New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 33 - DENTAL ASSISTANTS, REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION
Section 16.5.33.10 - EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR RUBBER CUP CORONAL POLISHING AND APPLICATION OF TOPICAL FLUORIDE CERTIFICATION
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.5.33.10
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Education requirements: Study by independent preparation or in a training course on rubber cup coronal polishing and application of topical fluoride and have assisted with or observed five cases of rubber cup coronal polishing on children and adults and five applications of topical fluoride.
B. Examination requirements:
(1) pass a board or DANB written examination
on rubber cup coronal polishing and application of topical fluoride;
(2) perform the technique while being
personally observed by a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant
certified in rubber cup coronal polishing and application of topical fluoride
on five adults and children and five applications of topical fluoride on
children; and
(3) pass the take
home jurisprudence examination.
C. Exemptions:
(1) a dental hygiene student enrolled in an
accredited school of dental hygiene having passed a curriculum for rubber cup
coronal polishing and application of topical fluoride may be granted a
certificate without meeting the other requirements of this section;
(2) a dental assistant who is certified to
perform rubber cup coronal polishing and application of topical fluoride in
another state with requirements not less stringent than those in New Mexico may
be certified based on credentials;
(3) a dental assistant who holds a current
CDA certification issued by DANB may be issued a certificate for rubber cup
coronal polishing and application of topical fluoride without meeting the other
requirements of this section.
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