{"id":4694,"date":"2010-10-08T14:21:53","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T18:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/?p=4694"},"modified":"2010-10-08T14:21:53","modified_gmt":"2010-10-08T18:21:53","slug":"teeth-whitening-dentists-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/teeth-whitening-dentists-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Teeth Whitening: Dentists Only?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Connecticut State Dental Commission issued a statement announcing a public hearing to discuss whether to restrict teeth whitening procedures to be performed only by a licensed dentist. This could mean that many in the indoor tanning community could have to stop offering teeth whitening services.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what the notice had to say regarding the purpose of the hearing:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Whether teeth whiting practices and\/or procedures constitute the practice of dentistry a<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/teethwhitening.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4695\" title=\"teethwhitening\" src=\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/teethwhitening.jpg\" alt=\"teethwhitening\" width=\"280\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><\/em><em>nd what teeth whiting practices and\/or procedures must be performed only by a licensed dentist or persons legally authorized to work under the supervision of a licensed dentist. The declaratory ruling proceeding will also address licensed dentist or persons legally authorized to work under the supervision of a licensed dentist.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you wish to participate in the hearing you must petition the Commission by October 15, 2010. Participants will also have to submit their testimony by November 15, 2010.<\/p>\n<p>All requests must be submitted in writing and sent to:<\/p>\n<p>CT State Dental Commission<br \/>\nDepartment of Public Health<br \/>\n410 Capitol Avenue<br \/>\nMS#13PHO, P.O. Box 340308<br \/>\nHartford, CT 06134-0308<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Connecticut State Dental Commission issued a statement announcing a public hearing to discuss whether to restrict teeth whitening procedures to be performed only by a licensed dentist. This could mean that many in the indoor tanning community could have to stop offering teeth whitening services. Here\u2019s what the notice had to say regarding the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Teeth Whitening: Dentists Only? - Smart Tan News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Connecticut State Dental Commission issued a statement announcing a public hearing to discuss whether to restrict teeth whitening procedures to be performed only by a licensed dentist. This could mean that many in the indoor tanning community could have to stop offering teeth whitening services. 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