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If you’re opening a new dental practice, there are many things to consider, including
licenses, local requirements, supplies, insurance, infection control and OSHA, just to name
a few. Use the checklist below as a starting point to address these issues. For additional
information, contact your state dental society.
Local
Requirements
□ City or Village Contact your county & municipal
governments for regulations
Occupancy Permit
related to opening a dental
practice. Your state dental society
may also provide information.
□ Zoning Board Dental Society Roadmaps
Below is a list of ADA practice management and regulatory publications and guidebooks
frequently requested by dentists opening new practices. Visitwww.adacatalog.org or call
1.800.947.4746.
Disclaimer. The foregoing was prepared by the ADA’s Division of Legal Affairs. Its purpose is to promote
awareness of legal issues that may affect dentists and dental practices. The law varies from jurisdiction to
jurisdiction, and it can change rapidly. This document is not intended to provide either legal or
professional advice, and cannot address every federal, state, and local law that could affect a dentist or
dental practice. We make no representations or warranties of any kind about the completeness, accuracy,
or any other quality of the information in the above piece. Nothing here represents advice or opinion as to
any particular situation you may be facing; for that, it is necessary to consult directly with a properly
qualified professional or with an attorney admitted to practice in your jurisdiction for appropriate legal or
professional advice.
To the extent the above includes links to any Web sites, the ADA intends no endorsement of their content
and implies no affiliation with the organizations that provide their content. Nor does the ADA make any
representations or warranties about the information provided on those sites, which we do not control in
any way.