Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 101 - MAINECARE BENEFITS MANUAL (FORMERLY MAINE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL)
Chapter II - Specific Policies By Service
Section 144-101-II-25 - Dental Services and Reimbursement Methodology
Subsection 144-101-II-25.01 - DEFINITIONS

25.01-1 Board means the Maine Board of Dental Practice established in Title 5, section12004-A, subsection 10.

25.01-2 Dental Extern means a student in a doctoral dentistry program participating in an externship.

25.01-3 Dental Hygienist means a person who holds a valid license as a dental hygienist issued by the Board.

25.01-4 Dental Resident means any person with a resident dentist license, as defined in 32 M.R.S. §18302.

25.05-5 Dental Services means diagnostic, preventive, or corrective procedures provided by or under the supervision of a dentist in the practice of their profession, including treatment of the teeth and associated structures of the oral cavity and disease, injury, or impairment that may affect the oral or general health of the MaineCare member.

25.01-6 Dental Therapist means a person who holds a valid license as a dental hygienist issued by the Board and is authorized to practice dental therapy under 32 MRS Chapter 143.

25.01-7 Dentist means a person who holds a valid dentist license issued by the Board.

25.01-8 Dentistry means the scope of practice for a dentist as described in 32 MRS §18371(1).

25.01-9 Denture means any removable full or partial upper or lower prosthetic dental appliance to be worn in the human mouth to replace any missing natural teeth.

25.01-10 Denturist means a person who holds a valid denturist license issued by the Board.

25.01-11 Independent Practice Dental Hygienist means a person who holds a valid license as a dental hygienist issued by the Board and who is authorized to practice independent dental hygiene.

25.01-12 Teledentistry, as it pertains to the delivery of oral health care services, means the use of interactive, real-time visual, audio or other electronic media for the purposes of education, assessment, examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, consultation and directing the delivery of treatment by individuals licensed under 32 MRS Chapter 143 (Dental Professions) and includes synchronous encounters, asynchronous encounters, remote patient monitoring, and mobile oral health care in accordance with practice guidelines specified in rules adopted by the Board.