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General Supervision
-Soft Tissue Curettage Procedures under Direct Supervision
- Administration of Local Anesthesia
- Administration of Nitrous Oxide & Oxygen
- Oral prophylaxis, scaling & root plaining Procedures under General Supervision
- Application of agents used for control of
caries and periodontal disease
- Taking of impressions for bleaching trays,
and agents with non laser, light-curing
devices
- Placement of in office tooth whitening
devices
(1) Applying nonaerosol and noncaustic A dental assistant acting in accordance with the rules of the dental board in
topical agents. performing the following procedures:
(2) Applying topical fluoride.
(3) Taking impressions for bleaching trays.
(4) Polishing the coronal surfaces of teeth.
(5) Applying bleaching agents.
(6) Activating bleaching agents with a
nonlaser light-curing device.
(7) Applying pit and fissure sealants.
(1) Determine which radiographs to Additional Authorized Duties of a Registered Dental Hygienist:
perform on a patient
(2) Place protective restorations - identified
as interim
therapeutic restorations