tx-May222026-83: 22 TAC §108.2 — Professional Conduct
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The State Board of Dental Examiners (Board) adopts this amendment to 22 TAC §108.7, pertaining to the minimum standard of care. The amendment pertains to the sale, design, and manufacture of orthodontic devices as set out in House Bill 4070 of the 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session (2025), and codified at Section 431.024 of the Health and Safety Code. The bill seeks to protect patients from unsafe practices by establishing requirements for a person selling an orthodontic device or providing a service related to the design or manufacture of such a device to patients in Texas, including requiring an in-person examination. The amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the April 3, 2026, issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 2180) and will not be republished. The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) and the Texas Association of Orthodontists (TAO) submitted a written comment in support of the rule as proposed. They provide that the addition of subsection (17) effectively ties compliance with Section 431.024 to enforceable standards of care, ensuring that the statutory requirements are meaningfully integrated into the Board's disciplinary...
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