Iowa Administrative Code Agency 650 - Dental Board
Here’s a detailed overview of Iowa Administrative Code – Agency 650: Dental Board, current through early 2025:
🦷 Overview – Agency 650 (Dental Board)
The Dental Board regulates dental professionals in Iowa—including dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, dental lab technicians, and those providing sedation or expanded duties.
According to Justia and the Iowa Legislature, Agency 650 is structured into six major titles: (regulations.justia.com, law.cornell.edu)
| Title | Focus Area |
|---|---|
| I. General Provisions (Chapters 1–4) | Definitions, administrative authority, board mission and structure. For instance, Chapter 1 covers rescinded definitions and current organizational rules (law.cornell.edu). |
| II. Administration (Chapters 5–9) | Public records, board policies, rulemaking, fee structures, and declaratory rulings . |
| III. Licensing (Chapters 10–19) | Requirements for initial licensure (dentists, hygienists, assistants), exams, renewals, name changes, and special permits . |
| IV. Auxiliary Personnel (Chapters 20–24) | Regulations for dental assistants, lab techs, radiography qualifications, and expanded functions . |
| V. Professional Standards (Chapters 25–29) | Continuing education, advertising rules (e.g., specialist designation requirements), standards of practice, sedation, nitrous oxide regulations . |
| VI. Professional Regulation (Chapters 30–52) | Discipline procedures, complaint investigations, mediation, practitioner review, child support compliance rules, and state-sanctions . |
✅ Key Highlights
Licensing requirements include proof of graduation, passing national and regional clinical exams, jurisprudence exam, and CPR certification for dental professionals (ada.org).
Dental assistants require registration/certification before practicing, with defined limits on allowed duties (legis.iowa.gov).
Continuing education: Dentists and hygienists must complete 30 CE hours biennially; assistants require 20 hours; radiography qualifications require 2 hours .
Advertising standards: Use of “specialist” or “board-certified” must comply with verification and accreditation requirements under ADA/ABDS standards (ada.org).
Professional regulation: Broad disciplinary authority exists across various professional and ethical violations (law.cornell.edu).
📌 How to Access Full Text
Official PDFs for each chapter are available via the Iowa Legislature’s rule site. The latest compiled agency PDF (as of Feb 2025) contains all chapters with active rules and any reserved chapters (legis.iowa.gov).
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