Board Rules

Rules Overview.     Learn how the administrative rules process works and how to contact the board about rules.

Code of Iowa.  View the state law that regulates the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental assisting in the state of Iowa. (Iowa Code chapters 153, 147, and 272C)

Board Rules.   View the Dental Board rules that regulate the practice dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental assisting in the state of Iowa. * requires Adobe Acrobat Reader

Record Keeping Rules.   View and print the patient record keeping rules that went into effect September 2000.

Rules Docket.   See the list of all rules under active consideration, or rules recently adopted or amended by the board. Find out how to submit comments about pending rules, how to inspect the rule-making record, and where to go to attend public hearings on pending rules.

Petition for Rule Waiver Form.     This link will allow you to view* the instructions that provide an example of the required format to use for making such requests. This is NOT a fill-in form. Petition must be submitted as a separate document.  * requires Adobe Acrobat Reader

Annual Regulatory Plan.    View and print the board’s annual regulatory plan required under Executive Order Number 9.  The plan lists each regulatory action that the agency reasonably expects to issue during the fiscal year, including a description of the action, need for the action, and proposed schedule for the action.  * requires Adobe Acrobat Reader

Agency Rules Administrator. Jennifer Hart, Iowa Dental Board, 400 SW 8th Street, Suite D, Des Moines, IA 50309-4687. Phone (515) 281-0997. Fax (515) 281-7969. E-mail: Jennifer Hart