TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF DENTISTRY

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 18VAC60-25. Regulations Governing the Practice of Dental Hygiene.

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.

Name of Petitioner: Joyce Turcotte.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: Acceptance of a refresher course that is a dental hygiene program recognized by the American Dental Association and American Academy of Dental Hygiene for license reinstatement for experienced dental hygienists.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition will be published on February 28, 2022, in the Virginia Register of Regulations and also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment ending March 30, 2022. The request to amend regulations and any comments for or against the petition will be considered by the board at the next meeting scheduled for June 10, 2022. The petitioner will receive information on the board’s decision after that date.

Public Comment Deadline: March 30, 2022.

Agency Contact: Sandra Reen, Executive Director, Board of Dentistry, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 367-4437, or email sandra.reen@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. PFR22-20; Filed January 27, 2022, 4:14 p.m.