R156-69-301b. Dentist Anesthesia and Analgesia - Permit Qualifications

(1) Under Sections 58-1-510 and 58-69-802 and Subsections 58-69-301(4)(c) and 58-69-807(2) and (5), the qualifications and training and safety standards for each classification of dentist anesthesia and analgesia permit are established in this section. (2) A dentist applicant for a local anesthesia permit shall: (a) hold current CPR or BCLS-BLS certification; and (b) document successful completion of: (i) training in the administration of nitrous oxide analgesia that conforms to: (A) the ADA PCS Teaching Guidelines; and (B) if engaging in pediatric dentistry, the Pediatric Sedation Guidelines; or (ii) continuing professional education training provided by an ADA accredited school that is the substantial equivalent of the training in Subsection (2)(b)(i). (3) A dentist applicant for a minimal sedation permit shall: (a) hold current BCLS-BLD certification; (b) hold a current Utah controlled substance license in good standing; (c) hold a current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration in good standing; (d) document successful completion of: (i) training in the administration of nitrous oxide analgesia that conforms to: (A) the ADA PCS Teaching Guidelines; and (B) if engaging in pediatric dentistry, the Pediatric Sedation Guidelines; or (ii) continuing professional education training provided by an ADA accredited school that is the substantial equivalent of the training in Subsection (3)(d)(i); and (e) document successful completion of: (i) training in pharmacological methods of minimal sedation that conforms to: (A) the ADA PCS Teaching Guidelines; and (B) if engaging in pediatric dentistry, the Pediatric Sedation Guidelines; or (ii) continuing professional education training provided by an ADA accredited school that is the substantial equivalent of the training in Subsection (3)(e)(i). (4) A dentist applicant for a moderate sedation permit shall: (a) hold current ACLS or PALS certification, except if engaging in pediatric dentistry, the applicant shall hold current PALS certification; (b) hold a current Utah controlled substance license in good standing; (c) hold a current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration in good standing; and (d) document successful completion, as evidenced by a letter from the course director, of: (i) comprehensive predoctoral or postdoctoral training in the administration of moderate sedation that: (A) conforms to the ADA PCS Teaching Guidelines; (B) if engaging in pediatric dentistry, conforms to the Pediatric Sedation Guidelines; (C) includes at least 60 hours of didactic education in sedation; and (D) includes at least 20 sedation cases; or (ii) continuing professional education training provided by an ADA accredited school that is substantial equivalent of the education and training in Subsection (4)(d)(i). (5) A dentist applicant for a deep sedation and general anesthesia permit shall: (a) hold current ACLS or PALS certification, except if engaging in pediatric dentistry, the applicant shall hold current PALS certification; (b) hold a current Utah controlled substance license in good standing; (c) hold a current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration in good standing; and (d) document successful completion, as evidenced by a letter from the program director, of at least one full-time year in a program of advanced postdoctoral training in the administration of deep sedation and general anesthesia, that conforms to: (i) the ASA Standards or the AAOMS standards; (ii) the ADA PCS Teaching Guidelines; and (iii) if engaging in pediatric dentistry, the Pediatric Sedation Guidelines.