The action comes after a 10 Investigates report earlier this year exposed high levels of lead
in dental work outsourced from China.
State Rep. Jay Hottinger, who has been working with the Ohio Dental Association and the Ohio
State Dental Board, said he wants to add more regulation that would require extensive disclosure,
10 Investigates' Lindsey Seavert reported.
"With full disclosure we believe that this is an effective remedy that we hope can remedy the
situation," Reitz. "What you brought forth a couple of months ago -- we don't see happening
again."
Under the new regulations, dental labs would be required to fill out work order forms before
making dental work, Seavert reported.
The labs would be required to list the source and location of materials used, along with FDA
registration and the lab where the dental work was made.
A list of subcontractors would also be required if the work was outsourced to another lab,
Seavert reported.
All the information would be included in one form that would be sent to the dentist and their
patients.
The Ohio State Dental Board supported the new regulations at a meeting on Wednesday. If
passed, dentists would be required by law to use the form.
"Once it is amended it is a rule we can enforce," said board member Lili Reitz. "If dentists
don't get this information they could be responsible for that."
The new regulation could be passed in May.
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