Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Dentistry
 
chapter
Regulations Governing Dental Practice [18 VAC 60 ‑ 20]
Action Requirement for jurisprudence examination
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 12/16/2015
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12/10/15  9:17 am
Commenter: Thomas J. Morris, D.D.S.

Jurisprudence Re-examination
 

By enacting this regulation, the Board of Dentistry will be punishing the majority of dentists for the transgressions of a few.  I doubt if such an action will have a significant effect on the number of violations.  Instead I would suggest that you require each offender to retake the test and then fine them accordingly for the number of future violations.  Don't punish those who abide by the law.  There are other considerations.  Who will pay for the examinations, the tax payers or the dentists?  Does the Board plan on giving continuing education credits for each examination, and wouldn't this take away from the real intent of continuing education.  Please don't over react and create more regulations with which we must comply!

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