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Any appliance constructed or repaired by a person, firm, or corporation pursuant to this section shall be evaluated and reviewed by the licensed dentist who submitted the written or digital work order, or a licensed dentist in the same dental practice. A person, firm, or corporation so employed or engaged shall not be considered to be practicing dentistry. No such person, firm, or corporation shall perform any direct dental service for a patient, but they may assist a dentist in the selection of shades for the matching of prosthetic devices when the dentist sends the patient to them with a written or digital work order.\n\nB\n\nAny licensed dentist who employs the services of any person, firm, or corporation not working in a dental office under the dentist’s direct supervision to construct or repair an appliance extraorally shall furnish such person, firm, or corporation with a written or digital work order on forms prescribed by the Board, which shall, at minimum, contain (i) the name and address of the person, firm, or corporation; (ii) the patient’s name or initials or an identification number; (iii) the date the work order was written; (iv) a description of the work to be done, including diagrams, if necessary; (v) specification of the type and quality of materials to be used; and (vi) the signature and address of the dentist.\n\t\t\tThe person, firm, or corporation shall retain the original written work order or an electronic copy of a digital work order, and the dentist shall retain a duplicate of the written work order or an electronic copy of a digital work order, for three years.\n\nC\n\nIf the person, firm, or corporation receives a written or digital work order from a licensed dentist, a written disclosure and subwork order shall be furnished to the dentist on forms prescribed by the Board, which shall, at minimum, contain (i) the name and address of the person, firm, or corporation and subcontractor; (ii) a number identifying the subwork order with the original work order; (iii) the date any subwork order was written; (iv) a description of the work to be done and the work to be done by the subcontractor, including diagrams or digital files, if necessary; (v) a specification of the type and quality of materials to be used; and (vi) the signature of the person issuing the disclosure and subwork order.\n\t\t\tThe subcontractor shall retain the subwork order, and the issuer shall retain a duplicate of the subwork order, which shall be attached to the work order received from the licensed dentist, for three years.\n\nD\n\nNo person, firm, or corporation engaged in the construction or repair of appliances shall refuse to allow the Board or its agents to inspect the files of work orders or subwork orders during ordinary business hours.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1371344,"text":"Licensed dentists may employ or engage the services of any person, firm, or corporation to construct or repair an appliance, extraorally, in accordance with a written or digital work order. 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This law was first created in 1962. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 45 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1962 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1972, chapter 805; in 1988, chapter 765; in 2020, chapters 37<\/a> and 220<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1468669,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368295,"identifier":"54.1-2719","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2719","url":"\/54.1-2719\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2719\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2719","dublin_core":{"Title":"Persons engaged in construction and repair of appliances","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2719","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Licensed dentists<\/span> may employ or engage the services of any person, firm, or corporation to construct or repair an appliance<\/span>, extraorally, in accordance with a written or digital work order<\/span>. Any appliance<\/span> constructed or repaired by a person, firm, or corporation pursuant to this section shall be evaluated and reviewed by the licensed dentist<\/span> who submitted the written or digital work order<\/span>, or a licensed dentist<\/span> in the same dental practice. A person, firm, or corporation so employed or engaged shall not be considered to be practicing dentistry<\/span>. No such person, firm, or corporation shall perform any direct dental service for a patient, but they may assist a dentist<\/span> in the selection of shades for the matching of prosthetic devices when the dentist<\/span> sends the patient to them with a written or digital work order<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any licensed dentist<\/span> who employs the services of any person, firm, or corporation not working in a dental office under the dentist<\/span>’s direct supervision to construct or repair an appliance<\/span> extraorally shall furnish such person, firm, or corporation with a written or digital work order<\/span> on forms prescribed by the Board<\/span>, which shall, at minimum, contain (i) the name and address