Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing
Administrative Rules for Dentistry - General Rules
Rule Set 2021-40 LR
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Monday, August 22, 2022
09:00 AM
Location: G. Mennen Williams Building Auditorium 525 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan
525 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan
The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will hold a public hearing to receive public
comments on proposed changes to the Dentistry - General Rules rule set.
The proposed rules require licensees to meet the requirements in the Public Health Code-General
Rules, R 338.7001 through R 338.7005, including complying with a minimum English language
requirement and an implicit bias training requirement; applicants for endorsement and relicensure will
disclose all licenses with other entities, report current discipline or sanctions on a license, and meet the
human trafficking training requirement, English language requirement, and implicit bias training; dental
professionals will be trained in basic cardiac life support or advanced cardiac life support for healthcare
providers with a hands-on component prior to being licensed; limited licensees will be trained in infection
control before being licensed; unlicensed assistants will be referred to as an unregistered dental auxiliary
(UDA); applicants licensed in Canada, other countries, and other states, who meet certain educational
and examination requirements will have a pathway for licensure; dentists from other states may
supervise dental therapy program clinical hours; dentists will meet with a patient in-person at least once
in 24 months if duties will be delegated or assigned; a UDA will obtain additional training; the licensure
requirements for dental specialists in dental anesthesiology, dental public health, oral and maxillofacial
radiology, oral medicine, and orofacial pain will be added to the rules; dentists who administer or
collaboratively provide general anesthesia, deep, moderate, or minimal sedation with a physician,
anesthesiologist, dentist, or nurse anesthetist will obtain additional training; and dental professionals who
use telehealth will meet consent and prescribing requirements.
By authority conferred on the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Professional
Licensing, in consultation with the Board of Dentistry, pursuant to
MCL 333.16145, 333.16148, 333.16174, 333.16178, 333.16182, 333.16186, 333.16201, 333.16204,
333.16205, 333.16215, 333.16287, 333.16608, 333.16611, 333.16625, 333.16626, 333.16631,
333.16644, 333.16651, 333.16656, and 333.16658, and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1991-9,
1996-2, 2003-1, and 2011-4, MCL 338.3501, 445.2001, 445.2011, and 445.2030.
The proposed rules will take effect immediately after filing with the Secretary of State. The proposed
issue of the Michigan Register. Copies of these proposed rules may also be obtained by mail or
electronic mail at the following email address: BPL-BoardSupport@michigan.gov.
Comments on these proposed rules may be made at the hearing, by mail, or by electronic mail at the
following addresses until 8/22/2022 at 05:00PM.
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Bureau of Professional Licensing– Boards and
Committees Section, Attention: Departmental Specialist
P.O. Box 30670 Lansing, MI 48909-8170