Pennsylvania Statutes Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) § 130b. Dental technicians; prescriptions

(a) As used in this section, “dental technician” means any person not licensed to practice dentistry in this State engaged in the business of constructing, altering, repairing or duplicating dentures, plates, partial plates, bridges, splints and orthodontic or prosthetic appliances.

(b) Any dentist who uses the services of a dental technician in this State shall furnish him with a written prescription on forms prescribed by the board, which shall contain: (1) The name and address of the dental technician; (2) The patient's name or identification number. If a number is used the patient's name shall be written upon the duplicate copy of the prescription retained by the dentist; (3) The date on which the prescription  1 was written; (4) A prescription of the work to be done, with diagrams if necessary; (5) A specification of the type and quality of materials to be used; (6) The signature of the dentist and his license number.

The dental technician shall retain the original prescription, and the dentist shall retain a duplicate copy thereof for inspection by the board or its agent for a period of two years.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any dentist to--(1) Use the services of a dental technician without first furnishing him with a prescription; (2) Fail to retain a duplicate copy of the prescription for two years; (3) Refuse to allow the board or its agent to inspect his files of prescriptions.

(d) It shall be unlawful for any dental technician to furnish services to any dentist without first obtaining a prescription therefor from him, or to fail to retain the original prescription for two years, or to refuse to allow the board or its agent to inspect his files.

(e) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or to suffer imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both.