "calculus" means a hardened deposit of mineralized plaque;(3) "coronal polishing" means the removal of supragingival plaque and stains;(4) "dental assistant" means a person employed to provide clinical assistance to a dentist licensed in the state;(5) "department" means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;(6) "impaired practitioner" means a person who is unfit to practice dentistry due to addiction or dependence on alcohol or other drugs that impair the practitioner's ability to practice safely.(7) "licensed dental hygienist" means a dental hygienist licensed under AS 08.32;(8) "licensed dentist" means a dentist licensed under this chapter;(9) "opioid" includes the opium and opiate substances and opium and opiate derivatives listed in AS 11.71.140 and 11.71.160;(10) "registered dental assistant" means a dental assistant registered under this chapter.Amended by SLA 2017SP2, ch. 2,sec. 6, eff. 7/25/2017.Amended by SLA 2012, ch. 53,sec. 39, eff. 8/29/2012.