(a) A dentist who orders a dental laboratory service shall prepare and deliver to the dental laboratory a prescription or work order for the service to be performed.
(b) The prescription or work order must contain:
(1) the signature and Texas dental license number of the dentist;
(2) the date the prescription or work order is signed;
(3) the patient's name; and
(4) a description of the dental laboratory service ordered.
(c) A dentist shall keep a copy of each prescription or work order at the dentist's office in a separate file for two years for inspection by the board's officers, agents, or employees.
(d) A dentist shall label as provided by board rule a removable dental prosthesis fabricated in this state by the dentist or by a person under a prescription or work order prepared by the dentist.
Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.