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RSA 317-A:27-a · Dental Records

317-A:27-a Dental Records. – Dentists and dental hygienists shall make a record of all examinations and treatments performed or recommended. The record shall be in such a manner and in sufficient detail that it may be used for identification purposes. A dentist shall maintain patients' paper or electronic, and radiographic records, for at least 7 years from the time the dentist or dental hygienist last treated the patient. In the case of a minor patient, a dentist shall maintain a patient's paper or electronic, and radiographic dental records for at least 7 years past the age of majority. Source. 1983, 73:1. 1994, 240:5. 2000, 5:25. 2006, 238:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2018, 316:15, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.

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Source. 1983, 73:1. 1994, 240:5. 2000, 5:25. 2006, 238:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2018, 316:15, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.

Source history

  • 1983, 73:1
  • 1994, 240:5
  • 2000, 5:25
  • 2006, 238:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2007
  • 2018, 316:15, eff. Aug. 24, 2018

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