New York Consolidated Laws, Education Law - EDN § 6612. Identification of removable full or partial prosthetic devices

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.