Updating certain provisions of the Kansas dental practices act relating to in-person practice requirements in a dental office owned by a licensee.

SB 432 removes a requirement that dentists personally be present in their offices for at least 20% of treatment hours when operating multiple locations. The bill directly affects licensed dentists who own more than one dental office, particularly those seeking to open a secondary office in rural areas. Key changes include eliminating the in-person presence rule (previously in K.S.A. 65-1435(d)) while retaining location restrictions: secondary offices must be within 125 miles of the primary office and in counties with under 10,000 residents (per 2000 census). The bill repeals the existing section and amends the dental practices act to reflect these updated rules.