New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 39 - DENTAL ASSISTANTS, PRACTICE AND SUPERVISION
Section 16.5.39.10 - NON-ALLOWABLE PROCEDURES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Licensees may not delegate the performance of the following procedures to auxiliary personnel:
A. removal of, or addition to, the hard or soft tissue of the oral cavity;
B. diagnosis and treatment planning;
C. final impressions, to include physical and digital impressions, for multiple-unit restorations or prosthetic appliances;
D. final fitting and adaptation of prostheses;
E. final fitting, adaptation, seating and cementation of any fixed or removable dental appliance or restoration, including but not limited to inlays, crowns, space maintainers, habit devices, anti-snoring or sleep apnea appliances or splints;
F. irrigation and medication of canals, cone try-in, reaming, filing or filling of root canals;
G. other services defined as the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in Subsection A, B and C of Section 61-5A-4 NMSA 1978;
H. bleaching or whitening teeth without direct or indirect supervision of a dentist; and
I. laser-assisted non-surgical periodontal treatment.
