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 16.5.39.8 - PRACTICE AND REQUIRED SUPERVISION
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.5.39.8
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Dental assistants may provide any basic supportive dental procedure, not excluded elsewhere in rule or in statute if the procedure is performed under the indirect supervision of a dentist. The following expanded function procedures may be performed without certification under indirect supervision as long as the procedure is approved by the dentist or dental hygienist upon completion:
A. rubber cup coronal polishing (not to be represented as a prophylaxis);
B. application of topical fluoride;
C. pit and fissure sealant application.
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