Specialist cannot own a general practice?

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Someone told me that if I was a specialist that it is against the law to own a general practice as well? I can see the other way around but is it true?

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It depends on the state you practice in. In some states you don't have to be a dentist to own a dental practice. In others, you must be a dentist to own a dental practice.
 
If you are a specialist I know that you can't also perform general dentistry, but I don't know about owning a separate general practice and perhaps employing dentists there.
 
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If you are a specialist I know that you can't also perform general dentistry, but I don't know about owning a separate general practice and perhaps employing dentists there.

I think you can as a Prosthodontist as long as you advertise yourself as a general dentist.
 
So this comes up frequently

In most states the DPA is worded in a way that dentists and specialists may perform procedures "within the scope of their practice"

This leaves it up to interpretation...so if a periodontist is placing crowns he will be fine unless he is sued...bc once the professional consultant becomes the witness it will not be hard to convince everyone that a crown is no longer within the scope of a periodontist

The law is always nebulous...if you want to hear a lot of bs ask your dental school faculty about obtaining informed consent
 
It depends on the state you practice in. In some states you don't have to be a dentist to own a dental practice. In others, you must be a dentist to own a dental practice.
Tooth, that is true. Our state requires you to be a dentist to own one. I am not sure if it prohibits ownership by a specialist though.
 
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So this comes up frequently

In most states the DPA is worded in a way that dentists and specialists may perform procedures "within the scope of their practice"

This leaves it up to interpretation...so if a periodontist is placing crowns he will be fine unless he is sued...bc once the professional consultant becomes the witness it will not be hard to convince everyone that a crown is no longer within the scope of a periodontist

The law is always nebulous...if you want to hear a lot of bs ask your dental school faculty about obtaining informed consent

It comes up often whether a specialist can PERFORM general dentistry; but, I am asking about OWNING one. It'll be a waste of 3 years of going to school and paying for residency to do general dentistry. I'll make more as a specialist. That would be a silly choice for me to go backwards. I wouldnt mind owning 1-2 general dental offices and hire other DDS to staff them. I can refer them to myself. 🙂
 
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If you are a specialist I know that you can't also perform general dentistry, but I don't know about owning a separate general practice and perhaps employing dentists there.
Thanks that's what I was trying to find out exactly. It probably does depend on the state but some rules are practiced as a whole by most states.
 
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