New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter A - Higher and Professional Education
Part 52 - Registration of Curricula
Section 52.26 - Registered dental assisting
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 52.26
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) Biomedical sciences content area shall
mean course work, accompanied where appropriate by laboratory and/or equivalent
clinical experiences, which includes, but is not limited to, the following
curricular areas:
(i) body structure and
function;
(ii) basic concepts of
microbiology pertaining to infection control; and
(iii) basic nutrition.
(2) Professional dental assisting content
area shall mean course work relevant to the practice of registered dental
assisting, accompanied where appropriate by laboratory and/or equivalent
clinical ex- periences, which includes, but is not limited to, the following
curricular areas:
(i) dental materials and
instruments;
(ii) dental
radiography techniques and safety;
(iii) basic dental and oral
anatomy;
(iv) introductory content
in oral histology, embryology, pathology, and therapeutics; and
(v) legal and ethical aspects of dentistry,
consisting of dental recordkeeping, terminology, and charting and issues
related to patient confidentiality.
(3) Clinical content area shall mean course
work in clinical procedures which includes, but is not limited to, the
following curricular areas:
(i) chairside
dental assisting and dental laboratory procedures appropriate to the practice
of registered dental assisting which shall include, but not be limited to,
specific course work in the following clinical procedures subject to the
restrictions set forth in section
61.13(c)
of this Title:
(a) placing and removing
temporary restorations;
(b)
placing, condensing, and carving amalgam restorations; and
(c) placing, condensing, and finishing
non-metallic restorations.
(ii) patient education and preventive
dentistry;
(iii) dental
radiographic procedures;
(iv)
infection control; and
(v)
assisting in management of dental and medical emergencies.
(4) Direct personal supervision shall mean
supervision by a licensed dentist of dental procedures based on instructions
given by a licensed dentist in the course of a procedure who remains in the
dental office where the supportive services are being performed, personally
diagnoses the condition to be treated, personally authorizes the procedures,
and before dismissal of the patient, evaluates the services performed by the
dental assistant.
(b) Curriculum. In addition to meeting all applicable provisions of this Part, to be registered as a program recognized as leading to licensure in registered dental assisting which meets the requirements of section 61.11 of this Title, it shall be
(1) either:
(i) a one-year program in registered dental
assisting, consisting of at least 24 semester hours or its equivalent, which is
offered in an educational setting prescribed in section 6608-b(4)( B)(i) of the
Education Law, such program to include:
(a)
the biomedical sciences content area, the professional dental assisting content
area, the clinical content area and course work in oral and written
communications and basic behavioral concepts; and
(b) at least 200 hours of clinical experience
in the practice of registered dental assisting, as defined in section
6608 of the Education Law and section
61.13
of this Title, under the direct personal supervision of a licensed dentist;
or
(ii) an alternate
course of study in registered dental assisting, which requires the student to
complete equivalent study as that required in a program prescribed in
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph and in an educational setting prescribed in
section 6608-b(4)( B)(ii) of the Education Law, such course of study to
include:
(a) the biomedical sciences content
area, the professional dental assisting content area, and the clinical content
area; and
(b) at least 1,000 hours
of relevant work experience constituting a clinical experience in the practice
of registered dental assisting, as defined in section
6608 of the Education Law and section
61.13
of this Title, under the direct personal supervision of a licensed
dentist.
(2)
The programs prescribed in paragraph (1) of this subdivision shall have
sufficient content, scope and depth to prepare a student for the practice of
registered dental assisting, as defined in section
6608 of the Education Law and section
61.13
of this Title.
(3) Clinical
facilities. A written contract or agreement shall be executed between the
educational institution conducting the registered dental assisting program and
the clinical facility or agency which is designated to cooperate in providing
the clinical experience, which shall set forth the responsibilities of each
party, and shall be signed by the responsible officer of each party
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