| | | An expanded function dental assistant shall perform under the | | direct supervision of a dentist.__As used in this section, | | "direct supervision" means that a dentist is in the dental office | | or treatment facility, personally diagnoses the condition to be | | treated, personally authorizes the condition to be treated and | | remains in the dental office or treatment facility while the | | procedure is being performed by the expanded function dental | | assistant and, before dismissal of the patient, evaluates the | | work performed by the expanded function dental assistant. |
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| | | The board may certify as an expanded function dental assistant | | a person 18 years of age or older who: |
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| | | 1.__Holds certified dental assistant certificate or registered | | dental hygiene license and has completed training.__Holds a | | current certified dental assistant certification or a current | | registered dental hygienist license and has successfully | | completed training in a school or program approved by the board; | | or |
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| | | 2.__Is credentialed by another state or province.__Is | | credentialed to perform as an expanded function dental assistant | | by another state or Canadian province, the standards of which are | | acceptable to the board. |
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| | | The board may adopt routine technical rules pursuant to Title | | 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to implement this section. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1100-A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §87, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | Duties of dental auxiliaries other than dental hygienists and | | expanded function dental assistants must be defined and governed | | by the rules of the Board of Dental Examiners. Dental auxiliaries | | include, but are not limited to, dental hygienists, dental | | assistants, expanded function dental assistants, dental | | laboratory technicians and denturists. |
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| | | This bill establishes a new category of dental assistant, | | "expanded function dental assistant," with authority to perform | | certain reversible intraoral procedures under the direct | | supervision of and assignment of duties by a licensed dentist. A | | certified dental assistant or a licensed registered dental |
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