Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 28 - Board of Dental Examiners
Article 10 - General Provisions
12 AAC 28.990 - Definitions
Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 28.990
Current through February 24, 2025
(a) In this chapter,
(1) "administer local anesthetic
agents" means to administer an agent that induces local anesthesia and to
administer that agent by injection, both infiltration and block, limited to the
oral cavity, for the purposes of pain control;
(2) "American Association of Dental Examiners
Clearinghouse for Board Actions" means the American Association of Dental
Examiners information source described in
AS
08.36.110(a)(1)(F);
(3) "board" means the Board of Dental
Examiners;
(4) "coronal polishing,"
within the meaning given in
AS
08.36.370, means removal of supragingival
plaque and stains from teeth without calculus, including the removal of soft
deposits, such as materia alba, plaque, and stains from the anatomical crowns
of the teeth;
(5) "deep sedation"
means a drug-induced depression of consciousness during which
(A) patients cannot be easily aroused but
respond purposefully following repeated or painful stimulation;
(B) the ability to independently maintain
ventilatory function may be impaired;
(C) patients may require assistance in
maintaining a patent airway, and spontaneous ventilation may be inadequate;
and
(D) cardiovascular function is
usually maintained;
(6)
"department" means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic
Development;
(7) "facility" means a
dental practice, office, or clinic that is subject to the requirements of
AS
08.36.367;
(8) "general anesthesia" means a drug-induced
loss of consciousness during which
(A)
patients are not arousable, even by painful stimulation;
(B) the ability to independently maintain
ventilatory function is often impaired;
(C) patients often require assistance in
maintaining a patent airway, and positive pressure ventilation may be required
because of depressed spontaneous ventilation or drug-induced depression of
neuromuscular function; and
(D)
cardiovascular function may be impaired;
(9) "local anesthesia" means the elimination
of sensation, especially pain, in one part of the body by the topical
application or regional injection of a drug;
(10) "minimal sedation" means a minimally
depressed level of consciousness, produced by a pharmacological method, in
which
(A) the patient retains the ability to
independently and continuously maintain an airway and respond normally to
tactile stimulation and verbal command; and
(B) although cognitive function and
coordination may be modestly impaired, ventilatory and cardiovascular functions
are unaffected;
(11)
"moderate sedation" means a drug-induced depression of consciousness, during
which
(A) a patient responds purposefully to
verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile
stimulation;
(B) no interventions
are required to maintain a patent airway, and spontaneous ventilation is
adequate; and
(C) cardiovascular
function is usually maintained;
(12) "nitrous oxide sedation" means an
induced, controlled state of minimal sedation, produced solely by the
inhalation of a combination of nitrous oxide and oxygen in which the patient
retains the ability to independently and continuously maintain an airway and to
respond purposefully to physical stimulation and to verbal command;
(13) repealed 4/12/2024;
(14) "restorative function" means under the
direct supervision of a licensed dentist, to place restorations into a cavity
prepared by the licensed dentist and thereafter carve, contour, and adjust
contacts and occlusion of the restoration.
(15) "dental specialty" means an area of
dentistry that has been formally recognized by the National Commission on
Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards.
Authority:AS 08.32.085
AS 08.36.070
AS 08.36.342
AS 08.36.344
AS 08.36.346
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