Virginia Board of Dentistry
Guidance Documents
The Code of Virginia requires annual publication of lists of guidance documents from state agencies. A guidance document is defined as "...any document developed by a state agency or staff that provides information or guidance of general applicability to the staff or public to interpret or implement statutes or the agency's rules or regulations..." Agencies are required to maintain a complete, current list of all guidance documents and make the full text of such documents available to the public.
Copies of the following documents may be viewed during regular work days from 8:15 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the offices of the Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico Virginia 23233-1463 . Copies may also be downloaded by clicking on the links below or from the Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov or requested by email at denbd@dhp.virginia.gov. Questions regarding interpretation or implementation of these documents or requests for copies may be directed to Sandra Reen, Executive Director of the Board at the address above or by telephone at (804) 367-4538. Copies are free of charge.
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60-1 Board policy on confidential consent agreements, adopted July 11, 2003 (MS Word)
60-2 Sanction reference point instruction manual, July 2005 (pdf file)
60-3 Board guidance on the meaning of an “updated health history,” adopted December 9, 2005 (MS Word)
60-4 Board guidance on the meaning of “morbidity” for reporting of adverse reactions, adopted March 3, 2006 (MS Word)
60-5 Board policy on sanctioning for failure to meet continuing education requirements, March 3, 2006 (MS Word)
60-6 Board policy on policy on sanctioning for practicing with an expired license, December 12, 2008 (MS Word)
60-7 Delegation to Dental Assistants, adopted December 3, 2010, revised March 9, 2012 (MS Word)
60-8 Educational requirements for dental assistants II, adopted December 2, 2011 (MS Word)
60-9 Code of Conduct for Board members, adopted June 12, 2009 (MS Word)
60-10 Guidance on sanctioning for advertising violations, revised September 17, 2010 (MS Word)
60-11 Guidance on treatment of patients if fees are unpaid, September 12, 2008 (MS Word)
60-12 Board guidance on administration of topical oral fluorides by dental hygienists in the Virginia Department of Health, September 7, 2007 (MS Word)
60-14 Bylaws, revised September 11, 2009 (MS Word)
60-15 Standards for Professional Conduct in the Practice of Dentistry, December 4, 2009 (MS Word)
60-16 Training
in pulp capping for dental assistant II educational programs, effective
March 11, 2011
(MS Word)
60-20 Guidance for Completion of Radiation Certification, effective June 3, 2011, revised Sept. 9, 2011 (MS Word)
60-21 Board guidance for process of delegation of informal fact-finding to an agency subordinate, November 19, 2004 (MS Word)