Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Chapter 79 - DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS
Subchapter 8 - ANESTHESIA
Section 16-79-76 - Administration of local anesthesia
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 16-79-76
Current through August, 2024
(a) Any licensed dentist may administer local anesthesia.
(b) Any licensed dental hygienist may administer intra-oral local infiltration, intra-oral block anesthesia, or both under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist, upon meeting the following:
(1) A licensed dental hygienist may apply to
the board for certification to administer intra-oral infiltration local
anesthesia by providing to the board documentation of having been certified by
a CODA accredited dental hygiene school or by a certification program approved
by the board.
(2) A licensed dental
hygienist may apply to the board for certification to administer intra-oral
block anesthesia by providing to the board documentation which shall include:
(A) A certificate of completion from a CODA
accredited dental hygiene school or by a certification program approved by the
board; and
(B) Program
documentation or transcript listing the intra-oral block anesthesia categories,
the course content, and number of injections that are consistent with section
447-3.5,
HRS.
(c) The board certification to administer intra-oral block anesthesia procedures shall automatically expire upon the revocation or suspension of the license to practice dental hygiene.
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