The dental surgeon or the practice partnership may, with authorisation, enlist the help of other employees, self-employed persons or student assistants.
This authorisation is given by the departmental council on whose roll the holder of the practice or the company is registered:
1° When the needs of public health so require, for a period of three years ;
2° In the event of an exceptional influx of people, for a period of three months;
3° When the state of health of the practice owner or a practising partner so warrants, for a period of three months.
If the proprietor of the practice or the company wishes to enlist the help of more than two practitioners or student assistants, authorisation is given by the Conseil national de l’ordre, after obtaining the opinion of the Conseil départemental, under the conditions and for the periods set out above.
For any other reason, authorisation is also given by the Conseil national de l’ordre, after consultation with the departmental council on whose roll the practice holder or the company is registered, for a period that it determines in the light of specific situations.
The authorisation is given on a personal basis to the holder of the practice or to the company. It is renewable.
If no response is received from the departmental council or the national council within two months of the date of receipt of the application for authorisation or renewal, the authorisation is deemed to have been implicitly granted.