Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB2163: An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental Law, further providing for definitions, for general powers of the State Board of Dentistry, for penalties and for restricted faculty license.
Status: Signed into law, May 6, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to dentistry; defining and providing for the licensing and registration of dentists and dental hygienists, and for the revocation and suspension of such licenses and registrations, subject to appeal, and for their reinstatement; defining the powers and duties of the State Dental Council and Examining Board and the Department of Public Instruction; providing penalties; and repealing existing laws," further providing for definitions, for general powers of the State Board of Dentistry, for penalties and for restricted faculty license.
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
An act relating to dentistry; defining and providing for the licensing and registration of dentists and dental hygienists, and for the revocation and suspension of such licenses and registrations, subject to appeal, and for their reinstatement; defining the powers and duties of the State Dental Council and Examining Board and the Department of Public Instruction; providing penalties; and repealing existing laws," further providing for definitions, for general powers of the State Board of Dentistry, for penalties and for restricted faculty license. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. The definitions of "practice of dentistry" and "restricted faculty license" in section 2 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental Law, are amended to read: Section 2. Definitions.--A person engages in the "Practice of Dentistry," within the meaning of this act, who diagnoses, treats, operates on, or prescribes for any disease, pain or injury, or regulates any deformity or physical condition, of the human teeth, jaws, or associated structures, or conducts a physical evaluation, or administers anesthetic agents, or uses ionizing radiation in the course of dental practice, or who fits, constructs, and inserts any artificial appliance, plate, or denture for the human teeth or jaws, or who holds himself or herself out as being able or legally authorized …