New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 46 - EXPANDED FUNCTION DENTAL AUXILIARY, PRACTICE AND SUPERVISION
Section 16.5.46.8 - PRACTICE AND REQUIRED SUPERVISION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
EFDA duties set forth in 16.5.46.9 NMAC are allowed under the direct supervision of a NM licensed dentist, provided the dentist has:
A. prepared the cavity or tooth for the restorative procedure;
B. instructed the EFDA on the particular elements of this individual case;
C. fully examined and evaluated the procedure carried out by the EFDA, and corrected or replaced any deficiency found in the EFDA work, before allowing the patient to leave the treatment facility;
D. the dentist is ultimately responsible for the quality of care and the quality of the final restorative procedure carried out by the EFDA as defined in 16.5.16 NMAC and Subsection N of Section 61-5A-3 of the Dental Health Care Act; and
E. not more than two EFDA, performing expanded functions, per licensed dentist present in office.
