DENTAL PRAC-CENSUS-TEMP LIC

Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Provides that beginning with the renewal period of 2006 and in order to obtain relevant information regarding the availability of dental services within the State, the Department shall require completion of a census as part of the renewal process. Creates a temporary dentistry or dental hygiene license for applicants who are pending licensure under the Act and who (i) hold an active, unencumbered license in good standing in another jurisdiction and (ii) are applying due to a natural disaster or catastrophic event. Allows a surviving spouse, personal representative of an estate, or other authorized fiduciary to employ, contract with, or otherwise make arrangements for a licensed dentist or dentists to continue to operate a dental practice under the name of a deceased or incapacitated dentist for a maximum time period of one year or until the practice is sold, whichever occurs first. Provides that regardless of whether a dental laboratory manufactures a dental appliance or has it manufactured by a subcontractor, the laboratory must provide to the prescribing dentist the (i) location where the work was done and (ii) source and original location where the materials were obtained. Effective immediately.