New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 58 - DENTAL AMALGAM WASTE
Section 16.5.58.7 - DEFINITIONS

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.5.58.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. "Amalgam" means a dental restorative material that is typically composed of mercury, silver, tin, and copper, along with other metallic elements, and that is used by a dentist to restore a cavity in a tooth.

B. "Amalgam separator" means a device that removes dental amalgam from the waste stream prior to discharge into either the local public wastewater system or a private septic system and that meets minimum removal efficiency in accordance with international standards contained in ISO 11143, dental equipment-amalgam separators, published by the international organization for standardization.

C. "Dental office" means a fixed physical structure in which dental services are provided to patients by dentists and dental professionals licensed or certified by the New Mexico board of dental health care under the management of a licensed owner, operator, or designee.

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