Sec. 08.36.370. - Definitions for chapter. - Alaska Statutes

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,

(1) "board" means the Board of Dental Examiners;

(2) "calculus" means a hardened deposit of mineralized plaque;

(3) "coronal polishing" means the removal of supragingival plaque and stains;

(4) "dental assistant" means a person employed to provide clinical assistance to a dentist licensed in the state;

(5) "department" means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;

(6) "impaired practitioner" means a person who is unfit to practice dentistry due to addiction or dependence on alcohol or other drugs that impair the practitioner's ability to practice safely.