153.38 - DENTAL ASSISTANTS -- SCOPE OF PRACTICE.
153.38 DENTAL ASSISTANTS -- SCOPE OF PRACTICE.
A registered dental assistant may perform those services of
assistance to a licensed dentist as determined by the board by rule.
Such services shall be performed under supervision of a licensed
dentist in a dental office, a public or private school, public health
agencies, hospitals, and the armed forces, but shall not be construed
to authorize a dental assistant to practice dentistry or dental
hygiene. Every licensed dentist who utilizes the services of a
registered dental assistant for the purpose of assistance in the
practice of dentistry shall be responsible for acts delegated to the
registered dental assistant. A dentist shall delegate to a
registered dental assistant only those acts which are authorized to
be delegated to registered dental assistants by the board. Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1002, §5; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §141