R156-69-803a. Use of Dental Assistants

(1) Under Section 58-69-803, the standards regulating the use of dental assistants as defined in Subsection 58-69-102(3) are established, defined, and clarified in this section. (2) Under Section 58-69-803, a dental assistant may not: (a) provide a definitive treatment diagnosis; (b) place, condense, carve, finish, or polish restorative materials unless the dental assistant has a certification for the placement of direct restorations under Section R156-69-808b; (c) perform final restorative cementation; (d) cut hard tissue or soft tissue; (e) extract teeth; (f) remove stains, deposits, or accretions, except as is incidental to polishing teeth coronally with a rubber cup; (g) initially introduce nitrous oxide analgesia and oxygen to a patient for establishing and recording a safe plane of analgesia for the patient, except under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist who: (i) holds the appropriate sedation permit; and (ii) has established and documented a baseline percentage and flow rate suitable for the patient; (h) remove bonded materials from teeth with a rotary dental instrument or use a rotary dental instrument within the oral cavity: (i) except to polish teeth coronally with a rubber cup; or (ii) unless the dental assistant has a certification for the removal of coronal adhesive under Section R156-69-808c; (i) take jaw registrations or oral impressions for supplying artificial teeth as substitutes for natural teeth, including electronic imaging, except for diagnostic or opposing models for the fabrication of temporary or provisional restorations or appliances; (j) correct or attempt to correct the malposition or malocclusion of teeth, or make an adjustment that will result in the movement of teeth upon an appliance that is worn in the mouth; (k) perform sub-gingival instrumentation; (l) provide decisions concerning the use of drugs, including their dosage or prescription; (m) expose radiographs without meeting the following qualifications: (i) completing a dental assisting course accredited by CODA; or (ii) passing one of the following examinations: (A) the DANB Radiation Health and Safety Examination (RHS); or (B) a radiology exam approved by the Board that covers the topics in Section R156-69-803b; (n) work without a current CPR or BCLS certification; (o) provide injection of any substance; (p) start an intravenous (IV) line or administer medication in an intravenous line; (q) convert a denture into a fixed implant prosthesis, also known as performing a conversion; or (r) adjust a permanent or final prosthetic, removable or fixed, that is worn by a patient or will be worn by a patient.