New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 29 - DENTAL HYGIENISTS, PRACTICE
Section 16.5.29.9 - LIMITATIONS ON PRACTICE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Dental hygienists shall not perform, or attempt to perform, the following services or procedures:
A. removal of, or addition to, the hard or soft tissues of the oral cavity, other than diseased crevicular tissue;
B. placement or insertion of any permanent filling material;
C. diagnosis and dental treatment planning;
D. the final fitting, adaptation, seating and cementation of any fixed or removable dental appliance or restoration, including but not limited to inlays, crowns, bands, space maintainers, habit devices or splints;
E. final impressions for restorations or prosthetic appliances;
F. irrigation and medication of canal, cone try-in, reaming, filing, or filling of root canals;
G. other services defined as the practice of dentistry in Section 61-5A-4(A) of the act and not specifically listed in Section 61-5A-4(B) and (C) NMSA 1978, unless exempted by regulation; and
H. apply pit and fissure sealants without a dentist evaluation in cases where the tooth does exhibit cavitation of the enamel surface.
