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SB 151 Dental assistants; Board of Dentistry to regulate practice thereof.

Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Practice of dental assistants.  Requires the Board of Dentistry to regulate the practice of dental assistants. This bill provides that a person who is employed to assist a licensed dentist or dental hygienist by performing duties not otherwise restricted to the practice of a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant II may practice as a dental assistant I and that a person who has met the educational and training requirements prescribed by the Board, holds a certification from a credentialing organization recognized by the American Dental Association and has met any other qualifications for registration prescribed by the Board may practice as a dental assistant II and may perform duties not otherwise restricted to the practice of a dentist or dental hygienist under the direction of a licensed dentist that are reversible, intraoral procedures specified in regulations promulgated by the Board. This bill is identical to HB 1431 (Bowling).


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