Code of Maine Rules
02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
313 - BOARD OF DENTAL PRACTICE
Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS
Section 313-1-I - DEFINITIONS

A. ACLS: "ACLS" means advanced cardiac life support.

B. ADA: "ADA" means the American Dental Association or its successor.

C. Advertising: "Advertising" means any verbal, written, or electronic medium designed to call public attention to or to attract patronage to an individual licensed under the Maine Dental Practice Act.

D. BLS: "BLS" means basic cardiac life support.

E. Certified Dental Assistant (CDA): "Certified Dental Assistant" means a dental assistant who has successfully passed a certification examination administered by the Dental Assisting National Board.

F. CDC: "CDC" means the Center for Disease Control and Prevention or its successor.

G. CODA: "CODA" means the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation.

H. CPR: "CPR" means cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

I. Deep Sedation: "Deep Sedation" means an induced state of depressed consciousness, accompanied by a partial loss of protective reflexes, including the inability to maintain independently and continuously an airway and/or to respond purposefully to physical stimulation or verbal command, produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method or combination thereof.

J. FDA: "FDA" means the Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

K. General Anesthesia: "General Anesthesia" means an induced state of unconsciousness, accompanied by a partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, including inability to maintain independently an airway and respond purposefully to physical stimulation or verbal command, produced by a pharmacologic or a nonpharmacologic method, or combination thereof.

L. Moderate Sedation:"Moderate Sedation" means a drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation.

M. OSHA: "OSHA" means the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor.

N. Patient: "Patient" means an individual who has established a professional relationship with a dental professional licensed under the Maine Dental Practice Act who is responsible for the delivery of the individual's dental care.

O. PALS: "PALS" means pediatric advanced life support.