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"Dental hygiene board" means - ✔✔The Dental Hygiene Board of
California.
"Dental board" means - ✔✔The Dental Board of California.
"Direct supervision" means - ✔✔The supervision of dental procedures
based on instructions given by a licensed dentist who is required to be
physically present in the treatment facility during the performance of those
procedures.
"General supervision" means - ✔✔The supervision of dental procedures
based on instructions given by a licensed dentist who is not required to be
physically present in the treatment facility during the performance of those
procedures.
"Oral prophylaxis" means - ✔✔Preventive and therapeutic dental
procedures that include bacterial debridements with complete removal,
supra and subgingivally, of calculus, soft deposits, plaque, and stains, and
the smoothing of tooth surfaces. The objective of this treatment is to create
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,an environment in which the patient can maintain healthy hard and soft
tissues.
The following functions may be performed by a registered dental hygienist,
in addition to those authorized pursuant to Sections 1908 to 1914,
inclusive: - ✔✔(a) All functions that may be performed by a registered
dental assistant.
(b) All persons holding a license as a registered dental hygienist, registered
dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in
extended functions as of December 31, 2005, are authorized to perform the
duties of a registered dental assistant specified in this chapter. All persons
issued a license as a registered dental hygienist, registered dental
hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in extended
functions on or after January 1, 2006, shall qualify for and receive a
registered dental assistant license prior to performance of the duties of a
registered dental assistant specified in this chapter.
(a) The practice of dental hygiene includes: - ✔✔- Dental hygiene
assessment and development
- Planning, and implementation of a dental hygiene care plan.
- It also includes oral health education, counseling, and health screenings.
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,The practice of dental hygiene does not include any of the following
procedures: - ✔✔(1) Diagnosis and comprehensive treatment planning.
(2) Placing, condensing, carving, or removal of permanent restorations.
(3) Surgery or cutting on hard and soft tissue including, but not limited to,
the removal of teeth and the cutting and suturing of soft tissue.
(4) Prescribing medication.
(5) Administering local or general anesthesia or oral or parenteral
conscious sedation, except for the administration of nitrous oxide and
oxygen, whether administered alone or in combination with each other, or
local anesthesia pursuant to Section 1909.
A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following
procedures under direct supervision of a licensed dentist, after submitting
to the dental hygiene board evidence of satisfactory completion of a course
of instruction, approved by the dental hygiene board, in the procedures: -
✔✔(a) Soft-tissue curettage.
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, (b) Administration of local anesthesia.
(c) Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether administered alone
or in combination with each other.
A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following
procedures under general supervision: - ✔✔(a) Preventive and therapeutic
interventions, including oral prophylaxis, scaling, and root planing.
(b) Application of topical, therapeutic, and subgingival agents used for the
control of caries and periodontal disease.
(c) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and application and
activation of agents with nonlaser, light-curing devices.
(d) The taking of impressions for bleaching trays and placements of in-
office, tooth-whitening devices.
(a) A registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision: -
✔✔Educational services, oral health training programs, and oral health
screenings.
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