64B5-16.001. Definitions of Remediable Tasks and Supervision Levels

CHAPTER 64B5-16 REMEDIABLE TASKS DELEGABLE TO DENTAL HYGIENISTS AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS 64B5-16.001 Definitions of Remediable Tasks and Supervision Levels 64B5-16.002 Required Training 64B5-16.005 Remediable Tasks Delegable to Dental Assistants 64B5-16.0051 Delegation of Remediable Restorative Functions to Dental Assistants; Supervision Level; and Training and Experience Requirements 64B5-16.006 Remediable Tasks Delegable to a Dental Hygienist 64B5-16.0061 Delegation of Remediable Restorative Functions to Dental Hygienists; Supervision Level; and Training and Experience Requirements 64B5-16.007 Levels of Supervision for Dental Hygienists (Repealed) 64B5-16.0075 Dental Charting by Dental Hygienists 64B5-16.008 Emergency Remediable Tasks 64B5-16.009 Display of Certificates 64B5-16.010 Prior Certification and Training 64B5-16.001 Definitions of Remediable Tasks and Supervision Levels. (1) Remediable tasks, also referred to as expanded functions of dental hygienists and dental assistants, which are enumerated in Rules 64B5-16.006, 64B5-16.0061, 64B5-16.005, 64B5-16.0051, F.A.C., are those intra-oral tasks which do not create unalterable changes in the oral cavity or contiguous structures, are reversible and do not expose a patient to increased risks. The use of a laser or laser device of any type is not a remediable task, unless utilized as an assessment device. (2) A dentist may delegate a remediable task to dental hygienists, and dental assistants so long as delegation of the task poses no increased risk to the patient and the requirements of training and supervision set out in Chapter 64B5-16, F.A.C., are met. (3) Remediable tasks are those specified in Section 466.024, F.S., and those designated as such by the Board. The Board hereby designates the tasks listed in Chapter 64B5-16, F.A.C., as remediable tasks. (4) Direct supervision requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, be on the premises while the procedure is performed, and approve the work performed prior to the patient’s departure from the premises. (5) Indirect supervision requires that a licensed dentist examine the patient, diagnose a condition to be treated, authorize the procedure to be performed, and be on the premises while the procedure is performed. (6) General supervision requires that a licensed dentist authorizes the procedures to be performed but need not be present when the authorized procedures are being performed. The authorized procedures may also be performed at a place other than the dentist’s usual place of practice. (7) Any authorization for remediable tasks to be performed under general supervision is valid for a maximum of 24 months; after which, no further treatment under general supervision can be performed without another clinical exam by a Florida licensed dentist. (8) Without supervision dental hygienists may perform the remediable tasks specified in Sections 466.023(3), 466.0235, and 466.024(2), F.S., as long as all provisions of the respective statute are met. (9) Any tasks delegable to dental assistants will be delegable to dental hygienists under the same supervision level, unless otherwise stated in the rules.