Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 631 - Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
Section 631.Sec. 5 - NEW
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 631.Sec. 5
Current through December 12, 2024
1. In accordance with a written practice agreement required pursuant to NRS 631.3122, a dental therapist may:
(a) Provide the following services to a
patient who has first been examined by the authorizing dentist:
(1) Making and exposing cone-beam
radiographs;
(2) Application of
topical preventive or prophylactic agents, including, without limitation,
fluoride varnishes and pit and fissure sealants;
(3) Removal of excess cement from cemented
restorations or orthodontic appliances without rotary;
(4) Re-cementing permanent crowns and bridges
with nonpermanent material as a palliative treatment;
(5) Administering local intraoral
chemotherapeutic agents in any form except aerosol, including, without
limitation, antimicrobial agents, fluoride preparations, topical anesthetics
and topical desensitizing agents;
(6) Minor adjustments and repairs of
removable partial dentures;
(7)
Placement and removal of space maintainers;
(8) Cavity preparation;
(9) Restoration of primary and permanent
teeth;
(10) Extractions of primary
teeth and permanent teeth with grade three plus mobility with recorded
periodontal charting;
(11)
Preparation and placement of preformed crowns on primary teeth;
(12) Indirect and direct pulp capping of
permanent teeth;
(13)
Administration of local anesthetic;
(14) Sub-gingival curettage;
(15) Fabricating mouth guards for
temporomandibular joint dysfunction or sleep disorders; and
(16) Definitive charting of the oral
cavity.
(b) Provide the
following services to a patient who has not first been examined by the
authorizing dentist:
(1) Making a radiograph
through periapical, bitewing or panorex;
(2) Mechanical polishing;
(3) Application of desensitizing medication
or resin;
(4) Preliminary charting
of an oral cavity;
(5) Removal of
sutures;
(6) Instruction and
education on oral health and disease prevention, including, without limitation,
nutritional counseling and dietary analysis; and
(7) Fabricating mouth guards for use in
sports protection.
2. In addition to performing the examination required by paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the authorizing dentist of a dental therapist who provides a service listed in that paragraph shall:
(a) Document in the record of the patient the
name of the dental therapist; and
(b) Provide instructions for treating the
patient before the dental therapist begins treating the patient.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Dental Exam'rs by R072-22A, eff. 11/1/2024
NRS 631.190, 631.3124
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