ARSD 20:43:08:10. Registered dental assistant -- Duties

If the supervising dentist exercises full responsibility, a registered dental assistant may perform expanded functions under the direct supervision of a dentist. A registered dental assistant may not perform the following procedures: (1) Irreversible procedures; (2) Cutting of hard or soft tissue; (3) Using lasers that are capable of altering, cutting, burning or damaging hard or soft tissue; (4) Intraoral placing, finishing, and adjusting of final restorations; (5) Supra and subgingival scaling and periodontal probing as it pertains to dental hygiene and those procedures dental hygienists may perform as provided in SDCL 36-6A-40 and in § 20:43:04:04 with the exception of placing sealants and coronal polishing; (6) Injecting medication other than as permitted in § 20:43:09:10.01; (7) Administering nitrous oxide analgesia other than as permitted in § 20:43:09:06; (8) Monitoring patients under general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation other than as permitted in § 20:43:09:10; (9) Applying X-radiation to human teeth and supporting structures other than as permitted in chapter 20:43:07; (10) Establishing a final diagnosis or treatment plan; (11) Any procedure that falls outside of the relevant education, training, and experience of the registered dental assistant; and (12) Other procedures prohibited by the board.