Dentistry: dental assistants.
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Two Thirds
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill modifies regulations for dental assistants, primarily focusing on infection control training. It requires a fee of $300 for approval of courses not accredited by a board-approved agency, lowers the fee for other course approvals to $300, and adjusts the timeframe for dental assistants to complete infection control training from 60 to 90 days after employment. The bill also expands the types of courses that meet the infection control requirement, allowing for board-approved registered dental assisting education programs and stand-alone courses, and addresses radiographic procedures performed by dental assistants, adding polishing and contouring amalgam restorations to the list of authorized duties.
Key provisions
- Requires a $300 fee for approval of infection control courses not accredited by a board-approved agency.
- Reduces the timeframe for dental assistants to complete infection control training to 90 days from the date of first employment.
- Expands the types of courses that satisfy the infection control requirement to include board-approved registered dental assisting education programs and stand-alone courses.
- Authorizes dental assistants to perform polishing and contouring of existing amalgam restorations.
- Modifies the list of procedures dental assistants can perform under direct supervision, including gingival retraction and taking final impressions.
- Requires course providers to notify students of necessary technology for participation.
- Limits provisional approval of courses to a course that substantially complies with existing standards.
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