New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 28 - DENTAL HYGIENISTS, LOCAL ANESTHESIA CERTIFICATION
Section 16.5.28.11 - CERTIFICATION OF LOCAL ANESTHESIA UNDER GENERAL SUPERVISION
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.5.28.11
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
An applicant for certification in local anesthesia under general supervision must possess the following qualifications and submit the following documentation along with a completed application.
A. An applicant must possess the following qualifications:
(1) have a current active
license in good standing to practice dental hygiene in New Mexico;
(2) possess a New Mexico certification to
administer local anesthesia under the indirect supervision of a licensed
dentist; and
(3) have administered
20 cases of local anesthesia under the indirect supervision of a dentist during
two consecutive years.
B. An applicant must provide the board office with the following documentation:
(1) a copy of a current New Mexico dental
hygiene license;
(2) a copy of the
applicant's certificate to administer local anesthesia under indirect
supervision; and
(3) a signed
affidavit, on a board-approved form, from the supervising dentist attesting to
the applicant's qualifications for a certificate to administer local anesthesia
under general supervision. The affidavit is valid for subsequent or additional
locations in which the applicant may practice.
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