Texas Administrative Code - Dental Assistants
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Rule 114.1 - Permitted Duties: - Answer (a) Dentist may delegate to a dental assistant the authority to
perform only acts or procedures that are reversible.
(b) Dentist may NOT delegate or otherwise authorize a dental assistant to perform any task for which a
certificate is required under this section, unless the dental assistant holds the required certificate.
(c) Dental assistant may perform tasks under a dentist's general or direct supervision. For the purposes
of this section:
(1) "General supervision" means that the dentist employs or is in charge of the dental assistant and is
responsible for supervising the services to be performed by the dental assistant. The dentist may or may
not be present on the premises when the dental assistant performs the procedures.
(2) "Direct supervision" means that the dentist employs or is in charge of the dental assistant and is
physically present in the office when the task is performed. Physical presence does not require that the
supervising dentist be in the treatment room when the dental assistant performs the service as long as
the dentist is in the dental office.
(d) The dentist shall remain responsible for any delegated act.
(e) The clinical tasks that a dental assistant can perform under general supervision are limited to:
(1) the making of dental x-rays in compliance with the Occupations Code, §265.005; and
(2) the provision of interim treatment of a minor emergency dental condition to an existing patient of
the treating dentist in accordance with the Occupations Code, §265.003(a-1). For purposes of this
paragraph only, "existing patient" means a patient that the supervising dentist has examined in the
twelve (12) months prior to the interim treatment.
, Rule 114.2 - Registration of Dental Assistant - Answer (a) A dental assistant may not position or expose
dental x-rays unless the dental assistant holds a dental assistant radiology certificate issued by the State
Board of Dental Examiners under this section.
(b) To be eligible for a dental assistant radiology certificate under this section, an applicant must present
on or accompanying an application form approved by the State Board of Dental Examiners proof
satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has:
(1) Paid all application, examination and licensing fees required by law and Board rules and regulations;
(2) Successfully completed a current course in basic life support; and,
(3) Either:
(A) taken and passed a course of instruction and an examination administered by the State Board of
Dental Examiners or its designated agent, that fulfills the requirements in subsection (h) of this section;
or,
(B) if the applicant is certified as a dental assistant by the Dental Assisting National Board, taken and
passed a jurisprudence examination administered by the State Board of Dental Examiners or its
designated agent.
(c) The State Board of Dental Examiners has established a staggered dental assistant registration system
comprised of initial registration periods followed by annual registrations (i.e., renewals). The initial,
staggered registration periods will range from 6 months to 17 months. Each dental assistant for whom
an initial certificate of registration is issued will be assigned a computer-generated check digit. The
length of the initial registration period will be according to the assigned check digit as follows:
(1) a dental assistant assigned to check digit 1 will be registered for 6 months;
(2) a dental assistant assigned to check digit 2 will be registered for 7 months;
(3) a dental assistant assigned to check digit 3 will be registered for 8 m
Exam Practice Test Correctly Solved to Score A+
Rule 114.1 - Permitted Duties: - Answer (a) Dentist may delegate to a dental assistant the authority to
perform only acts or procedures that are reversible.
(b) Dentist may NOT delegate or otherwise authorize a dental assistant to perform any task for which a
certificate is required under this section, unless the dental assistant holds the required certificate.
(c) Dental assistant may perform tasks under a dentist's general or direct supervision. For the purposes
of this section:
(1) "General supervision" means that the dentist employs or is in charge of the dental assistant and is
responsible for supervising the services to be performed by the dental assistant. The dentist may or may
not be present on the premises when the dental assistant performs the procedures.
(2) "Direct supervision" means that the dentist employs or is in charge of the dental assistant and is
physically present in the office when the task is performed. Physical presence does not require that the
supervising dentist be in the treatment room when the dental assistant performs the service as long as
the dentist is in the dental office.
(d) The dentist shall remain responsible for any delegated act.
(e) The clinical tasks that a dental assistant can perform under general supervision are limited to:
(1) the making of dental x-rays in compliance with the Occupations Code, §265.005; and
(2) the provision of interim treatment of a minor emergency dental condition to an existing patient of
the treating dentist in accordance with the Occupations Code, §265.003(a-1). For purposes of this
paragraph only, "existing patient" means a patient that the supervising dentist has examined in the
twelve (12) months prior to the interim treatment.
, Rule 114.2 - Registration of Dental Assistant - Answer (a) A dental assistant may not position or expose
dental x-rays unless the dental assistant holds a dental assistant radiology certificate issued by the State
Board of Dental Examiners under this section.
(b) To be eligible for a dental assistant radiology certificate under this section, an applicant must present
on or accompanying an application form approved by the State Board of Dental Examiners proof
satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has:
(1) Paid all application, examination and licensing fees required by law and Board rules and regulations;
(2) Successfully completed a current course in basic life support; and,
(3) Either:
(A) taken and passed a course of instruction and an examination administered by the State Board of
Dental Examiners or its designated agent, that fulfills the requirements in subsection (h) of this section;
or,
(B) if the applicant is certified as a dental assistant by the Dental Assisting National Board, taken and
passed a jurisprudence examination administered by the State Board of Dental Examiners or its
designated agent.
(c) The State Board of Dental Examiners has established a staggered dental assistant registration system
comprised of initial registration periods followed by annual registrations (i.e., renewals). The initial,
staggered registration periods will range from 6 months to 17 months. Each dental assistant for whom
an initial certificate of registration is issued will be assigned a computer-generated check digit. The
length of the initial registration period will be according to the assigned check digit as follows:
(1) a dental assistant assigned to check digit 1 will be registered for 6 months;
(2) a dental assistant assigned to check digit 2 will be registered for 7 months;
(3) a dental assistant assigned to check digit 3 will be registered for 8 m