of the person, firm, or corporation; (ii) the patient’s name or initials or an identification number; (iii) the date the work order was written; (iv) a description of the work to be done, including diagrams, if necessary; (v) specification of the type and quality of materials<\/span> to be used; and (vi) the signature and address of the dentist<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe person, firm, or corporation shall retain the original written work order or an electronic copy of a digital work order<\/span>, and the dentist<\/span> shall retain a duplicate of the written work order or an electronic copy of a digital work order<\/span>, for three years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the person, firm, or corporation receives a written or digital work order<\/span> from a licensed dentist<\/span>, a written disclosure and subwork order shall be furnished to the dentist<\/span> on forms prescribed by the Board<\/span>, which shall, at minimum, contain (i) the name and address of the person, firm, or corporation and subcontractor; (ii) a number identifying the subwork order with the original work order; (iii) the date any subwork order was written; (iv) a description of the work to be done and the work to be done by the subcontractor, including diagrams or digital files, if necessary; (v) a specification of the type and quality of materials<\/span> to be used; and (vi) the signature of the person issuing the disclosure and subwork order.\n\t\t\tThe subcontractor shall retain the subwork order, and the issuer shall retain a duplicate of the subwork order, which shall be attached to the work order received from the licensed dentist<\/span>, for three years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No person, firm, or corporation engaged in the construction or repair of appliances<\/span> shall refuse to allow the Board<\/span> or its agents to inspect the files of work orders<\/span> or subwork orders<\/span> during ordinary business hours. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERSONS ENGAGED IN CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF APPLIANCES (\u00a7 54.1-2719)\n\nA. Licensed dentists may employ or engage the services of any person, firm, or\ncorporation to construct or repair an appliance, extraorally, in accordance with\na written or digital work order. Any appliance constructed or repaired by a\nperson, firm, or corporation pursuant to this section shall be evaluated and\nreviewed by the licensed dentist who submitted the written or digital work\norder, or a licensed dentist in the same dental practice. A person, firm, or\ncorporation so employed or engaged shall not be considered to be practicing\ndentistry. No such person, firm, or corporation shall perform any direct dental\nservice for a patient, but they may assist a dentist in the selection of shades\nfor the matching of prosthetic devices when the dentist sends the patient to\nthem with a written or digital work order.\n\nB. Any licensed dentist who employs the services of any person, firm, or\ncorporation not working in a dental office under the dentist’s direct\nsupervision to construct or repair an appliance extraorally shall furnish such\nperson, firm, or corporation with a written or digital work order on forms\nprescribed by the Board, which shall, at minimum, contain (i) the name and\naddress of the person, firm, or corporation; (ii) the patient’s name or\ninitials or an identification number; (iii) the date the work order was written;\n(iv) a description of the work to be done, including diagrams, if necessary; (v)\nspecification of the type and quality of materials to be used; and (vi) the\nsignature and address of the dentist.\n\t\t\tThe person, firm, or corporation shall retain the original written work order\nor an electronic copy of a digital work order, and the dentist shall retain a\nduplicate of the written work order or an electronic copy of a digital work\norder, for three years.\n\nC. If the person, firm, or corporation receives a written or digital work order\nfrom a licensed dentist, a written disclosure and subwork order shall be\nfurnished to the dentist on forms prescribed by the Board, which shall, at\nminimum, contain (i) the name and address of the person, firm, or corporation\nand subcontractor; (ii) a number identifying the subwork order with the original\nwork order; (iii) the date any subwork order was written; (iv) a description of\nthe work to be done and the work to be done by the subcontractor, including\ndiagrams or digital files, if necessary; (v) a specification of the type and\nquality of materials to be used; and (vi) the signature of the person issuing\nthe disclosure and subwork order.\n\t\t\tThe subcontractor shall retain the subwork order, and the issuer shall retain\na duplicate of the subwork order, which shall be attached to the work order\nreceived from the licensed dentist, for three years.\n\nD. No person, firm, or corporation engaged in the construction or repair of\nappliances shall refuse to allow the Board or its agents to inspect the files of\nwork orders or subwork orders during ordinary business hours.\n\nHISTORY: 1962, c. 45, \u00a7 54-147.2; 1972, c. 805; 1988, c. 765; 2020, cc. 37,\n220.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}