The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners will be holding a stakeholders meeting in Austin on November 20. It will be held at the William P. Hobby Jr. State Office Building, Tower III, Room 100, 333 Guadalupe Street at 1:30 pm.
Its purpose is to allow stakeholder input to the Dental Practice Committee which will be considering the following:
Teledentistry, specifically current applications and issues related to dental practice, and existing provisions of the Dental Practice Act, Board rules, and related provisions of the Texas Occupations Code;
Use of Silver Diamine Fluoride, including appropriate delegation by dentists, risks of application and improper use, and existing provisions of the Dental Practice Act and Board rules; and
Rule 108.12 – Dental Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, specifically to discuss the potential need for clarifying changes regarding a dentist’s ability to refer a patient to sleep centers or sleep studies if obstructive sleep apnea is suspected.
Stakeholders can also submit informal input by mail to the Board’s General Counsel at 333 Guadalupe Street, Suite 3-800, Austin, Texas, 78701, by fax to (512) 305-9364, or by email to stakeholders@tsbde.texas.gov.