Section 6612. Identification of removable full or partial prosthetic devices  


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  • 1. Except as provided herein, every dentist licensed  in  this  state  making  or  directing  to be made a removable prosthetic denture,
      bridge, appliance or other structure to be used and worn as a substitute
      for natural teeth, shall offer to the patient for whom the prosthesis is
      intended the  opportunity  to  have  such  prosthesis  marked  with  the
      patient's  name  or initials. Such markings shall be accomplished at the
      time the prosthesis is made and the location and methods used  to  apply
      or  implant them shall be determined by the dentist or the person acting
      on behalf of the dentist. Such marking shall be permanent,  legible  and
      cosmetically acceptable.
        2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if in the judgment of the dentist or
      the person making the prosthesis, such identification is not practicable
      or clinically safe, the identification marks may be omitted entirely.
        3.  The  commissioner  shall  adopt  rules and regulations and provide
      standards necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.