full professional responsibility of the supervising dentist. Such procedures must be checked and approved by the supervising dentist prior to dismissal of the patient from the office of said dentist. Note : Dental Sedation Assistant permit holders may also perform the listed duty under a licensed healthcare professional authorized to administer conscious sedation or general anesthesia in the dental office. ● “C” = The assistant may perform the duty in the specified setting under the supervision of a dentist, Registered Dental Hygienist, or Registered Dental Hygienist in Alternative Practice. ● “G” = The assistant can perform the duty under the General supervision of a dentist, which means based on instructions
given by a licensed dentist, but not requiring the physical presence of the supervising dentist during the performance of those procedures. ● “DD” = The supervising licensed dentist shall be responsible for determining whether each authorized procedure performed by a registered dental assistant should be performed under general or direct supervision, except as provided in Section 17777. The sections of law noted below are contained in the Dental Practice Act located in Chapter 4 of Division 2 of the California Business and Professions Code (BPC). For the actual text of the laws, the following link will take you to the page on the Dental Board’s web site: https://www.dbc.ca.gov/about_us/lawsregs/laws.shtml
Section of Law (Statute or Regulation) D C G DD
Allowable Duties
DENTAL ASSISTANT (DA) BPC, SECTION 1750.1 Extraoral duties or procedures specified by the supervising licensed dentist, provided that these duties or procedures meet the definition of a basic supportive procedure specified in Section 1750. Operate dental radiography equipment for the purpose of oral radiography if the dental assistant has complied with the requirements of Section 1656.
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Perform intraoral and extraoral photography. Apply nonaerosol and noncaustic topical agents.
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Apply topical fluoride.
Take intraoral impressions for all nonprosthodontic appliances.
Take facebow transfers and bite registrations.
Place and remove rubber dams and other isolation devices. Place, wedge, and remove matrices for restorative procedures. Remove postextraction dressings after inspection of the surgical site by the supervising licensed dentist. Perform measurements for the purposes of orthodontic treatment. Cure restorative or orthodontic materials in operative site with a light-curing device.
Examine orthodontic appliances.
Place and remove orthodontic separators. Remove ligature ties and archwires.
After adjustment by the dentist, examine and seat removable orthodontic appliances and deliver care instructions to the patient.
Remove periodontal dressings.
Remove sutures after inspection of the site by the dentist.
Place patient monitoring sensors.
Monitor patient sedation, limited to reading and transmitting information from the monitor display during the intraoperative phase of surgery for electrocardiogram waveform, carbon dioxide and end tidal carbon dioxide concentrations, respiratory cycle data, continuous noninvasive blood pressure data, or pulse arterial oxygen saturation measurements, for the purpose of interpretation and evaluation by a supervising licensed dentist who shall be at the patient’s chairside during this procedure. Assist in the administration of nitrous oxide when used for analgesia or sedation. A dental assistant shall not start the administration of the gases and shall not adjust the flow of the gases unless instructed to do so by the supervising licensed dentist who shall be present at the patient’s chairside during the implementation of these instructions. This paragraph shall not be construed to prevent any person from taking appropriate action in the event of a medical emergency. Apply topical fluoride under the general direction of a licensed dentist or physician, when operating in a school-based setting or a public health program created or administered by a federal, state, county, or local governmental entity pursuant to Sections 104762 and 104830 of the Health and Safety Code. Intraoral retraction and suctioning under the supervision of a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice. ORTHODONTIC ASSISTANT PERMIT (OA) BPC, SECTION 1750.3 All duties that a dental assistant is allowed to perform. Prepare teeth for bonding, and select, preposition, and cure orthodontic brackets after their position has been approved by the supervising licensed dentist.
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