New Jersey Board of Dentistry Law DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY d. To issue certificates of good standing to dental hygienists who hold a valid subsisting license to practice in this State; e. To establish by rule or regulation, standards for the training and utilization of registered dental assistants and limited registered dental assistants; f. To establish and recognize councils and committees which may advise and make recommendations to the board on various aspects of the education and practice for dental hygienists, registered dental assistants, limited registered dental assistants or dental assistants; g. To prescribe expanded functions to be performed solely by dental hygienists and to be performed by dental hygienists, registered dental assistants and limited registered dental assistants under a single standard of proficiency necessary and proper to protect and promote the public health and welfare of the citizens of this State, and impose such restrictions and requirements, including the setting of educational prerequisites to the performance of such functions and the administration of examinations, as are necessary to insure adherence to the adopted standard of proficiency. Expansion and assignment of such functions, training and examination procedures shall be developed in consultation with the relevant advisory councils; h. To adopt rules and regulations to achieve the objectives contemplated by this act, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.); i. To do any and all other things which may be appropriate to achieve the objectives contemplated by this act, or which may be useful in executing any of the duties, powers or functions of the board. L.1979,c.46,s.3; amended 1995,c.367,s.2. 45:6-50.1. Required training for dental assistant internship programs The board shall establish by rule or regulation the required training which shall be included in dental assistant internship programs. An internship program for an individual seeking registration as a dental assistant shall include training in the intra-oral procedures that are performed in the office of a dentist licensed for general practice. The board shall establish a committee consisting of two board members and three licensed dentists which shall develop and monitor a satisfactory internship program for individuals seeking registration as a dental assistant. L.1995,c.367,s.10. 45:6-50.2. Required training for limited dental assistant internship program Upon the request of a recognized professional dental specialty society, the board shall establish by rule or regulation the required training which shall be included in a limited dental assistant internship program. An internship program for an individual seeking registration as a limited dental assistant shall include training in those intra-oral procedures that are performed in the office of a dentist who has received from the board a permit of limited dental practice in the specialty area for which the assistant seeks registration. The board shall establish a committee consisting of two board members and three licensed dentists which shall develop and monitor a satisfactory internship program for individuals seeking registration as a limited dental assistant. L.1995,c.367,s.11.
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